Caribbean Explorer II
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35 m · 18 guests · 9 cabins · 8 crew members
Caribbean Explorer II is the only liveaboard running the Saba — St. Kitts route in the north-eastern Caribbean. Her 35-metre all-aluminium hull was built by Camcraft in 1978 and recommissioned in 1999. Eighteen guests share nine staterooms across the main and lower decks, looked after by a crew of up to eight. The vessel is registered in Vanuatu and certified by Green Fins as an eco-liveaboard.
Every dive is made straight off the boat. The dive deck takes up the whole aft third of the main deck: an individual gear bin for each guest, a large camera table with a low-pressure hose, charging stations, tank racks, separate freshwater rinse baths for gear and for cameras, a shower and a head. Entries are through the side gates, a drop of about a metre; two in-water ladders hang from the dive platform. There is no dive tender — the RIB is used only to move guests.
The week is busy: up to five dives a day, up to 27 over the trip, including up to five night dives. Saba is the top of a dormant volcano and has been a marine park since 1987 — offshore pinnacles, seamounts, vertical walls and coral labyrinths. Favourite sites are Diamond Rock, Man O’War Shoals, Tent Wall, Ladder Labyrinth and Third Encounter with The Needle. St. Kitts is wrecks and finger reefs: River Taw, Corinthian, Monkey Shoals, Anchors Aweigh, Paradise Reef. Divers hunt frogfish, seahorses and octopus here, and the night dives on the River Taw are the ones guests talk about afterwards.
The upper deck holds a semi-enclosed air-conditioned salon with dining tables, a TV, a video library and a wet bar, with a large sun deck and loungers behind it. The galley mixes local recipes, American classics and the chef’s own dishes: three meals a day plus between-dive snacks. Soft drinks all day; beer, wine and spirits once diving is finished for the day. There is no Wi-Fi on board at all, and cellular coverage does not reach every part of the route.
Every stateroom has its own individually controlled air conditioning and a private bathroom with a shower. The four main-deck rooms have windows; of the five lower-deck rooms, the forward ones have portholes. Cabins and bathrooms have 110 V outlets.
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
35 m
Beam
6 m
Material
Aluminium
Year Built
1978
Capacity
18 guests
Cabins
9
Crew
8 members
Speed
12 knots
Engine
2 × GM 12V71, 450 hp each
Refit
1999
Bathrooms
9
Tender
5 m rigid hull inflatable (guest transport only)
Water capacity
5700 l
Fuel capacity
9500 l
Freshwater maker
4500 l/day
On Board
Diving on board
A certification from any internationally recognised agency is required. Decompression diving is not allowed; maximum depth is 40 m (33 m on nitrox). Rebreathers, DPVs and multi-cylinder rigs are not used on board — only a small pony bottle is permitted. Tanks, weights and weight belts are included; all other gear is for hire. Minimum age is 10, with 12 strongly recommended; divers under 18 must carry insurance covering chamber treatment and evacuation. The crew speaks English.
Food and drinks
Friday's evening meal is not included — that night is ashore in St. Kitts or St. Maarten. Alcohol is served only once diving is finished for the day, and guests under 21 are not served alcohol on board. Tell the crew about dietary requirements at booking: there is a single galley, so cross-contact with allergens cannot be fully ruled out.
Navigation and safety
Cabins
· 4 cabins
Double / Twin
Beds: Stateroom 1 — queen bed; staterooms 2 and 3 — queen bed with an upper twin; stateroom 4 — upper and lower twin beds
Four staterooms on the main deck, next to the dive deck and the aft exit. Each has a window, a cabinet, individually controlled air conditioning and a private bathroom with a shower. Bed types are not guaranteed — state your preference when booking.
· 5 cabins
Double / Twin
Beds: Staterooms 5 and 6 — two twin beds or one queen; stateroom 7 — double bed; staterooms 8 and 9 — double lower and twin upper beds
Five staterooms on the lower deck, reached by the port-side stairway from the main deck hallway. Each has a cabinet, drawers, individual air conditioning and a private bathroom with a shower. Forward staterooms 5 and 6 sit half a level up and have portholes; staterooms 7, 8 and 9 have no window.
