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Frequent Questions
Why should I choose a LiveAboard?
To assist you in planning your live-aboard dive vacation, we've answered a few of our most frequently asked questions on the planning guides prepared for each destination in which the Dancer Fleet vessels operate. Please use the right rail navigation to select the information you need.
Diving Release and Waiver
A separate Diving Release & Waiver Form must be completed by each guest and returned to the Dancer Fleet office before reservations can be confirmed. For the convenience of our guests, this can now be accomplished on-line by using our Guest Information System. No bookings will be confirmed without a completed, signed Diving Release & Waiver Form.
Price Changes
Your package price is guaranteed upon receipt of your invoice, however, hotels, port charges, taxes, flights, dive permits, fuel surcharges, and other fees are subject to change without advance notification. Such increases will be passed on to guests.
Changes to Reservations
A $300.00 Administrative Fee per reservation will apply to change the date or destination of a reservation once it has been deposited if the notice of change is given in writing more than 90 days prior to departure. Group and Full Boat Charter reservations are not changeable. No bookings can be transferred to a Wholesaler, Travel Agent or Dive Shop once a deposit has been made directly with the Dancer Fleet.
Minimum Age
The Dancer Fleet accepts guests as young as 10 years of age if the minor is a certified diver and is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or a minimum of 16 years of age if not certified and accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Can you accommodate special requests?
Please remember that you are participating in an adventure travel vacation that is occurring in a remote part of the world. Many of the modern conveniences, brands and pre-packaged goods we are accustom to at home are not available in remote destinations. As such, many special requests that are very specific are difficult to accommodate.
We are very proud of our chefs. They offer a culinary mix that represents a mix of continental cuisine and the local cuisine.
If you have food allergies, please contact us well in advance (prior to making your reservation) so that we can determine if the vessel you are interested in can accommodate your specific need.
Finally, if you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or other special life event please let us know. Our crews stand ready to assist you in making your special day something to remember.
Documentation
You alone are responsible for ensuring you carry the proper documentation required for entry into your destination of choice. Please ensure that you have a valid visa, passport, or proof of citizenship (as required by the country you are visiting) at the time of your reservation.
Surface Safety Equipment
Each diver entering the water from any Dancer Fleet vessel will be required to have the following minimum surface safety equipment on each dive:
* Diver Alert (Surface audible signaling device)
* Safety Sausage (For the vessel to spot a diver in the distance.)
* Mini Strobe (For the vessel to spot a diver in the distance in low light situations ie: night / dusk)
If you do not personally have this equipment, you may purchase it at your local dive center prior to your departure. In addition, limited quantities are available for rent on your vessel.
Enriched Air Nitrox
All Dancer Fleet operations feature Enriched Air Nitrox 32% facilities. Nitrox fills are available on board to all certified enriched air divers. Nitrox certifications are also available on board to all certified divers.
Can I use my rebreather?
The Dancer Fleet does not allow rebreather divers to mix with Open Circuit divers on regularly scheduled cruises. The Dancer Fleet is happy to host special event charters on select yachts which are sponsored by stores / training agencies / manufactures of rebreather equipment where all divers that week are diving rebreathers.
Can I dive by myself or alone?
Diving by one's self has been around since the advent of recreational diving. However, only recently has any certification agency recognized the practice as an acceptable form of recreational scuba diving and created a training program to properly train divers for Solo Diving. However, the actual number of divers certified for Solo Diving is extremely small. At the same time - we recognize that a live-aboard dive vacation offers the Solo Diver an excellent opportunity to utilize his/her training. It is for this reason that we have created this Solo Diver information sheet, clearly explaining the support and limits of support, that we can offer the Solo Diver, and the expectations that we have of divers who choose to dive without a buddy. Solo diving is only permitted on board Sun Dancer II in Belize and Star Dancer in Papua New Guinea.
Single Guests
All live-aboard prices are quoted on a share basis, in a double occupancy stateroom. Singles are welcome to book alone, with the understanding that only another guest of the same gender will be booked into their cabin. If the guest requires that he/she have the cabin alone, they are required to pay a single supplement of 65% of the full retail value in addition to the package price. Additionally, guests who request a guaranteed single room are required to pay double the deposit (as for 2 spaces).
Smoking
There is absolutely no smoking allowed anywhere inside any of the vessels, smoking is allowed only in designated outdoor areas. Smoking is also not permitted when groups are gathered for briefing even though they are within the smoking area.
Itinerary Changes
Itineraries are always weather permitting and are conducted at the sole discretion of the Captain with consideration to the safety of the guests, crew and the vessel. No refunds will be issued or trips re-booked for itineraries that are canceled due to weather.
Yacht Ownership
All yachts in the Dancer Fleet are locally owned and operated. The Dancer Fleet has a marketing license with each local owner to provide the guidelines of standards that our guests have come to know and enjoy.
Substitutions
The Dancer Fleet and its affiliates have the right to substitute a vessel or package of comparable value if for some unforeseen reason the reserved vessel is not able to fulfill its charter or cruise obligation.
Deposit, Cancellation and Refund Policy
Please refer to the "Dancer
Fleet Deposit and Cancellation Policies" for
detailed information concerning the deposit, cancellation and refund
policies of the Dancer Fleet.
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