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What we do is offer you the best in liveaboard scuba diving and snorkeling in the Bahamas on the Aqua Cat. You will cruise from Nassau, Bahamas to the remote islands of the Exumas, and especially the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, the most pristine area in all the Bahamas. For over 30 years, much of the northern Exumas has been a National Underwater Park with no fishing, spearfishing or collecting allowed. Because of these laws there are miles and miles of undersea gardens. The reefs are perfect for snorkeling with gin clear waters and lots of fish. You’ll log a large variety of dives; shark feeding dives, blue holes, high speed drift dives, walls and reefs at all depths. You will love every minute of it!
This is the ultimate escape aboard your own private luxury yacht. Imagine sinking yo...What we do is offer you the best in liveaboard scuba diving and snorkeling in the Bahamas on the Aqua Cat. You will cruise from Nassau, Bahamas to the remote islands of the Exumas, and especially the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, the most pristine area in all the Bahamas. For over 30 years, much of the northern Exumas has been a National Underwater Park with no fishing, spearfishing or collecting allowed. Because of these laws there are miles and miles of undersea gardens. The reefs are perfect for snorkeling with gin clear waters and lots of fish. You’ll log a large variety of dives; shark feeding dives, blue holes, high speed drift dives, walls and reefs at all depths. You will love every minute of it!
This is the ultimate escape aboard your own private luxury yacht. Imagine sinking your toes into sugar sand, snorkeling or diving among the sharks and sting rays, or hiking the trails of pirates and bootleggers of years gone by. No crowds, no set itineraries, nothing to do but sit back, relax and choose from an incredible variety of activities including scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, fishing, sunbathing, and island exploring.
If you aren’t a certified scuba diver, the Aqua Cat offers full certification scuba diving lessons during your adventure vacation. Aqua Cat offers top of the line high quality scuba rental gear for those who require it. Nitrox is available on your Bahamas adventure vacation. Photographers will find the underwater life in the Exumas some of the most prolific and varied of the Caribbean. If you don’t want to blow bubbles, that is okay too! You can explore the uninhabited islands and partake in daily eco-adventures. You’ll have great stories of your own from above the waterline! You will have a great time exploring the 200 mostly uninhabited islands with their many beautiful beaches in the northern Exumas. The Aqua Cat has a 28′ launch that can take you to isolated beaches where you can sunbathe, explore, kayak, snorkel or fish.
Let Aqua Cat be your floating resort while on your adventure vacation, with captain and crew at your service. With bar, meals, scuba diving and water sports included in the price or your adventure vacation, Aqua Cat is comparably priced to a Caribbean luxury cruise or resort vacation, only the service is much more personal.
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**Review of Aquacat -All Star Liveaboards-**
There was a lot of hype for us leading up to this trip. We watched dozens of videos and talked to several divers who had been and the overall theme was "Ultimate dive trip". That's a lot to live up to... but damn did it deliver:
-The boat: the layout for diving is perfect. The dive deck is perfect to gear up and enter the water. The two showers with unlimited hot water was fantastic. After every dive I would take my wet suit halfway down and wash most of my upper body and wash out my suit/boots. The dining/living room area is nice but the layout of the dining tables makes it tight to get food and makes some of the seating almost unusable. There is probably a more effective layout that could be utilized. The rooms are small but comfortable. There's tons of storage and the standard beds were very comfortable but the bunk beds have very thin mattresses. Overall the boat is great just needs a little updating. It's 23 years old and could use some love soon.
-The Crew: 20 outta 10. Everyone was very nice and professional yet easy going and fun loving. Dive Masters Mikey, Josh, Mack, and Greg are all stellar divers and provided lots of confidence and safety in and out of the water. The chef and kitchen staff were very accommodating and the Capt and 1st mate were amazing. I would choose this exact crew for every trip.
- The Food: Fantastic. Met pretty much all expectations. It was on time everytime and there was ALWAYS something available. Of the 18 prepared meals only 1 of them missed the mark for me and even then it was decent just not my fave. But almost every other meal was like 10 outta 10 good. Taco Tuesday was 🤌🤌🤌🤌👌👌👌👌👌. Biggest complaint on food was the soda set up. The fountain gun is never my favorite.
