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 <title>What makes a liveaboard a world-beater?</title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:26 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Insist on the correct combination of factors and your floating holiday will be a pleasure - get it wrong and it could be a pain. <br/>John bantin looks at winning dive-boats, and what to look out for when booking.]]></description>
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 <description><![CDATA[John bantin looks at winning dive-boats]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:19 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Every business worth its salt has a Unique Selling Proposition. Colin Mac Andrias has been looking for liveaboards with a USP, and finding that you often have to pay to stand out ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:19 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[So what is a 'techreational' Red Sea trip? Chris Boardman takes to a liveaboard that allows divers to get more mileage out of their time. Images by Andrew Georgitsis ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Where do you find a High Court judge co-habiting with a Hell's Angel? Introducing our Liveaboards Special, John Bantin analyses the attraction of living over dive sites]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:15 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[It's a typical modern liveaboard - which means that you shouldn't have too much to worry about from the minute you step aboard. John Bantin enjoys some imperial treatment ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[John Liddiard leaps aboard the Baani Explorer in the Maldives, concerned that he might be worn down by endless manta ray encounters. Such problems! ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[John Bantin experiences the Bahamas on the cheap - the diving is fine, but Thunderball it isn't ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:05 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Some divers are so keen to dive the southern Egyptian Red Sea that they'll take a voluntary plunge even during a free-flow! John Bantin views the always-diverting scene from a very comfortable liveaboard ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[As liveaboards get bigger in response to market forces, John Bantin looks at what goes into producing a floating hotel to suit all requirements - and singles out examples to show where liveaboards are heading]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Some liveaboard groups just gel naturally, and how the crew and dive guides wish it could always be that way. John Bantin joins one such group in the Egyptian Red Sea]]></description>
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 <title>Get the best from your boat</title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:51 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A perfect voyage? You'll be lucky if it happens, says Mike Ward, but the experienced liveaboarder knows the strategies for staying happy at sea]]></description>
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 <title>My liveaboard diary</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA['Dreamed of sharks. The best part was when a huge oceanic whitetip started chasing the airline check-in girl...' Mike Ward was determined that his Red Sea liveaboard trip would make his dreams come true, but some people's dreams are others' nightmares...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Why is a life on the Red Sea wave so intoxicating? Mike Ward reveals all in his diary of a week-long expedition]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[It all looks deceptively calm now, but when you opt for adventurous liveaboard diving, life on the ocean waves can get rough. Pack those sea legs, but above all pick the right boat, says John Bantin]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[We can laugh about these floating hotels now, though it was no joke at the time. If you want to avoid the sort of unsavoury shipboard experiences suffered by John Bantin, the secret is to do your homework]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:19 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Liveaboard holidays can be great fun - as long as you pick a reliable vessel that suits your needs, and don't expect a luxury floating hotel if you're paying bargain prices. Good planning is the key, and this guide is here to help you through the initial stages]]></description>
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 <title>Live-Aboard Dive Travel: The Essential Guide</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Are liveaboards too cheap?</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Do not be seduced by bargain prices. Operators who charge more might be offering better value for money.]]></description>
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 <title>The Diver Guide to Liveaboards - Sept 2000</title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The DiverGuide to LiveaboardsHolidays afloat can be terrific, but liveaboard diving has its pitfalls, too. Let Diver help you plan your trip, by highlighting the hazards, sorting out the specs and providing some personal recommendationsTHE TABLESEuropeRed SeaIndianOcean/SE AsiaAmerican Pacific/CaribbeanAustralia/S Pacific/MicronesiaUsing the tablesQuestions to askThe BoatsThe worst boat holidays ever!!Oyster at the Brothers]]></description>
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