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Explorer Ventures, Jan, 2006, by Michael Mould, FL, USA . Report 2960.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	After diving Caribbean only, GBR was magnificent. Bommies make easy diving starting at 100 ft or so and then circling the mount to the surface. You see all aspects of the reefs.Would recommend you book one of the 2 suites on the Nimrod. One has 2 twins the other a queen with ensuite bathrooms. All other cabins below deck with quad share. Ride is exremely smooth. Boat is a catamaran. Only rough ride was crossing over to the Coral Sea. Motion was up and down no swaying. Needed seat belts in the bunk to keep from being tossed out. Rainy and windy on the crossing otherwise all other steaming were quit smooth. No real place to lay out in the sun. Only open area was on the bow with some indoor/outdoor carpet. Sun is extremely intense even for someone from Florida. Can't stress enough how beautiful and vibrant the corals, hard & soft, were. Napolean wrasse were hugh and the unicorn fish unusual. The service was great but avoid the vegimite unless you like axel grease. Hoping to go back again but might try another liveaboard slightly newer but Explorer prices are the best.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Mostly Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Asked not to exceed 130ft.When returning to boat remaing air, maximum depth and time were recorded for each dive. No decompression diving allowed. Solo diving available if certified. If no dive buddy available they would team you up or go with instructor otherwise you could dive your own profile.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
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	Small table for cameras on dive deck.Camera only rinse tank.

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures in Australia/GBR/Coral Sea

Explorer Ventures, Jan, 2006,

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures in
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