Dive Review of
Nekton Diving Cruises/Nekton Pilot in
Bahamas/N/W Bahamas

Caribbean and Pacific

Dive Conditions

no restrictions but recomendations to adhere to sport diving limits.  

Dive table and air hose available, also rinse barrel.  

Overall Rating

The Nekton Pilot departs from Fort Lauderdale.  They will pick you up from
any location on the day of departure but you cannot board the boat until
2000, which makes it real late to get anything done.  The overnight passage
is to Bimini where Bahamian customs matters are handled by the crew while
you dive.  Five dives a day were offered on three of the six dive days;
otherwise four.  Two dive sites a day was the norm.  The diving was
mediocre with the exception of a few sites, e.g. "Theo's Wreck"
off Grand Bahama and the "Sugae Wreck" where marine life was
prolific.  Lots of sharks on "Shark Junction" where some land
operations do their shark feed dive.  This was our second trip on the
Nekton Pilot and we found the crew to be the absolute best on any of the
thirteen liveaboards we have been on.  The cabins are relativelky spacious.
 We felt the policy of setting the clocks back an hour ("Nekton
Time") to be pointless other than to create the illusion of getting in
the night dive at a reasonable hour.  Having a nightly power point
presentatin on reef creatures or turtles is fine but do it after the night
dive.

The dive briefings were excellent and the crew couldn't be more
acomodating.  They would do anything you asked and at times it was like
having your personal valet in attendance.  The trip video produced by
"Divin' Ivan" was the best ever seen.  My family of four has seen
better diving but never a better crew or atmosphere; a great time was had
by all.  On balance, a fine trip with a great bunch of divers and a
spectacular crew.   

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