USDT offers dive resorts + liveaboard trips.

scuba diving trip, dive trips BIG NEWS, Amigos del Mar!
"KiSSR DAY" is finally here --
"Kinda Sorta Semi-Retirement"
for U.S. Dive Travel Founders.
On March 31, 2022, after
32 EXCITING YEARS of SERVICE --
helping thousands of divers, snorkelers &
tropical beach vacation clients visit
some 3 dozen island nations worldwide --
John Hessburg & his ace admin team
hung up one set of seafaring fins
to don another... planning custom trips
for the larger client groups only --
workplace teams, family reunions,
tribal celebrations of old friends
& special exploratory expeditions.
As ever, the Prime Priority remains...
Our longtime loyal vacation clients.






Our colorful diving yacht directory:
LIVE-ABOARDS.com
TM


Hawaii diving, Hawaii snorkeling, Hawaii beaches.

5 marine life photos by our friend,
© Werner Thiele of Austria's Tyrol.


Ballet Dancer / Beach Sprite photo
by WA lens whiz Nancy Werlinger.


John Hessburg, Seattle writer / explorer
backed by his wife, Susan, & two sons,
founded the U.S. Dive Travel Network
in West Seattle -- back in March 1990.


Our team sends discerning divers
to fine tropical resorts, hotels &
top-tier scuba diving centers, all
across the Pacific & Caribbean.
We have savvy friends & allies
who guide & serve our clients
like family, with TLC & wisdom.

U.S. DIVE TRAVEL TM
Your DIVE VACATION hotline:&nbsp
952-953-4124.
Got a dream?  OK ...
Let's make it happen !

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AWW COVID SCHMOVID, MAN!
Go clap your fins &amp slap on some
high-test sunscreen, funseekers!
At long last this pan-damn-ic
is well on the wane after a
sad, soul-stifling, 30-month
slapdown of the entire tropical
dive vacation industry -- worldwide.
New hope &amp joy are billowing back
like plumeria trees in Springtime.

HIGH TIME to RE-SEIZE the SEAS,
all you island-starved sunseekers!
Welcome to the Web's longest-running,
photo-filled resource for tropical
snorkeling & scuba diving vacations.
We're seasoned experts at sea-escapes,
sharing trip tips since "Pioneer Days"
of the rowdy pre-cell-phone Usenet...
on bulletin boards (BBS), years before
there even existed a Worldwide Web.

That's why our loyal tribe winks &
thinks there's a bit of "retro-chic"
in our unrepentingly enthusiastic
old-timey Vapor Wave site design!
So come on in & have some fun --
Click in, choose, cruise & peruse
from more than 777,000 words
plus 3,000 vibrant & colorful photos
of wild islands, beachside resorts,
& most of this blue planet's best
luxury scuba diving liveaboards.

Weary of cold robo-reservations
via soulless cell phone apps?
Miss talking with a human being,
a friendly tropical travel pro?
Our top dive trip planners will
be happy to help you -- any time.

Liveaboard, exotic liveaboards.

Click on a SUNRISE SURPRISE --
The DICTION AERIE --
9 vigorous LIT-BLOGS.
Many are featuring
high-adventure themes!


Take a quick sec' to check
the energetic video-clips
on our YouTube Channel !


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DIVE VACATION OPTIONS:

Our TOP DIVE RESORTS:
Pacific & Caribbean Classics.
Our BEST LIVE-ABOARDS:
Luxury Liveaboard Vacations.
Our FAVORITE SNORKELING VACATIONS:
Honeymoon Getaways & Tropical Islands.
DIVE PACKAGES: swimming toward the NEW '30s!
Discounts -- luxury liveaboard vacations!
TOP 12 Tropical Dive Vacations:
7 Top-Value Dive Resorts + 5 Live-Aboards.

KADAVU, FIJI, ASTROLABE REEF: Scuba Diving
& Snorkeling Vacations at Fiji's Magical Eco-Resort.
 
Our BEST FIJI VACATIONS: scuba diving & snorkeling +
Beautiful Fiji Honeymoon Packages + Fiji Liveaboards.
Our BEST HAWAII VACATIONS: Scuba Diving &
Snorkeling Trips, Best Hawaii Honeymoons.
MOLOKAI HAWAII eco-tour packages:
Molokai hiking, biking, coastal kayaking.
OMAN, what a feeling -- desert holidays !
Oman diving is sunny, serene, surreal.
CUSTOMIZED Dive Trips for Big Groups.

