Solmar V, Mexico
- from US$ 259 / day
- 8.7 Fabulous
- 21 Verified Reviews 21 Verified Reviews
- Nitrox available
The M/V Solmar V is a stunning liveaboard diving vessel scheduling year-round diving cruises to the Socorro Islands and Guadalupe Island. Focused on superior service and luxury accommodations, Solmar V travels with a 10 member crew on hand to ensure guest comfort and satisfaction. Solmar V offers the choice of 2 stateroom designations; superior and standard, as well as single cabin options for solo travellers. Each stateroom features individual climate control, private bathroom with shower, pillow-top mattress, non-allergenic down alternative pillows and comforters. Superior cabins are located in the middle of the boat and are slightly larger. The luxurious salon provides comfortable seating, a large screen television and a full entertainment system. Guests aboard Solmar V receive personal attention to ensure that every need is met.
The Solmar V offers exciting dive itineraries with some of the world's largest pelagics, including cage diving with great white sharks at Guadalupe Island and scuba diving with humpback whales at the Socorro Islands. Diving from the Solmar V is easy as the vessel offers a spacious dive deck with a multi-level camera table, rinse tanks and freshwater showers. The dive stations are positioned around the outside of the deck and the dive crew provides endless tank fills. Depending on location and conditions, some diving may be done from a well-equipped panga.
A Socorro Islands Solmar V liveaboard diving holiday is the pinnacle of dive adventures. Book yours today.
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Included: Fuel Surcharge, Port Fees, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholic Drinks at Dinner, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Wine with Dinner, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: 16% VAT, Chamber Fees (15 USD), National Park Fees (75 USD per day).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer (20-35 USD), Nitrox, Nitrox Course (235 USD), Private Dive Guide, Scuba Diving Courses, Beach Towels, Laundry / Pressing Services.
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.
Diving
The crew speaks English, French, and Spanish.
Gear Rental
There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.
Drawings & Vessel Layouts
Accommodation
Boat Specifications
- Year built 1980
- Year renovated 2006
- Length 112 feet
- Top speed 12 knots
- Cruising speed 10 knots
- Engines 2
- Max guests 22
- Number of cabins 12
- Number of bathrooms 13
- Tenders 2 x 21' achilles w/60 HP Mercury
- Water capacity 2 x 1600 gallons per day
- Fuel capacity 30000
- Freshwater maker 2 x 1600 gallons per day
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Solmar V Reviews
- 8.7 Fabulous
- 21 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 7.4
- Crew 9.1
- Food 9.4
- Diving 9.2
- Value 8.3
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Lee B
United Kingdom
Great staff and great diving on the Soccoro Vortex
Hammerheads Mantas Dolphins Tiger Shark
- Recommended for
- The staff, the diving and the boats overall cleanliness
- 8.0 Very good
- michael J
- United Kingdom
Socorro islands were amazing and boat and crew were great
Diving the Socorro islands, mantas and sharks and dolphins
- Recommended for
- The diving was awesome, dive guides (Luke and Sarah) were excellent and boat crew (including Tony the chef) were also very good
- 9.2 Superb
- Nathan L
- United Kingdom
Another great trip!
Whole trip, but food choice and quality from Chef Tony was outstanding again!
- Recommended for
- The diving, the crew and the food
- 8.4 Very good
- Nora L
Singapore
Great crew!
We had a lovely interaction encounter with dolphins on a dive!
- Recommended for
- Crew, plenty of awesome documentaries and movies to pass the time.
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Ralf U
United States
Awsome ! Trip of a Lifetime
Diving with friendly Mantas and Dolphins. They will come and check you out.
- Recommended for
- Dive Locations, Crew, Boat
- 8.0 Very good
- buford M
- United States
Beautiful blue water but cold.
Close encounters with giant mantas, dolphins, and silver tip sharks.
- Recommended for
- Crew, other divers, dolphins
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Becky B
- United States
Great Crew and amazing dives.
Made some amazing friends, saw some amazing marine life with very close interactions.
- Recommended for
- The Food, the dives, and the new friends made.
- 8.4 Very good
- Alan P
- United Kingdom
Amazing!
The abundance of Manta Rays for each dive. Being so close to dolphin interactions. Already looking to booking another trip
- Recommended for
- dolphins, manta ray, false killer whales
- 8.0 Very good
- Renato S
Brazil
Revillagigedo radical dive
Positive: Crew, animal life, dive partners Negative: Noisy and small cabin, the boat is getting too old and need to make a refreshing change
- Recommended for
- Mantas, False killer whales and the crew
- 10 Exceptional
- David L
- United States
Absolutely incredible!
