Black Pearl, Palau

Black Pearl - a newly built liveaboard with state-of-art technology. Accommodation can be rated as 5 stars, including Satellite TV, personal safe box, and high tech vacuum toilet bowl in every cabin. Boat cares about the environment, ocean-friendly shampoos, shower gels, biodegradable trash bags, and laundry detergent are used. Palau is one of the most fascinating diving destinations with reefs, wrecks, blue holes, and incredible marine life.

Boat interior and exterior
Liveaboard provides accommodation for 22 guests. 11 boat's cabins are well equipped with reading lights, hairdryer, bedside control for lights and fully air-conditioned, ample sockets with USB ports, safe box & electric water kettle. Passengers can even choose from 2 types of pillows: feather & hypoallergenic. Also, every cabin has a vacuum toilet system that prevents sewage smell. Black Pearl's staterooms all suit for twin share or the single occupancy.
For those who prefer a more relaxed staying, there is a perfect sun deck with cushioned sun loungers, a shaded area, and a jacuzzi.

Diving
Black Pearl supplied with 3 brand new Bauer’s compressors with Nitrox system available for certified divers. The dive deck has a nonslippery floor, dedicated wetsuit area, personal storage space, outdoor shower area, and camera soaking tanks. Low-pressure air blower dryer with a work table for camera maintenance. Dive equipment items can be rented onboard, complete brand new Aqualung rental equipment, and SUEX Underwater scooters available for rental. The diving grouping ratio is 1 dive guide to 7 divers.

Safety and navigation
Safety is one of the main priorities for the Black Pearl crew. All divers can be provided with the Nautilus VHF lifeline issued to all our divers, a complementary surface marker buoy. satellite system and the latest maritime communication and navigation system guarantee the latest information about the weather. The boat has 40 life jackets, 4 x kids life jackets as well, 2 life rafts, first aid kit with medical oxygen cylinders.

Diving features
Palau is a truly magical destination. It has white sand beaches, tropical rainforests, jungle trails, spectacular waterfalls, and hidden lakes. Underwater treasures will surely impress divers with the variety. Palau offers wrecks, coral reefs, caves and tunnels, and more than 60 vertical drop-offs to explore. Sailfish, hammerheads, dolphins, whales, and reef sharks can be spotted. This region is famous for spawning trips. They usually go on a full moon or a new moon and during this time you can observe fish congregation. All the best dive spots of Palau will be visited, such as Blue Corner, Blue Hole, German Channel, and Ulong Channel.
Up to 21-guided dives.

When to Go
Diving is great on Palau all year round. Most of the time water temperature ranges from 29 and 30 C (84,2-86 F). Only in February and March, it can be slightly lower. Rainfall season begins in July and ends in October, but still, there is plenty of sunshine. Visibility can drop at this time of the year