Turks and Caicos Explorer II
9.2 Superb - Nitrox available
- En-Suite bathrooms
- Aircon Cabins
“Excellent diving and gorgeous sunsets with enough space on the boat to find solitude when you want.”
Highlights
The Turks & Caicos Explorer II liveaboard is a quality ship that schedules year-round dive trips to the pristine waters of Turks & Caicos. She caters to 20 guests in 10 en-suite and air-conditioned staterooms. Three cabins are located on the lower deck, each featuring twin bunk beds. On the main deck are 5 twin or queen-bed cabins, and the boat deck is home to the two VIP cabins. On the main deck is the air-conditioned main salon, where delicious dishes, a mix of locally inspired recipes, American favorites, and gourmet creations, are freshly prepared by the chef and served. Unlimited soda, juice, tea, coffee, and, after diving, alcohol, beer, and wine are included during your stay. The flybridge features a covered seating area with a barbecue, wet bar, and helm station, while the sun deck offers comfortable loungers for guests to relax.
Dive itineraries aboard the Turks & Caicos Explorer II offer up to 5 dives per day, exploring the immense, flourishing coral reef ecosystem and spectacular wall diving in Turks and Caicos, including dive sites such as Black Coral Forest, Shark Hotel, G-Spot, and Double D. The dive deck has everything needed to make the trip as easy as possible, including individual gear lockers, camera table, recharging station and separate freshwater rinse tanks for dive equipment and cameras. Nitrox is also available for those certified. The Turks and Caicos Explorer adheres to Dive Green and Green Fins environmental management policies.
The crew is ready to welcome you aboard the Turks & Caicos Explorer II liveaboard. Book online today.
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Included: VAT, Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge ($200 / trip), Park and Port Fees ($95 / trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer ($25 / activity), Hotel Transfer, Nitrox ($150 / week), Nitrox Course ($295), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses ($240-340), Land Excursions, Snorkel Gear.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Turks and Caicos Explorer II Reviews
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- 9.2 Superb
- Vessel 9.0
- Crew 9.4
- Food 9.8
- Diving 9.0
- Value 8.8
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- 10 Exceptional
- jason H
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United States
Great liveaboard adventure
This was our second liveaboard trip. It was fantastic start to finish. The crew was great, from the captain down to the dive guides. Jenny was an especially good hostess and leader. The food was fantastic. We would get back on board right now and go again if we could.
- Recommended for
- great boat crew. great chef and food. good diving.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Jean Ann H
- United States
This is my 3rd time on the Turks and Caicos Explorer II and won't be my last.
The diving is wonderful with healthy reefs and lots of interesting sites to dive. The staff are fun and there were tons of laughs everyday. In the past years, we had dive masters that would wear tutus on this boat and have special critters to point out. This time was different but just as enjoyable. We had a couple amazing dive masters that enjoyed educating us on the underwater life and showing us new creatures to love. (new creature this trip for me was the conchfish-small cardinal fish that has a symbiotic relationship with the conch) I love the small stuff as much as the big stuff. They have an amazing night dive that you just jump in and hover at about 35-40 feet and watch the show--reef and nurse sharks are hunting and feeding. We stayed right under the boat for the whole dive.
- Recommended for
- Staff were amazing! Very helpful with a regulator issue.. Diving very enjoyable. Sharks on every dive. Healthy reef.. Food was excellent..
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- 10 Exceptional
- minerva N
- United States
Great experience
Even when I was delayed by airline the taxi was there waiting to take us to the boat, the crew was amazing , helping us to prepare our gear ,making each dive a fun blast and easy immersion , they cater us after each dive with good snacks and hot towels , can’t recommend enough this dive live aboard , I certainly will be a regular customer.
- Recommended for
- The crew. The diving and diving sites. The food.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Ulrike C
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France
Wow... and thank you
An unforgettable experience. This trip will be one of our best dive safaris, because of the friendliness of the staff - thank you Hart, Ash, Libor and Dan - Miguel's cooking (just that, it's worth the trip!), not to mention the jovial captain JF. We loved it.
- Recommended for
- Night diving with the sharks. The kitchen... excellent. Very friendly atmosphere.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Ken B
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Canada
Good diving, good support, everything went smoothly!
Great to get out of internet connection for a few days and just focus on exploring some tremendous dive sites! Pretty early days and somehow always ready for bed by 8pm!
- Recommended for
- Found excellent dive sites despite some weather challenges. Food was excellent. All staff worked hard to ensure we were happy with the experience.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Guy J
- United States
Excellent crew and diving
Fully equipped diving ship with experienced captain and crew. Fun crew can host any level of diver. Safety is the top priority with this company so no need to worry about weather and water current risks. They'll combine diving experience, weather/current risks and build a plan for the week to maximize sights and safety for the guests. Food is always a risk on a liveaboard, but their Chef Austin and the crew do an excellent job accounting for allergies, variety and quality of the meals. We were never hungry and very satisfied with the food. Great salads, meats and carbs to offset energy spent during the day with amazing hot snack-time dishes in between. Diving highlights were snorkeling with wild dolphins near West Caicos and the night dive on French Cay where Nurse Sharks are naturally feeding at night around their breeding ground. Amazingly large and calm barracuda on DD and GS dive sites as well. One note about the boat, it's stabilizers on the keel cause the boat to swing in a arc'd figure 8(think of a C-curved figure-8) centered around the mooring point. The crew draws this out for you ahead of time but it will surprise you how much the boat moves. Be patient and calm when doing safety stops and the divemasters on the dive are nearly always tracking the boat if you can't see it.
- Recommended for
- Diving facilities. Chef: menu variety and food quality. Fun crew.
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- 10 Exceptional
- George W
- United States
This was an amazing experience.
I did 27 dives in 5 and a half days. The night and dawn dives were fantastic. "Flying" on the stern ropes was really fun, ok, I should have been practicing safety stop hovering instead. The camaraderie of the guests and crew was really special.
- Recommended for
- The crew, the food, and the diving.
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- 10 Exceptional
- William R
- United States
Diving with the best crew in the Caribbean
You've got a fantastic crew. This was truly the best part of the trip. Highly engaged, friendly and helpful
- Recommended for
- Outstanding crew. Maximized diving. Delicious food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Douglas P
- United States
Great trip, really a fun crew with lots of dives.
Really enjoyed the walls we dove on this trip, great sites! Dive guides were great and Jo was really fun with her costumes and edutainment regrading our dives. Chef Stan prepared snacks and meals that everyone loved and kept our energy up for the dives. Really nice not to need to set up dive gear for each dive. Simply unhook your reg and they fill your tank. Fun trip with great dives!
- Recommended for
- Great crew, food, dive sites.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Carin D
- United States
Beautiful!
Excellent diving and gorgeous sunsets with enough space on the boat to find solitude when you want.
- Recommended for
- Diving was great; boat is roomy; Crew was fun.