-The Diving: So much diving, I mean SOOOOO MUCH DIVING. If I remember correctly there was a total of 26 available dives and I did 22 or 23 of them. Definitely no need to over do it and feel like you HAVE to do every dive. You can pace yourself and still get so much value in dives. I thought that we were going to be going to 1 dive site per day and just spending the entire day there... boy was I wrong. We were heading to new sites EVERY DIVE! The variety of sites was a big surprise. Each one was different from the next with a great mix of reef, depth, corals, tunnels, swim thrus, canyons, cliffs, ect. The amount of sealife in Bahamas isn't quite as high as other places in the world but the Aquacat does its best to take you to sites that offer as much as Bahamas has to offer. One of the best parts of the diving experience was having 1 tank the entire trip. Immediately after taking off your BCD your tank get filled for the next dive. I didn't realize how amazing this was until we were leaving and I took my BCD off the tank for the 1st time in a week and I was like WOW THAT REALLY IS A GAME CHANGER AFTER 23 DIVES.
Overall I'm gonna say 9.5 out of 10. I'm leaving off the .5 just because of the boats age really starting to show. I'd love to see some upgrades before my next trip on the Cat.
Date de la visite février 2024
Rédigé le 4 mars 2024. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
Darryl B
Baltimore, MD12 contributions
Dive, swim, snorkel - Aqua Cat does it all in style!
Staff is professional, friendly and funny! Weather wasn't the greatest, but the trip was a lot of fun. Excellent safety measures for on the boat and in the water.
The food was excellent and there was plenty of it! Rooms were refreshed daily.
On a daily basis the dives ran the gamut from deeper dives to shallow - so you have your pick of what you like/don't like.
The excursions were a lot of fun - New Year's Day swim with the pigs was awesome! plus grotto snorkeling, iguana feeding, etc.
Overall, one of the best live aboards I have been on in one of the best diving regions anywhere.
Date de la visite janvier 2024
Rédigé le 8 janvier 2024. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
anick b
Québec (ville), Canada10 contributions
Amazing trip, crew awesome and food sooo good
We had such an amazing Time on the AquaCat. The crew was great and so Nice to us. We did a variety of dive sites which made it feel différent everey day. Thanks to Morgan for the Nice excursions on secluded beaches! Food was really good, heathly and delicious. The diving was excellent! We saw sooo many sharks (even a hamerhaed), turtles , etc. Corals and walls well preserved. Will be a memorous trip!
Date de la visite avril 2023
Rédigé le 29 avril 2023. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
freefifi
5 contributions
Excellent
We were there in Sept, the water was 86'. Never needed wetsuit. Captain Sam and all the crew were outstanding and kept us entertained the entire time. We were in Cabin 4 and we had so much storage area, we ended up not using the closets.
The one special crew member I would like to give 5 stars to is Julia, the housemouse. She was amazing! She was always working hard and constantly asked if we needed anything.
Food was good and a lots of variety.
We will be back for sure.
Date de la visite septembre 2022
Rédigé le 26 septembre 2022. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
David M
Fort Myers, Floride19 contributions
Personal service that far exceeded my expectations with regard to both the stay on the boat & diving.
We began our trip in Nassau, Bahamas. Sam was the captain & Alex the first mate. It was obvious from when I set foot on the vessel that service was their number one priority and that a culture of exceeding expectations flowed down from the captain through to the rest of the crew. One example was my dietary needs. I had completed a questionnaire before the trip indicating my diet. It was pretty straight forward at the time. Very close to departure my Dr changed my diet drastically & I did not notify the chef until arrival on the boat. Despite this, chef Kim went out of her way to make sure that I had special meals that met my needs everyday. I feel this aided in my recovery & lowered my stress.
It is with out reservation I recommend Aqua Cat for your next live aboard vacation.
