• Decide as far in advance as possible when you would like to make your dive expedition. Remember that holidays and prime vacation periods will be filled up first, sometimes as far as a year or more in advance. You might wish to determine some alternate dates, as well.
• Decide if you wish to charter the entire boat or join another charter. See the charter dates for availability of single or double slots.
• Identify your charter's divers. Divers must be open-water certified or accompanied by an instructor.
• Decide how many days you wish to charter the R/V Sea Dragon . We recommend an 8:00 pm Eastern US Time boarding. Arrival and Departure days are not counted as Charter days.
• Call or write to determine if the dates you want are open for charter. If your dates are available, Sea Dragon staff will forward you a contract with all the terms and dates spelled out carefully.
• Forward 10% deposit along with your signed contract (three copies!) back to the Sea Dragon staff. This is an ideal time to get deposits from the divers (we recommend $200 each) to insure their participation in the trip. One copy of the signed contract will be returned to you.
• Note that your participation on a Sea Dragon charter is not reserved until the contract and deposit are received by Sea Dragon staff.
• Fly commercial airlines to Nassau, Bahamas. See below for travel assistance. Nassau flights are often considerably less expensive than flights to other Caribbean islands. Note that Conception Island divers might fly to Georgetown, Bahamas. Contact the boat to learn if this is a better option for you.

When You Arrive in Nassau

• Gather all your luggage. If it has been lost, strongly consider waiting for the next flight if you are flying earlier in the day.
• Aggregate your group and get a taxi. Rates are much better. Of course, with enough diving gear, you might require two taxis.
• Drive to the Nassau Harbour Club. The taxi driver knows where it is, just on the far side of the bridge to Paradise Island on the main road. Larger groups pay approximately US$7/person plus gratuity. The fee for one person runs as high as US$25 plus gratuity.
• Find the "R/V Sea Dragon." Either the information desk (just inside the door) or head down the circular stairway, out the door to the marina, just left to the leftmost pier, and look for the boat near the end of the pier.

Travel Documents

Entering the Bahamas from the United States or Canada requires either a passport along with a return ticket. The Bahamas does not require a Visa for U.S. or Canadian citizens.

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