Instant Reader Report
on Blackbeard's Cruises (Sea Explorer) / [same] in
Bahamas / [N/A] on
2003/12
by
W Patrick Resen , CT, USA
Report Number 031222163424927

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 GBR Australia, Bonaire, Kona-Hawaii, California, Caymans 

Dive Conditions

Standard: 130', no drinking and diving, dive buddy required.  

[None]  

Overall Rating

Blackbeard's is often described as camping at sea and the term is apt,
though I was in the bow cabin and, with four racks and only two of us in
it, there was plenty of room and reasonable privacy.  Much less privacy if
you are in the main cabin/salon, but the berths are larger there.  The crew
was great.  Bill the captain was highly experienced, safety conscious, and
had a fine dry sense of humor.  Kate the cook did wonders considering the
budget and space, but as one would expect the menus leaned toward carbs. 
Good salads and desserts with every lunch and dinner.  The rest of the
crew was good, too and the entire crew worked very hard to make it a good
trip.  We hit some bad weather and Bill worked mightily to get us to good
diving and as many dives in as possible.  They worked hard, and
pleasantly, to accomodate requests.  We did lose a day and a half of
diving to the weather, but the boat can't control that.  We spent the time
in Alice Town, Bimini, a place not worth near that much time, even if you
like Hemingway.    We traveled a lot to find divable weather.  It's not
fancy and not supposed to be; it is cheap and a lot for the money. 

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