Dive Review of Four Seasons Explorer in
Micronesia/Palau

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Four Seasons Explorer: "Incredible Luxury and Diving and great for non divers - at a price", Dec, 2025, by Eric Sternbach, CA, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13722.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	We had very high expectations for the Four Seasons Explorer, and Four Seasons managed to exceed them in every way. The accommodations and food were at the exceptional level we expect from the brand. During our four days on board, there were typically only 8–12 guests supported by roughly 20–25 crew members. There were many moments when my wife and I had an entire deck to ourselves. Interestingly, we were the only Americans on the boat; most guests were from Europe, along with a group of four from Japan. The average age appeared to be in the 30s to early 40s—though I only wish I could ha ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Four Seasons Explorer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, GBR, Thailand, Tahiti
Closest Airport	Palau	Getting There	We flew from US to Japan, toured Japan, and took the new United direct flight from Narita to Palau
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The dives were 45 -50 minutes. Depth was based on the site rather than enforced max depth
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Four Seasons Explorer in Micronesia/Palau

Four Seasons Explorer: "Incredible Luxury and Diving and great for non divers - at a price", Dec, 2025,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Four Seasons Explorer in
Micronesia/Palau