Dive Review of Nautilus Liveaboards in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

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Nautilus Liveaboards: "Sea of Cortez aboard the Nautilus Gallant Lady", Oct, 2021, by Adli Waziri, CO, United States ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11877 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	I went on a 10 day Sea of Cortez trip aboard the Nautilus Gallant Lady in Oct. 2021. This was my 4th trip on a Nautilus Liveaboard, but the 1st time on the Gallant Lady, and everything met my already high expectations from my previous trips. The trip encompassed sites ranging from La Paz to Bahia de los Angeles. Cabo Pulmo was skipped on this trip due to reports of there being no bull sharks there at the time. The diving was excellent and the sea-life was plentiful and varied. The sea lions we encountered at almost all of the dive sites were a big highlight. The crew, ship facilities and food were all top notch. The Gallant Lady takes a maximum of 12 divers, which made for nice sized groups (2 groups of 6 divers, although frequently there were fewer depending on who was doing particular dives). I did all dives available. In a couple sites (Bahia de los Angeles for whale sharks, and in the La Paz area,) the diving had to be handed off to local operators but these operators were high-quality as well. Usually the Gallant Lady does dives via a single RHIB, but the first day it was having some issues with a leak in one of the inflatable pontoons, so it was switched for 2 pangas that night. This turned out to be even more advantageous in that the 2 groups of 6 divers could go to slightly different areas and avoid crowding.
Websites	Nautilus Liveaboards
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Red Sea (Dahab), Great Barrier Reef, Bonaire, Belize, Tobago, Cozumel, Socorro, Guadalupe
Closest Airport	San Jose del Cabo	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-84°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco, 60 minute max
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Nautilus Liveaboards in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Nautilus Liveaboards: "Sea of Cortez aboard the Nautilus Gallant Lady", Oct, 2021,

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Dive Review of Nautilus Liveaboards in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez