Saturday, June 21, 2025 – Welcome Aboard
It’s Saturday, and the TCAII crew is buzzing with anticipation as we prepare to welcome 16 new guests aboard. At 4:00 p.m., everyone arrives, checks in, submits certifications, and settles into their cabins. Chef Carlos greets them with a delicious welcome snack to set the tone.

As the sun dips low, the dinner bell rings at 6:00 p.m., and Chef Carlos delivers an exquisite first meal that leaves everyone excited for the week ahead. With bellies full and spirits high, guests unwind and ease into a restful night at sea.

Sunday, June 22, 2025 – Cathedral & Coral Stairway
The morning starts with the aroma of fresh coffee and a continental breakfast. While guests sip and savor, the crew casts off from Turtle Cove Marina and sets sail toward adventure.

Our first destination is Cathedral, where instructors Yahi and Joao lead the morning safety briefing. After a smooth entry, guests enjoy two dives filled with vibrant life: fingerprint flamingo tongues, lionfish, lobsters, flounders, groupers, blennies, sharks, ocean triggerfish, spotted cleaner shrimp, Atlantic spadefish, golden tail eels, and crabs.

By midday, we arrive at Coral Stairway, where we complete two more dives, including our first night dive. After another masterpiece from Chef Carlos and a brief rest, we slip into the water under moonlight. Night brings sightings of Atlantic spadefish, lobsters, moray eels, jacks, Pederson shrimp, barracudas, green coral eels, queen triggerfish, and octopuses.

Monday, June 23, 2025 – Brandy Wine & G-Spot
Guests wake to the comforting scent of coffee and breakfast. Dive instructor Cecilia leads a safety briefing as we arrive at Brandy Wine. This site offers incredible sightings: reef sharks, channel crabs, lobsters, wire coral shrimp, scorpionfish, jawfish, hermit crabs, and tilefish.

In the afternoon, we head to G-Spot, where guests enjoy warm conversation and a sunset meal. During the twilight dive, guests encounter barracudas, nurse sharks, reef sharks, mantis shrimp, angelfish, and groupers.

To finish the night, instructor Cecilia guides another unforgettable dive, where reef sharks, nurse sharks, and black jacks drift through torchlight.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – Double D & Spanish Anchor
With the morning sun rising, we set course for Double D. Instructor Joao leads the safety briefing at 8:00 a.m., and the day’s first dive reveals drumfish, queen triggerfish, pufferfish, octopuses, and a curious turtle.

While heading to Spanish Anchor, dolphins dance along the bow, thrilling our guests. The dive offers up lobsters, drumfish, Pederson shrimp, jawfish, trumpetfish, filefish, reef sharks, and sexy shrimp.

The final dive of the day includes sightings of more reef sharks, crazy crabs, and elusive octopuses—capping off a phenomenal day beneath the waves.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 – Boat Cove & The Guillies
As the seabirds sing and sunlight filters in, guests sip their coffee while we cruise to Boat Cove. Chef Carlos once again dazzles with a hearty breakfast. Our dives here showcase stingrays, neck crabs, garden eels, barracudas, butter hamlets, and reef sharks.

Later, we explore The Guillies, where the reef dazzles with butterflyfish, snakelock anemone shrimp, four-eyed butterflyfish with isopods, jawfish, white mantis shrimp, and flamingo tongues.

That evening, Yahi leads a thrilling night dive with encounters of octopuses, jacks, squirrelfish, and circling reef sharks.

Thursday, June 26, 2025 – Elephant Ear Canyon
With the sunrise glowing, we journey to Elephant Ear Canyon—a diver favorite for its sheer variety. Guests encounter baby turtles, stingrays, garden eels, sharks, and a large grouper enjoying a cleaning session.

After a delicious lunch and some rest, we head to the next reef where the day’s final dives include sightings of turtles, jawfish, moray eels, and spotted rays.

Dinner is served just before the night dive, where green moray eels, reef sharks, jawfish, and spotted eels emerge in the dark.

Friday, June 27, 2025 – The Dome & Farewell
Our final dive takes place at The Dome, a fitting end to a spectacular week. Guests delight in spotting sexy shrimp, Pederson shrimp, queen angelfish, snappers, triggerfish, turtles, sharks, moray eels, and colorful anemones.

We return to Turtle Cove Marina and celebrate with our signature Wine & Cheese Party, where stories are shared, laughter is loud, and friendships are sealed.

Congratulations to our Iron Divers - Your dedication and adventurous spirit made this week extraordinary. We look forward to welcoming you back on board for your next dive adventure.