10 Exceptional
Christopher H
United States

World-class diving experience

The one, and only one thing that Solitude One does not do well is advertising itself. The ship is Directed by Alfonso and Silvia who truly understand the business of diving vacations. You can tell by details provided with each dive experience: very detailed dive briefings with pictures, boat assignments, hot tea available after dives, hot or cold wet towels as you return to the main boat after each dive ... the list goes on. Pair that with nicely sized cabins, great food, a camera/computer room, and you have the makings of a truly 5-star diving vacation. My wife and I will highly recommend to our friends!

Recommended for: Great diving guides, quality of boat, delicious food

9.6 Exceptional
Andrew L
United States

The boat was relaxing and the diving was excellent.

Every single dive was excellent, but for me Blue Corner, German Channel, and Ulong Channel stood above the rest. How the crew organized the whole trip made everything so easy and relaxing from our wake up call to the dive briefings to gearing up to eating. And the food was, to say the least, excellent! Every meal exceeded all my expectations.

Recommended for: Food, Diving, and Organization

10 Exceptional
megan G
United States

Wonderful experience

Palau is such a special place - beautiful and varied dive sites, abundant sea life and great visibility - there wasn't one dive that I didn't love. I arrived in Koror a few days before the boat departed...in my anxiousness to get in the water, I did a few dives with a shore operator. While the dives I did from shore were very good, having more direct access to the dive sites without an hour + skiff ride each way (and the ability to do night dives) made me so glad that I spent the majority of my time on a liveaboard - and I can't imagine a better operator to have gone with. In short - if you plan to dive with Solitude One, prepare to be spoiled. The staff are all not only service-focused and experts at what they do, but overall awesome people and make you feel at home from the minute you step onboard. The food is outstanding (and you will never go hungry), the boat clean and comfortable with lots of extra space to spread out if you want time to yourself (find the hammocks on the sundeck!). Every detail is seen to - from gear being perfectly cleaned and set up for you before each dive, to a smiling face waiting for you with hot (or cold) towels when you return afterwards...this is pampering at it's best. I can't recommend Solitude One enough and look forward to diving with them again in the future!

Recommended for: Exceptional diving, Great food, Awesome crew

8.8 Fabulous
Matt K
United States

Excellent trip - diving was great and crew was very attentive!

Parrot fish spawning several days before the new moon. Blue Corner did not disappoint. Lots of sharks. Mantas at German channel. Cleaning stations galore for all types and species of fish. Remarkably healthy reefs. Boat was spacious and well accommodated. Cruise directors paid extreme attention to detail right down to the bbq on the beach the last night. Diving was so much better from the Liveaboard than from land (I did both). Much easier, much shorter commutes to dive sites (shaving off >45 min at times), more attentive dive guides, and importantly more relaxing dives. Large diversity of dives - corners, walls/drop offs, channels, shallow and deep dives, spectacular caves/swim throughs, wrecks and even bump head parrot fish spawning before the new moon!

Recommended for: Diving, crew, food

9.6 Exceptional
Edna D
United States

Bucket list experience that exceeded expectations

Their is a gamut of diving experiences- reef, wreck-ships and plane, cave and reef-hook diving. Jellyfish Lake, Chandelier Cave and Blue Hole/Corner are Palau exclusives. I always enjoy learning new things while diving - experienced reef hook diving for the first time, got to practice using my safety sausage with reel @ safety stops and developed my skills with current dives.

Recommended for: food, service/staff and valet diving

8.0 Very good
James P
United States

Great

Whale sharks

Recommended for: People , food , safety

8.8 Fabulous
Matt L
United States

Excellent service

The crew was fantastic always quick to help carry your bags, set up gear, etc. The food was great you definitely won’t go hungry. The boat was very nice and well kept.

Recommended for: Crew, food, boat

10 Exceptional
WILLIAM J
United States

Best in Palau

All wonderful. Cruise directors & dive guides went above and beyond to provide the best experience possible. Crew was great, cabin awesome. We will be back.

Recommended for: Crew, dive sites, ship

10 Exceptional
Sarah L
United States

Luxe Boat with Great Staff

I loved the land excursions and the diversity of the dives. Water was so warm and everything seemed really safe.

Recommended for: Dive Masters, Biat Staff, Dives

10 Exceptional
GLENN Q
United States

Great experience

Crew went out of their way to please everyone

Recommended for: Service professionalism location

9.6 Exceptional
Sarah L
United States

Amazing diving in comfort on Solitude 1

Super friendly crew, amazing service. Diving was safe and exciting, the Philippines itinerary really went beyond my expectations, the reefs were so lush and the dives were diverse, from walls to muck to the threshers. It was my second time on the solitude one and I’m looking forward to a third trip.

Recommended for: The crew, the dives, the food

4.8 Review score
Anna B
United States

Boat is very old but passable, guides not well-trained

Good food, average diving, very long trips to sites from main boat

Recommended for: Nice soft coral, otherwise nothing special

9.6 Exceptional
Sabrina P
United States

Repeat all-around lovely experience!

This is my 2nd time with Solitude One in Palau. The first experience was so impressive that I had to return! Would highly recommend this liveaboard.

Recommended for: Gorgeous location, great dives, awesome crew!

8.0 Very good
Zayn F
United Kingdom

palau delivers a consistently high quality dive sites. reefs are pristine with a lot of life.

Good trip and professional crew. Operation could benefit from a few local experienced dive masters.

Recommended for: quality of dive sites, large and spacious boat, friendly crew.

8.0 Very good
Carmen M
Spain

good experience

The place. Some Spanish member in the crew. The professionality.

