Dive Review of Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II in
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Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II: "Good boat, great crew, meh diving (except for the sharks, maybe)", Nov, 2019, by Mark Kimmey, NY, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 11686.
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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	The Turks & Caicos Explorer II was only our second liveaboard back in 2009, when we graduated from shore and day-boat diving. Ten years on, things have changed. The boat was clean, but worn. Cabins are small. Ours was set up as a "queen," which meant they pushed two singles together that left a gully between the mattresses. A folding chair sat at a desk that just got in the way. We dove French Caye Sunday-Tuesday and West Caicos Wednesday-Friday. French Caye is devastated. West Caicos is better, but walls are deep, with shoulders around 50 feet. The dive platform is accessed from the dive deck by ladders on either side, at the bot ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	New York, Hawaii, California, Kwajalein, Florida, Grenada, Bonaire, Caymans, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Belize, Mexico, Australia, Sea of Cortez, St. Vincent, Indonesia
Closest Airport	Provodenciales	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	74-79°F / 23-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	TCEII enforces 60-minute limits on day dives, 45 minutes on night dives.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	The dive deck features a camera table that is too small and not really set up to easily recharge batteries: a “charging station” is really ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II in Turks and Caicos/Caribbean

Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II: "Good boat, great crew, meh diving (except for the sharks, maybe)", Nov, 2019,

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II in
Turks and Caicos/Caribbean