ONLINE DIVE SHOP

The diving facilities onboard are second to none. A large dive deck offers individual storage for gear, racks and hangers for suits, freshwater showers, separate rinse tanks for photo gear and easy access to the skiffs (they are called tinnies in the Solomons). The crew are trained to expertly handle your tanks and other gear. The only time you have to touch your tank is when you’re diving and it’s on your back!

Diving is done mothership fashion with divers shuttled to the dive site in the specially designed aluminium tinnies. Once in the water, the divers are tracked by their bubbles and can be picked up by the tinnie crew and shuttled back to the ship almost the minute they reach the surface. This eliminates long swims, current fighting and sitting in the hot sun while waiting for other divers to surface.

Water Temperature and Visibility

Water temperatures are in the 28ºC to 30ºC   range year-round but with multiple dives per day you may find that you need some thermal protection. Most divers in the Solomons are comfortable in a lycra or 3mm wetsuit but if you feel the cold you may wish to consider extra. Visibility generally ranges from 20 to 40m with occasional sites having better or worse visibility.