Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet

Mills,  WY 
United States
http://www.explorerventures.com

Unique liveaboard experiences, great value. Dive with us!

Dive into 7 spectacular liveaboard destinations! Click a link to explore:

Galapagos | Indonesia | Maldives | Red Sea | Saba/St. Kitts | Turks & Caicos | Silver Bank

Step aboard one of our exceptional liveaboard dive vessels and immerse yourself in a world of underwater wonder, friendly camaraderie and outstanding service all at an exceptional value! For over 33 years, we’ve been providing travellers with the best dive holidays available. It's easy to understand why divers return to us time and time again!

Unpack your dive gear once. We've made it easier to access those out of the way destinations on our fleet's all-inclusive diving liveaboards. Designed for comfort, and effortless diving, our vessels place you just a giant stride away from the world's best scuba sites. Dive up to 5 times a day, explore ashore on our carefuly currated land tours, or just relax and enjoy our renowned customer service!

Don't forget to check our DEMA Specials! 

 Show Specials

• BOOK A TRIP NOW! INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL DEALS - Click Here! (Oct 07, 2020)

  FALL LIVEABOARD DEALS WORLDWIDE 
  plus bonus weeks!

  

  TAKE A BREAK FROM THE 24-HOUR NEWS CYCLE.
  DIVE NOW AND REAP SUPER SAVINGS! DON’T MISS OUT! 

  We’re celebrating the reopening of most of our destinations with fall liveaboard specials. Our gift to you is savings up to US $1,900 on top-ranked vessels and destinations!!  Take advantage of airfares at their lowest and most flexible in years.  Plus, be among the first to dive with marine life undisturbed for 6 months or more! Grab these amazing deals today, we’re waiting for your call! 

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  CARIBBEAN EXPLORER II, SABA-ST. MAARTEN-ST. KITTS

  Save US$800 - That’s less than $200 per night for one of the Caribbean’s hottest itineraries!  

  Departure Dates:  ​

  • November 28-December 5, 2020 
  • December 12-19, 2020 
  •  January 9-16, 2021 *Bonus Week!

  Grab a cabin for yourself! Complimentary single cabin upgrades are available on select departures– contact us for availability and more information. 

  TURKS & CAICOS EXPLORER II, PROVIDENCIALES, TCI

  Save US$1,000 - on the bluest, clearest water around (all the better to see the sharky residents up close)!  

  Departure Dates:  ​

  • November 14-21, 2020 
  • January 2-9, 2021 *Bonus Week!

  Grab a cabin for yourself! Complimentary single supplements are available on select departures – contact us for availability and more information. 

  TIBURON EXPLORER, GALAPAGOS

  Save US$1,900 - on a brand-new vessel in divers’ #1 bucket list destination - no, that’s not a typo! 

  Departure Dates:  

  • December 5-12, 2020
  • January 30-February 6, 2021*Bonus Week!

  Grab a cabin for yourself! Complimentary single supplements are available on some 2020 select departures – contact us for availability and more information. 

  HUMBOLDT EXPLORER, GALAPAGOS

  Incredible 2-for-1 Galapagos Special!!

  Dive world-class Wolf & Darwin Islands this December. Gift yourself (and your lucky dive buddy) hammerheads, manta rays, and more!

  Only $2747.50* per person (that's a 50% discount!!)

  Departure Dates:  

  • December 7-14, 2020
  • December 28, 2020-January 4, 2021 

  *Fuel surcharge and Nitrox not included. 

  EMPEROR EXPLORER, MALDIVES 

  There’s no better place to disconnect – it’s the most serene place on Earth! And the mantas miss you!  

  • November 29–December 6, 2020 – Save US$471 per person!
  • December 6-13, 2020 – Save US$471 per person!
  • December 20-30, 2020 – Save US$590 per person!
  • March 6-16, 2021 – Save US$737 per person! *Bonus Week!
  • April 25-May 2, 2021 – Save US$201 per person! *Bonus Week!
  • May 2-9, 2021 – Save US$177 per person! *Bonus Week!
  • May 9-16, 2021 – Save US$118 per person! *Bonus Week!
  • May 16-23, 2021 – Save US$354 per person! *Bonus Week!
  • May 23-30, 2021 – Save US$354 per person! *Bonus Week!
  • January 5-15, 2022** – Save US$588 per person! *Bonus Week!
  • December 18-28, 2022** – Save US$471 per person! *Bonus Week!
  • December 28, 2022-January 7, 2023** – Save US$471 per person! *Bonus Week!

