Hi,

I've not dived for 10 years but I'd like to get back into it. I like
the idea of spending a week (or maybe two) on a very relaxed dive boat
in a warm place, diving a couple of times a day, eating/drinking BBQ
and salad and wine and generally having a fun time. I'd probably go on
my own.

Can anyone please recommend a boat? If this is the wrong place to ask
then is it possible to point me in the right direction? (I've asked
here since I'm in the UK, so readers here are likely to have a better
idea of what might be available to me, and at what price, than people
in North America etc.)

TIA for any help.

Get yourself retrained, if not fully from scratch, certainly some refreshers 
until you're up to it. You owe it to yourself and those around you. Then go 
to the Red Sea.

SO many locations, hotels, boats, operators, resorts, SO little time!

Ken


"4NGs"  wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> I've not dived for 10 years but I'd like to get back into it. I like
> the idea of spending a week (or maybe two) on a very relaxed dive boat
> in a warm place, diving a couple of times a day, eating/drinking BBQ
> and salad and wine and generally having a fun time. I'd probably go on
> my own.
>
> Can anyone please recommend a boat? If this is the wrong place to ask
> then is it possible to point me in the right direction? (I've asked
> here since I'm in the UK, so readers here are likely to have a better
> idea of what might be available to me, and at what price, than people
> in North America etc.)
>
> TIA for any help.
>

In article , Ken 
 writes
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've not dived for 10 years but I'd like to get back into it. I like
>> the idea of spending a week (or maybe two) on a very relaxed dive boat
>> in a warm place, diving a couple of times a day, eating/drinking BBQ
>> and salad and wine and generally having a fun time. I'd probably go on
>> my own.
>>
>> Can anyone please recommend a boat? If this is the wrong place to ask
>> then is it possible to point me in the right direction? (I've asked
>> here since I'm in the UK, so readers here are likely to have a better
>> idea of what might be available to me, and at what price, than people
>> in North America etc.)
>>
>> TIA for any help.
>>
>
>
>Get yourself retrained, if not fully from scratch, certainly some refreshers
>until you're up to it. You owe it to yourself and those around you. Then go
>to the Red Sea.
>
>SO many locations, hotels, boats, operators, resorts, SO little time!
>
>Ken
>
>
>"4NGs"  wrote in message
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If you want awesome diving in the Red Sea and not get into a war zone, 
be it day boats or live aboards get down to the south of Egypt passed 
Hamata.

I stayed at this place:
http://www.zabargad.net/

Diving with these folk:
http://www.orca-diveclub-hamata.com/english/divecenter.php

Nothing to do but dive as Hamata is a dozen shacks and a jetty.
But I did have a fantastic fish meal in one of those shacks!
-- 
Mick Whittingham
'and I will make it a felony to drink small beer.'
William Shakespeare, Henry VI part 2.

Strongly agree that you should get yourself some retraining prior to
embarking on a livaboard.

Have a look atd.http://www.bsactravelclub.co.uk/reports/index.html
where you will find loads of trip reports, especially in the Middle East
section which has loads of Red Sea liveboard reports.

Enjoy!

Eddie
:
"4NGs"  wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've not dived for 10 years but I'd like to get back into it. I like
> the idea of spending a week (or maybe two) on a very relaxed dive boat
> in a warm place, diving a couple of times a day, eating/drinking BBQ
> and salad and wine and generally having a fun time. I'd probably go on
> my own.
>
> Can anyone please recommend a boat? If this is the wrong place to ask
> then is it possible to point me in the right direction? (I've asked
> here since I'm in the UK, so readers here are likely to have a better
> idea of what might be available to me, and at what price, than people
> in North America etc.)
>
> TIA for any help.
>