Fiji Liveaboards
Nai’a is a 120-foot motor sailer retrofitted to provide comfort for all divers. The large dive deck has plenty of room to move around and get your gear on, take care of your cameras and to board the skiffs. The expert crew will take care of everything else. Common areas onboard include a gorgeous salon constructed with Fijian hardwoods, a “pulpit” on the bow – the prime location for spotting whales and dolphins, and a sun-drenched top deck. Although facilities onboard are wonderful and the diving fantastic, it’s the dedicated Fijian crew that makes your trip a truly exceptional experience.
Nai’a accommodates 18 guests in nine spacious air-conditioned cabins, all with private bathrooms. Four of the cabins have queen-size beds, three have both a queen-size bed and a twin-size bunk above, and two have twin bunk beds. All cabins have plenty of storage and both 110 and 220 volt power outlets. Nai’a departs conveniently from Lautoka, just 30 minutes away from Nadi airport for 7- and 10-night itineraries around Fiji’s best diving spots. In August every year, Nai’a departs from Tonga for its famous 10-night itineraries that include snorkeling with humpback whales, diving the pristine local reefs and visiting local villages.
Island Dancer
Island Dancer II is 101-foot liveaboard yacht designed to pamper divers. There are only five cabins onboard for a maximum of ten guests making the boat perfect for small groups who like to charter their own departures. The master cabin has a queen-size bed and a picture window, and the four twin cabins feature a lower double and an upper single bed. All cabins are air-conditioned and have private bathrooms.
The beautifully appointed salon has ample room for divers to view their photos and videos or to enjoy a movie on the entertainment system. The sundeck features covered and uncovered lounging and is a perfect place to relax with a book during surface intervals. The large dive deck has a dive platform, a freshwater shower and a camera table. Island Dancer II offers Nitrox.
It’s hard to pin the TuiTai experience down in one sentence – it all depends what you decide it to be! There’s plenty of diving, snorkeling, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking and visiting villages to call it an active cruise, albeit not a dive-dedicated one. But, you can also call it a romantic honeymoon or the best trip ever with friends or a great family vacation with tweens and teenagers. The crew is enthusiastic and friendly as only Fijians can be, and the onboard life is decidedly informal and unscripted.
The accommodation varies from the large oversea veranda suite to the eight expedition cabins, all with private bathrooms. The oversea veranda suite has a private cabana with views, a king-size bed, and a personal entertainment system with a DVD player, and it comes all-inclusive with bar tab, spa treatments, diving and laundry. Oversea veranda stateroom is smaller but also all-inclusive, and the grand stateroom and the stateroom are all nice but do not offer private outdoor areas and are not all-inclusive. The expedition cabins feature a double bed (some with an extra upper), air-conditioning and private bathrooms.