Dive Review of Solomons Master in
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Solomons Master: "Walmart experience-Bloomingdales price, also reefs in peril", May, 2025, by Angela Richards Dona, HI, US ( Contributor 12 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 13383 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We booked our trip on the Solomons Master in mid 2023 for May 2025. Looking at photos from the website, the boat looked nice, a higher level of refinement than the sister liveaboards, Sirens, we had experienced in Indonesia and Philippines. The price of approx. $750 pp/day for an 11-night trip was hefty, but going by the photos, it seemed worth it. And to be fair, several things about the trip were very good. I’ll start there. The good As is often the case, the crew was excellent. In the liveaboard industry, the boat drivers, dive guides, engineers, waitstaff, etc. are some of the hardest-working people we have ever had the pleasure to meet. On the Solomons Master, the crew exceeded expectations with one exception, which I will explain later. Also great was the diving operation. I absolutely loved the tow rope from the dive site to the boat. Clever and fun. All of the dive sites were close to the mothership, so we almost always got towed. I also loved the ladder at the back of the boat. Probably the best ladder on any liveaboard boat we have been on since we started diving liveaboards in 2004. In fact, there were two! The spaces between the steps were small so getting up the ladder with gear on my back was so easy. My petite dive buddy was impressed and so was I. On the Master, the tanks were filled so quickly by Mongas and Elison, the engineers. Both were excellent at their jobs and so helpful. Alex and Patrick were so great at driving the boats, picking us up, and keeping us safe. We noted that they were always present in the dinghies when we dropped into the water, even when we did live drops from the back of the Master. The dive guides were excited to dive, gave great briefings, were engaging, caring, competent, and I generally felt safe and in good hands with them. We could not have asked for better in the diving department. Lupa and Tom were stoked and ha ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Solomons Master
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Indonesia: Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, Lembeh, Bunaken; Philippines: Tubbataha, Southern Visayas and Honda Bay; Micronesia: Yap, Pohnpei, Kapingamarangi, Nakuoro, Olimarao, Kosrae; Fiji; Egyptian Red Sea: St. Johns, Fury Shoals, Sharm, Marsa Nakari; Hawaii; Bonaire; Turks & Caicos; Bahamas; Cozumel
Closest Airport	Honiara	Getting There	Flights to Honiara operate out of Brisbane or Fiji. Fairly straightforward.
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	29-31°C / 84-88°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	5-30 M / 16-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minute dives
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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
UW Photo Comments	Large tank for cameras to soak, crew handled cameras carefully. Compressor was not convenient, you had to ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Solomons Master in Solomon Islands

Solomons Master: "Walmart experience-Bloomingdales price, also reefs in peril", May, 2025,

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Dive Review of Solomons Master in
Solomon Islands