Rather than have us tell you about the diving, read what some of our clients have to say:
If Ken says something about diving, I believe him! That’s the BEST value he brings to his travel business, he’s dived EVERYWHERE, seen the declines in some spots, and really knows what diving is like in a given destination. If I ask him, “Is it worth it to go to xyz?” He may tell me not to bother, or try this other hidden gem out instead, and he always steers me straight! Interestingly enough, the Bay Islands of Honduras were the place we met Ken Scarbrough. He stayed at the Laguna Beach Club in Utila with us years ago. It was a neat coincidence cause we’d been using his service for several years prior to that. He is a fun guy, and a pretty good UW photographer. He definitely pulls no punches, and tells it like it is!
Jeff T, San Diego, CA
Hello Eileen!
Thanks, again, in making our travel plans for this liveaboard trip so easy.
I repeat – Ultimate Dive Travel is the best. (And I often make referrals).
— THANKS.
Kathleen
The trip to the Maldives was amazing!!! The weather was sunny the entire time.
The Ark Royal is definitely a palatial live aboard boat!! There were 16 divers and the crew, but it never felt crowded at any time. The service and food was wonderful!
Half of the divers were from Spain and the other half were from the United States. It was truly a wonderful group of people to dive with. I met Dane and Bonnie Foucher, and they could not speak more highly of you. Dane said that you are very helpful in planning every detail of his scuba trips.
The diving was everything I had hoped for. On the 9 day trip, I made 29 dives. I snorkeled with a whale shark!! Two of the dives were with Mantas at the cleaning stations!! There were several dives with sharks! I was happy to see the numerous schools of all kinds of fish. It was like swimming in an aquarium!!!
It was a trip of a lifetime and I want to thank you so much for making it possible.”
— Cheryl J.
Once again, Ken and Laura, thanks for handling our trip for us to Maldives and putting me on the right boat and flights. You two are fantastic. Bottomline……… we had a great time.”
— Dane and Bonnie
Just a note to thank you and your staff for all your work in making my group trip to The Maldives possible. My group and I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of it.
Our flights on Emirates were on time and the service was professional and courteous.
Once we arrived at Male International Airport the crew from the Ark Royal was right there awaiting us when we stepped out of the security area ready to assist us with our need.
The Ark Royal and it’s staff far exceeded our expectations with personalized care, spacious clean cabins, comfortable lounging salon, and plenty of deck space for simply hanging out.
The staff was professional, friendly, and helpful in every capacity from the greeters at the airport, excellent dive crew, superb meals, to the warm goodbye’s at the end of the trip.
I have experienced several other live aboard vessels since the 1970’s when I began my diving career and the Ark Royal rates very high among the best. I look forward to my next group adventure with them. Thanks again for your recommendation and continued quality professionalism.”
— Michael P.
We are back in Quito tonight… to be shipping out tomorrow to Houston and California… Thanks a lot. Appreciate all of your help..”
— Kiran
Laura@Ultimatedivetravel.com was one of our dive travel agents, and they made our trip very easy and were a wealth of knowledge about the region and diving. Laura always answered my questions in a very timely manner and I would definitely use them again.
— G. Gough
