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Dive Destination	Dive Op/Resort	Live Aboard?	Review	Rating	Date	Photos/ Helpful Votes
Indonesia/Bali	*Villa Markisa*		"Great Resort; Lousy Weather" Great Resort; Lousy WeatherVILLA MARKISA REVIEW After a 10 day liveaboard Thailand, a 7 day liveaboard doing Komodo and a we... Full report		3/2024	1
Indonesia/Sumbawa	*Kalimaya*		"A hassle to get to but well worth it" A hassle to get to but well worth itKALIMAYA REVIEW On March 2nd, I traveled from Labuan Bajo to Bima, Sumbawa via DPS. After a 2 hour... Full report		3/2024	1
Indonesia	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Great Crew; Good Boat; Cold Water" Great Crew; Good Boat; Cold WaterKOMODO AGGRESSOR REVIEW On February 24, boarded the KA in Labuan Bajo for a 7 night trip ... Full report		3/2024	1
Thailand/S. Thailand Sea/Andaman Sea	*Phinisi*		"Rough Seas; Low Viz; Average Divng" Rough Seas; Low Viz; Average DivngPHINISI REVIEW Feb. 8 headed to Phuket via Singapore. After an overnight in Phuket, boarded the P... Full report		2/2024	1
Indonesia/North Sulawesi	*Siladen Resort and Spa*		"Trip #2 to Siladen --- Great Food and Accommodations" Trip #2 to Siladen --- Great Food and AccommodationsSILADEN RESORT AND SPA REVIEW After departing Gangga Island Resort , we headed over to Siladen ... Full report		9/2023
Indonesia/North Sulawesi	*Gangga Island Resort & Spa*		"My 4th visit to GIR" My 4th visit to GIRGANGGA ISLAND RESORT REVIEW In early September, 2023, I visited GIR for the 4th time. My last pri... Full report		9/2023	1
Indonesia/Derawan/ N. Sulawesi	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Derawan to North Sulawesi" Derawan to North SulawesiRAJA AMPAT AGGRESSOR 2023 REVIEW Enjoyed a 12 night dive trip aboard the RAA in late August and ... Full report		10/2023
Caribbean (General)/Bahamas	*Bahamas Master*		"Close Encounters with Lots of Sharks !!" Close Encounters with Lots of Sharks !!This dive trip aboard the Bahamas Master was from February 27 thru March 8 out of Freeport, Grand Ba... Full report		3/2023
Indonesia/Bali	*Bali Hai Divers*		"Look out below ... and above!!!!" Look out below ... and above!!!!MENJANGAN DYNASTY REVIEW The third stop on our 2022 Indonesian dive excursion was the Menjangan... Full report		9/2022
Indonesia/Bali	*Villa Markisa*		"Great Resort; Excellent Diving" Great Resort; Excellent DivingOur party arrived at DPS at about 3: 30 PM from Alor. After collecting our luggage, we headed to the ... Full report		9/2022	1
Indonesia/Alor	*Alami Alor/Same*		"Lot's of black sand diving and chilly water---Great Diving" Lot's of black sand diving and chilly water---Great DivingOur original booking was for 10 nights at Alami Alor Resort. However, due to the flight cancellation... Full report		9/2022	2
Philippines/Anilao	*Crystal Blue Resort*		"CBR--A Macro Wonderland" CBR--A Macro WonderlandAfter a 2 1/ 2 van ride from Manila, I arrived at the Crystal Blue Resort (CBR) in Anilao on June 24 ... Full report		7/2022
Philippines/Tubbataha to Cebu	*Philippine Aggressor*		"From Tubbataha to Cebu" From Tubbataha to CebuBoarded the Philippine Aggressor in Puerto Princseca for a 10 night transition trip to Cebu City. We... Full report		7/2022	3
Belize/Lighthouse Reef	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Better Than Expected!" Better Than Expected!Last visited the outer reefs of Belize in 2012 aboard an Aggressor vessel. Have spent most of the la... Full report		8/2021
Mexico (Western)	*Nautilus Explorer*		"13th trip to Revillagigedos Archipelago" 13th trip to Revillagigedos ArchipelagoIn early February, I headed down to SJD airport then about a 40 minute ride over to Cabo San Lucas t... Full report		2/2020	5
Philippines/Visayas	*Seadoors*		"Great Diving; Great Local Crew; Clunky Boat" Great Diving; Great Local Crew; Clunky BoatSEADOORS REVIEW Boarded the Seadoors live- aboard at the Cebu Yacht Club on Mactan Island near Ceb... Full report		8/2019
