Mar 23 – Apr 2, 2027

Day 1: Embarkation from 4:00pm, Vessel departs from Driftwood Resort, Alotau at approx 6:00pm Days 2-9: 4 dives per day, typically scheduled as follows: - Light Breakfast, briefing, Dive 1 - Full Breakfast, relax/interval, briefing, Dive 2 - Morning Tea, relax/interval, Lunch, briefing, Dive 3 - Afternoon snack, relax/interval, briefing, Dive 4 (may be a dusk dive) - Dinner Day 10: 2 morning dives only, lunch, vessel steams to port Day 11: Disembarkation up until 9:00am at Rabaul (to suit outward flights where applicable) Milne Bay to Rabaul Itinerary includes diving in the greater Milne Bay area and along the South Coast of East New Britain. Dive sites visited are at the discretion of the Captain and are weather dependent. Milne Bay Provence: amazing diving combines big, exciting encounters, such as manta rays and sharks, with some of the best muck diving in the world, packed with rare and unusual critters. What really sets it apart is the variety of vibrant coral reefs, sandy critter-rich sites, and dramatic wall dives, making so every dive feels completely different. Weather permitting, you may get to dive “Black Jack”, the most intact B-17 Flying Fortress wreck in the world. Star Reefs area: (crossing from New Britain to mainland PNG) This spectacular remote location includes diving on iconic tropical sandy cay fringing reefs with extensive visibility and animal life. The SS Chittenden is a rare, largely intact World War II Liberty ship that has transformed into a thriving artificial reef now covered in corals, and attracts everything from reef fish to larger pelagics. Other exploratory dives may occur in this area as well. South Coast New Britain: In the Linden Haven area, Mia Island, Thomass’ and Elsa’s reef feature beautiful hard, soft and whip corals, abundant sea anemones, great fish life and varied small critters such as nudibranchs and may include a dive on a biplane wreck. Further east, rich and varied sites such as Mocklon Island and others near Jacquinot and Waterfall Bays. This trip brings guests to the famous Blue Hole for freshwater springs and drift diving through pristine PNG rainforests (weather permitting).