Papua New Guinea boasts some of the finest live-aboard dive vessels in the world. Each offers distinct and varied qualities, not just in the service and style of accommodation but also in the dive sites which they visit. FeBrina is based at Walindi Plantation Resort, accommodating 14 guests and cruising for up to 12 nights, either from Walindi or out of Kavieng.

Way to the south, where the mainland juts out into the Pacific and splits the Solomon and Coral Seas apart, Milne Bay province is home to Chertan which offers cruises for up to 12 days to the wonderful wrecks and reefs of this remote area of Papua New Guinea, where can be found world famous Blackjack, a B17 bomber lying intact at 160ft , and the awesome pinnacles of Double Tower, Banana Bommie and Egum Rock and the home of muck diving, Dinah's Beach. Here also now can be found Star Dancer; waccommodating 16 guests in stunning twin or double share cabins, she offers 10 night cruises exclusively diving Milne Bay for 2012 and 2013.

Golden Dawn moves with the diving! Often based in Port Moresby for access to the remote Coral Sea reefs of the Eastern Fields, she also offers exploratory cruises along the north coast, taking in the wrecks of Hansa Bay and the walls of Bagabag Island, or the remote atolls of the Ninigo and Hermit Reefs and the plunging drop-offs of Wuvulu Island. Whatever your desire, there’s a live-aboard in Papua New Guinea that will cater for it!