Philippines/Moalboal	*Quo Vadis*		"Nice Resort; Great Diving; OK Food" Nice Resort; Great Diving; OK FoodQUO VADIS REVIEW In early July, headed to Cebu, Philippines to dive the reefs of Moalboal. I flew... Full report		8/2019	1
Philippines/Malapasqua	*Evolution Dive Resort*		"Great Macro Encounters with Threshers, too." Great Macro Encounters with Threshers, too.EVOLUTION REVIEW The last stop on my month- long odyssey in the Philippines was the Evolution Dive... Full report		8/2019	1
Mexico (Western)	*Nautilus Explorer*		"Rough Seas Made for Tough Diving" Rough Seas Made for Tough DivingThis was my 12th trip to the Revillagigedos Archipelago aboard a Nautilus fleet vessel. This trip wa... Full report		3/2019	4
Fiji and Tuvalu/North Vitu Levu	*Wananavu Beach Resort*		"Fathoms of Fiji Family Fun!!!" Fathoms of Fiji Family Fun!!!This was my second trip to the Wananavu Beach Resort (WBR). The first visit was in 2012. On this sec... Full report		10/2018
Mexico (Western)/Guadalupe Island	*Nautilus Explorer*		"Awesome Great White Shark Encounter" Awesome Great White Shark EncounterIn early September, I flew down to San Diego from Oakland and met the White Shark Express ( a very c... Full report		9/2018	1
Papua New Guinea/Kimbe, Witu, Fathers Reefs	*Febrina*		"Great Crew, Awesome Diving, Smallish Boat" Great Crew, Awesome Diving, Smallish BoatGREAT CREW, AWESOME DIVING, ADEQUATE BOAT Probably the most challenging part of this trip was jus... Full report		4/2018	2
Papua New Guinea/Tufi	*Tufi Dive*		"Nice Resort; Good Diving; Great Staff" Nice Resort; Good Diving; Great StaffSpent 10 nights with 9 days of diving at the Tufi Resort. This resort can be a bit of a challenge to... Full report		4/2018	4
Mexico (Western)/Socorro	*Nautilus Explorer*		"Another Excellent Trip to the Revillagigedos Archipelago" Another Excellent Trip to the Revillagigedos ArchipelagoDived the Revillagigedos Archipelago (RA) for the 11th time aboard a Nautilus vessel. This time on t... Full report		2/2018	3
Indonesia/North Sulawesi	*Siladen Resort*		"Wonderful Resort with Great Diving" Wonderful Resort with Great DivingThis was my first visit to the Siladen Resort and 3rd time diving Bunaken Marine Park. The transfer ... Full report		10/2017	2
Indonesia/North Sulawesi to Raja Ampat	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Great Trip from Bitung to Sorong" Great Trip from Bitung to SorongBoarded the Raja Ampat Aggressor in Bitung, North Sulawesi for a 12 night trip covering about 500 mi... Full report		10/2017	1
Indonesia/North Sulawesi	*Gangga Island Resort & Spa*		"3rd Time to Gangga Island; Still great diving" 3rd Time to Gangga Island; Still great divingI visited Gangga Island Resort for the 3rd time in September, 2017. My last previous visit was in 20... Full report		9/2017	1
Galapagos Islands	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Challenging Dive Conditions; Wonderful Marine Life" Challenging Dive Conditions; Wonderful Marine LifeThis was my second dive trip to the Galapagos. This trip was aboard the Galapagos Aggressor III. Af... Full report		4/2017	1
Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos Archipelago	*Nautilus Explorer*		"Great Diving But Too Many Dive Boats" Great Diving But Too Many Dive BoatsThis was my 10th trip to the Revillagigedos Archipelago (RA); my 9th trip on the Nautilus Explorer (... Full report		1/2017	3
Cayman Islands/Little Cayman	*Little Cayman Beach Resort/The Club*		"Great Accommodations; Good Food; Very Average Diving" Great Accommodations; Good Food; Very Average DivingWe spent 10 days at Little Cayman from late October into early November, 2016. Our accommodations o... Full report		10/2016	3
Philippines/Dumaguete	*Atlantis Dive Resorts*		"Great Macro Photography at a Nice Resort" Great Macro Photography at a Nice ResortATLANTIS DUMAGUETE REVIEW Spent 6 nights at the Atlantis after a week on the Atlantis live- aboard... Full report		5/2016
