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About Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving Fleet
Unique Experiences. Exceptional Value. Plan your perfect diving holiday with Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving Fleet®! Idyllic destinations, personalized customer service, delectable cuisine, and effortless diving from our custom-designed liveaboard boats. All for an exceptional value! It’s easy to understand why divers return time and time again - the very best liveaboard scuba diving trips! After 35 years in service, we have had time to perfect our scuba diving packages. We offer carefully curated liveaboard diving experiences for unbeatable value. We make it easy to access out-of-the-way diving destinations on our fleet’s all-inclusive liveaboards, bringing you a mere giant stride away from the world’s best dive sites. Packages include accommodation, meals and beverages, up to 27 dives (including night dives), dive shop services, and more. Arrive onboard, unpack your gear once, then dive, dive, dive! Choose from 7 world-class diving destinations including Palau, Red Sea, Maldives, Northeastern Caribbean (Saba/St. Kitts), Turks & Caicos Islands, Galapagos Islands, and Indonesia. The vessel M/V Turks & Caicos Explorer II also spends 10 weeks each year offering snorkeling with Humpback Whales on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic. Our liveaboard fleet includes:Black Pearl ExplorerCaribbean Explorer II Turks & Caicos Explorer IIHumboldt ExplorerTiburon Explorer Emperor Explorer Grand Sea ExplorerBlue Manta Explorer White Manta ExplorerStart planning your diving vacation, we're waiting for your call!
Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving Fleet (explorerventures.com) has 643 customer reviews on Folks Told, with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5.
It was run very well and efficient with Safety as priority. The staff were always smiling and very helpful. The best I've ever had on a live aboard. Food was excellent, the rooms were top class with plenty of room. The boat was always clean and the free bar fully stocked up. We had a great holiday on board.
Reply from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetOct 18, 2023
Thank you for the great review! The office and crews put a lot of effort into making our liveaboards as fun, safe, and enjoyable as possible, so we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your trip on Tiburon Explorer.
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Hugh H.
A Delightful Dive Adventure with Considerations
We had a truly delightful experience during our dive adventure. Despite the boat being on the older side, it proved to be more than suitable for our journey—a no-frills ship that got the job done. The standout feature was undoubtedly the exceptional dive master crew, consisting of Thor, Kait, Saane, and Brett.
Julian, the chef, deserves special mention for his outstanding culinary skills throughout the week. Not only did he whip up delicious meals, but he also demonstrated a keen awareness of my wife's allergies, ensuring her dietary needs were met without compromising the enjoyment of others on board.
Unfortunately, we encountered a day lost to diving due to an impending hurricane, a risk we were aware of when booking during this time of the year. However, the captain's consistent communication kept us well-informed, fostering a sense of safety despite the ship enduring some rough seas.
This being our inaugural liveaboard experience, we gleaned several insights during our time on the dive boat. We began with wrecks off St Kitts, navigating to Saba post-storm and encountering a plethora of marine life, from sharks and stingrays to turtles, lobsters, and a charming seahorse.
Having embarked on over 500 dives, we observed a departure from our usual routine. Unlike our accustomed practice of exploring different dive sites each day, this ship seemed to revisit dives daily. Furthermore, the typical pattern of starting with deep dives in the morning and transitioning to shallower ones later in the day was not adhered to, possibly due to the prevalence of Nitrox divers. While Nitrox does have its limits, it felt as though the boat didn't prioritize or organize dives based on depth and time constraints.
In light of our experience, we would strongly recommend Nitrox certification for all divers on this boat, and perhaps even consider making it mandatory. While it was an overall enjoyable week, the restrictions imposed by not utilizing Nitrox did put a slight damper on the experience.
Reply from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetOct 18, 2023
Hugh, thank you for sharing a review of your experience on Caribbean Explorer II. We’re glad you enjoyed your dives and meals, and our service and crew. We hope you can dive with us again sometime, maybe next time in the Turks & Caicos or Galapagos!
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customer
Attention to detail was spot on
Attention to detail was spot on. Best LiveAboard by far.Spacious , excellent food and staff. Five star service. Kind Regards Alan Snowdon
Reply from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetOct 18, 2023
Alan, thanks for sharing your feedback on Tiburon Explorer. Being the 'Best liveaboard by far' is all we could hope for. See you on board again sometime!
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customer
great dive masters
great dive masters, kait and sanna. expert at diving, as well as keen knowledge of the reefs, drifts and dolphins
Reply from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetOct 18, 2023
Thank you for leaving us this 5-star review. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your trip on Caribbean Explorer II!
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Ken N.
It was ok
It was ok, We have done over 10 liveaboards this was in the bottom 25%. Ship captain so so, crew good. Boat itself nice but to tall. Rocks and sways more than other liveaboards. Aggressor boats much better. Dove T&C on both boats. Aggressor wins hands down. Cut the top deck off and the ship would be better off.
Moorings could have been better. We had a lot of swimming to do to reach the wall which meant very limited dive time on the good stuff. More than half the dives where this way. FOOD WAS GREAT!! Chef Wonderfull.
Update to response for others benefit. Aggressor was moored with us and it never swayed or rocked. Everyone on board noticed the difference. Also the tropic system came after our trip was complete, we did not have weather issues other than a little wind. Seas where nice and good vis. Its the boat design, sorry.
Reply from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetOct 3, 2023
Hi Ken, thank you for the feedback on your trip aboard Turks & Caicos Explorer II. We're saddened to hear you weren't fully satisfied with your trip. We would like to note that your pre-scheduled trip happened to be in the aftermath of an offshore tropical storm. Storm systems affect winds for the whole island, thus altering where the vessel would predominantly be positioned on the mooring. This can cause longer swims to the reef edge and rolling seas. We also utilize the same moorings as Aggressor Fleet, so they would have been impacted in the same ways during this week. We hope you'll consider join us on board another time!
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Steven
Excellent service and crew.
I recently went on the Tiburón Explorer in the Galapagos. I have been on many live aboards but I was really impressed with the service of all involved on the boat. They went out of their way to show us marine life. Twice they announced whales were in the area and for all to get in the pangas for a close look. The food was excellent, the crew constantly assisted us, the guides wanted us to see the marine life and were very knowledgeable about it. I had a great experience and would highly recommend this company.
Reply from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetOct 3, 2023
Steven, thank you for recommending us in your review! We’re glad we made your Galapagos Island's experience with us a great one. Every crew member across the Fleet works hard to deliver the very best liveaboard holidays, and we're glad we hit the mark for you. Come dive with us again soon.
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LL H.
The Crew and Management are Stellar
The crew definitely made it a fantastic experience. When we missed a dive due to circumstances completely beyond their control, they made sure to make up for it and more. The entire crew works in harmony together, our dive group made many comments about the great leadership and how hard the staff work all day long. Before and after diving all hands were on deck and helping, including the captain. Staff is friendly, helpful and attentive at every moment. Our Tiburon Explorer dive masters are also instructors, and they were fun, informative, and safety conscious at all times. The rooms were spotless, and spacious, food was excellent, and the diving is a dream. Special thanks to the manager Jennifer, who was helpful many months before we even arrived with flights, local information and general assistance. She went out of her way at every turn to make sure we had an enjoyable vacation.
Reply from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetOct 3, 2023
It’s great to hear that you had a positive experience with our company and the crew on Tiburon Explorer. Our team will be happy to hear that their hard work has paid off! We’ll make sure that they, and Jennifer, receive the recognition they deserve. Thank you again, hope to dive with you again sometime.
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Joseph
Best efforts to salvage trip
One our fellow travelers died on the first dive of this trip. There is no blame to be offered, but this will overwhelmingly make the rest of the trip a sad experience. Despite the horrible event I do believe that the crew did their best effort to salvage what they could of the trip
Reply from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetSep 29, 2023
HI Joseph, our staff and crew were distraught when this happened, and certainly understand that this affected the atmosphere of the trip. Our sincerest condolences go out to all who knew her; we had the opportunity to meet her family in Guayaquil a few days later to help them through the process. You couldn’t imagine nicer people, and our thoughts have been with them as well as they navigate this difficult time.
