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Caribbean Explorer II, Jun, 2004, by Richard Foote, OH, US . Report 1319.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
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Comments	Fairly new boat is very clean and comfortable. Crew seems to turn over frequently but traditions of service and helpfulness carry through. When we arrived after 11 PM due to delayed connections, the captain, hostess, and cook were waiting up with a hot meal. There is a divemaster in the water every dive, with special thanks to Captain Ian who dove one-on-one with my wife a few times to help her get comfortable. It is interesting to dive three separate islands, though diving at each location is more limited than shore-based operations as boat is restricted to larger buoys. Coral was generally in good shape and fish plentiful; saw sharks/turtles on 25% of dives. I saw several Flying Gunards, which I'd never seen on other Caribbean dives. Saba dives are especially dramatic, and we were glad that conditions finally permitted Diamond Rock signature dive on last morning. Tradeoff for warm water was lower vis. due to algae blooms. Food was plentiful and tasty, though not gourmet quality (cook said he was an army cook for 20 years, 'nuff said). Best meal was fresh fish brought aboard by a local fisherman. Shore tours in place of second afternoon dives were very interesting, especially St. Kitts' Brimstone Hill Fortress, "Gibralter of the West Indies" and Saba's one road. If you are making connections to St. Kitts via Liat or Winair (preferred - more planes), allow 2-3 hours minimum in St. Martin. I'm glad we did St. Kitts to St. Martin itinerary as diving got more dramatic as the week progressed and St. Martin was an interesting location for Friday overnight.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Palau, Hawaii, Bahamas, Bonaire, Curacao
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
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Dive Review of Caribbean Explorer II in Caribbean (General)

Caribbean Explorer II, Jun, 2004,

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Dive Review of Caribbean Explorer II in
Caribbean (General)