  ** For those specific dates, our offer is combinable with normal group terms. Not combinable with DEMA special or other specials.

  WHITE MANTA EXPLORER AND BLUE MANTA EXPLORER, INDONESIA 

  Solo travelers, this is for you! No fee for single occupancy in Raja Ampat, Komodo, or the Banda Sea - need we say more? 

  For any available trip through December 2022, sole occupancy staterooms are available at no extra charge!  This offer has limited availability on each trip; contact us soon for your preferred dates and full details! 

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   info@explorerventures.com  

  +1-307-235-0683  

  Toll Free: +1-800-322-3577 (US and Canada) 

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  Terms: Applicable to new reservations only.  Not combinable with other discounts or group comp policy, and do not apply to 6th Trip Credit.  The complimentary single supplement offer cannot be combined with the discounts indicated above.  Additional booking terms and requirements may apply; contact us for details. 

• INCREDIBLE GROUP DEALS! SEE 2020 DEMA SPECIALS - Click Here! (Oct 07, 2020)

  

  You asked and we listened! For over three decades Explorer Ventures has been working closely with dive shops to grow and prosper together. With these relationships in mind, we are responding to the challenges of 2020 by making group travel easier than ever. You told us you need extra flexibility with groups, super low deposits, and the opportunity to make more profit - and that’s exactly what we’ve done for you!  

  We’ll missing seeing you in New Orleans in November, but we will be online at Virtual DEMA with our new 2020 DEMA SPECIALS including reduced initial deposits, competitive rates and more comps. Plus, huge group discounts of up to $800 pp will help your divers get back in the water; and the flexibility to reduce the group without penalty until next year all but eliminates risk to your bottom line! But wait, there’s more - a $500 deposit holds your group of 6 or more until February 2021, after which YOU get to choose standard deposits or easy monthly payments, whichever works best for your group.   

  We’re here to help get your clients upgrading dive gear, taking courses, and diving! Several EV Fleet vessels are back on charter and returning to the dock each week with excited guests raving about the best holiday of their lives! Booking your group is worry free with Explorer Ventures. See how we Dive Clean, Dive Green and know you can reassure your group that their trip and Travel Dollars are secure.  

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  Caribbean Explorer II – Northeastern Caribbean (Saba, St. Kitts, St. Maarten)

  • $600 OFF Regular retail price
  • Group of 6 – 5 paid/ 1 free
  • Group of 12 – 10 paid/ 2 free
  • Full charter (18) – 15 paid/ 3 free
  • $500 deposit holds any size group until February 1, 2021  
  • Then your choice:  Group Payment Alternative (GPA) or Regular Group Payments 

  Valid for departures though December 2022.

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  Turks & Caicos Explorer II – Turks & Caicos Islands

  • $600 OFF Regular retail price
  • Group of 6 – 5 paid/ 1 free
  • Group of 12 – 10 paid/ 2 free
  • Full charter (20) – 17 paid/ 3 free
  • $500 deposit holds any size group until February 1, 2021  
  • Then your choice:  Group Payment Alternative (GPA) or Regular Group Payments 

  Valid for departures through December 2022

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  Humboldt Explorer – Galapagos Islands

  • $800 OFF Regular retail price
  • Group of 6 – 5 paid/ 1 free
  • Group of 12 – 10 paid/ 2 free
  • $500 deposit holds any size group until February 1, 2021  
  • Then your choice:  Group Payment Alternative (GPA) or Regular Group Payments 

  Valid for departures from December through June, until June 2023.

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  Tiburon Explorer – Galapagos Islands
  NEW Luxury liveaboard launched in September 2020!

  • $800 OFF Regular retail price
  • Group of 6 – 5 paid/ 1 free
  • Group of 12 – 10 paid/ 2 free
  • $500 deposit holds any size group until February 1, 2021  
  • Then your choice:  Group Payment Alternative (GPA) or Regular Group Payments 

  Valid for departures from December through June, until June 2023.

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  Emperor Explorer – Maldives

  • $300 OFF Regular retail rate for 7-night trips*
  • $500 OFF Regular retail rate for 10-night trips*
  • *2021 charters, use Low Season rates year round!
  • Group of 6 – 5 paid/ 1 free
  • Group of 12 – 10 paid/ 2 free
  • Group of 21 – 18 paid/ 3 free
  • Full charter (26) – 21 paid/ 5 free 
  • $500 deposit holds any size group until February 1, 2021  
  • Then your choice:  Group Payment Alternative (GPA) or Regular Group Payments 

  Valid for departures through December 2022.

