From August 5th through November 24, 2006, the M/V Wind Dancer will move from its home port in Tobago and return to cruising the Caribbean waters of Grenada and The Grenadines.  This area drew rave diving reviews from our guests the last time we visited, and we'll be returning with a greatly improved itinerary delivered by Wind Dancer and her fabulous crew.

This is eastern Caribbean diving at its finest; pristine reefs, steep walls, dramatic wrecks, and towering underwater pinnacles!  The reef profiles change with each mooring, and the marine life and topography change on nearly every dive. And there's simply, for every traveler, the alluring call to add "Bequia", "Canuan", "Mystique", and a host of other unusual islands to their log books and memories... 

The underwater landscape is also dotted with some great macro critters and unusual subjects for dusk/night dives as well (seahorses, flying gurnards, orange ball anemones, and batfish, just to name a few).

Grenada and the Grenadines are the perfect fit for a one week live-aboard vacation in the Caribbean.  Indeed, it would be impossible to visit all of the dive sites we'll be going to in TWO weeks, even if you could arrange for the land operators to get you to the great diving.  So not only do we have a great destination that has not seen a lot of divers, but our flexible itinerary will get you to the very best diving the region has to offer!

You'll arrive and depart from Grenada, and will spend at least one day at either end of the trip diving Grenada waters, but after that we'll cruise to Isle de Rhonde, an untouched diving area rarely visited by any other dive vessels.  Weather permitting, as always, we'll move a bit offshore to visit Bird Rock, London Bridge, or Les Tantes .

But the fun doesn't stop here.  We're saving some of the best for last…  We'll also cruise to the National Park of the Tobago Cays, which is dotted with small islets and simply stunning above and below water.  Offshore, Sail Rock beckons, one of the best dive sites in the entire Caribbean!

On the return trip, we'll visit any of the areas we missed on the way out, plus make at least one dive on the legendary "Bianca C", arguably the largest ship wreck in the Caribbean, and the passenger liner wreck (she sank in 1961) was NOT sunk as an artificial reef!  Underwater conditions are always an important factor at the Bianca C (this is an advanced wreck dive), and we will only dive the wreck when weather and currents are favorable. .

While many of the sites in Grenada are in calm water, we do also expect to do some one-way "drift" diving in certain areas as well.  Absolutely no effort!  

All diving will be done from our two 25' Fiber Glass tenders, powered by twin outboards and outfitted with easily accessible "re-boarding" ladders.

Topside cruising is pretty magnificent, nearly always in sight of land, and unusual islands and cays are your breakfast and sun-down companions.  With two tenders, trips to shore and deserted beaches can easily be arranged.

Underwater, expect the very unusual these days, an untouched Caribbean. Even for very experienced Caribbean divers, it will be hard to ignore the call of this unique and unusual diving itinerary...  

Grenada News:  Air Jamaica has just announced direct, non-stop, "Champagne" flights from New York to Grenada which coincide with our sailing departures (Saturday to Saturday).  This will make east coast U.S. travel to Grenada even easier, and perfect for a summer/fall getaway. 

Grenada is also served by American Airlines through its San Juan Connection, with connecting flights to nearly all U.S. American Airlines airports.
 
Please call PHD's Dive Easy Travel (same contact info as below) for details. 

We've also got the ultimate in family adventure this summer on board both of our Caribbean based vessels.  Teaming up with the very popular "Kids Sea Camp" programs run at land based resorts over the last several years, we are inviting parents and kids (aged 5-12 for snorkelers, certified teens also cordially invited) to join us for the ultimate family live-aboard vacation. Diving Parents, Grandparents, Aunts/Uncles, and guardian friends will enjoy all of the amenities and services you've come to expect from a Peter Hughes Diving vacation. Plus, the kids will enjoy 4 hours of adventure each morning, followed by 4 hours each afternoon, every day!  Each day is filled with education, fun, crafts, snorkeling, marine identification, and more.  Art projects, a special land excursion, and even cooking projects round out the kids programs.  All are themed around a shared love of the ocean, and there are also opportunities to snorkel with your kids or share in their adventures on each voyage. DATES: Space is limited to one week in Tobago, and two separate weeks in Belize. Please reserve your spots asap.  WIND DANCER, TOBAGO:  June 24 - July 1, 2006
Deluxe Staterooms:$1695 pp, Diver, $ 1545 per Child or Non-Diving Adult
Master Stateroom: (1 Cabin) $1895 pp, Diver, $ 1775 per Child or Non Diving AdultSUN DANCER II, BELIZE: July 29-Aug. 5, August 5-12, 2006
Owner's Cabin : (1 Cabin) $1795 pp, Diver, $1645 per Child or Non Diving Adult
Deluxe Stateroom:  $1895 pp, Diver, $ 1745 per Child or Non Diving Adult
Master Staterooms (2 Cabins): $1995 pp, Diver, $1845 per Child or Non Diving AdultPlease Don't Miss This Boat!!!!  For more info or reservations, please contact our Kids Sea Camp Coordinator "Ali" by phone at our office or via email : kidsseacamp@peterhughes.com