Look up “all star” in the dictionary and you’ll find the following synonyms: excellent, remarkable, well-known, legendary, acclaimed, renowned, eminent. All Star is a fitting name for the fleet of liveaboards that has been taking guests on dive vacations for more than 40 years. The mission of the All Star Liveaboards team — whether working in the office, onboard as boat crew or underwater as a dive guide — is to give their diving and nondiving guests a memorable vacation.

Obviously, they have succeeded, as they collected 36 Scuba Diving Magazine Readers Choice Awards in 2022. Despite the challenges since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, one guiding principle has remained the same. Every member of All Star’s team is a scuba diver and has a passion for diving. They understand the unique desires and needs of their customers, and they truly feel privileged to be a part of their guests’ dive adventures. All Star liveaboards enjoy a high number of repeat guests, with many citing the friendly crew, comfortable boats, delicious meals and outstanding underwater experiences.

The All Star Liveaboards

Bahamas: Aqua Cat, Cat Ppalu and Blackbeard’s Cruises’ Sea Explorer and Morning Star

The 102-foot luxury catamaran Aqua Cat is best of class for more reasons than we can count — it’s won numerous Readers Choice Awards from Scuba Diving readers — and 2022 was no exception. Aqua Cat won first place in seven Caribbean/Atlantic categories: Best Overall Liveaboard, Quality of Liveaboard, Quality of the Berths, Attention to Safety, Quality of the Food, Quality of the Staff and Level of Luxury. It added two Top 10 finishes for Quality of Rental Gear and Level of Value. The yacht, which offers itineraries that explore the Exuma Cays, has a 28-foot launch for nondiving excursions.

All Star’s Bahamas-based fleet includes the 65-foot sailing catamaran Cat Ppalu, and Blackbeard’s Cruises’ budget-friendly sailing sloops, Sea Explorer and Morning Star. Cat Ppalu won a prestigious first place Readers Choice Award for Level of Value and ranked in the Top 10 for Best Overall Liveaboard, Level of Luxury, Quality of Liveaboard, Quality of the Berths, Quality of the Rental Gear, Attention to Safety, Quality of the Food and Quality of the Staff. The yacht offers private dive vacation charters and takes 12 passengers in six cabins. For families, friends and groups that want a unique and intimate sailing, scuba diving and snorkel vacation, this yacht is a great choice.

The 65-foot sailing vessels Morning Star and Sea Explorer grabbed their own share of Top 10 rankings in the Readers Choice Awards: Its Level of Value award is no surprise, but these vessels also earned nods in several other categories: Best Overall Liveaboard, Quality of the Liveaboard, Quality of the Berths, Quality of Rental Gear, Attention to Safety, Quality of the Food and Quality of the Staff. Though it’s tight quarters on a Blackbeard’s cruise, the A/C keeps everything comfortable, the meals are delicious, and you’ll visit the same sites in the Exumas that Aqua Cat and Cat Ppalu visit.

Indonesia: Aurora and Velocean

The 132-foot Pinisi-style dive liveaboard All Star Aurora is not only a beautiful boat but it’s also an award-winning one. It made the Indo-Pacific Top 10 lists for Best Overall Liveaboard, Quality of the Liveaboard, Quality of the Berths, Level of Luxury, Quality of Rental Gear, Attention to Safety, Quality of the Food, Quality of Staff, Quality of the Berths and Level of Value. You can choose either Raja Ampat or Komodo National Park itineraries, as well as book one of its repositioning trips through the Banda Sea and Forgotten Islands.

The 171-foot All Star Velocean is a yacht that combines a sleek design with an elegant décor. Velocean’s 10 spacious suites have expansive ocean-view windows that will make you redefine what a liveaboard accommodation should be. With unparalleled service and amenities, divers are pampered during a luxury vacation on their choice of three itineraries: Raja Ampat, Komodo National Park and Wakatobi Marine National Park. And, oh, yes, did we mention the welcome massage?

There may be no area on earth richer in marine biodiversity than the Coral Triangle and these Indonesia itineraries are in the heart of it. Whale sharks, schools of barracuda and mackerel, giant Pacific mantas, frogfish, and hundreds of species of corals await divers. You could spend a lifetime here to try and see it all.

Philippines: Infiniti

The 133-foot yacht Infiniti offers itineraries in three northern Coral Triangle hot spots: Tubbataha, Visayas and Bohol, and Malapascua and Leyte. The pristine coral reefs and thriving waters of the Philippines teem with as much diversity as Indonesia. Depending on the season and location, divers have the opportunity to encounter whale sharks, manta rays, thresher sharks and huge schools of fish. The steel-hulled Infiniti is the only RINA-certified — the most recognized standard of safety in the yachting world — dive liveaboard in the Philippines. It can comfortably handle all weather conditions, and it offers all the amenities that divers want for their stay at sea.

All Star Red Sea: Scuba Scene

One of the most exotic bodies of water on Earth, the Red Sea are bursting with colorful soft corals, gray reef, hammerhead, thresher and oceanic whitetip sharks, historic shipwrecks, and pinnacles that are the stunning backdrops for encounters with sharks, dolphins, Napoleon wrasse and mantas. The 141-foot All Star Scuba Scene is one of the largest liveaboards in the Red Sea and offers both northern and southern itineraries. Shark encounters depend on the season and location, but you may find oceanic whitetips and hammerheads, along with the unique marine life found only in the Red Sea. Plus, you can add on exciting cultural trips to the Pyramids of Giza, southwest of Cairo, a Nile River cruise including Luxor or Aswan, and a city tour of Cairo.

British Virgin Islands: Cuan Law

Boaters love the British Virgin Islands’ turquoise waters, sheltered anchorages, white-sand beaches and “yachtie” lifestyle. What better way to experience the BVIs and go scuba diving than aboard the 105-foot luxury trimarin All Star Cuan Law? Guests visit the islands’ most iconic sites, such as the Baths of Virgin Gorda, the historic wreck of the RMS Rhone and some of the most picturesque anchorages found anywhere in the Caribbean.

The All Star Promise

With more than 40 years as a scuba diving liveaboard operator, the All Star team know that their guests have varied skill levels and budgets. For this reason, they offer a variety of options in their liveaboard vacations – from budget to luxury, activities for divers and nondivers, and cultural excursions for adventure seekers and laid-back vacationers.

Their friendly, knowledgeable — and award-winning — team of divers can answer any questions you may have. All you have to do is book the trip of your dreams!

Contact

954-734-7111, [email protected], allstarliveaboards.com