Belle Amie: Beyond Expectations

My second voyage on the Belle Amie is even better than the first. This time I was welcomed as a member of the family. My first voyage was on the Sea of Cortez. I loved the boat and crew and knew I would return. I only waited 6 months and now I am in Socorro. […]

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Amazing Liveaboard Experience

This was everything that we expected out of a liveaboard. The diving was amazing! The crew was so helpful you won’t want for anything. The Ship was clean and tide. The Captain and the crew took our safety very seriously which made us feel very comfortable onboard. NN – I

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Playful Sea Lions at Sea of Cortez

The sea lions were incredible. They were so playful and majestic. Like underwater puppies, they loved to nip at each other toss shells around and do zoomies in the sea. Cannot wait to see what is next! E

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Seeing Them Torpedo Out of the Water

I thought these sharks only breached in South African waters but seeing them from the dive deck was absolutely spectacular. Each day provided us with a different activity from surface cages being the highlight on the first day, to seeing them torpedo out of the water on the second day, and finally, the close-range interactions in the deep on the last day.

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Nautilus Guest Testimonials! – Part 1

Some of our lovely guests from the end of season trips to Socorro took time to write out some thoughtful testimonials. Nothing like a handwritten note to look back on the good times! Click on an image to see the larger version.

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Taking Diving by the horns

Mantas & Delfine begeistern bei Socorro Endlich Mants und Delfine sowie vereinzelt Haie, Zackenbarsche und Schwaerme nach der langen Ueberfahrt bei etwas rauherer See. Doch alle meisterten es gut und einige Hausmittelchen oder bewaehrte Tabletten halfen ganz gut. Es ist schon ueberwaeltigend, wenn die maechten, sehr zutraulichen Mantas so ganz nahe kommen und sich in […]

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Note from Capt. Mike: Returning to Cold Water?

Note from Captain Mike. I am often asked if we are ever going to resume running dive trips in British Columbia and Alaska. The obvious answer is that YES, we would love to!! I spent 20 plus years exploring the pacific coast from Cape Flattery in Washington State to Glacier Bay and Juneau. I still […]

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