Sea Explorers: Schedule, Deals, Reviews

The boat is a bit on the tiny side, more suitable for a big family to go out style. With a full 8-ppl charter (in the 4 rooms), the dinning area become a bit packed. The rear 2 twin rooms are right next to the motor/engine and hence quite noisy all the time (unless in some hours when the boat shut off one engine). I had to use the ear plugs all nights but still pretty noticeable noise. The master bedroom at the front of the boat can be unstable when cruising under big waves. The A/C worked on and off toward the end of the trip. The engineer did fix it when we flagged it. Note that the A/C's wind comes out in a fixed direction and not adjustable. So if the A/C is right blowing into your bed and you don't like it, ask them to cover it with some towel. On the last night, a water tank malfunction affected one of the middle-deck rooms, which had to be vacated while the engineer carried out the necessary repairs. Staff mentioned this was the first time it happened over the years, so probably the boat could use some service. They did accommodate us in Pura Vida resort for the last night instead due to the incident, which was very nice. Room cleaning service was not provided for the first 2 days but we asked for it since then and it was done regularly. Note that you can replace the towel from the ones stored in your cabin actually, which we didn't know until the last night. Food was very good and more than adequate all the time. Upper decks sunbathing area was nice and relaxing. Overall diving service was good and they helped you with everything (gear, nitrox, fins, camera, etc). The only minor area of improvement was that they didn't jump into the water when arriving at the dive sites first to check the current, like some liveaboards do.