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All text & photos
© Copyright 1995 - Present Day.

INFORMATION KITS:
Who We Are at U.S. Dive Travel.
Book a Trip with U.S. Dive Travel.
Travel Cancellation + Diver Accident Insurance:
Shop the Options, Protect your Dive Packages.
How to Prevent Dive Trip Bummers.
Dive Vacation Checklists / Must-See Info Kits.
Letters from Happy Scuba Vacation & Snorkeling Clients.
Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.s):
Secure a Visa -- Anywhere on Earth.
"Our COCONUT TELEGRAM" -- Storm Updates +
Tips on Liveaboards, Honeymoons, Snorkeling.
Become a Group Leader for Dive Tours --
How to Earn a Free Scuba Vacation!
Are You a Tropical Travel Agent ?
How to Book Clients with USDT Network.
Are Are You a Dive Shop Manager or Instructor ?
How to Book Clients with USDT Network.
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The John Pohle Family on a snorkeling & diving getaway to Matangi Island Resort, Fiji.


Welcome to the Home Page of the U.S. Dive Travel Network !  We are tropical vacation experts, wholesalers of exotic & affordable holidays for snorkelers & scuba divers.  The USDT team is pleased to offer you the largest & most info-rich website for dive vacations on the Worldwide Web -- more than 777,000 words of text + more than 3,000 photos & graphics.  To zip from this Home Page to our dive resorts, liveaboards, snorkeling vacations, beach vacations, jungle eco-tours, Mayan ruins or tropical honeymoon holidays -- in 35+ colorful countries -- or to check our Info Kits for dive tours, click on the bright blue hot-links. You'll link in a blink to any files you choose - whether Hawaii vacation, South Pacific getaway, liveaboard holiday, Caribbean dive trip or Guanaja dive trip. We are travel agents specializing in amazing scuba diving vacations.

"Get Wet Without Getting Soaked !" TM

This virtual vacation catalog offers you one-stop shopping for all tropical travelers.   We are scuba diving vacation specialists, each with more than 40 years of trip-planning experience in Central America, South America, the Hawaiian Islands, the South Pacific, Micronesia & Oz.   U.S. Dive Travel was soft-launched in March of '90, and had our debut on the pre-Web Usenet in early 1991. Then in '95 we were among the first wholesalers in the USA to launch a website for tropical island getaways -- to serve our busy professional clients better.   USDT Network now operates the longest-running website for dive resorts, live-aboards & snorkeling vacations on the Internet -- for 28 of our 32 USDT years we've worked on the Web.   We're saddened to see so many dive trip wholesalers pounded by this viciously see-sawing economy.   But we're still sailing strong -- steady as she goes -- exploring & offering new tropical islands each year.   We're an ultra-experienced family firm with a fiscally responsible client-centered business model.   Our dive trips to the Caribbean & Pacific are planned by experienced experts who share your passion for tropical vacations.   Here's your data hub for best liveaboard packages, yacht charters, best South Pacific honeymoons, best Caribbean honeymoons, tropical holiday innovations, liveaboards around the world, or snorkeling tours.   Time to travel with panache -- your liveaboards & Pacific islands are here, amigos del mar.

"Life's a Beach, & then you Dive !" TM

If you need to reserve lodging, dive tours, live-aboards, group charters, an overseas guide or any customized dive vacations, give us a call.  Our dive travel team offers you prompt, friendly service that's accurate & insightful.   In the world of dive packages, we've set the pace for vision & creativity.  Our many loyal repeat clients include corporate groups, high-rev professionals, adventuresome singles, couples from all walks of life, families with young kids or teens, retired travelers, research expeditions, dive shops, private schools, scuba clubs & travel professionals around the world.   U.S. Dive Travel Network clients hail from cities across North America, South America, Asia & Europe -- a bona fide Global Village of snorkeling & scuba diving enthusiasts, all stoked on tropical vacations.

