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Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II, Jul, 2009, by Ledean Paden, IL, US ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 5363.
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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	Last summer, July 11, 2009 we decided to go for a week on the Turks & Caicos Explorer II. I had no idea that we would see so many sharks, and I mean lots and lots. The nice thing about diving from a live aboard is how easy it is to get up, eat and dive, eat a snack and dive, eat lunch and dive, take a nap and dive then, you guessed it, dive again. Your tank is always ready to go when you are, simple slip into the BCD and walk off the boat. Its up to you how long you stay underwater, we averaged 60-80 min. We like to night dive, and not every live aboard thinks it thru for a night dive location. Captain Ken knew what sites worked and didn't work for night adventurers. So, almost everyone did the night dives, this is not the norm. Thumbs up Explorer!!! This boat is the nicest we have stayed on, a very large room with windows, and a queen size bed. We stayed in room 2 but 1 was just as nice. The lower deck rooms are a bit smaller. Every meal was wonderful and they cater to your eating habits, we don't eat beef so many options were available for us to pick from, so we were never hungry. Captain Ken was a hoot and fun to be around. I am a little biased since he let me drive the boat, or maybe I just thought I was driving. We go on a lot of live aboards and explorer always floats to the top as our favorite, they come thru with 5 dives a day, good crew, and dependable running boats. We stayed on land before and after the charter, we also went with local dive companys, it was fun. I like to support the land based companys as well as the boat, spread the money love around. Have fun!
Websites	Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Fiji, Hawaii, French Polynesian Islands, etc...
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-120 Ft/ 30-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	dive your computer and 90 min max
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	lots of table room and great conditions for the camera rinse

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II in Turks and Caicos/Turks & Caicos Explorer II

Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II, Jul, 2009,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II in
Turks and Caicos/Turks & Caicos Explorer II