Trip Report Galapagos -- Aqua Liveaboard, June 2024

[scubadada]

Just uploaded the video to Google Drive, this should work better.

Nice video, thanks

 

[peeweediver]

Nice video, thanks. Looks like you had great interactions with the big marine life there. Glad you had a great experience.

 

[TheScubaDirectory]

Great info. thanks!

 

[Robinlee]

Here is a 3 minute video of the trip highlights:

Galapagos June 2024 — trip highlights

Link doesn’t work. Can you PM me? What didn’t you like about Socorro?

 

[nippurmagnum]

Link doesn’t work. Can you PM me? What didn’t you like about Socorro?

I uploaded another link above to Google Drive that seems to have worked for others, did you try that?

Socorro was ok, and I had one dive on which we had three or four mantas, a pod of dolphins, and a school of hammerheads in the distance, which was quite cool. But that was the exception more than the rule. In Galapagos, the majority of dives were on a par with the best that Socorro had to offer.

I am very mindful that some people have had underwhelming experiences in Galapagos and mind-blowing ones in Socorro, and it could just be the luck of the draw

 

[kokwailam]

amazing trip report and video, thanks for sharing

 

[PamelaH]

Thanks! The Calypso seems like an obvious alternative to the Aqua, and I see that it is running promotions for July that put it at the same price range. And from the website, the Calypso cabins definitely look much roomier.

Just curious, what time of the year was your 2022 trip? I know that I'm going to want to go back to the Galapagos, and despite my own advice, I'm going to obsess over what month to go (as well as the phase of the moon, and random other celestial and terrestrial omens).

I went on the Calipso (they spell it with an i) in the 3rd week of June in 2023. No Whale Sharks, No Mola and the vis was not great so I'm impressed with your experience.

The Calipso is a GREAT boat. Very roomy, the food was good, the crew was incredibly helpful and they gave us warm towels and hot cocoa and snacks after every dive. It was heaven. I had a 5mm wetsuit that was incredibly hard to get on and those guys just soaped it up and hauled it on me 3 or 4 times a day. Also, there was great music and a lot of dancing on the dive deck . It's the most fun boat I've ever been on and I highly recommend them.

Here is my Galapagos video which is a whole lot longer than yours (sorry!)

 

[nippurmagnum]

I went on the Calipso (they spell it with an i) in the 3rd week of June in 2023. No Whale Sharks, No Mola and the vis was not great so I'm impressed with your experience.

The Calipso is a GREAT boat. Very roomy, the food was good, the crew was incredibly helpful and they gave us warm towels and hot cocoa and snacks after every dive. It was heaven. I had a 5mm wetsuit that was incredibly hard to get on and those guys just soaped it up and hauled it on me 3 or 4 times a day. Also, there was great music and a lot of dancing on the dive deck . It's the most fun boat I've ever been on and I highly recommend them.

Here is my Galapagos video which is a whole lot longer than yours (sorry!)

Cool video! Thanks for sharing it. I definitely have my eye on the Calipso. I’m a bit afraid to go back to the Galapagos because I might not have the same luck as last time, but if my trip proved anything, it’s that you gotta play to win.