Dive Review of Nautilus Liveaboards in
Mexico (Western)/Socorro

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Nautilus Liveaboards: "Socorro May 2022 - Nautilus Explorer", May, 2022, by David Insley, FL, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11939.
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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
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Comments	I recently returned from a nine day dive expedition to the Socorro Islands aboard the Nautilus Explorer. The islands are 250 miles due west into the Pacific from Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Four of the nine days are utilized for transit from Cabo San Lucas to the Revillagigedo Islands and back. The islands were formed from volcanos and rise to the surface from 5000 feet of water. The islands of Socorro sit on a oceanic current superhighway that attracts a variety of large marine creatures. We dove three of the four islands -San Benedicto, Roca Partida and Socorro. During our dives, we encountered oceanic manta rays, dolphins, yellow fin tuna, wahoo, and five different species of sharks including Galapagos and hammer heads The encounters were memorizing. The Mantas glide through the water as if performing ballet. We had a fun group of people on board to share this adventure with. The Explorer was a great diving platform with a great crew, wonderful/plentiful food and a well stocked bar. The highlight of Socorro for me, was the interaction with the endangered Oceanic Manta Rays. The largest weigh two tons and have wing spans approaching 29 feet. They live up to 40 years. Unfortunately, mantas are hunted for their gill plates which are used for medicinal tonics that have no basis in science. The Manta Trust and other organizations are fighting to stop the harvesting.[
Websites	Nautilus Liveaboards
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida Keys, Jupiter FL, Roatan Honduras, Belize, Cozumel Mexico, Grand Cayman, Grand Turk, South Bimini Bahamas, Cayman Brac, Aruba, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, Hawaii, Saba, St. Maarten, Utila, Bonaire and Indonesia.
Closest Airport	San Jose del Cabo	Getting There	Easy connections available to Cabo San Lucas.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	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	Well laid out and abundant photography stations on the Dive Deck. Plenty of outlets protected by an overhead fire suppression system. No unattended charging is allowed in any stateroom.

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Dive Review of Nautilus Liveaboards in Mexico (Western)/Socorro

Nautilus Liveaboards: "Socorro May 2022 - Nautilus Explorer", May, 2022,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Nautilus Liveaboards in
Mexico (Western)/Socorro