Philippines/Tubbataha	*Azores Liveaboard*		"Pelagics! Pelagics! Pelagics!" Pelagics! Pelagics! Pelagics!AZORES TUBBATAHA REVIEW Boarded the Azores live- aboard for a 7 night dive trip to the Tubbataha r... Full report		5/2016	1
Philippines/Puerto Princesa	*Dos Palmas*		"Dos Palmas -- nice place to layover." Dos Palmas -- nice place to layover. I made my way to Dos Palmas, Palawan, Philippines from Koror, Palau via Yap, Guam and Manila. Th... Full report		5/2016
Micronesia/Palau	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Very Nice Live-aboard; Lots of Current; Concerns re: Marine Life" Very Nice Live-aboard; Lots of Current; Concerns re: Marine Life 10 day live- aboard commencing April 21. This was my 4th live- aboard trip to Palau. 3rd trip on... Full report		5/2016	1
Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos Archipelago	*Nautilus Belle Amie*		"Great Diving on a Great Boat" Great Diving on a Great BoatThis was my 9th dive trip to the Revillagigedos Archipelago (aka Socorro). The previous 8 trips were... Full report		1/2016
Indonesia/Ambon to Triton Bay	*Dive Damai*		"Great Boat/Crew with Challenging Dive Conditions" Great Boat/Crew with Challenging Dive ConditionsThe original itinerary for this 12 night live- aboard trip was to start in Ambon then on to the Banda... Full report		10/2015	1
Indonesia/Nusa Penida, Bali	*Blue Season Bali/Puri Santrian*		"Rough Dive Operation; Tough Diving" Rough Dive Operation; Tough DivingDived 2 days (6 dives) with Blue Season Bali in the waters of Nusa Penida. The dive shop van promptl... Full report		11/2015	1
Indonesia/Menjangan	*Blue Season Bali/Menjangan Resort*		"Great Diving; Nice Resort" Great Diving; Nice ResortI spent 2 nights at the Menjangan Resort between live- aboard trips. The resort is located in northwe... Full report		10/2015
Indonesia/Komodo	*Adelaar*		"A clumsy live-aboard with historical past." A clumsy live-aboard with historical past.This 10- day Komodo trip left from Bali, which saved the hassle and extra expense of flying to Labuan... Full report		10/2015	2
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Mexico	*Dive Paradise/Hotel Cozumel*		"Comfortable Dive Resort; Mixed Up Dive Operator" Comfortable Dive Resort; Mixed Up Dive OperatorThis was my 6th time diving with Dive Paradise and my worst experience with them. The operation seem... Full report		2/2015
Mexico (Western)	*Nautilus Explorer*		"Incredible Humpback Encounter" Incredible Humpback Encounter January 29, 2015 will have a very special place in my dive log. This is my 8th trip to the Revillag... Full report		1/2015	3
Costa Rica/Cocos Island	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Long Trip; OK Diving" Long Trip; OK DivingAfter spending a night at the Holiday Inn, Escazu, myself and the other 20 divers were transported b... Full report		10/2014	1
Indonesia/Bunaken/North Sulawesi	*Eco Divers/Minahasa Lagoon Resort*		I made a timely transfer at Manado airport from the Gangga Island Resort to the Minahasa Lagoon Reso... Full report		5/2014
Indonesia/Bunaken/North Sulawesi	*Minahasa Lagoon Resort*		I made a timely transfer at Manado airport from the Gangga Island Resort to the Minahasa Lagoon Reso... Full report		5/2014
Indonesia/Gangga Island	*Gangga Island Resort & Spa*		This was my second visit to Gangga Island Resort. I was last there in October, 2009. In the interim, ... Full report		5/2014
Indonesia/Ambon	*Maluku Divers*		Maluku Divers is located on the north side of Ambon Bay and specializes in muck diving and the crazy... Full report		4/2014
Indonesia/Raja Ampat	*S/Y Indo Siren*		My journey from SFO to Sorong, Papua, Indonesia took about 40 hours. I had an 18 hour layover in Jak... Full report		4/2014
Mexico (Western)/Socorro	*Nautilus Explorer*		This was my 7th trip to the Socorro Islands aboard the Nautilus Explorer. Due to exercises by the Me... Full report		1/2014	1
Indonesia/Wakatobi	*Patuno Resort*		The Patuno Resort is located on the island of Wangi Wangi, the "WA" part of the Wakatobi marine park... Full report		10/2013