Recommended for: The crew. The comfortability of the boat. The dive sites.

9.6 Exceptional
Michael B
Germany

nice week on board

Perfekt organisation, Best dives, we have to come back.

Recommended for: Sharks, Staff, Boat

9.6 Exceptional
Gerald M
United Kingdom

A top class alternative to the Palau Siren which was out of commission at this time

This was an alternative to Palau Siren which had run aground a few months earlier.and was still unavailable.Whilst very different in its layout the facilities and staff were of a very high standard.If offered a free place on one or the other I would be hard pressed to choose.

Recommended for: food,variety of the dives and the heads

10 Exceptional
Helena S
United Kingdom

Amazing

Blue corner and German Channel, world class diving sites

Recommended for: Wildlife, guides, food

10 Exceptional
Sabine F
Germany

Awesome Trip to Tubbataha with Solitude One

The boat is fantastic, very spacious and offers all a diver heart is looking for. A professional crew provides first class service, pampers you and reads every wish from your eyes. We got 5 meals a day, which was delicious and also the cabin was excellent. Last but not least, the Diving was great. Conclusion: the best LiveAboard Trip we had and we sure come back for an other tour with Solitude One

Recommended for: fantastic crew, spacious boat, excellent diving

7.6 Good
René M
Liechtenstein

Great for big fish, unfortunately few colors in the reefs.

The biggest highlights were the encounters with whale sharks, manta rays and many other shark species. Unfortunately, there are also lowlights: some divers (photographers) disregarded the highly praised rules several times (turtle scratched, soft corals destroyed with fins). Although we pointed this out to the tour leader, there was not even any information or a reminder etc.. The tour leader, however, did everything he could to keep an eye on the American tourists and didn't care much about the other guests. Except for the big fish we are disappointed by the tour.

Recommended for: big fish, food, guides

8.8 Fabulous
Thomas W
Germany

Great diving with a fun crew and passengers

Dives at manta bowl and San Miguel

Recommended for: Spacious boat, free softdrinks, great service

10 Exceptional
Helena S
United Kingdom

Fabulous service, diving, guides, food, crew, other divers - everything was great

As above

Recommended for: Thresher sharks, crew (inc guides) and company

9.2 Superb
Jukka Arimatias R
Finland

Great diving with amazing crew

Diving, jellyfish lake, dive sites were not at all crowded - we were able to dive alone almost every time

Recommended for: Diving, crew professionalism, Palau itself

9.6 Exceptional
Rudy W
Canada

Comprehensive approach to deliver a good and also safe experience for the guests from pickup from hotel to drop off at airport

Cathedral Cave dive, variety of dives, nice mix with welcome drink, BBQ on the beach, land excursions, sight seeing and cocktail reception towards the end. What was a nice touch was the dedicated tunes for wake up, dive briefing, breakfast, lunch and dinner. The whole organization works like clockwork.

Recommended for: Welcoming and friendly staff, great diving, great food

9.2 Superb
Neville D
United Kingdom

Great diving, more gluten free selection

This was a great trip and the staff and accommodation was great but would have loved more selection with the food and dessert, after all, there is only so much pasta and fruit that one can handle. As I was a side mount diver you could do with a spare first and second stage just in case someone else's fails as mine did and so was forced to dive with a 15L slung to one side, it was very tiring. the rest of the trip was great and would do it again, also you could do with modular valves.

Recommended for: Staff, accommodation and the dive sites

8.4 Very good
SAUD A
Saudi Arabia

Your in the middle of nowhere surrounded by natural beauty

Jelly fish lake, fishy dive sights, and lagon tour.

Recommended for: Great chef, beautiful dive sights & nice sun deck

10 Exceptional
Tammie V
Canada

Well worth the long flight

Mantas, Sharks, Turtles, huge schools of fish, and Colourful Coral.

Recommended for: Diving, Staff, Diving

9.2 Superb
Christian B
Germany

Great diving from a large ship

Everything went according to plan. Of a maximum of 22 divers, there were only 14 of us. We had lots of room on the anyway spacious vessel. The cruise is very well organized, the dive guides are helpful and knowledgable. There are two dive boats (called "skiffs"), your gear stays on these boats all the time, and all dives are done from these boats. The cruise was around full moon, and we were lucky to witness the red snapper spawning, as well as mantas at cleaning stations, and feeding. Many, many sharks around, even bull sharks and hammerheads. Plus a lot of turtles. On one night, there is a BBQ (already prepared by the crew beforehand) on the beach of Ulong Island (you are there less than 2 hours, which is a bit short). On the last day, there is a visit to Jellyfish lake (snorkling only). Everything is included, except alcohol ($3 can of beer, $30 bottle of wine). Remember that you have to pay additional $210 for permits/fees and $135 for Nitrox (which everybody used) on board.

Recommended for: extraordinary diving, great staff, spacious vessel

10 Exceptional
Kevin R
Canada

World Class

Healthy reef with tons of fish, whale shark sightings, spacious boat with great facilities, awesome crew, really fun nighttime activities, best liveaboard food

Recommended for: Amazing diving, fun activities, awesome crew and food

9.6 Exceptional
Michael A
Philippines

Awesome!

Diving Tubbataha Reefs’ underwater world

Recommended for: Crew/Dive Guides, Food, Boat

10 Exceptional
christine M
Canada

Outstanding!

Knockout itinerary, wonderful beach picnic, very comfortable sleeping quarters.

Recommended for: Spacious, dive-centric details very well designed, with a designated camera room!

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