Nautilus Explorer - Socorro
When the diving is hot at Socorro, the blue, blue water, manta, shark and big fish sightings are incredible. You will definitely see silky, silver tip, galapagos and white tip reef sharks. You should see solitary and schooling hammerheads. You will see dolphins topside but it's up to the dolphins whether they interact with you in the water. You have to be lucky to see tiger and dusky sharks but they are here. Whale sharks are seen in November and December as are humpback whales during February and March and orcas have been seen on occasion when the baby humpbacks are around. While diver interaction with humpback whales is rare, some of our guests have been able to play with these behemouths for up to 25 minutes. This is "big animal diving" and divers should remember that not every day will be super hot and shark sightings can be down on some trips.
Shark diving in the Isla Revillagigedo used to be absolutely outstanding but has been in a slow decline over the last 25 years due to fishing pressure. There was a time when you could expect to see 300 sharks on one dive. The islands are now aggressively protected as a marine sanctuary with two Mexican navy bases, armed interceptors, aerial patrols and a naval frigate on station. We have been seeing an encouraging number of young sharks and are hopeful that this protected population of animals will continue to mature and quickly multiply.
You can always expect to see a myriad of colorful reef fish, jacks, barracuda, spotted trunkfish as well as octopus, turtles and scorpionfish. This area boasted some of the best sport fishing in the world before it became a marine protected area and you will likely see bonitas, tuna, wahoo and even marlin at places like Roca Partida. Vast numbers of marine birds nest around the islands and giant sea turtles lay their eggs on the sandy beaches.
Water temperatures range from the low '80s in November to mid '70s in February before climbing back up in April. The consolation to lower water temps is that is when the humpback whales and their babies show up! Surface temperatures range from 75 to 90 degrees and it is sunny and beautiful almost all winter long.
- Cozy staterooms with side-by-side beds
- Private heads with showers and central air
- Lower deck cabins have non-opening portlights
- Most cabins have a 52" bed
- Upper deck executive suites have 2 big windows
- Snacks, pop and non-alcoholic beverages included
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