Date de la visite mars 2022
Rédigé le 1 avril 2022. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
Markus M
1 contribution
Keine Kulanz bei einer Absage 2 Tage vor Tourbeginn
Finger weg! Der Veranstalter hat unsere Tour 2 Tage vor dem Start abgesagt (Covid auf der Tour vorher). Wir waren bereits auf den Bahamas (gerade gelandet, als wir die Info der Absage via Mail erhalten haben) und hatten bereits Kosten von Euro 4900,- (Flug, Vorübernachtung, Taxi, etc.). Wir haben als Alternative ein 3 Sterne Taucherhotel angeboten bekommen, wo 2 TG inkludiert gewesen wären. Sorry - die Tour kostete uns Euro 5300,- und dann so ein „Angebot“ machen?!?! Sorry, das geht so nicht. Wir sind haben dann unseren Heimflug umgebucht/vorverlegt und sind nach Hause (über Weihnachten/Neujahr sind die Hotelpreise auf den Bahamas eine Frechheit „Preis/Leistung“) geflogen. Unser Tauchveranstalter (in Deutschland) hat dann versucht mit der Aqua Cat eine Kulanzlösung für uns auszuhandeln (wegen unseren Kosten abseits der Tauchsafari) - OHNE ERFOLG! Es hat sie genau gar nichts interessiert…außer die Safarikosten (5300,-) zu erstatten. Das Schiff ist auf Wochen meist ausgebucht…verdienen sich also bereits über Monate/Jahre eine goldene Nase…aber wenn der Kunde Hilfe braucht, wollen sie von nichts wissen! Loben möchte ich unseren Tauchveranstalter (Schöner Tauchen) - mit diesem haben wir eine kulante Lösung gefunden…obwohl die am wenigsten dafür können!
Date de la visite janvier 2022
Rédigé le 14 janvier 2022. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
Thomas W
Roxboro, Caroline du Nord10 contributions
Best Dive Vacation Ever!
Not sure where to start, but WOW this was the best dive vacation we have experienced to date. Our trip was booked by our local Dive Shop, Carolina Dive Center, Raleigh NC. We boarded the Aqua Cat for a one way dive trip from George Town to Nassau in the Bahamas. From the moment we boarded the Aqua Cat it was evident that the crew's first and foremost duty was to show us the best liveaboard dive experience imaginable. The Aqua Cat Captains, Captain John and First Mate Rachel made sure our trip was smooth, efficient and ensured we had the best locations for diving. The Dive Crew, led by Juno with Veronica, Dale and Alex made sure all were ready, well briefed and safe while under water, not to mention that our activities, including the creatures we would encounter were well documented in addition to our photos and videos. I wont lie here, but the the hot showers as you exit the water and the dive deck showers were a very nice experience after completing one of the up to five dives per day. Meals were provided by Kim and Francisco and to say the meals and snacks were outstanding is an understatement. Our rooms and the general areas of Aqua Cat were maintained by Dihiana and I don't think we ever saw her sitting still. Our room, towels and general areas of the Aqua Cat were immaculately maintained. Finally our engineers, Salomon and Serafin stayed busy as well behind the scenes as we never encountered any issues with the ship or her functions, additionally Solomon could make an outstanding Pina Colada! Rooms were very comfortable and it was nice to have your own bathroom and shower in your room. The Aqua Cat provides up to five dives per day 4 day/1night schedule two before lunch, two before dinner and a night dive after. During our trip you could dive up to 26 times if you did them all. In addition, Shore excursions were available daily for those who wanted a break from diving, or preferred to explore, such as shop, fish or see the local community. We would recommend the Aqua Cat and her crew for an outstanding liveaboard diving experience as well as non divers. Last but not least, Aqua Cat left you feeling like family, not company!! Such an amazing crew with an amazing attitude and love of diving.
Date de la visite octobre 2021
Rédigé le 7 novembre 2021. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
Lori L
Freeport, Île de Grand Bahama11 contributions
A fantastic anniversary trip for us
We have a place on Grand Bahamas 🇧🇸 and love to dive here, but also wanted to experience other Bahamian island diving and the AquaCat Bahamas was the perfect choice. We were celebrating our 25th anniversary…….last year…….and after 4 rebookings due to COVID19, we were finally able to make it happen. Very friendly/patient staff from the beginning regarding booking, then rebooking etc. to our arrival at the Marina dock.
They’ve thought of everything with regards to the set up for the dive live aboard for comfort and safety - our cabin was a perfect size, comfortable; dive deck had everything you might want with great staff to assist - you simply left all your gear in your spot for the whole dive trip. One particular note I have to add = LOTS OF FRESH WATER ON THIS BOAT…..from the hot rinse off shower at the ladder getting back on the boat, to a couple of private hot showers on the dive deck to rinse off more thoroughly. There was no limits to usage. The food was amazing, Jasmine and company kept us well fed, main meals and treats between dives - healthy food/great flavours with plenty of indoor and outdoor dining space available.
