Lia-A, our 90-feet-long, modern, up-scale live-aboard vessel, is based in Cienfuegos, Cuba’s main south coast port 254 kilometers (152 miles) from Havana. The hull is from the design for fast patrol boats built for the Italian Navy, giving Lia-A the strength and integrity of a naval vessel but with the comfort and luxury of a modern yacht. All decks are teak-laid.

The main deck has a large covered area aft for suiting up and hanging wet gear. It gives access to a hydraulic diving platform that lowers from deck level to the water. A boarding ladder attaches to the platform for easy exit from the water. From the main deck one enters the well-appointed saloon with comfortable seating for eight, television, video and stereo hi-fi. Forward of the saloon is the galley followed by a stairway to the wheelhouse. The forward area of the main deck holds a spacious dining room with seating for 10. The wheelhouse is equipped with modern navigation equipment including radar. From the wheelhouse a stairway leads to the upper deck which is also accessible by ladder from the main deck aft. The upper deck has a flying bridge with bimini, a shaded seating area and a sunning area. Lia-A’s tender is a fast Zodiac with a 100 horsepower Yamaha outboard, and her accessories include two Yamaha jet skis, water skis and an ocean canoe. The lower deck, with access from the saloon, houses two cabins fore and aft with double bunks and two mid-ship side cabins with twin single bunks. All cabins have portholes and en suite bathrooms with toilet and shower. The saloon, dining room and all cabins are carpeted, curtained and fully air conditioned.

All in all Lia-A is a first class yacht, luxurious but not pretentious, that gives pleasure and relaxation to all those aboard. Her English-speaking crew, comprised of a captain, engineer, dive master, chef and attendant, is highly qualified, friendly and accommodating. In fact she is perfect for a relaxing cruise as well as for diving. And not least, our superb chef will lay out before you a seemingly endless variety of sumptuous food and drink.

• Day 1: Transfer on arrival from the Havana International Airport to the Cienfuegos marina
  and Lia-A for cruise to the dive area.
• Day 2: Diving.
• Day 3: Diving.
• Day 4: Diving.
• Day 5: Morning dive and return to marina. Evening transfer to
  Hotel Parque Central in Old Havana.
• Day 6: Guided city tour of Havana with full lunch included. Evening at the Tropicana
  cabaret.
• Day 7: Transfer from hotel to Havana International Airport for departure.

Note: The cost of this package is $10,000 for the Lia-A charter plus $624 per person for the other activities and services. We can of course accommodate any other preferences with respect to pre- or post-diving activities, and we can provide flight ticketing to Havana from Toronto, Montreal, Cancun, Nassau and MontegoBay/Kingston. Just contact us at the e-mail address below and inform us of your wishes.