Liveaboards offer a great way to meet like minded people, the freedom of being in the Ocean, far from the problems of modern life and get the taste of adventure in a professionally controlled environment. It is the combination of a cruise and dive vacation with amenities, security and you don't have to lug your dive gear around each time you're going diving. The Kona Aggressor II is Hawaii's only one permanent liveaboard, located on the west coast of the Big Island.

The Big Island's volcanic underwater topography is a diver's wonderland. Lava tubes, bommies, arches and huge craters like "Au Au Crater," create a spectacular backdrop for Hawaii's many indigenous species of buttlerfly fish. Photographers will delight in the many patient subjects like Spanish Dancers, turtles, mantas and frogfish. The standard Kona Aggressor II scuba itinerary is Saturday-to-Saturday with five and one-half days of diving. Guests may board Saturday after 2:00 p.m. To book or for more information click here.

Aggressor Specs

• Length: 80 feet
• Beam: 28 feet, 6
• Draft: 5 feet, 7
• Cruising Speed: 18 knots
• Range: 1,200 nautical miles
• Year Built: 1995
• Year Refit: Dec. 2002
• Builder: Nichols Brothers, Whidbey Island, Washington
• Staterooms: Six
• Passengers: 14