Dive Review of Valentina Liveaboard (Fun Azul Fleet) in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

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Valentina Liveaboard (Fun Azul Fleet): "Underwhelmed by dive product", Nov, 2022, by Jessica Prenger, CO, US ( 1 report). Report 12270.
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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	First and foremost, the crew were amazing. They did their best under the circumstances. The food was also delicious, and there was plenty of it at meals and throughout the day. The dive product was severely lacking. My husband and I went thinking we would see pelagics and large bait balls. We saw a total of 1 hammerhead and one school of baracuda (though it was massive.) The lead dive guide told us they haven't seen hammerheads at El Bajo in 2 years. The weather became windy our last few days so we headed back to Los Islotes early; though I've been on other liveaboards in much rougher conditions. We saw sea lions on almost every dive, and while they are so fun and a joy to interact with, I would not have paid for 6 days on a liveaboard knowing that was mostly what we would see. The mobula night dive was quite nice. We did a couple of wreck dives in a protected area because of the wind. Overall, I was expecting to see much more varied marine life. The boat has been newly remodeled in 2018 (I think) but is in need of some TLC. There are no hooks in any of the rooms and no holders or trays in the showers. The beds are fairly comfortable. The sun deck has about 8 lounge chairs and otherwise hard wooden chairs with no cushions. The salon has one L-shaped couch that needs replacing. There was not enough comfortable lounge space for the 19 people on the boat. And with only 3 dives a day, there is quite a bit of down time. Again, the crew was amazing, they just don't have a lot to work with. I've done a lot of exceptional diving and heard such great things about the Sea of Cortez, so perhaps my expectations were too high, but it is not a trip I can recommend.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	All Caribbean, Galapagos, Socorro, Maldives, Palau, Yap, Tubbataha, French Polynesia, Hawaii
Closest Airport	La Paz	Getting There	Denver to Cabo and rented a car one way, poor selection of flights to La Paz
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay with guide, those low on air surfaced with buddy, 50-60 min dive time
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	I leave the photo taking up to my husband

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Dive Review of Valentina Liveaboard (Fun Azul Fleet) in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Valentina Liveaboard (Fun Azul Fleet): "Underwhelmed by dive product", Nov, 2022,

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Dive Review of Valentina Liveaboard (Fun Azul Fleet) in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez