Dive Review of Black Pearl in
Micronesia/Palau

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Black Pearl: "Don’t Believe Marketing Hype", Jul, 2025, by Jeff Tennant, OH, US ( 1 report). Report 13445.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	The Black Pearl was built in 2019 and it appears to suffering from a lack of having regular maintenance. The general condition of the boat is disorganized, unclean, many of the outdoor cushions are ripped or coming apart at the seams, 3rd deck bar chairs are broken, and the teak decks are dirty and in rough shape. The public areas: upper deck, third deck outdoor lounge and main deck off the restaurants are not ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Black Pearl
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Philippines, Bally, Fiji, Komodo, Palau, Truk, Indonesia, Micronesia,
Closest Airport	Koror	Getting There	From Guam on United
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow your dive master
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	They had the obligatory freshwater tank for cleaning cameras, and a charging station off the dive platform ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Black Pearl in Micronesia/Palau

Black Pearl: "Don’t Believe Marketing Hype", Jul, 2025,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Black Pearl in
Micronesia/Palau