Indonesia/Komodo	*Komodo Dancer*		The port of departure for this trip was Labuan Bajo on Flores Island. I flew over from Bali after di... Full report		10/2013
Indonesia/Bali	*Villa Markisa*		Villa Markisa is located near Talumben on the northeast shore of Bali. From the Denpasar airport it ... Full report		10/2013	1
Micronesia/Palau	*Aggressor Fleet*		This was my second trip on the Palau Aggressor and another enjoyable one. The trip schedule is Sunda... Full report		6/2013
Micronesia	*Manta Ray Bay*		This was my 3rd visit to Manta Ray Bay Hotel (MRBH). After catching the usual late night flight from... Full report		6/2013
Philippines/Puerto Galera	*Atlantis Dive Resorts*		In route to Atlantis Puerto Galera, I spent the night at a hotel near the Manila airport. The resort... Full report		6/2013
Belize	*Hamanasi*		This was my second visit to Hamanasi in the past 6 months. I timed this trip specifically for the sp... Full report		5/2013
Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos Islands	*Nautilus Explorer*		This was my 6th trip to the Regillagigedos on the Nautilus Explorer. It was nice to see several of t... Full report		1/2013
Belize/Southern Reef/Glover's Reef	*Hamanasi*		Hamanasi is a beautiful resort that takes some effort to get to. It is about a 45 minute van ride fr... Full report		10/2012
Belize/Lighthouse Reef/Turneffe Reef	*Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II*		The Sun Dancer II is a spacious boat with all cabins having a queen bed or 2 full twin beds. Cabins ... Full report		10/2012
Fiji and Tuvalu/Bligh Waters	*Reef Safari/Wananavu*		This was my first visit to Wananavu. It is located on the north end of Vitu Levu; it is a solid 2 ho... Full report		4/2012
Fiji and Tuvalu/Qamea	*Qamea Resort*		This was my 4th dive trip to Fiji but first stay at the Qamea Resort and Spa. Notice that the title ... Full report		4/2012
Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos	*Nautilus Explorer*		This was my 5th trip to the Revillagigedos Archipelago (RA) aboard the Nautilus Explorer. This trip ... Full report		1/2012
Micronesia/Yap	*Manta Ray Bay*		This was my second visit to Manta Ray Bay Hotel (MRBH) and Yap Divers and it was very enjoyable. O... Full report		11/2011
Micronesia/Palau	*Palau Aggressor*		On this trip, the weather was mild and sunny with mostly calm seas; there was an occasional rain sho... Full report		10/2011
Micronesia/Palau	*Palau Aggressor*		On this trip, the weather was mild and sunny with mostly calm seas; there was an occasional rain sho... Full report		10/2011
Micronesia/Palau	*Fish 'n Fins/Palau Royal Resort*		Fish 'n Fins runs day boats out of Koror to the most popular dive sites. The boat rides are about 45... Full report		10/2011
Philippines/Southern Visayas	*Philippine Siren*		The Philippine Siren is a fairly spacious live- aboard that is kept clean and picked- up. It has 2 sai... Full report		10/2011	1
Papua New Guinea	*Peter Hughes -- Star Dancer*		This trip on the Stardancer was a mixture of negative and positive experiences, unfortunately mostly... Full report		6/2011
Papua New Guinea/Milne Bay	*Tawali*		The Tawali resort is located at the far Eastern end of the North Milne Bay peninsula. It is reached ... Full report		6/2011	1
Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos Islands	*Nautilus Explorer*		This was my 4th trip on the NE to the Revillagigedos and probably the best one that I have had. A... Full report		1/2011
St. Kitts and Nevis	*Caribbean Explorer II*		Boarded the Caribbean Explorer II (CEX II) in St. Maarten. The crew was nice enough to allow us to st... Full report		11/2010
Bonaire	*Buddy Dive Resort*		This was my 6th trip to Bonaire and 5th stay at Buddy Dive. The weather conditions were the worst th... Full report		10/2010
St. Maarten	*Scuba Fun Dive Center/Pasanggrahan Hotel*		The diving off of St. Maarten is very average and the weather conditions due to Hurricane Tomas made... Full report		11/2010
