DIVING

Found My First VHF Ok. So. Sometime before 2015; or at least three or four years before then, I was in Sarasota and found an Icom submersible VHF on the beach. I was walking the beach very early in the morning. There had been a vicious storm the night before ...

Trying to reduce the amount of clothing you bring on a cruise is difficult, but necessary. I have finally discovered the perfect solution. Bring sleeveless, lightweight shirts that you can wear during the day for casual. Wash them in the sink with the shampoo body soap combination provided. They dry ...

We bring a wedge when we travel. It's great for propping doors open so you can get your luggage into a room or cabin. It's also a security device to secure your door in hotel rooms. The best use of all on a cruise is for the balcony door to ...

For our Serenade of the Seas Panama and Costa Rica Cruise Ship Dive Trip in March, we knew we needed charging capability. We know we have so many dive computers, flashlights, cameras, and more devices that need to be charged. One of our best cruise hacks is to utilize the ...

Cruise Ship Dive Trip Planning Every time we take a cruise to Nassau, we try to figure out how to get in some diving. We have had great luck with diving with Royal Caribbean at their private island Little Stirrup - Coco Cay. Every time we dive there; we see ...

Diving Blue Heron Bridge on High Slack and Low Slack Tides We’ve spent some time learning how to dive the area around the very popular Blue Heron Bridge. I’m glad to share our experiences so your dives can be as fun and rewarding as ours have been. A shore dive ...

Beyond lists of actions to take during a Man Overboard event; there are plenty of aspects to cover before you head out for a sail. Considerations from the handling characteristics of your vessel to protocol for crew to follow on board are worthy of examination and discussion. Prior planning is ...

Radio; practice the calls while you are driving. Practice mayday calls out loud for fire, for illness, injury, for sinking. Think about what information you would need to convey for each one. Consider man overboard; do you want someone to rush to you, or not. Maybe you can't see mob ...

Imagine you are inside a port or marina. You were about to dock, but the engine has some problem, and you cannot reduce the rpm's of the engine. The boat is moving at three knots, and you can't turn the boat around because there's not enough room. What would you ...

I'm loving putting all sorts of checklists in my cell phone notes section for quick reference. I think this list will get printed and taped to the cruise ship cabin mirror on upcoming cruise ship dive trips to make sure we don't leave anything important behind when departing the ship ...