In one word: spectacular!
I have far too many good things to say about the dives, the crew, the boat, the FOOD, not to mention the whole trip overall to bore all of you with. So I'll just go over some of the basics and then give you some links to pics!
This was my first liveaboard so I suppose what impressed me here may not impress others. But to this day, I am still in love with having to set up my gear once and having my tank filled right where I took it off! Brilliant!
The crew were very professional and friendly and at least one of the crew was in the water each time we dove. We could either follow the crew member or go off on our own.
We topped out at 5 dives a day including a night dive, which is brilliant, and gets you tired enough for an amazing night's sleep (in cabins that were far more comfortable than I was expecting).
The day pretty much went like this:
1) Wake up, eat breakfast
2) Dive 1
3) Fresh cookies, hang out, off-gas, etc
4) Dive 2
5) Lunch! Hang out, off-gas...
6) Dive 3
7) Snack of some sort, hang out...
8) Dive 4
9) Dinner! Hang out, drink (if you're not night diving), relax
10) Night dive!
11) Hot cocoa and warm towel
12) Bed, with dreams of repeating it all the next day!
A note on the food: incredible! I was not at all expected to be spoiled like that! How the boat's chef managed some of those dishes is beyond me. So look forward to that if you're heading on the CEXI in the near future!
My only complaint comes from a source we have no power over: mother nature. She decided to create some massive swells that made diving (and even moving the boat to a new location) impossible for a whole day (so lost out on up to 5 dives).
But like I said, overall the trip was fantastic and should I ever return to the Bahamas for a liveaboard I would not hesitate to call up Explorer Ventures again.
I probably missed out some important points, so if anyone has any questions, let me know!
Some pics I took are here:
My Photos (note the links at the top of the page to more pics)
Please don't be too harsh, it was my first time with a camera, and it's a simple point-and-shoot in a housing sans strobe.
I have far too many good things to say about the dives, the crew, the boat, the FOOD, not to mention the whole trip overall to bore all of you with. So I'll just go over some of the basics and then give you some links to pics!
This was my first liveaboard so I suppose what impressed me here may not impress others. But to this day, I am still in love with having to set up my gear once and having my tank filled right where I took it off! Brilliant!
The crew were very professional and friendly and at least one of the crew was in the water each time we dove. We could either follow the crew member or go off on our own.
We topped out at 5 dives a day including a night dive, which is brilliant, and gets you tired enough for an amazing night's sleep (in cabins that were far more comfortable than I was expecting).
The day pretty much went like this:
1) Wake up, eat breakfast
2) Dive 1
3) Fresh cookies, hang out, off-gas, etc
4) Dive 2
5) Lunch! Hang out, off-gas...
6) Dive 3
7) Snack of some sort, hang out...
8) Dive 4
9) Dinner! Hang out, drink (if you're not night diving), relax
10) Night dive!
11) Hot cocoa and warm towel
12) Bed, with dreams of repeating it all the next day!
A note on the food: incredible! I was not at all expected to be spoiled like that! How the boat's chef managed some of those dishes is beyond me. So look forward to that if you're heading on the CEXI in the near future!
My only complaint comes from a source we have no power over: mother nature. She decided to create some massive swells that made diving (and even moving the boat to a new location) impossible for a whole day (so lost out on up to 5 dives).
But like I said, overall the trip was fantastic and should I ever return to the Bahamas for a liveaboard I would not hesitate to call up Explorer Ventures again.
I probably missed out some important points, so if anyone has any questions, let me know!
Some pics I took are here:
My Photos (note the links at the top of the page to more pics)
Please don't be too harsh, it was my first time with a camera, and it's a simple point-and-shoot in a housing sans strobe.
