A liveaboard really is the best way to see Palau. And, boy, these guys are professional! They work SO HARD, every day, so that people have clean marine heads, excellent diving, great food, and amazing service.

I rented a camera while I was there and really loved diving with it. Lenses were swapped for me, memory card was given to me every night after dives, and helpful tips were plentiful. Accommodations were very nice, bathroom was not disgusting like most marine heads I'm familiar with. Robes were essential - I just put on that robe between dives and saved on laundry! LOL

Food was good - I liked breakfast most, and lunch was always large portions enough for me and my ravenous appetite. The tended bar was awesome - although I preferred to do all the dives, so I can safely say I was one of the lightest drinkers on the live aboard.

I loved how the gear was set up on the skiff. It stays attached to your tank, and they just refill the tank after each dive - it never leaves and you only have to set up your gear ONCE, just how you like it!!! Backrolls were fun, I always wound up bumping into my fellow dive buddy - but that made for bonding and cute laughs shared - definitely a positive not a negative. Dive guides were very knowledgeable and great at finding the awesome critters! Hector was my favorite - quiet, hard worker that REALLY knew his way around all the dive sites underwater.

All the crew displayed great professionalism, and they were always open for a chat or questions ("what's that weird long stringy animal on that night dive?!" "What nudibranch is this?" "May I have another glass of Hefe?")

I'd love to go again - I can't wait to go back and feel the current rippin' in my face again!

Man, Wish I had spent all the nights at Rose Garden Resort as opposed to DW Motel. Rose Garden had a delicious restaurant with super cheap, affordable food with huge portions, the rooms were lovely and rustic, but very "Bali/Indonesia" with the dark wood walls and floors. Bathroom was clean and new-looking, Fridge was a great amenity as well as the hot water boiler and TV. Wifi is available FOR FREE in the restaurant, or you can buy wifi cards for the signal for your room. Super quiet property with a sweet dog outside, and some cats. Waitresses and bartenders definitely knew us! One thing I was totally stoked on was that they had a huge cage area in the back with Coconut Crabs, for sale, actually, but they are hideous looking and I just liked to watch them. They were like $100/lb and most of the crabs (which you have to buy whole) were $300-$500 each. WHOA. So I just looked at them. I've always wanted to try one, but just can't justify that type of meal…

LOVED THIS PLACE!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Turks Caicos is a beautiful place - white sand beaches, gorgeous corals, sea fans, Grey Reef Sharks, and great dive centers! We stayed in a private condo on Providenciales. We There's some super fun dives sites like the Thunderdome (old French TV show set) and a couple natural tubes/caverns to explore!

Topside is quiet, the local cuisine specializes in Conch - a big marine snail that is farmed on island - it's great as ceviche or fried up! Quiet island of Providenciales was sweet and people are friendly. I really wanted to adopt a Potcake Pup (Potcake is the term for a street dog, eating the caked on rice and starches in the bottom of a pot) - there are dogs all around but none of them were aggressive. Wish I could have taken them all home!

On the dives I saw tons of flamingo tongue snails, sea fans, reef sharks, and big groupers - the sharks and gorgeous sponges were my favorite on the trip!