Pictured (left to right): Bob, Erica, Adrian, Luke, Rick, Donato, Chrissie, Nellie, Steve.
Pictured (left to right): Safety expert from Siren HQ, Alex (back), Cowboy, Andrew, Lee (back), P.K.
Adrian, Luke and Rick
Pictured (l to r): Lee, Alex, Andrew (back), crew member (back), Bob, Safety guy from HQ, Adrian, Luke, Nellie.
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Bob (NJ) and Erica (Boston), long-time dive friends who often travel together.
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Nellie and Steve (San Francisco)
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In foreground - Lee and Katie (our fearless group leader from BlueWaterTravel.com)
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Alex and Andrew (England), with Bob (NJ) behind, apparently posing for a different photographer.
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Erica with Adrian & Luke
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Luke had his 82nd birthday on the boat, and the crew went all out for him!
PEOPLE - Cocktails aboard the Siren (only for those who are done diving for the day).
Pictured (left to right): Andrew, P.K., Lee (back), Bob, Chrissie, Erica, Adrian, Luke.
PK and Jona with afternoon snacks
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The whole gang--crew and divers alike!
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THE SHIP - the rest of the photos in this gallery are to show diving friends what the ship looks like. This is the dive deck with tanks where divers get dressed.
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Next to each tank station is a dry drawer for each diver - great for stashing sunglasses at the last minute before dives!
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Camera/charging station, with a big drawer underneath for each person's camera parts
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The salon has 4 couches
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The other side of the salon, with more camera table space
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Suits are hung in between dives around the back deck, with dedicated camera rinse tanks (blue in the foreground). There are also separate rinse buckets for masks and for wetsuits, which the crew rinse and hang to dry after each dive. Then, prior to the next dive, the crew drapes each diver's wetsuit(s) over their tank (a service that I've never seen on a liveaboard before!).
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The Siren requires that everyone have a Signaling Sausage (to fill with air and send to the surface), along with a string reel (so it could be deployed while on our safety stops). If you don't have one, they'll loan you one. I promptly bought a sausage and reel when I got home.
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THE END (for this trip, anyway...)