A Dedicated Diver's Motto:  "I Sink Therefore I Am !" TM

Our clients become friends, first & foremost.  Our primary products are sound judgment & deep overseas experience.   Your satisfaction is our success -- period.   Thanks for visiting the ever-evolving website of U.S. Dive Travel Network.   We're delighted you dropped by !  There's an ideal tropical island out there -- just ripe for snorkeling vacations or scuba diving trips -- & just right for you.  Choose your ideal cruise, hotel, charter, best tropical honeymoon resort, liveaboard or dream tour. Need a Hawaii vacation, Caribbean vacation or a South Pacific honeymoon? How about a Bay Islands tropical honeymoon package?   Hard to believe Guanaja's mere hours from the USA !   Check Fiji if you crave Pacific eye candy .... It's all here, island funseekers, & it's all  "TROPIDELIC!"

"The World is your Oyster, & U.S. Dive Travel is the Spoon !" TM

This scuba diving & snorkeling website has been written & designed by John Hessburg, U.S. Dive Travel Network founder.  All photos, logos, art objects, ad slogans & all texts, business forms, page layouts & creative content of this website are fully protected by copyright, & by trademarks, under U.S. federal law.  All rights are reserved & strictly enforced by U.S. Dive Travel. 

No large-scale printed publication, nor any mass distribution of these dive package texts or photos, is permitted without expressed written consent of USDT Network.  Simple information downloads & printouts for private use, for planning dive trips, are always encouraged.  Call for any info you need about our diving holidays on liveaboards, dive resorts, snorkeling beaches & eco-tours or ruins you want added to your itinerary.

Thanks for your interest in our tropical dive tours, dive packages & scuba holidays.  We offer tropical dive vacations to re-energize your zest for life.   Let us plan your tropical snorkeling vacation or scuba diving vacation today -- liveaboards, resorts -- a Hawaii vacation, Caribbean vacation, or South Pacific honeymoon, maybe a Guanaja trip, whatever your liveaboard dream or tropical honeymoon wishes might be.   So sunseekers, here's our blessing for your dive tours ... the wetter the better, and may calm seas wash your blues away ...

"Get Your Sunny Dose of VITAMIN SEA!" TM


Aggressor Fleet, Explorer Ventures, Truk Odyssey, Ocean Hunter

"CARPE MARIA.   SEIZE the SEAS.   WELCOME DIVERS!" TM



Aquí se habla Españól. (We speak native-fluent Spanish here.)
Fala-se o Português também. (We speak Brazilian Portuguese.)
Hier wird Deutsch gesprochen. (We speak a little German, too.)

U.S. Dive Travel always welcomes e-mails & phone calls from clients
in Latin America, Europe, Canada, Asia, the Middle East, Africa,
Australia & the Pacific island nations. We have a managing partner who
is fluent in Spanish & Brazilian-dialect Portuguese, ready to help you
with your dive travel plans. Our German's rusty but it'll do in a pinch.


Enjoy liveaboard trips, diving liveaboards, Odyssey Truk Lagoon.


Unsere Deutsche Klienten: bitte hier klicken für Auskunft über
Dunbar Villa Resort in Guanaja Insel, Bay Islands, in Honduras.


Todos nuestros clientes Latinos:
favor de hacer "doble-clic"
aqui para alcanzar una pagina dedicada
a reservaciones para buzos.


WARM WELCOME,
MOBILE DEVICE USERS:
CHECK our VIVID NEW POSTS on
John's "Diction Aerie" Lit-Blog !

We're grateful to our many clients
& savvy readers around the world,
who each week e-mail us new
info nuggets that vary from
fascinating to bizarre,
plus some smart travel tips.
If you get another sec',
check LIVE-ABOARDS.com
link at top of this page --
Amigos  del  Mar !



READY for a sun-splashed SOUTH PACIFIC HONEYMOON
or HAWAII HONEYMOON ?

Our expert planners will help you hone the best
Fiji wedding & Fiji honeymoon.
Call us for honeymoon, liveaboard, cruise, scuba diving,
or super-customized dive tour planning;
We're Hawaii honeymoon, South Pacific honeymoon,
& Caribbean vacation experts.

SNORKELING & DIVE TOUR PLANNERS: U.S.D.T. e-mail --   divetrip@bitstream.net


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