MV Islander dive boat review
Operating out of San Diego, MV Islander liveaboard focuses exclusively on Mexico’s Guadalupe Island during Great White Shark season, running cage diving trips of 5 days / 5 nights duration.
The Islander diving boat, was designed and built specifically to carry passengers comfortably off the Southern California and Baja coast.
You can check the availability and prices for this Boat here.
Refurbished annually, MV Islander is a comfortable, if not luxurious, liveaboard vessel. The boat is designed with passenger comfort and safety in mind.
The boat has 10 air conditioned cabins offering ample storage and washbasins. All bunks have single beds with foam mattresses, linens, blankets & pillows.
The menu consists of international dishes with a wide range of influences and features a lot of fresh fish. A pre-breakfast, a cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner are complimented by snacks, beer and wine.
The focus is solely on the magnificent shark action around Guadalupe Island and you can enjoy 3 full days of shark cage diving using either or both the floating cage or the submerged cage. What is guaranteed is that you will leave with memories and photographs of some of the most exciting underwater encounters. If you are one of the many divers who longs for a wild adventure then MV Islander is the right liveaboard for you.
Budget estimate for a trip: Around $3,100.00
Where does this liveaboard dive boat go?
Check out the fabulous places where this dive boat travels to.
Note: some destinations may not be listed below, please enquire for more details.
Yucatán, Mexico
Mexico’s Yucatán offers outstanding reef diving, wall dives, drift dives and the largest underwater art museum in the world.
Mexico
Mexico offers divers choices, Great liveaboards and large marine life encounters in the west, great reefs and cenotes in the east
Baja California, Mexico
The Baja offers outstanding diving and is one of the best shark diving destinations for liveaboards.
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