Dive Review of Blackbeard's -- Sea Explorer in
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Blackbeard's -- Sea Explorer: "Great diving, competent crew and fun folks", Nov, 2018, by bill mashek, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 10599 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	Blackbeards sail/motor cruises are not for divers who want luxury,to be guided underwater and taken care of. This is a boat for serious divers, who want to dive as much as possible, meet other divers and have lots of fun. The food,while not gourmet, is tasty and abundant, you won't go hungry. Previous reports have indicated rustic conditions and like camping. That is subjective. Having dived on the many liveaboards in California, I thought the bunks were comfortable with enough room for my luggage, though more spacious in the mid cabin and galley than in the hull. The crew was top notch and very competent. Diving: the Bahamas lived up to their reputation as the shark capital of the Atlantic. We saw sharks every day. Mostly reef sharks. Visibility was gin clear at every dive site, even with "bumpy" surface conditions. We saw, turtles, reef sharks, caribbean sharks, nurse sharks,rays, a variety of fish life and most of the corals seemed to be in good condition
Websites	Blackbeard's -- Sea Explorer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	mexico, east and west coast, Eastern Pacific Galapagos to British Columbia, California and west coast of US, South Pacific, Africa, Indian Ocean, Indopacific, Central America, Caribbean
Closest Airport	Nassau	Getting There	Jet Blue, American, Delta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	80-150 Ft/ 24-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	be safe, dive with a partner
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?
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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boat was adequate for underwater photography, but space was limited.

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Dive Review of Blackbeard's -- Sea Explorer in Bahamas

Blackbeard's -- Sea Explorer: "Great diving, competent crew and fun folks", Nov, 2018,

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Dive Review of Blackbeard's -- Sea Explorer in
Bahamas