Dive Review of Nautilus Undersea in
Mexico (Western)/tropical eastern Pacific

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Nautilus Undersea: "Some of the best diving of my life", Apr, 2021, by Mary McCombie, CT, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 11521.
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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	As soon as I was fully vaccinated against Covid, I booked this trip. The boat was familiar to me, as it was the former Undersea Hunter that I'd taken to Cocos in 1995. It has been very extensively remodeled and is very comfortable; the dive deck and camera table are enormous; and there are two suites new to the boat, as well as a hot tub on the top deck. My cabin was on the top deck, a suite with two small sitting areas, a king bed with a super comfortable mattress, and a nice bathroom. The top deck has one downside, however: the apparent motion of the boat is magnified there, and during the nearly 80 hours of open ocean crossings, it could be very rough. My buddy booked a stateroom on the lower deck, and it was very well appointed, with bunk beds and ample storage. The dive operation is terrific: two DMs on this trip, Pascal and Juan, led each dive. Divers are in two groups, and we lucked out on this trip with only 9 divers total (the boat holds 19). You don your gear, step onto the panga, and off you go, backrolling into the water. And what water...we were fortunate indeed to see everything from whale sharks to whales, dolphins, schooling hammerheads, multitudes of Galapagos, silvertip, and whitetip sharks, huge Pacific mantas, and massive schools of bonito and tuna. The most astonishing dives were at Roca Partida, but there was action on virtually every other dive as well. The conditions can be challenging, with cold water on many dives (65-73F), lots of current, and often, low visibility. For the experienced diver, it's a wonderful trip, but know that you will have a lot of open ocean travel, and sometimes complex conditions. I just loved it--even better than my first trip to Socorro five years prior. Tip: I used my Thermalution heated shirt on many dives, and it was a godsend.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	all over the world
Closest Airport	SJD	Getting There	Easy to get to Cabo San Lucas
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	65-74°F / 18-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	15-80 Ft/ 5-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No deeper than 110 feet
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	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	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Nautilus Undersea in Mexico (Western)/tropical eastern Pacific

Nautilus Undersea: "Some of the best diving of my life", Apr, 2021,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Nautilus Undersea in
Mexico (Western)/tropical eastern Pacific