Designed for Scuba

Thank You to everyone checking in on us in beautiful Indonesia 🇮🇩. As the news of the 7.4 earthquake this morning makes its way across the world, we wanted to let everyone know we are safe! Currently we’re on board the Coralia Liveaboard, Raja Ampat in Misool in southern Raja Ampat, and didn’t feel a thing! However we did just leave Lembeh & Manado just 2 days ago, and are receiving reports that there is some earthquake damage and they felt the big shake! This area in the heart of the “ring of fire”, earthquakes are very common.

We are sending hugs & love to any of our friends & colleagues in Sulawesi/Halmahera who have been impacted!

We’re having an amazing time out here in Misool. Stunning dives, morning hike to love lagoon, birthday celebrations, beautiful sunsets, amazing group of dive buddies, and of course a fun April Fools! With so much more to come!

🌊 Dive the Jewel of Micronesia: Palau
🤩 Join the Designed for Scuba Community | May 2026

We’re heading to the pristine waters of Palau for a 10 night expedition of world-class marine encounters, historic wrecks, breathtaking blue holes, and the legendary highlight of the trip: Bumphead Parrotfish spawning!

Palau isn’t just a dive destination; it’s the world's first shark sanctuary where three major ocean currents collide, creating a "superhighway" for the big stuff. In May, we hit the sweet spot—warm water, incredible visibility, and dives you'll be talking about for ages.

Hop on board the beautiful Solitude Gaia liveaboard with divers who love the ocean as much as you do! And let's not forget the infamous "slide time" - the most fun you'll ever have on a surface interval! Ready to dive in?

Details:
📆 Dates: May 6-16, 2026
📍 Location: Koror, Palau
🔗 https://www.designedforscuba.com/encounters/palau-may-2026
📧 [email protected]

Limited spots remain. Assistance available with suggested flight options.

Designed for Scuba - Palau May 2026 May 6-16, 2026

🤩 Hot Off the Press 🤩
Sharing some exciting news! Last month in Socorro on board the Belle Amie we had a beautiful whale shark encounter! Working with behind the scenes, I learned we had encountered a new (to the database) whale shark in the Mexican Pacific region. 👏👏👏

🥁 Drum Roll 🥁
Introducing the beautiful Belle Amie (Beautiful Friend) whale shark, named after the wonderful liveaboard that took us to Socorro! She’s among roughly 900~1000 whale sharks IDed in this region. We love participating and supporting citizen science programs/projects where we dive doing important work to protect marine life.

On behalf of everyone in our group on the Dec 2025 Socorro trip, a donation has been made to support these important initiatives. Thank you for the work you’re doing for whale sharks in the Mexican Pacific! 🙏 (While we initially thought she might be pregnant, we actually don’t know without an ultrasound).

Swipe to see one of the beautiful encounters we had with Belle Amie! She surprised us all, literally joining us from the deep blue! Thank You for sharing this clip from this exciting moment!
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📍Revillagigedo Islands (Roca Partida)
🛥️ Belle Amie