Docked on a liveaboard about 60 miles south of Jucaro, Cuba, one diver ditches 5G for a distraction-free week among the mangrove islands that comprise the Jardines de la Reina.

For Scuba Diving staffers Candice Landau and Kristin Paterakis, the Red Sea proves the perfect playground for a foray into tec diving. Join the excursion onboard All Star Liveaboard’s “Wrecks of the North” itinerary.

Want to make the most of your next dive trip? Citizen science trips onboard liveaboards give divers a taste of living and working as a coral, manta ray or shark research scientist.