Dive Review of Pearl Fleet/Liveaboard Black Pearl in
Micronesia/Palau

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Pearl Fleet/Liveaboard Black Pearl: "Great diving in Palau, at Red Snapper spawning (Full Moon)", Oct, 2026, by Graham McGregor, Kilmacolm, GB ( Top Contributor 45 reports with 27 Helpful votes). Report 14000.
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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
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Comments	We timed our trip to coincide with the Full Moon towards the end of October 2026. Full Moon is when you can see the Red Snapper aggregation and spawning. We had two dives at the spawning site and saw the aggregations of thousands of Red Snapper which was impressive. We were met at the airport by Black Pearl staff and transferred to the boat. There was a good boat briefing and a practice emergency muster drill. There was a night watchman on every night. There were adequate areas for charging batteries and attending to cameras. The food w ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos; Socorro; Palau; Sipadan; Truk; Malapascua; Tubbatatha; Komodo; Ticao Island; Maldives; Red Sea; various Caribbean islands; Cuba; Hawaii; Florida; Cozumel; Spain, Seychelles, Mauritius, Oman, GBR; Raja Ampat, Banda Sea
Closest Airport	Koror	Getting There	We were travelling from the UK. We connected both ways through Taipei using China Airlines. Other European and North American guests did the same. Required an overnight in Taipei on the way in (Hyatt Regency by the airport was good with complimentary shuttle bus) and we had to spend a night in Koror on the way out. We stayed at Cove Resort which was fine. We had dinner at Elilai restaurant which provided a complimentary shuttle bus and was very good
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, surge, no currents
Water Temp	29-31°C / 84-88°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	5-25 M / 16-82 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	30 metre max depth and 60 minutes max per dive
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
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 Pearl Fleet/Liveaboard Black Pearl in Micronesia/Palau

Pearl Fleet/Liveaboard Black Pearl: "Great diving in Palau, at Red Snapper spawning (Full Moon)", Oct, 2026,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Pearl Fleet/Liveaboard Black Pearl in
Micronesia/Palau