MV SEA ESCAPE

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34m / 112ft MAX 18 NITROX PADI

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At a glance:

Visits Sea of Cortez
Most cabins have ensuite bathrooms
Individual lost diver devices
Onboard re-compression chamber
Camera: table, PC, tanks, charging stations
Spacious aluminum hulled liveaboard

The MV Sea Escape is 110ft / 34m aluminum mono-hulled liveaboard operating whole boat diving charters around the best of Mexico's Pacific coast. This means unforgettable cruises around the Sea of Cortez in Baja California.

Accommodating up to 18 guests in 9 double or twin bed cabins, most with ensuite bathrooms, M/V Sea Escape is a comfortable and spacious Mexican liveaboard. There is a cosy and bright saloon area on the main deck with TV, DVD and music system, which lends itself to the boat's ethos of being relaxed and friendly foremost, as well as a dedicated computer station. There is a library of movies and books to help pass the time on the longer crossings.

Meals are served in the dining area of the saloon on the main deck. This is the main place to socialize and chat with fellow guests, as well on the partially covered sun deck. Here you can sunbathe on the loungers or take in the views of the islands that the MV Sea Escape visits. Individual lost diver devices and an onboard re-compression chamber (the only boat in the region to have one) are proof that you will be in good hands with the Sea Escape.

Sea Escape has 9 Standard cabins all at the same price. On the upper main deck is 1 double bed cabin. The lower main deck has 3 twin bunk bed cabins. On the lower deck there are 2 twin bunk bed cabins and 2 cabins with double bed and single bunk. There is also 1 additional cabin with double bed and single bunk on the lower deck, which has its bathroom located in the hallway. All other cabins have ensuite bathrooms.

All the cabins have:

Air-conditioning (2 cabins have individual controls)
Private bathroom with toilet and hot water shower, hand basin, toiletries and towels
Main and upper deck cabins have windows
Reading lights

Cabinet, shelves and mirror
2 flat pin sockets for 110V electricity
Bedding and luggage space
Life jackets
Fire warning system

No. of bathrooms / showers - 10 / 10 - hot water

Sea of Cortez South (6 Days / 5 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, whales, seals/sea lions, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Espíritu Santo Island, El Bajo Sea Mounts, Cerralvo Island, Cabo Pulmo, Swanne Reef and Salvatierra Ferry Wreck, sea searches for orcas and dolphins

Day 1
At 3 pm Sea Escape staff will meet you and your group at your hotel in La Paz and transfer to the boat that departs at 4 pm. A safety briefing and a dive orientation will be conducted on the way to the first dive site – a mobula ray night dive. Dinner will be served on the first night.

Days 2-5 Prepare to dive 4 times a day at the dive sites at some of the best sites in the Sea of Cortez. Named as the World’s Aquarium by Jacques Cousteau, you will find playful sea lions, schools of fish, invertebrates, hammerhead and bull sharks, whale sharks, mantas and rays of all sizes. Mobula rays gather in their thousands December through March, orcas and dolphins are present May through August. During the cruise, several sea searches will be conducted from the motorized tenders to spot some of the exciting megafauana that is present in the area.
Sea Escape offers cookies and hot drinks when you wake up, followed by a more delicious breakfast when you come back from your first dive that includes cereals, yoghurt, eggs, sausages, toast and beans. International dishes with Mexican and Italian dishes among others international favourites will be served during lunch and dinner, plus plenty of snacks throughout the day. Beer and wine are also provided. You can spend your free time by watching movies on a flat screen TV set inside the saloon on the main deck, or there is also a partially covered sun deck for the tan lovers, or you can sit in the shade with a good book to read.

Day 6
After 2 morning dives, Sea Escape will make its way back to the port of La Paz, in time for disembarkation at 4 pm. Say farewell to the fantastic crew of and the other guests before being transferred back to your local hotel or La Paz Airport.

Sea of Cortez South (5 Days / 4 Nights - 17 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, whales, seals/sea lions, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Espíritu Santo Island, Las Ánimas, Los Islotes, El Bajo Sea Mounts, Cerralvo Island, La Reina

Day 1
At 3 pm Sea Escape staff will meet you and your group at your hotel in La Paz and transfer to the boat that departs at 4 pm. A safety briefing and a dive orientation will be conducted on the way to the first dive site – a mobula ray night dive. Dinner will be served on the first night.

Days 2-4 Prepare to dive 4 times a day at the dive sites at some of the best sites in the Sea of Cortez. Named as the World’s Aquarium by Jacques Cousteau, you will find playful sea lions, schools of fish, invertebrates, hammerhead and bull sharks, whale sharks, mantas and rays of all sizes. Mobula rays gather in their thousands December through March, orcas and dolphins are present May through August.
Sea Escape offers cookies and hot drinks when you wake up, followed by a more delicious breakfast when you come back from your first dive that includes cereals, yoghurt, eggs, sausages, toast and beans. International dishes with Mexican and Italian dishes among others international favourites will be served during lunch and dinner, plus plenty of snacks throughout the day. Beer and wine are also provided. You can spend your free time by watching movies on a flat screen TV set inside the saloon on the main deck, or there is also a partially covered sun deck for the tan lovers, or you can sit in the shade with a good book to read.

Day 5
After 2 morning dives, Sea Escape will make its way back to the port of La Paz, in time for disembarkation at 4 pm. Say farewell to the fantastic crew of and the other guests before being transferred back to your local hotel or La Paz Airport.

Sea of Cortez South (8 Days / 7 Nights - 26 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, whales, seals/sea lions, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Espíritu Santo Island, Fang Ming, El Bajito, Las Ánimas, Los Islotes, El Bajo Sea Mounts, San Francisquito, Cerralvo Island, Cabo Pulmo, La Reina

Day 1
At 3 pm Sea Escape staff will meet you and your group at your hotel in La Paz and transfer to the boat that departs at 4 pm. A safety briefing and a dive orientation will be conducted on the way to the first dive site – a mobula ray night dive. Dinner will be served on the first night.