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  Grand Sea Explorer – Red Sea

  • Group of 11 – 10 paid/ 1 free
  • Group of 22 – 20 paid/ 2 free
  • Full charter (22-28) – 3 free 
  • $500 deposit holds any size group until February 1, 2021  
  • Then your choice:  Group Payment Alternative (GPA) or Regular Group Payments 

  Valid for departures through December 2022.

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  Blue Manta Explorer – Indonesia

  • Group of 7 – 6 paid/ 1 free
  • Group of 14 – 12 paid/ 2 free
  • Group of 22 – 19 paid/ 3 free
  • Regular Group Payments 

  Valid for departures through December 2022. 

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  White Manta Explorer – Indonesia

  • Group of 7 – 6 paid/ 1 free
  • Group of 14 – 12 paid/ 2 free
  • Group of 22 – 19 paid/ 3 free
  • Regular Group Payments 

  Valid for departures through December 2022. 

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  DEMA Specials cannot be combined with other discounts, 12-month incentive, commission incentives or off-peak charter specials and are not applicable to specialty itineraries or previously booked groups. Other conditions may apply. Groups may be reduced to number covered by deposits paid without penalty until February 1, 2021 or at final payment, whichever comes first. Valid only for new reservations booked and deposited between October 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Excludes Indonesia. 

 Press Releases

• HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING AT DEMA 2020! Giveaways, Specials, and More! (Oct 29, 2020)

  Giveaways, Specials, and More!

  From kitchen tables to dive decks, this year at virtual DEMA 2020 we have the unique opportunity to re-connect with you while we’re spread across the globe. And that’s exactly what we plan to do! Get face-to-face (virtually) and inspire you, your divers, and your groups. The borders are open, the seas are calm, and you can be assured, we’ve managed the rest. All that’s left is to book a trip – then dive, dive, dive! Attend our sessions below to learn more about the Explorer Ventures advantage or ask us LIVE in our virtual meeting space. Just like the usual DEMA show, our team is on standby and will be waiting to chat with you (in-person)! New to booking travel or liveaboards? Our super friendly team will walk you through the process step-by-step!

  Psst. Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom to learn how to enter our Dream Big Giveaway! Win an incredible liveaboard holiday for one to Galapagos Islands, or for two to Turks & Caicos Islands!   

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  *Link will be LIVE on November 17-20, 2020.*
  To find the TEAMS meeting space, stop by our profile, and click the link. See you there!

  We will be offering something new, just for you! We’ve taken virtual DEMA a step further and are offering a LIVE ‘virtual meeting space.’ Anyone can pop in and have face to face discussions with our sales team. Available from 10:00-18:00 daily, we will have an agent on standby ready to answer all your questions. To find the TEAMS meeting space, stop by our profile and click the link. See you there!

  

  *Book Today! Email info@explorerventures.com*

  Feel secure booking your next liveaboard holiday. For over three decades we’ve been working closely with dive shops to grow and prosper together. With these relationships in mind, we are responding to the challenges of 2020 by making group travel easier than ever. Super low deposits, lower risk, more comps, and more profits. Plus, we’ve added flexibility with our new Group Payment Alternative. These specials are easy on your cash flow and great for your profit with free spots as low as 5 paid – 1 free. This is our best group sale yet! Ask us for details or view specials here.  

  *Download these sessions anytime during November 17-20, 2020, then watch at your leisure*

  Group Travel in Extraordinary Times 
  Presented by Gene Dold
  Dive Travel is essential to keeping your customers happy, even in extraordinary times (really!). To be successful, work with a Fleet trusted by dive shops for more than three decades, have a solid plan and a sense of humor. We’ll walk you through how a liveaboard is the perfect solution to soothe nervous travelers, how group travel can kickstart cashflow with little risk and why partnering with us is the best decision you’ll make this year! 

  Liveaboard Dive Travel. What you may or may not know – from the experts. 
  Presented by Sue Hamilton
  Join us for an overview of liveaboard dive travel today. After 33 years of exceeding divers’ expectations, we’ll share our ideas for transforming travel uncertainty into unforgettable experiences in destinations now open to divers, focusing on ways liveaboard diving meets the changing needs of today’s traveler. We’ll include updates on our Fleet, and a few reminders about how you can enhance your profitability with group travel. 

  

  *The contest opens on November 17, 2020. More details to come.*

  This is your chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime vacation, and the best part is you get to choose the prize! Win a trip for one to Galapagos Islands aboard our luxurious new vessel Tiburon Explorer, OR win a trip for two to onboard Turks & Caicos Explorer II to the stunning Turks & Caicos Islands. To enter, all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter! Get a second entry by sharing the Dream Big Giveaway page on Facebook and tagging @ExplorerVentures! 

