Dive Review of Blackbeard's -- Morning Star in
Bahamas/Nassau,Exumas,Eleuthera

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Blackbeard's -- Morning Star: "Great week of Diving on the Morning Star", Sep, 2019, by Catherine Choomack, CO, US ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 11169.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	My husband and I had a fantastic time on this trip. If you have never been on this liveaboard do not expect too many creature comforts. It is basically like camping at sea only the crew does all of the work. The bunks are small but comfortable. The cabins are air conditioned. Fresh water shower time is limited to thirty seconds but you can have all of the salt water you want plus the condensation hose off the back of the boat. The food is hot and plentiful, actually quite good considering the tiny closet of a kitchen the chef had to cook in. Passenger ages ranged from late 20s to 82! Crew was hard working, helpful, and ensured we all had a safe, fun trip. The diving is variable enough for all levels of divers: wall dives, swim-throughs, a blue hole, shallow coral gardens, and a plane wreck. There is also one shark-feed dive where you will see a handful of Caribbean Reef Sharks (they are around on most dives anyway) and some sizable groupers. Notable small-medium fish included queen angels and triggers, assorted parrot fish, butterfly fish, and wrasses . Several varieties of grouper, snapper, and jacks were also around on most dives as well as barracuda. Lion fish are still in this area though I hear rumors that barracuda are starting to eat them. There was a decent variety of sponges and soft corals but the hard corals have seen better days. I was finally able to pay enough attention to see garden eels and jaw fish. My deepest dive this time was about 112 feet or so on a wall dive. There were 19 dives total including one drift and four night dives. The visibly was not the greatest due to the recent storms but there was still plenty to see. All and all for 995 USD per person, this is an enormous bang for your buck if you want to give it a try. I do highly recommend it.
Websites	Blackbeard's -- Morning Star
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, St. Lucia, Cabo, Hawaii, Bahamas, Fiji
Closest Airport	NAS	Getting There	DEN to NAS through ATL on Delta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	78-85°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	1-Stay with Buddy 2-No Deco (try not to get below 5 minutes) 3-Come up with no less than 500 psi 4-Stay within depth limits appropriate to your training and no deeper than 130. Other than that, plan your dive and dive your plan, based on the dive briefing by the DM.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There is a rinse bucket for camera and electronic equipment plus a drying table on the stern for cameras. It isn't that large so this wouldn't be the trip to take a sizable rig.

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By Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Oct 09, 2019 20:38 EST

Given the bunk layout and the only exit appears to be past the galley, did you have any concerns after the Conception fire?

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Dive Review of Blackbeard's -- Morning Star in Bahamas/Nassau,Exumas,Eleuthera

Blackbeard's -- Morning Star: "Great week of Diving on the Morning Star", Sep, 2019,

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Dive Review of Blackbeard's -- Morning Star in
Bahamas/Nassau,Exumas,Eleuthera