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The
Caribbean Explorer II, a 106 ft. motorized live aboard
ship, cruises from Phillipsburg, St. Maarten, and Basseterre,
St. Kitts, alternating ports every week. The vessel embarks
Saturday afternoons at 3 pm after all guests arrive.
Stops are made in St. Kitts, Saba, Statia and St. Martin.
Dive
sites range from 20 to 130 feet deep, with an abundant variety
of corals, fish, and marine life. Five dives daily, including
night dives, provide opportunities to observe, explore, and
photograph a pristine area. Water temperatures average 80
degrees, and visibility is 75-150 feet.
Passengers
can choose from both NAUI and PADI advance and specialty programs.
Seminars on underwater photography, camera repair, and diving
physiology are offered on specific weeks. Classes on marine
life identification and under water modeling are also available.
The
ship offers full service photo and dive departments, including
instruction, rentals, and E-6 film processing. Guests may
view their video footage on one of the onboard monitors, and
slides are easily viewed on large light tables installed in
the main salon. Most dive related equipment, including regulators,
BC's, dive computers, under water lights, and under water
photo/video equipment is available for rent on board.
The
main level salon includes the galley, dining tables, television/VCR,
and a DVD video library. All interior areas of the vessel
are air conditioned. Aft of the cabins is an open air salon
with comfortable seating, stereo and wet bar. The open rear
deck is furnished with lounges for sun bathing.
The
spacious upper deck contains three cabins forward each with
queen bed or two twin beds, with sinks, vanities, and large
windows, as well as a private bath with shower. Below decks
are five double cabins with double or twin upper bed, private
sink and vanity, and two shared baths with showers.
Meals
are delicious with made to order breakfast, freshly prepared
between-dive snacks, hot buffet or barbecue lunches and full
sit down dinners. A selection of beverages is available.
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