Dive Review of Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II in
Turks and Caicos

Other dive reports on Explorer Ventures

Other Turks and Caicos reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II: "Good service, Fair Itinerary, decent boat", Aug, 2018, by Diver Dave, KS, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 10413 has 3 Helpful votes.
No photos available at this time
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
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The dive guides and crew were fun and hard working. Had theme dive guides in costumes. Fun and interesting. The boat windows leak on the starboard side during rain. Runs down the wall and wets all the carpet. My room was port side and had no issues. I took the trip thinking they would avoid hurricane damaged reefs and take us to the best of what was left. They do not do that. They take the same trip as they did before the hurricane so reefs that were wonderful to dive and are now rubble are a fair portion of the trip. Aggressor fleet was there doing the same thing. Reef sharks on most dives but rarely getting close to divers, just patrolling the reef. The critter highlight for me was skeleton shrimp. Well known to the crew, they prep you for it. The shrimp are on the edge of a wall on coral running out from the wall so no place to get a finger for balance. Perfect buoyancy control required. A 60mm lens on a DSLR worked better than a 105mm due to the depth of field and the challenge to stay in place. Lots of Hamlets of various types.
Websites	Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Curacao, Bali, Alor, Fiji, Socorro, Saba, Hawaii, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Florida, Roatan, St Croix, a few more
Closest Airport		Getting There	Flights to Provo
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No solo diving. Time limited to 60 min.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	See pics at shiningseastudio.com Good camera table and camera rinse tank. Overall, would not repeat this trip. Price was low, service was good, diving was only fair for a LOB. If they start to alter the reef selection, could get more interesting.

Report currently has 3 Helpful votes

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 401 dive reviews of Turks and Caicos and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Explorer Ventures

All Turks and Caicos Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Turks and Caicos
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Featured Links from Our Sponsors
Interested in becoming a sponsor?

Reef & Rainforest, Let our experience be your guide -- Reef and Rainforest

Reef & Rainforest, Dive & Adventure Travel A full service dive travel agency that specializes in Turks & Caicos. We know the best Caribbean and Pacific diving

Want to assemble your own collection of Turks and Caicos reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.14 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II in Turks and Caicos

Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II: "Good service, Fair Itinerary, decent boat", Aug, 2018,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II in
Turks and Caicos