  

  *See availability and liveaboard schedules here*

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  READY TO BOOK? CLICK HERE
  Email with questions -  info@explorerventures.com
  Call for more information or travel advice - 1.800.322.3577  

• COVID-19 HEALTH & SAFETY DURING LIVEABOARD DIVING (Oct 29, 2020)

  COVID-19 HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION

  Updated: October 2020

  For the last 33 years, Explorer Ventures has researched, implemented, and strengthened safety protocols to ensure that our guests are able to enjoy their diving vacation. As we welcome guests back, we have further augmented our practices to improve on health and safety measures that address changing requirements amidst COVID-19. The following information is based on what we know today – but best practices and the information on which they are based change rapidly, and we intend for our plans to be fluid enough to accommodate new information. We will continue to monitor the latest trends and will adapt our operations and this document based on new insights and our experiences and refine this plan not only in the Caribbean but in Galapagos and with our other partners worldwide.

  As of this update (October 2020), traveling requires a negative PCR test prior to departure, and most destinations require health checks during your stay. While ideally, such screening will give us a high degree of confidence that our arriving guests are COVID-free, we are prepared if such (relative) clarity doesn’t exist in order to safeguard our guests and crew.  

  Our crew members are working hard for guests’ arrival. Our new operational protocols include several pre-emptive boarding and cleanliness measures that affect the guest's journey from arrival to departure, including additional health and well-being requirements across all points of contact on the vessels. 

  Environmental consciousness remains at the heart of what we do; you can read our Dive Green strategy here. Where possible, we’re sourcing approved cleaning agents that are also eco-friendly, as well as evolving COVID-19 policies to reduce potential environmental impact. We continue to adapt these strategies to keep both our guests and the ocean’s safety top of mind. 

  Read a complete list of our health and safety liveaboard protocols below.

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  HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: 

  PRE-TRIP & BOARDING

  • Vessel evaluation: We have completed an evaluation and continue to assess points of guest contact. This has resulted in the integration of heightened hygiene practices across key points - starting from the moment guests arrive at the gangway through the entirety of their onboard vacation experience. These points include the salons, guest rooms, galley, food and beverage experiences, housekeeping and laundry, public bathrooms, dive deck and dive platform. 
  • Temperature & Covid Checks: Precautionary temperature and oxygen checks for both crew and guests may be done daily at some destinations. Guests will be required to take negative PCR tests before arriving at their destination.  
  • Boarding: To help ensure that all team members and guests stay healthy, all staff are required to wear face masks during check-in, when screening guest temperatures, during meal service, in public areas inside the vessel, and when off the vessel and at other times as may be necessary. Bags and shoes will also be fogged in pre-boarding.  
  • Masks: Guests are encouraged to wear masks as is practical and we suggest the use of reusable masks. Masks made from recycled ocean plastics have been provided to the staff and are available onboard for guest purchase.
     

  

  DAILY OPERATION:

  • Briefings: Guest welcome and daily briefings include reminders on best practices for safety, handwashing, avoiding illness, and on our Green Fins and Dive Green programs. 
  • Social Distancing: Social distancing practices are encouraged so that guests maintain a safe social distance whenever possible while sustaining the relaxed experience our trips are known for. This includes spacing guests out on the dive deck as much as possible, asking that guests keep control of regulators and masks on the way to the exits and on the way to their lockers upon returning from their dives, and replacing handshakes with a nod and a smile. 
  • Dining: The guest dining experience has been modified to limit contact points of normal buffet service. Typical food service is now plated, with servers wearing gloves and masks during all meal services. Any guest who chooses not to eat with the group in the salon may have the meal served on the sun deck. Guests will be asked to wash hands before meals and limit contact. 
  • Provisions: Local vendors and suppliers are be required to have minimal physical contact, and we sanitize all touchpoints, including equipment, and remove all outer packing upon arrival. 
  • Land Tours & Taxis: We have worked with our shore support companies to ensure that transfers are done in accordance with new recommendations for cleanliness and decontamination. All tours have been put on hold for the time being. The Friday night dinners ashore are planned to accommodate cleanliness and distancing expectations. 

