Caribbean Explorer

sailing from St. Maarten
and St. Kitts

Caribbean Explorer II

Enjoy early booking specials and group discounts aboard the Caribbean Explorer II. This 106 ft. motorized live aboard ship cruises from Phillipsburg, St. Maarten, and Basseterre, St. Kitts, alternating ports every week. The vessel embarks Saturday afternoons at 3 pm after all guests arrive. Stops are made in St. Kitts, Saba, Statia and St. Martin.

Dive sites range from 20 to 130 feet deep, with an abundant variety of corals, fish, and marine life. Five dives daily, including night dives, provide opportunities to observe, explore, and photograph a pristine area. Water temperatures average 80 degrees, and visibility is 75-150 feet.

Passengers can choose from both NAUI and PADI advance and specialty programs. Seminars on underwater photography, camera repair, and diving physiology are offered on specific weeks. Classes on marine life identification and under water modeling are also available.

The ship offers full service photo and dive departments, including instruction, rentals, and E-6 film processing. Guests may view their video footage on one of the onboard monitors, and slides are easily viewed on large light tables installed in the main salon. Most dive related equipment, including regulators, BC's, dive computers, under water lights, and under water photo/video equipment is available for rent on board. Meals are delicious with made to order breakfast, freshly prepared between-dive snacks, hot buffet or barbecue lunches and full sit down dinners. A selection of beverages is available.

The main level salon includes the galley, dining tables, television/VCR, and a DVD video library. All interior areas of the vessel are air conditioned. Aft of the cabins is an open air salon with comfortable seating, stereo and wet bar. The open rear deck is furnished with lounges for sun bathing.

All cabins aboard the Caribbean Explorer have a private ensuite bathroom with sink, vanity and shower.

Stateroom 1 on the Main Deck has a queen bed and window. Staterooms 2 and 3 on the Main Deck have a queeen bed with twin bunk above and a window. Main Deck Stateroom 4 has two bunk beds and a small window.

Lower Deck Staterooms 5 and 6 have either one queen bed or two side-by-side twin beds and porthole views. Lower Deck Stateroom 7 has one double bed. Lower Deck Staterooms 8 and 9 have one queen bed with a twin bunk above.

Caribbean Explorer
US$ per person

1 January 13
31 Dec 14

Double Cabin
1,895 per person
Early Booking Discounts: Special price of US$ 1395 per person for these select sailings if you reserve by 31 Jan 2013:
2-9 Feb, 9-16 Feb, 23 Feb - 2 March,
2-9 March, 23-30 March and 27 April - May 4, 2013
These US Dollar rates are per person, sharing a double cabin for a seven night cruise.
Caribbean Explorer rates include: three meals daily and plus in between dive snacks; five dives daily (weather permitting); use of tanks, weights and belts; all alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages; and all air fills. Singles can request a shared cabin at the double price. Single occupancy for a private cabin is 150% of the per person double rate.

Port taxes are US$ 115 per person. There is an additional fuel surcharge of US$ 125 per person. Taxes and fuel surcharges may change.
Extra charges: Airfare; transfers from airport to the ship; Friday evening dinner; rental, instruction and retail charges; crew gratuities; cost of island tours; marine park fees in Saba and Statia; St. Maarten and St. Kitts island departure taxes and fuel surcharges. Nitrox is available for US$ 150 per person weekly.
Reservations: 800-621-1270
Caribbean Explorer photos
Cabin aboad the Caribbean Explorer II
Main Salon on the Caribbean Explorer II
Caribbean Explorer cabin
Salon
Dining area of the Caribbean Explorer II
Caribean Explorer II sails from St. Martin
Dining Area
St. Martin/St. Maarten
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