Thailand bans damaging sunscreen

Thailand Marine Parks Similan

Thailand has followed in the footsteps of countries and regions such as Palau and Hawaii as it bans reef damaging sunscreen. The Thai government based their decision and consequent announcement, in early August 2021, on available scientific data. This data clearly shows that these chemicals “deteriorate coral reefs, destroy coral larvae, obstruct their reproductive system, […]

Who can say they have set foot on Bikini Island?

Being on Bikini Island Beach

We are lucky to have adventurous guests like you; guests who believe in us and trust us to take you to the most remote corners of our planet. Who can say they have set foot on Bikini Island? Hand up: us, us, us, us, us!!! As we saw in our 10 facts blog, the Marshall Islands […]

Scuba Diving: How Big is My Tank?

Dive Deck on Pacific Master

Everyone who is diving on a liveaboard with Master Liveaboards has done an open water course. If not open water then something similar. Most divers onboard will also have done at least one extra diving course, if not more. So we all know the answer to the basic question of how big our tank is, […]

Best Dive Sites In Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands aerial view

Remote and truly beautiful, Solomon Islands is a diver’s dream destination. Part of the Coral Triangle, with a staggering diversity of marine species, coral, and dive sites, it somehow remains one of the least dived areas of the world. As the country is relatively new to tourism, The Solomons are often called ‘the South Pacific […]

Prinz Eugen – The Wrecks of the Nuclear Fleet

Prinz Eugen in Bikini Atoll

When joining a Bikini Atoll diving itinerary, Prinz Eugen is often the first dive of the trip. After all, she’s right there in Kwajalein Atoll, nice and shallow, the perfect check dive for the trip ahead. But how did she get here, and what is she like to dive? Wreck Stats Prinz Eugen is an […]

Is This Thailand’s Best Dive Site?

Soft coral on dive site Richelieu Rock in Thailand

The Similan and Surin Islands offer some of Thailand’s finest diving and certainly deserve to be on your bucket list. Tucked away nearly 10km east of the Surin Islands is Richelieu Rock. Certainly it’s spectacular, but is it Thailand’s best dive site? The Junk’s own Renske Lauterbach makes her case. This large solitary limestone seamount […]

Bikini Atoll and the Marshall Islands

Diving Bikini Atoll and Marshall Islands with a CCR

Bikini Atoll is in the Marshall Islands and is likely on the list of least visited places on earth. It’s certainly one of the least visited places that people have actually heard of. Luckily for you, Master Liveaboards have a dive vessel operating there. This makes it easier for you become part of the exclusive […]

Solomon Islands Diving. What you need to know.

Solomon Islands diving - Master Liveaboards

If you’re reading this then you’ve probably been to a number of memorable diving destinations already. You’ve probably also ticked off a few of your bucket list dive spots. But as we all know, the bucket list keeps growing. There will always be that one spot that you need to see that hasn’t hit the […]

Best hairstyles for diving

Best hairstyles for diving

We know what you think…but no, this is no joke. Choosing the best hairstyles for diving is a very serious subject for anyone who scuba dives! There is NOTHING more annoying than having strands of hairs floating in front of your mask. Especially when it’s right at the time that whale shark shows up. Or […]