Verbshark
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The Caribbean Explorer II liveaboard trip looks pretty damned enticing, but now I'm finding weird and conflicting information on the boat.
Does anyone here have any experience with the Carribean Explorer II or any recent experience with the boat while it was the Sea Dancer? A couple years back reports on the Sea Dancer were pretty bad--generators crapping out, toilets--uh--likewise, A/C failing, food spoiling, and so forth.
The latest report I've found on the Sea Dancer (seven months ago) says the passengers had absolutely no complaints about the boat, but that was pre-purchase.
Of course, on the other side of that coin, Capt. Nigel on the Rodales message board (a former Peter Hughes employee, I think) claims the CEII is not seaworthy (not sure exactly how he knows that).
Anyone have any details on the most recent refit for the CEII? Is it a bargain or a deathtrap?
Thanks.
Does anyone here have any experience with the Carribean Explorer II or any recent experience with the boat while it was the Sea Dancer? A couple years back reports on the Sea Dancer were pretty bad--generators crapping out, toilets--uh--likewise, A/C failing, food spoiling, and so forth.
The latest report I've found on the Sea Dancer (seven months ago) says the passengers had absolutely no complaints about the boat, but that was pre-purchase.
Of course, on the other side of that coin, Capt. Nigel on the Rodales message board (a former Peter Hughes employee, I think) claims the CEII is not seaworthy (not sure exactly how he knows that).
Anyone have any details on the most recent refit for the CEII? Is it a bargain or a deathtrap?
Thanks.