All Star Blackbeards Morning Star
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20 m · 24 guests · 9 cabins
All Star Blackbeard’s Morning Star is a 20-metre sailing schooner built in 1983, one of the two identical boats Blackbeard’s Cruises runs year-round out of Nassau to the Exuma Cays. She is the cheapest way to dive the Bahamas and she is built accordingly: you sleep in a bunk in a shared dormitory, the heads and the shower are shared, and there are no private cabins on board.
There are nine numbered sleeping spaces spread across three dorm areas. Spaces 1–4 are single bunks, upper and lower, in the forward dorm, each with its own privacy curtain. Spaces 5–9 are double bunks, also upper and lower; 7, 8 and 9 sit right in the main salon — roomier, but with less privacy. The boat takes up to 24 guests. Air conditioning runs in every sleeping area and in the salon, each bunk has a shelf and hooks for your things, and bedding is provided. There are three heads, one per dorm area. There is a single shower with two heads: unlimited seawater to lather and wash, then roughly thirty seconds of fresh water to rinse off. Bring your own towels — the operator recommends two.
The diving is plentiful and straightforward: up to 19 dives over six nights, normally three day dives and one night dive per day, plus one shark feed on the Austin Smith wreck with Caribbean reef sharks. Dives are unguided — the instructor gives a thorough briefing with a sketch, and gets in the water for the drift dives and the shark feed. There is no nitrox on board. Tanks are 63, 80 and 100 cubic feet with yoke valves (DIN adaptor on request); weights and weight belts are included. Every diver must have a certification card and a dive computer — computers can be rented. Rebreathers are not allowed.
Three meals a day plus snacks and fruit in between. The cooking is home-style American, served buffet and eaten picnic-style on deck or in the salon. Beer, wine and rum punch are included in the rate. Wi-Fi on board is free and the sockets are US 110 V. Smoking is allowed at the stern only.
There is no fixed programme: every week the captain takes the schooner wherever the weather and visibility are best. That usually means the northern Exuma Cays — walls, patch reefs, blue holes and fast drifts through the cuts between the islands, with depths from 6 to 36 metres; sometimes Eleuthera is added. The sails go up at least once per trip when there is wind, but between dive sites she mostly motors. The best wind is from October through April.
No mark-up
You pay the rate the operator publishes. The only thing added on top is the actual payment processing cost — no fee of ours.
We run the booking
Correspondence with the operator, holding your places, the contract, confirmation and all paperwork sit on our side. Nothing for you to arrange yourself.
Pay by card
We send you a Stripe invoice — pay by card, in your own currency, from anywhere in the world. The transfer to the operator is handled on our side.
Support in your language
We help you pick the cabin and dates, answer questions on the route and gear, and stay reachable until you are home — in English, in your time zone.
We quote the exact amount when confirming the booking: it covers the operator's rate plus the actual payment processing cost. No hidden charges.
Yacht Specifications
Length
20 m
Beam
5.8 m
Year Built
1983
Capacity
24 guests
Cabins
9
Speed
8 knots
Engine
Ford Lehman
Bathrooms
3 shared heads and 1 shared shower
Tender
3.4 m inflatable with 15 hp outboard
Water capacity
2460 l
Fuel capacity
1700 l
Freshwater maker
1300 l/day
On Board
Diving on board
There is no nitrox on board. Dives are unguided: the instructor briefs each dive with a sketch and joins the water for drifts and the shark feed. Every diver must carry a certification card and a dive computer (computers can be rented). Night dives require two light sources — a dive light plus a backup or a chemical light stick (sold on board, $3). Rebreathers are not allowed; solo diving requires a Solo Diver certification. Recommended minimum age is 10 for junior divers and 12 for Open Water; under-15s must be supervised by an adult at all times.
Food and drinks
Flag dietary requirements on the trip application when you book — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergies are all accommodated. Fishing from the boat is not permitted in the Bahamas.
Navigation and safety
Cabins
· 4 cabins
Bunk in a shared dorm
Beds: Single bunks, upper and lower
Four upper-and-lower single spaces in the forward dorm. Each bunk has its own privacy curtain, much like a sleeper berth on a train, a shelf at the head end and hooks for small items. They are the tightest spaces on board and also the most private. Air conditioning is shared across the dorm, and so is the head.
· 5 cabins
Double bunk in a shared dorm
Beds: Double bunks, upper and lower
Five upper-and-lower double spaces. Spaces 5 and 6 are in the mid dorm and usually go to couples. Spaces 7, 8 and 9 sit in the main salon: they are wider than the rest but far less private, so they are more often sold to single travellers. Each space has a curtain, a shelf and hooks; air conditioning and the head are shared.
Schedule & Pricing
Exuma Cays (Nassau — Nassau)
The vessel's only route, year-round, departing every Saturday. Boarding in Nassau at noon, casting off by three in the afternoon. Sunday through Wednesday: three day dives and one night dive daily; Thursday brings two dives before lunch and the run back to Nassau, with the last night alongside — dinner on board and the evening free in town — and disembarkation by 9 am on Friday. There is no fixed programme: the captain picks the sites by the weather — walls, patch reefs, blue holes and fast drifts through the Exuma Cays cuts, occasionally Eleuthera. Once per trip there is a shark feed dive with Caribbean reef sharks on the Austin Smith wreck.
September 2026
1 departureOctober 2026
2 departuresNovember 2026
2 departuresDecember 2026
3 departuresJanuary 2027
3 departuresFebruary 2027
3 departuresMarch 2027
1 departureApril 2027
3 departuresMay 2027
4 departuresJune 2027
1 departureJuly 2027
4 departuresAugust 2027
2 departuresSeptember 2027
4 departuresOctober 2027
4 departuresNovember 2027
4 departuresDecember 2027
4 departuresJanuary 2028
5 departuresFebruary 2028
4 departuresMarch 2028
4 departuresApril 2028
5 departuresMay 2028
4 departuresJune 2028
4 departuresJuly 2028
5 departuresAugust 2028
4 departuresSeptember 2028
5 departuresOctober 2028
4 departuresNovember 2028
4 departuresDecember 2028
4 departuresPrices and availability can change. Get in touch and we'll confirm current dates and pricing.
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Not Included
Required extras
Optional extras
Extras are shown per person and are paid on board.
from 1023 EUR / 6 nights
Estimated wait time — 24 hours
Bunk in a shared dorm
Four upper-and-lower single spaces in the forward dorm. Each bunk has its own privacy curtain, much like a sleeper berth on a train, a shelf at the head end and hooks for small items. They are the tightest spaces on board and also the most private. Air conditioning is shared across the dorm, and so is the head.
- Deck
- forward dorm
- Beds
- Single bunks, upper and lower
- Windows
- Porthole
- Cabin numbers
- 1, 2, 3, 4
- Yacht Specifications
- 188 × 60–90 cm
- cabins of this type
- 4
Double bunk in a shared dorm
Five upper-and-lower double spaces. Spaces 5 and 6 are in the mid dorm and usually go to couples. Spaces 7, 8 and 9 sit in the main salon: they are wider than the rest but far less private, so they are more often sold to single travellers. Each space has a curtain, a shelf and hooks; air conditioning and the head are shared.
- Deck
- mid dorm and main salon
- Beds
- Double bunks, upper and lower
- Windows
- Porthole
- Cabin numbers
- 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- cabins of this type
- 5
All Star Blackbeards Morning Star
from 1023 EUR