The dive sites/briefings were great - we experienced dive sites in Exumas & Eleuthera and a quick visit swimming with the pigs.
The staff work so hard and are so patient, we regularly wondered how they did it all. Our captain, Manny, did an amazing job keeping us “travel comfortable” the whole trip, not a lot of rocking during more turbulent weather and could park the 102’ boat as though it was a smart car. To top it off, he was very entertaining and engaged in conversation with everyone when he had the time.
Our dive masters were wonderful, each very different personalities and kept the guests entertained, educated and safe. We have our favourite of course, Alex, whom we’ve known for many years - we were so happy to reconnect after his change of location several years ago. He knows his stuff being a Marine Biologist and has plenty of time for people, answering questions about the underwater beauty we are fortunate to experience.
They also have a couple of paddle boards and at least 1 two seater kayak at your disposal.
The Sea Dog is a 28ft “tender”, which can be used for land tours or fishing depending on location or schedule.
I’m sure there is much more I could say, but experiencing it yourself is the way to go.
Date de la visite juin 2021
Rédigé le 10 juin 2021. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
MikePowellVC
San Francisco, Californie12 contributions
Incredible Dive Boat Crew and Boat - One of the Best
The Aquacat is one of the largest dive boats we have been on, comfortably taking you to the Exumas for clear water diving on healthy reefs, and walls with swim throughs. The sheer size of this water craft comfortably holds 20 divers without any crowding whatsoever. But the real treat on this trip was meeting the staff/crew, who made this trip as memorable as it was. First, the food was really really good, lots of variety, and salad with every meal. We like that. Homemade muffins. Tuna steaks done just perfectly. Bacon. OK, these were served at different times, different meals, and there was no wanting in the food department, and the kitchen crew gets top marks. Second, the service on the dive deck was second to none, the dive staff almost hovered silently behind you to see if you ever needed help suiting up, or getting that second tank strap on. And they were friendly and helpful throughout the week. FYI, we required Health Visas to go to Bahamas and so there was a lot of jumping through hoops regarding covid testing, and the crew made is go as efficiently as possible, including a PCR test with a 5 hr turn around time so we could make our domestic flight to another island. Third, all dive boats throw a party on the last night, right? Well, many do, and this one was hands down the most fun, the funniest, and the most memorable of dozens we have been to over the years. Likely the culmination of a week's worth of funny and informative dive briefings, more like a cheering travelogue, the dive guides were terrific both under the water and on the dive deck.
Date de la visite avril 2021
Rédigé le 10 avril 2021. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
Frank S
Charlotte, Caroline du Nord51 contributions
One of the best dive trips I have ever taken!
I don't usually start reviews with "qualifications" but in this case I believe it is helpful context. I am a 30+ years diver, more than 500 dives, a dive professional, and I take at least one dive trip every year and usually more. This is one of my best ever trips. The vessel is immaculate - not one single criticism. Almost embarrassingly roomy. Even the dive deck spoiled me - that hot fresh water shower after each dive to rinse the salt off is a treat. The food was really quite good, both in terms of variety, quality of ingredients, and prep. I can't imagine a better crew - all have a genuine desire for every guest to have an amazing time, and work so hard to make that happen. They treat guests individually and make sure they are comfortable and confident no matter what their dive experience. We had one guest who made his first ocean dive on this trip, and he had just as much fun as the dive professionals on the boat did. The dives were terrific. We had a perfect mix of deep water wall dives, beautiful shallower reefs with tons of bottom time, and a couple of blue holes to round it out. And of course the Washing Machine - thanks for the turtles for sheepherding us through! Have to call out the crew - they were the best! Captain Manny, Sam, Bjorn, Chris, Drew, Nakita, Tiffani, Jen, Alex, Karl and Ingrid I can't thank you enough! I spent the plane ride out of Nassau trying to figure out when I can go back.
Date de la visite décembre 2020
Rédigé le 8 janvier 2021. Cet avis est l'opinion subjective d'un membre de Tripadvisor et non l'avis de Tripadvisor LLC. Les avis sont soumis à des vérifications de la part de Tripadvisor.
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