Schedule & Pricing
St. Kitts — Saba — St. Maarten (northbound)
Boarding at 15:00 on Saturday at Port Zante, Basseterre, with the first night at the dock. Sunday to Tuesday are St. Kitts dive days, up to five dives daily, with an optional island tour on Monday. The overnight crossing to Saba takes about two hours. Wednesday and Thursday are Saba — walls, pinnacles and Third Encounter, with an optional tour up to Windwardside and The Bottom on Thursday. Friday brings two morning dives at Saba, an early afternoon crossing to St. Maarten, an afternoon at leisure and dinner ashore, and the last night on board at the dock. Breakfast and 09:00 disembarkation in Philipsburg on Saturday.
October 2026
1 departureNovember 2026
2 departuresDecember 2026
2 departuresJanuary 2027
3 departuresFebruary 2027
2 departuresMarch 2027
2 departuresApril 2027
2 departuresMay 2027
2 departuresJune 2027
1 departureJuly 2027
3 departuresAugust 2027
2 departuresSeptember 2027
2 departuresOctober 2027
2 departuresNovember 2027
2 departuresDecember 2027
2 departuresJanuary 2028
3 departuresFebruary 2028
2 departuresMarch 2028
2 departuresApril 2028
1 departureMay 2028
1 departureJune 2028
1 departureJuly 2028
3 departuresAugust 2028
2 departuresSeptember 2028
2 departuresOctober 2028
2 departuresNovember 2028
2 departuresDecember 2028
3 departuresSt. Maarten — Saba — St. Kitts (southbound)
Boarding at 15:00 on Saturday at Bobby's Marina, Philipsburg; plan to be in St. Maarten by 16:00 at the latest. The vessel sails for Saba around 22:00, a crossing of two and a half hours. Sunday to Tuesday are dive days in the Saba Marine Park, up to five dives daily, with an optional island tour on Monday, then an overnight crossing to St. Kitts. Wednesday and Thursday cover the wrecks and finger reefs of St. Kitts, nights spent on a mooring. Friday brings two dives and lunch, a return to Port Zante, an optional afternoon island tour and dinner ashore. Breakfast and 09:00 disembarkation in Basseterre on Saturday.
October 2026
3 departuresNovember 2026
1 departureDecember 2026
2 departuresJanuary 2027
2 departuresFebruary 2027
1 departureMarch 2027
1 departureApril 2027
1 departureMay 2027
2 departuresJune 2027
1 departureJuly 2027
1 departureAugust 2027
2 departuresSeptember 2027
2 departuresOctober 2027
3 departuresNovember 2027
2 departuresDecember 2027
2 departuresJanuary 2028
2 departuresFebruary 2028
2 departuresMarch 2028
2 departuresApril 2028
2 departuresMay 2028
2 departuresJune 2028
2 departuresJuly 2028
2 departuresAugust 2028
2 departuresSeptember 2028
3 departuresOctober 2028
2 departuresNovember 2028
2 departuresDecember 2028
2 departuresPrices and availability can change. Get in touch and we'll confirm current dates and pricing.
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Extras are shown per person and are paid on board.
from 1708 EUR / 7 nights
Estimated wait time — 24 hours
Double / Twin
Four staterooms on the main deck, next to the dive deck and the aft exit. Each has a window, a cabinet, individually controlled air conditioning and a private bathroom with a shower. Bed types are not guaranteed — state your preference when booking.
- Deck
- main deck
- Beds
- Stateroom 1 — queen bed; staterooms 2 and 3 — queen bed with an upper twin; stateroom 4 — upper and lower twin beds
- Windows
- Window
- Cabin numbers
- 1, 2, 3, 4
- cabins of this type
- 4
Double / Twin
Five staterooms on the lower deck, reached by the port-side stairway from the main deck hallway. Each has a cabinet, drawers, individual air conditioning and a private bathroom with a shower. Forward staterooms 5 and 6 sit half a level up and have portholes; staterooms 7, 8 and 9 have no window.
- Deck
- lower deck
- Beds
- Staterooms 5 and 6 — two twin beds or one queen; stateroom 7 — double bed; staterooms 8 and 9 — double lower and twin upper beds
- Windows
- Porthole in the forward staterooms
- Cabin numbers
- 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- cabins of this type
- 5
Caribbean Explorer II
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