Dive Review of Caribbean Explorer in
St. Kitts and Nevis

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Caribbean Explorer: "Caribbean Explorer", Nov, 2014, by D.Demming, OH, US ( Top Contributor 45 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 8053.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	First trip with the Explorer Fleet on an old well run boat. Got lucky with only 6 divers, so got our own rooms and accommodating crew. Very poor visibility in SABA with currents, caused us to try all 10 sites on SABA to find better conditions. Captain Ian worked hard with lead dive master Brett to make the circumstances better. St Kitts diving just mediocre Caribbean diving despite better visibility and less current.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Extensively in Pacific(Palau, Fiji, Australia, Philippines etc.) and Caribbean( Belize, Bonaire Caymans etc.)
Closest Airport	St. Kitts/St Maarten	Getting There	none
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	81-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	10-90 Ft/ 3-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes/110 feet nitox
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	Standard dive table and rinse tank with very cramped charging station

Subscriber's Comments

By Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Nov 29, 2014 20:05 EST

Wow,looks like you hit a bad week. I've done the trip 5 times (Jan 2009, Jan 2010, Jan 2013 and Aug 2014), and got to most of the Saba sites on each trip. Last trip (Aug 2014), did Monkey Shoals at south end of St. Kitts (shallow, but lots of small stuff, sponges, etc.) and some newer sites (sharks and lobsters) not reachable from day boats. Wreck sites (River Taw)& Corinthian are usually dependable for critters, schooling fish, and loners who've taken up residence (eels, turtles, puffers, etc.)

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Dive Review of Caribbean Explorer in St. Kitts and Nevis

Caribbean Explorer: "Caribbean Explorer", Nov, 2014,

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Dive Review of Caribbean Explorer in
St. Kitts and Nevis