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Grand Bahamas Liveaboard Dive Trip
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Departing from West Palm Beach, Florida, this is some of the best of Bahamas scuba diving and wild dolphin encounters in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.
With over 25 years of experience, Captain Mark Rose and the Eagle will take you to the finest dive sites for the most fun you've ever had on or under the water.
If you are interested in learning to Free Dive for Lobster and game fish our staff would love to teach you how.
The GS Eagle is renowned as a custom charter. They are often contracted by clients like The MythBusters - Discovery Channel, Guy Harvey, The History Channel - "Deep Sea Detectives" (two episodes), Jean-Michel Cousteau - Ocean Futures Society, Naval Oceanographic Office, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Seaward Services, Discovery Channel Kids, Dive Chronicles, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and the Scuba Scouts.
Grand Bahama Island is only 60 miles east of West Palm Beach and offers some of the best diving the Bahamas has to offer. After boarding the previous night, we depart at about 6:00 am for the short 4 1/2 hour crossing to West End. Upon arrival, we clear Bahamian Customs and Immigration and start diving minutes after leaving the dock.
Amazing walls, healthy reefs, and an incredible amount of fish - the area north of Memory Rock is the best diving available this close to the United States. The Gulf Stream pushing north through the Straits of Florida provides nutrients and cleansing for the reefs which travels upwards through the whole ecosystem. The variety of dive sites combined with a diversity of corals and fish makes this one of the best live-aboard adventures in the Bahamas. The waters off Grand Bahama are also known for the very healthy shark population - Caribbean reefs, tigers, and hammerheads - always diver favorites.
The Sugar Wreck is also a trip favorite, lying in only 20 ft. of water. Originally a 330 ft. steel hulled, four mast sailing vessel, the ship ran aground sometime in the early 1900s. It was carrying a cargo of molasses to the northeast United States via Central America and Havana. For years the "sugar wreck" was on nautical charts as a hazard to navigation with much of its superstructure still above water. Over the years the ship broke apart and is now a haven for an incredible array of sea life. The wreck is sitting on the hardpan with not much else around it, making the site an oasis and home to turtles, nurse sharks, hard and soft corals, and just about everything else that lives in Bahamian waters.
If there is enough interest, we will go back to West End and arrange transportation to Freeport/Lucaya for some local flavor and shopping. On the last day, we dive in the morning, then make the crossing back to Florida, clear U.S. Customs and Immigration, and are back to our dock sometime before 4:00.
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Trip Includes:
- 3 days, 3 nights on the GS Eagle
- All meals, snacks and (non-alcoholic) drinks
- Up to 5 dives a day - A different location each day
- 80 cu. ft aluminum tank, weights, and belts
- Free Nitrox Available
Price:
- Certified Diver price: $999
- Limited spots available
Presenting the GS Eagle
The 100' Gulf Stream Eagle is truly a diver's boat.
- Comfortable and spacious.
- Private and semi-private accommodations.
- Restaurant quality food.
- Experienced, friendly crew.
- Outfitted for divers of all experience levels.
Ship Amenities
- Carpeted sun deck with chaise lounges
- Full-service galley
- Air-conditioned staterooms with 110v AC and storage space for clothing and gear
- Freezer and refrigerator storage
- Large dive platform
- (3) warm, freshwater showers
- (2) water exit ladders
- In-place air/nitrox fill
- Salon with entertainment center
- Rinse tanks
- Camera table
- Weights, weight belts
Requirements
- Valid passport - no exceptions!
- Scuba certification card
- Dive gear in good working order (we supply tanks, weights, and belts)
- All divers are required to have inflatable safety sausages
- Towels (we provide shampoo and conditioner)
- Sun block, sunglasses, and a hat for sun protection
- Comfortable, casual clothes -t-shirts, shorts, swimsuits, a light jacket during non-summer months
- Any alcohol you wish to bring
- At least two sources of light for night dives (one can be a chemical light stick)
- We strongly recommend divers insurance