Cayman Islands/Little Cayman	*Southern Cross Club*		The Southern Cross Club is a very comfortable place to stay; this was my 3rd visit. All the accommod... Full report		5/2010
Cayman Islands/Little Cayman	*Conch Club Condominiums/The Club*		Conch Club Divers runs a good operation. Bill, Ann and Menne are eager to please and are very easy g... Full report		5/2010
Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos Islands	*Nautilus Explorer*		This is my 3rd trip to the Revillagigedos aboard the Nautilus Explorer. The attraction is the large ... Full report		1/2010
Indonesia	*Kasawari Lembeh*		Kasawari Resort is on Lembeh Strait near the city of Bitung. The resort is fairly new. It is spaciou... Full report		12/2009
Indonesia/North Sulawesi	*Gangga Island Resort & Spa*		Gangga Island Resort is off the north side of North Sulawesi and takes a rather long, bumpy ride to ... Full report		10/2009
Indonesia/North Sulawesi	*EcoDivers/Kima Bajo*		Kima Bajo is a fairly new resort on the West side of North Sulawesi facing Bunaken Marine Park where... Full report		10/2009
Indonesia/Maluku Sea	*Grand Komodo -- TemuKira*		The Temukira is not a luxury live- aboard, but it is very comfortable with excellent diving, a helpfu... Full report		10/2009
Belize/Ambergris Caye	*Amigos del Mar/Mayan Princess*		Ambergris Caye has become quite developed and the local reefs reflect this growth. This was my 4th d... Full report		7/2009
Honduras/Utila	*Laguna Beach Resort*		The Laguna Beach Resort (LBR) is a 10 minute boat ride from Utila Town. It is off by itself. Nice an... Full report		3/2009
Honduras/Utila and Roatan	*Utila Aggressor*		This 7 day trip consists of 3 1/ 2 days of diving at Utila and 2 days of diving at Roatan. At Utila, ... Full report		3/2009
Mexico (Western)/Revillagigedos Islands	*Nautilus Explorer*		Up until less than a week before embarking, the information that I had received from NE was that we ... Full report		1/2009
Solomon Islands/Several island groups	*Bilikiki*		The crew, food and diving on this trip were all quite good. This was a 12 night trip that went by qu... Full report		10/2008
Australia/Great Barrier Reef	*Mike Ball Dive Expeditions/Spoilsport*		The Spoilsport is a twin- hull boat that can take many divers; our trip had over 25. With this many d... Full report		10/2008
Dominica/Rosseau	*Michael J. Millet/Castle Domfort*		The accommodations are fairly basic but the A/ C worked as well as the WIFI. The staff did a good job... Full report		6/2008
Fiji and Tuvalu/Beqa Lagoon	*Michael J. Millet/Beqa Lagoon Resort*		I visited this resort in 2004 when it was Marlin Bay Resort. In some aspects it has improved and in ... Full report		3/2008
Fiji and Tuvalu	*Fiji Aggressor III*		The Fiji Aggressor III ( the Sere Ni Wai) carries 10 divers with a crew of 6. The boat has a large e... Full report		3/2008
Micronesia/Chuuk; Truk Lagoon	*Odyssey liveaboard*		The Odyssey is a very spacious boat. I had one of the single cabins and had plenty of room. The dini... Full report		2/2008
Micronesia/Kosrae	*Nautilus Resort*		Kosrae is the Eastern- most island of Micronesia. It is one volcanic island not an atoll. So the dive... Full report		1/2008	1
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel	*Paradise Divers/Hotel Cozumel and Resort*		This was my sixth dive trip to Cozumel but first since Hurricane Wilma. Many reefs are not only stil... Full report		9/2007
Virgin Islands/St. Croix	*Cane Bay Dive Shop/Villa Dawn*		In 2 words: NO FISH!! The marine life about St. Croix is noticeably diminished from 3 years when I ... Full report		3/2006

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All Reader Reports Filed by Michael J. Millet, CA, US Top Contributor, 92 Reports with 58 Helpful Votes Subscribers' version

All Reader Reports Filed by
Michael J. Millet, CA, US
Top Contributor, 92 Reports with 58 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version