Verena F.
The trip of a lifetime on the Black Pearl
Maria ensured that I had as much dive time as possible to enjoy the wonderful coral and tropical fish. She told me that my mask could give me better visibility and cleaned it for me to perfection - I was not aware before but, after that it was amazing how much better my vision was - she is an angel above and under water. Gabriel found the best dives for us and gave us all the excellent briefing to work with the current and see the best and most fish. He is also very entertaining and both he and Maria made us feel like good friends or family. The dives were PERFECT!!! The rooms were beautiful w/ tropical flower decoration and very neat and clean. The food was very healthy and excellent. All the staff was super friendly! The Black Pearl is a real pearl and it was perfect. Thank you for the dive trip of a lifetime. I thought our experience in Galapagos could never be the same, but Palau was perfect as well!
Response from Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Diving FleetJan 13, 2023
Verena, thank you for the kind words about our team. We’re passionate about what we do and it’s great to see that it translates for our guests. We’re glad to hear that you’ve been happy with our Palau liveaboard and we look forward to diving with you again in the future!