This was a bucket list item for me, I was not disappointed one bit. The boat was amazing, the crew was extremely well prepared, professional and on point with absolutely everything. This will now be an annual trip for me now.
- Recommended for
- The sharks, the crew and the service. All top notch!
- 9.2 Superb
- Stacey W
- United States
Great animal encounters with the big guys that get your heart racing or leave you in awe.
Socorro is a pristine area that has not been impacted by plastic pollution and doesn't seem to be impacted by global warming. The Solmar V crew are so enjoyable and genuinely want all divers to have a nature-focused experience while being extremely safety conscientious. They love their jobs and really support keeping Socorro special. Being face-to-face with curious dolphins and admiring the beauty of a giant manta is difficult to describe - you have to experience it yourself. So glad I had the opportunity!
- Recommended for
- Mantas, dolphins and sharks (hammerhead, Galapagos, silky, tiger, white tip, silver tip, whale)
- 8.8 Fabulous
- José T
Portugal
Great dives with great life
Rooms on boat too small Exaggerated Tips Service and dives excellent Very professional Crew
- Recommended for
- Dives - Crew Service - Underwater life
- 6.8 Review score
- T. Gordon G
Canada
Fantastic Diving
being in a true wilderness and seeing big animals in their natural habitat
- Recommended for
- Dive sites, crew, food
- 10 Exceptional
- Alan P
- United Kingdom
An amazing time on a great boat
Highlights include seeing Manta Rays, dolphins and sharks. Some divers had a once in a lifetime experience of seeing a baitbail.
- Recommended for
- Great dive guides, Great dive sites and good company
- 7.2 Good
- Roberto C
Mexico
Good
The sharks and llegó cation of the island.
- Recommended for
- The sharks, the sharks, the island location
- 10 Exceptional
- Tammy R
- United States
Amazing . Everyone need to do this at least once
To see my favorite shark of all time. They are so amazing and so misunderstood. The other great part was about 2 hours out to sea the captain got a call from another boat that there was a humpback whale with a buoy and fishing line tangled around the pectoral fins. Since the boat has a panga they put it in the water with 2 of the dive masters from our boat picked up a diver from the other boat and they were able to untangle the humpback. The best show of true compassion these guys have for all of the creatures of the sea. Will be back!!
- Recommended for
- Sharks The crew and Margaritas
- 8.0 Very good
- Martine V
Netherlands
comming back again
this was my second time in two years on the solmar v and i will go back again. the contact with the sealife on this trip exceeds most other trips and i can only say that it is highly addictive!! giant manta s, sharks, Dolphins, whalesharks and whales!!!!!! the only negative ? thing on this boat for me is that the cabins are quite small and there is not a lot storing space in the room. but that is the only thing that was not perfect
- Recommended for
- the diving is awesome,the crew is fantastic ,addictive experience
- 10 Exceptional
- Alan P
- United Kingdom
Had an amazing time on the Solmar V
If you you want to see Sharks, Dolphins and Manta Rays Solmar V is the boat to go to. One of the best dives was playing with Manta Rays for a whole hour! We were so impressed we have re-booked for next year!
- Recommended for
- Boat space, Diving conditions, Great Crew
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Alexandra S
- Canada
Mantas and dolphins!
I am an experienced diver and have worked in the Cabo area for several years, and i had been waiting to try Socorro! Megafauna delivered - we had several dives with giants mantas, including very close interactions and Manta selfies ! The water was warmer (about 26 C) so sharks were deeper and fewer, but we still had some nice interactiosn with ammerheads, black tips and one or 2 galapagos sharks. One highlight was diving the boiler - 2 dives with almost 100% of the time with a pod of curious bottlenose dolphins! this is the longest interaction Iève ever had with dolphins whilst diving. And we snorkelled with a baitball, lots of shark action there! Bring your 7 mm, hood, gloves if you want to enjoy all of your 4 daily dives (that's what I did, not regrets!) Cabins - cozy although a bit small, very limited storage in the cabin, better to have a mesh bag when you can chuck your things at night. Food was superb, all crew was very friendly, we had about 1 crew for 2 guests so I felt service was very superior! guides are good, zodiac rides super safe and well organized, and the crew made you feel right at home! Will go again hopefully one day during whale season! Went 1st week of june 2016. Note - this is blue water diving, so as a diver I recommend you feel very comfortable with buoyancy and depth control, and use a 7 mm a few times before this trip. Cheers to the crew of Solmar V
- Recommended for
- Crew, logistics and megafauna
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Lawrence D
- United States
Very Nice
It was very pleasant. The Crew made the trip, the sea life was fabulous
- Recommended for
- The Food, The Staff, The Sea Life