  

  CLEANING & SANITIZATION: 

  • Crew Training: Crew have been trained in appropriate Covid-19 cleaning and disinfection procedures from accredited organizations.  
  • Disinfection: Cleaning, disinfection and sanitation are repeated multiple times daily, with a minimum of three inspections daily. These inspections and targeted cleaning steps include hard surfaces such as door handles and handrails and include public restrooms, salon tables, and chairs as well as other high-touch surfaces. Interior areas of the vessels are fogged weekly with disinfectant. 
  • Chemical Agents: Simple Green Pro 3 and Vital Oxide are the primary cleaning agents used for disinfection and fogging. Both agents are Covid-19 approved and are biodegradable keeping environmental impact top of mind.  
  • Room Cleaning: Daily room cleaning service is offered but stressed as optional if guests would prefer not to have others in their room at all. When cleaning staff use gloves and a mask. As always, staterooms are cleaned thoroughly between charters. 
  • Linens: Our dive towel system has been altered to limit the potential for cross-contamination. As always, careful cleaning and sanitizing of cabin linens and towels are a priority. Cleaning of linens is optional should guests decline the service.  
  • Air Purification: UV-C lights have been installed for purification of air conditioning system. 
  • Handwashing: Additional handwashing and hand sanitizing stations are provided for guests and crew members throughout the vessels. Handwashing is emphasized before sanitizer to reduce environmental impact from both the chemical and plastics.  
  • Rinse Tanks: Mask rinse tanks have been eliminated in favor of running water rinses. Gear rinse tanks are treated to avoid cross-contamination of dive gear. Simple Green Pro 3 is used.  
  • Rental Gear: All gear is sanitized between rentals and handled carefully to reduce potential contamination.  

  WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN? 

  Some of these altered procedures may temporarily impact the level of customer service, guest interaction and accommodation for which the Explorer Ventures Fleet is known. While each vessel and operation is different, some challenges are universal. Our vessels have room for only a certain number of crew and guests meaning social distancing can be difficult to maintain. Also, additional crew responsibilities may limit their time available with guests. While our goal remains to deliver an exceptionally good experience to every guest, diving holidays in today's ‘norm’ requires some flexibility on the part of both guests and crew.  

  QUESTIONS? 

  Please reach out to our team with any questions or follow our real-time updates on Facebook. Rest assured, we’re here to help put you at ease and ensure your trip is comfortable and safe.  

  For the latest news on Covid-19, please read our most recent press release here. 

• OUR COVID-19 BOOKING ASSURANCE - WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK! (Oct 29, 2020)

  

  Updated July 2020.

  It’s difficult to quantify the changes which the global travel industry is facing as countries worldwide begin to reopen their borders, but we’ve been working hard to update our operational and sales procedures in order to provide the most stress-free diving vacation that we can.  From your initial reservation through to your eventual departure after the trip, we’ll be here and ready to make the entire process an enjoyable memory.  We’re proud of our 33-year history in introducing our guests to our underwater backyard; we and our partners entered 2020 in a strong position and look forward to many more years of operation.  

  We’d like to assure all of our guests that, if any of the following conditions apply within 2 weeks of departure and you are not able to join your scheduled trip, we will provide you with a 100% credit of the amount paid in order to reschedule your trip aboard another departure on the same vessel/itinerary within the next 24 months: 

  1. A flight ban or travel ban preventing travel from your country of origin to the destination 
  2.  “Shelter in place” notice or government quarantine order, either at your location or ours 
  3. Your exhibition of symptoms consistent with or diagnosis of COVID-19 (a doctor’s note will be required), or close proximity within 15 days of departure to someone diagnosed by a medical professional with COVID-19  
  4. Inability to join your scheduled departure due to a positive COVID-19 test result or screening failure either en-route or upon arrival 
  5. For destinations where a negative COVID-19 test is required within a specified timeframe and you’ve had the test performed/submitted within the first 12 hours of the required testing period, but results have not been returned in time for departure or pre-clearance submission 
  6. You are a front-line (ER/ICU/COVID Unit) health care worker unable to take time off work due to COVID-related hospital leave policies 

  Please contact us for specific rebooking options and documentation requirements. 

  Because travel insurance companies are rarely covering these issues, we will not require proof of declination of coverage.  However, if you would like your other costs – air ticket costs or price changes, change fees, hotel costs etc. – to be covered, we still highly recommend that you research your travel insurance purchase thoroughly to be sure that they are. As of July 2020, DiveAssure, in particular, is offering some COVID-related coverage in their travel insurance policies.  

  Please note that this offer is not transferable to any other party and cannot be combined with any other offers.  If you are unwilling to travel due to fear of the outbreak, we understand and sympathize, but normal cancellation fees would apply. 

  As always, we can’t wait to start DIVING with you again! 

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