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Nautilus Explorer, Apr, 2003, by Kim Brungraber, WI, USA . Report 510.
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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	The Captain and crew where excellent. This was our fourth live-a-board. We have been on the Sea-Fever, and Nekton. this was the best. Food, rooms, service, and diving for the experience diver was top notch in my book. My only complaint was that we where told that we could dive with some sea-lions and have a good chance to see the Pacific Giant Octo. We never dove with the sea-lions, and where told about several octo's. But, only two people saw one. I guess you can not see everything in one trip. I would go back again. I highly recommend the Nautilus Explorer for any experience diver who is looking for a new adventure and some of the most beautiful sea life around. The walls where just covered with life. I have never taken so many macro's. We dove with dry suites. You could dive with 7mm wetsuites, but, you will limit yourself to how many dives a day you could handle cold water. My husband and I did 11 dives, and really enjoyed ourselves. You could have done 18-19 dives. Some did. The Nautilus Explorer Captain Tom, did a good job giving us information before getting on his boat. So, I would have to say that there is nothing that I wish I would have known before l left home.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Bahamas, Mexico, Austrialia, Hawaii, St. Thomas.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	45-50°F / 7-10°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	25-70 Ft/ 8-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Because of the Tides we had a widow of 50 to 60 minutes for each dive.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	1 or 2
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	Plenty of room on camera tables for set-up and flim changing. No rinse tank on smaller dive skiff for cameras. Had to wait until you got back to the Nautilus Explore to rinse cameras, but, it was always a short ride back to the boat.

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in Canada/British columbia

Nautilus Explorer, Apr, 2003,

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in
Canada/British columbia