Days 2-7 Prepare to dive 4 times a day at the dive sites at some of the best sites in the Sea of Cortez. Named as the World’s Aquarium by Jacques Cousteau, you will find playful sea lions, schools of fish, invertebrates, hammerhead and bull sharks, whale sharks, mantas and rays of all sizes. Mobula rays gather in their thousands December through March, orcas and dolphins are present May through August. At the end of the cruise, there will be the opportunity of a whale shark swim near La Paz.
Sea Escape offers cookies and hot drinks when you wake up, followed by a more delicious breakfast when you come back from your first dive that includes cereals, yoghurt, eggs, sausages, toast and beans. International dishes with Mexican and Italian dishes among others international favourites will be served during lunch and dinner, plus plenty of snacks throughout the day. Beer and wine are also provided. You can spend your free time by watching movies on a flat screen TV set inside the saloon on the main deck, or there is also a partially covered sun deck for the tan lovers, or you can sit in the shade with a good book to read.
The boat makes its way back to La Paz after a full day of diving on the penultimate day.

Day 8
Disembarkation is at 9 am after breakfast. Say farewell to the fantastic crew of Sea Escape and the other guests before being transferred back to your local hotel or La Paz Airport.

[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

The crew of 9 comprise:

Cruise Leader/Instructor
Divemaster
Captain
Head Chef

Cook
Engineer
Steward
2 Deck Hands

Nitrox - 2 Motorized diving dinghies - 280ft² (26m²) Dive deck & 108ft² (10m²) platform with 2 ladders, hot water shower and toilet - Camera table, computer, separate rinse tank and charging stations - 215ft² (20m²) Main deck air-conditioned saloon and dining area with TV, DVD, music system, movie library, fish ID books, games - Satellite telephone - 527ft² (49m²) Partially-shaded sundeck with chairs - Water dispenser

Enriched air nitrox courses available onboard.

Hungry liveaboard divers will be well looked after on MV Sea Escape as meals consist of pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch and dinner each day, plus plenty of snacks in between. Beginning with lunch on check-in day, you can expect a range of cuisine consisting of international dishes with influences such as Mexican and Italian.

Mexican, seafood, international and BBQ meals - 4 dishes per sitting.
Air-conditioned dining area.
Pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks are provided.
Snacks include candy bars, ice cream, cookies, fruit, bread and toast.
Coffee, tea, drinking water and soft drinks are all provided free of charge.
Beer and wine are provided free of charge.
All dietary requirements can be catered for - please send advanced notice.
Tour dining service begins with lunch on boarding.

Built in year 1980, upgraded in 2009
Refurbished annually
Size - 110ft x 21 ft (33.5m x 6.4m)
Weight - 155 tonnes
Top speed - 16 knots
Cruising speed - 10 knots
2 x 475 HP Detroit engines
3 generators - 1 x 125 KW Cummins & 2 x 30 KW Detroit

2 x dive tank compressors - Ingersol Rand & Bauer
Enriched air nitrox system
10 & 12 liter aluminum and steel scuba tanks with DIN/yoke valves
Electricity - 110 & 220V 24 hours per day
Water capacity - 18,900 liters
Fresh watermaker - 6,000 liters per day
Fuel capacity - 15,100 liters
Waste storage tank

Individual Lost Diver devices
2 x Life rafts (20 pax)
2 x 40/75 HP Yamaha dinghies
VHF & SSB radios
Garmin GPS
Furuno radar
Garmin fishfinder
Garmin plotter
Depth sounder
Simrad autopilot

Searchlight and horn
EPIRB
ISAT satellite phone
Oxygen - 27,000 liters
Recompression chamber
Medic first aid box
Full alarm system
Fire extinguishers throughout
Life jackets throughout

"The staff is excellent. The facilities on the liveaboard boat are sufficient, not luxurious but comfortable." - Mirjam Van Ankum, Netherlands, 4 June 2014 ...

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Notes: Mexico is a popular destination with limited liveaboard spaces. We recommend you book well in advance to avoid disappointment.

In the event of tour cancellation by the liveaboard operator for any reason, there will be no reimbursement so the operator states that it is mandatory for all guests to have travel insurance coverage for this event.

Dive experience: SEA OF CORTEZ. Easy OWD sites, AOWD for El Bajo and the wreck diving is preferred.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, soft drinks, hot drinks, beer and wine (in moderate quantities), transfers to the boat from local hotels, dives (as detailed in the tours above), experienced English-speaking divemasters (1 guide for 12 divers), safety marker device (deposit required), standard tanks, weights and weightbelts, Mexican taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Marine park and port fee (Sea of Cortez - 5 days: USD 57, 8 days: USD 78, scuba equipment (USD 25 per dive day), dive and traevl insurance (to cover cancellation). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks (spirits), nitrox fills (USD 30 per day) for enriched air divers, large tanks (USD 17 per dive day), torches. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: Sea of Cortez: Sea Escape departs at 4 pm from La Paz. Guests fly into Manuel Marquez de Leon International Airport (LAP) in La Paz. Transfers to the boat are available from 3 pm onwards. The boat returns to port at 4 pm on checkout day. The last dive is done in the morning on the last day, therefore you should stay overnight and book your departure flight for the following day. Please wait at least 24 hours before flying after diving.
For more information see our Mexico tourist information section.

Non-diver rate: 20% off the published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travelers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 70% of the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 9 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 10 or more guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 16 guests and 2 additional persons can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 18 guests).

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