Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in
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Nautilus Explorer, Dec, 2009, by Colin Earl, BC, Canada ( 1 report). Report 5296.
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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	The service and diving we received while aboard the Nautilus Explorer exceeded our expectations. We had been told by others that the Nautilus was the live aboard to choose and they were right. We had Mantas, Hammerheads and dolphins on just about all of the dives. The Manta activity seemed to follow the sunnier days, luckily we only had few cloudy days (and that didn't last all day). When the bigger animals were not around there were plenty of fish, Occys, Eels, Lobsters, Sting Rays and other life to entertain and pose for photos. We also had plenty of White Tip, Silver Tip and Galapagos sharks keeping us company. On 2 of the dives others saw a whale shark but we missed it. We also had a Tiger Shark come and visit on one dive and we were happy when it kept it's distance. All the staff on board and in the booking office could not do enough to assist us and make sure we were enjoying ourselves. The food was excellent and plentiful. The only bad part of our trip was watching the ship leave Cabo for another trip full of soon to be happy guests and leaving us to head to the airport to fly home and back to work. All in all it was a great trip and we now have plenty of memories and photos to keep us happy for quite a while. We will definitely try our best to arrange more time with the Nautilus and her crew in the future.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	British Columbia, Australia, Cuba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge
Water Temp	24-27°C / 75-81°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-30 M / 49-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No Deco diving unless prior arranged and approved. No dives exceeding 1 hour. Must carry SMB and dive alert
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	None	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	Excellent facilities for Cameras. Designated benches and rinse buckets. All care was taken to handle cameras with extreme care. Also a large charging area is also supplied and handy

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in Mexico (Western)/Socorro Island

Nautilus Explorer, Dec, 2009,

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in
Mexico (Western)/Socorro Island