Captain’s Noon Reports – UnderSea- 2022-05-14

This morning we started dancing with mantas, two of them stayed for over 45 minutes with the divers. They really enjoyed it, once they began to talk about it on the boat we realized two guests had seen a medium size tiger shark, and some others were happy with a Galapagos

Read More

Captain’s Noon Reports – Belle Amie – 2022-05-13

The best visibility I have ever seen at Pearce, easily over 120′ we had a fantastic dive with at least three mantas making frequent
and close passes by all divers. Lots of comments about it being the best dive of the trip so far afterward.

Read More

Captain’s Noon Reports – Explorer – 2022-05-12

Location: Cabo Pearce Weather: Clear Skies, N Wind (12-14kts), Calm Seas Yesterday we did our last dive in Punta Tosca, a very quiet dive, with one chevron manta for a few minutes, one lonely hammerhead and the usual reef life, after dive we moved to do the check-in the navy, anchored at Cabo Pearce and […]

Read More

Captain’s Noon Reports – Belle Amie – 2022-05-11

Location: The Canyon Weather: Clear Skies, WNW Wind (8kts), Swell (1-3ft) We finished two more dives yesterday at Boiler. Surface conditions were challenging for the entire day, especially when boarding/disembarking the skiffs, but all divers did well and divemasters did a good job of moving gear safely. Both afternoon dives were good, with mellow conditions […]

Read More

The Thrill of a Lifetime

I’m staying motionless getting some great video and it keeps coming and coming right at me… I’m waiting for it to veer left or right as it’s a big ocean, but finally, I have to tuck my legs up into myself as I have nowhere to go. The manta passes directly below me and with one quick wing flap spanks me on the ass with enough force to move me up a few feet.

Read More

You Can Easily See That It Is a Happy Crew and a Well-Run Ship

Many of the staff of the Belle Amie were on my trip in March, and it was great to see them again along with new crew members. They were all exceptional in their work and made each and every guest feel special. You can easily see that it is a happy crew and a well-run ship. Kudos to the Captain and the Nautilus administration and thank you for another wonderful trip.

Read More

Captain’s Noon Reports – Explorer – 2022-05-08

dive conditions improved, light current to the E, great dive in the canyon with at least three mantas, one black manta and two chevron mantas, a couple of hammerheads, silver tips, whitetips, Galapagos, and silkies.

Read More