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Explorer Ventures --Caribbean Explorer II, May, 2011, by Bonnie MacKenzie, BC, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 6066.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	We had an excellent time, and love the live-aboard experience. The crew of CEX was professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. Chef Tuna did an impressive job meal after meal, and even a picky eater like me with an allergy thrown in came away very impressed. There were only 6 guests on board this week (there is room for 18) so we had a luxurious amount of space on the dive deck, sundeck, and dining room. Our cabin was small with limited space to unpack, but was clean and met expectations. You could dive up to 5 times per day, and you could also eat 5 times per day! Throw in the odd nap here and there, and the days just flew by. The seas were unusually calm this week, so Captain Ian gave us a very smooth voyage and we were fortunate enough to dive some sites that are not typically visited by CEX when the weather is rougher and the group is bigger. Although not as well travelled as many people who leave reviews on this site, my husband and I thought that Saba and St. Kitts had excellent diving - beautiful reefs and coral pinnacles, sand and grass to poke through, and some wrecks. Lots of corals, sponges, fish, and critters. Bigger stuff included multiple sightings of turtles, curious nurse sharks, stingrays. There were lots of amusing critters to find in the sand and countless species of fish and shellfish on the reefs which I dutifully tried to identify after each dive with the help of the dive staff and other divers. All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We definitely recommend Saba and St Kitts as well as Explorer Ventures, and are looking forward to booking a future trip with Explorer Ventures.
Websites	Explorer Ventures --Caribbean Explorer II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Turks and Caicos, Costa Rica, BC, California.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	70 minutes max 130 ft for air 110 ft for nitrox
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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
UW Photo Comments	dedicated roomy camera table, charging area.

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures --Caribbean Explorer II in Saba

Explorer Ventures --Caribbean Explorer II, May, 2011,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures --Caribbean Explorer II in
Saba