bhrubin

Thanks, but this is the Luxury Forum. We're talking about 5 star luxury properties with dive centers. Fairmonts rarely are considered to be 5 star or proper luxury hotels in the context of this Forum. When even TripAdvisor lists the Fairmont Southampton as a 4 star property, the jig is up.

manneca

The best diving you will find is in the Coral Triangle, roughly from the Philippines to Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and a bit further east. There are a few luxury resorts there, but not a lot. There are some luxury live aboards, the Damai being one. You won't find luxury in the Solomon Islands but it is perhaps the best diving in the world. Sharm is a reasonable compromise between great diving and luxury. Wakatobi is a fantastic dive resort. I've been there twice, planning a third trip in a couple of years. The food is excellent, the facilities very nice and the dive service fantastic. The Seychelles have some small luxury resorts that cater to divers and fly fishermen. You could check them out too. I don't remember the names off the top of my head. I frankly won't waste my time diving the Caribbean any more. The fish are gone, the corals are dead. (I have more than 1000 dives, my son is a dive master, I travel to Southeast Asia to dive two-three times a year).

chinmoylad

How about chartering the Aman boats in Indonesia? There are other liveaboard options too, many cheaper than Aman, some more expensive.

Additionally, while the resort gets mixed reviews (and again based on if you like this style or not) Bawah Island might be something to consider.

bhrubin

I haven't been able to get any real sense of the quality of diving around the Bawah island, surprisingly. It's not in an area where I'd expect the bigger pelagic life I most appreciate, but that doesn't mean they can't be there. The website is descriptive, but I don't know if I can trust it.

Any diving testimonials on the island?

Offshore171

I hear you. You mean something like the Aman Sveti Stefan...?

bhrubin

HAHAHAHA I assume you're in on the recent stay thread there?

Hopefully, the standard for this Luxury Forum still will be higher than those recent experiences.

Kagehitokiri

alila purnama does a number of destinations and books cabins, presume aman charters can go anywhere

does a lot of coral triangle not have large pelagics? on the other hand, shipwrecks are unrelated to wildlife