Dive Review of Caribbean Explorer II in
St. Kitts and Nevis

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Caribbean Explorer II, Nov, 2010, by Michael J. Millet, CA, US ( Top Contributor 96 reports with 59 Helpful votes). Report 5866.
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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	Boarded the Caribbean Explorer II (CEX II) in St.Maarten. The crew was nice enough to allow us to stow our luggage at the boat before the official boarding. The crew were all very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. I had a single cabin that was fine for one person but would have been a bit tight for 2. The cabins do not have their A/C control so they were frigid most of the time. The only way to attempt to keep the the temperature up was to keep the cabin door open. All meals are buffet and the food was plentiful and quite tasty. Beer, wine and alcohol are included. This trip had 12 divers so the dining area was adequate. With 18 divers, it would be a bit crowded. The dive deck is roomy enough with each station have below bench gear storage. Nitrox is available for $150. The nitrox was supposed to be 32% but I never had a tank over 30%. All the diving is from the big boat; no skiff diving. From St. Maarten, we motored overnight to Saba where we dived for 3 days. The primary dive sites are The Pinnacle, Diamond Rockand Man'O War Shoals. The dive conditions were affected by the weather bands form Hurricane Tomas so we had choppy water and cloudy skies. We did a 2 hour land excursion that was worthwhile. The next 2 1/2 half days were spent diving St. Kitt and Nevis. Off these islands, we dived Paradise Reef, Anchors Aweigh, Monkey Shoals and the 2 wrecks, the Corinthian and the River Taw. The viz was very low at both wrecks making navigation and photography difficult. We had a great land excursion that included the Brimstone Hill Fortress. The marine life at all 3 islands included: moray eel, juvenile reef fish. barracuda, turtles, sailfin blennies, reef squid, sting rays, shrimp, crab, lettuce seaslugs and few seahorses. This trip was a pleasant experience but I doubt if I'll do it again. I do plan on doing the CEX II trip in the Bahamas.
Websites	Caribbean Explorer II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Solomon Islands, GBR, Palau, Yap, Kosrae, Galapagos, Fiji, Vanuatu, Revillagigedos, All over the Caribbean.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-100 Ft/ 6-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limit of 110" and time limit of 70 minutes. No deco diving
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The dive boat has a very spacious camera table with compressed air. Also,towels were provided specifically for the cameras. The marine life was fairly good for the Caribbean.

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Dive Review of Caribbean Explorer II in St. Kitts and Nevis

Caribbean Explorer II, Nov, 2010,

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

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Dive Review of Caribbean Explorer II in
St. Kitts and Nevis