Juliet Sailing and Diving out of Miami: a few pix

[sportxlh]

I know this is the Florida Forum, but Juliet Sailing and Diving does dock their boat in Miami where it loads up on Saturdays (so this topic is at least semi-related to Florida), then travels to the Bahamas for a week of diving: roughly four dives per day. I just got back from a Bahamas trip last week and had an awesome time on the boat. We dove a myriad of sites and were in the hands of an experienced crew: all of whom are top notch. Their new chef is also awesome. The boat also has nitrox.

Typical day is breakfast at 7:00, first dive at 8:00, second dive at 11:00, lunch at 12:30 or so, third dive at 3:00 or so, dinner at 6:00 or 6:30 with a final twilight or night dive at 8:00. This was my third trip with the Juliet in the past six years. Here's a few photos from the trip

 

[AdivingBel]

Thanks for the report. We're on the boat next summer (July 2020). Great crew...we had a blast with them in St. Croix.

 

[drrich2]

Love that 1st shark pic. The Juliet enjoys an excellent reputation but I don't see a lot of 1st hand reviews on the forum; glad to see another. When I do see it reviewed, I don't often see many photos.

Do you have any shots from the boat? What the interior living space looks like, wherever people gather to eat, etc...?

 

[AdivingBel]

Tour of Juliet | Juliet Sailing and Diving

Pretty accurate. Not lux, but eclectic. Great crew. Think sailing and diving. Relax. Needless to say I'm a big fan.

 

[tkaelin]

On my list. Thanks for posting.

 

[sportxlh]

I've never been on a really nice Aggressor-type boat so can't compare the Juliet to those $3,000+ per trip dive boats. It does compare favorably to the Ultimate Getaway or for those that remember, The Spree.

Juliet has private rooms which accommodate two divers. There are 6 rooms which can house 12 divers. 2 of the rooms have ensuite bathrooms. The other four rooms share two heads and a shower, though each has a sink for brushing your teeth.

The Juliet has been around a long time. Its charming in the same way an independent Key Largo hotel is charming (when compared to a Hyatt hotel). Like the typical Key Largo independent flagged hotels, the Juliet has seen some wear and tear but still has good bones and is a great diving platform. Its also one if the best diving values around at $1,600 or so for a week of diving on sites very few other operators hit (18-20 dives during a normal week), 3 square meals a day with plenty of snacks (we had a new chef on this trip who made, what I imagine to be, Aggressor-type high quality meals), plenty of beer and wine, or gin/vodka/rum, etc. for after the night dive (though people were generally pretty restrained: we had no wild drunks like I've heard about on Blackheads boats) and lots of room on the 103 foot boat for 12 divers to stretch out and relax between dives.

The crew is incredibly friendy and fun loving. I played cards with crew and passengers several times. They also simply sat around and chatted with us as well (BTW, there are 5 crew members).

I don't have any interior photos of the boat from this trip, I'll check to see if I have any pix from past trips later this week.

I'm sure I'll be making another trip with JS&D some time in the next year

 

[Johnoly]

Nice report & Great picts!. How long was each crossing for your trip ?

 

[iamrushman]

very cool...sounds like it's economical considering there is no long expensive airfare... thanks for sharing your report, log, and photos.

 

[sportxlh]

Found a few interior shots from a previous trip. They aren't great but give a feel for below deck..... this is Cabin #3, which is the smallest on the boat. The in-room sink is located under the trap door on the counter......

This is the corridor or hallway below deck used to access the bedrooms

 

[sportxlh]

also found a few topside photos. The first is Captain Liza giving a briefing at the outdoor table (which has a map on it).

The second is the bow of the boat

The third is the tank rack which includes dry boxes for storage behind the tanks