Aqua Cat Bahamas // Best Dive Liveaboards for Underwater Photography [VIDEO]

When looking for a dive experience to bring together Ikelite employees, Ambassadors, and customers, the first destination that came to mind was the Aqua Cat Bahamas. The Exumas, Bahamas are full of excitement above and below, and there’s no better way to experience it than on board the All Star Liveaboard's Aqua Cat. 

What did we love about diving on the Aqua Cat? Read on for more details, or watch the video below for customer, staff, and ambassador testimony with underwater footage that will have you itching to book your next dive vacation.

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"The Exumas just give you so much opportunity on each dive to see different creatures and get very creative with your shots." - Lior Berman

All Star Liveaboards' 102-foot luxury catamaran was a clear winner when we wanted to take Ikelite customers, Ambassadors, and employees for a week of shooting underwater photos and video. When we go, we go big and bring a lot of gear with us. Very few dive liveaboards in the world offer this kind of comfort to spread out with housings, strobes, laptops, and even drones. 

Aqua Cat cruises the Exumas - 365 cays of paradise strewn across the waters between Nassau and Turks & Caicos. Aqua Cat installed a majority of the moorings throughout the Exumas. They know the healthiest reefs and they work hard to maintain them. 

Macro life is abundant with juvenile fish of all varieties. But we really love wide angle photography and the Exumas is full of beautiful coral formations and shallow walls populated with many types of sharks (Caribbean reef, tiger, hammerhead, silky, whitetip), rays (great southern, yellow, spotted eagle), and turtles (hawksbill, green, loggerhead).

The Bahamas are also full of fun surface intervals including the Exumas Land and Sea Park, the James Bond Thunderball Grotto, and the infamous swimming pigs. © Logan Wood

Liveaboards are ideal for underwater photographers because they allow you to maximize bottom time and minimize hauling gear. © Logan Wood

Need more info?

There's a lot to love about the Exumas, Bahamas from the variety of marine life to crystal clear waters, and you can't go wrong with the expertise and top-notch customer service of the All Star crew. Stay tuned for an upcoming feature on all you need to know about liveaboard diving where we'll cover everything from packing essentials, ideal destinations, and embracing no Wifi. If you have a few more questions or want some advice email us at ikelite@ikelite.com today.

 

All Star Liveaboards are an award-winning liveaboard company servicing divers in the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Indonesia, Philippines, and the Red Sea. When they started their company 40 years ago their first destination was the Bahamas, so they know a thing or two about diving the Exumas. Whether you're looking for a top-notch luxury cruise feel, or want to keep it low-key and participate in citizen science projects, you'll find whatever you're looking for through All Star Liveaboards. Learn more on their website www.allstarliveaboards.com.

 

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