“Swimming with Whale sharks at my birthday, everybody was celebrating my birthday with the birthday cake, dive guide was so nice an…”
Highlights
The Nautilus Gallant Lady is part of the Nautilus liveaboard fleet. The 166ft luxury yacht caters to just 16 guests in 6 large suites. Cabins are located on the lower and main decks: 5 Superior Suites and one larger Premium Suite are available. Each room features individually controlled AC, a California King or two double beds, ample storage space, and private en-suite bathrooms. The Gallant Lady has been thoughtfully designed with plenty of comfortable social areas to unwind. The sky lounge with a hot tub on the top deck is the perfect place to enjoy a cocktail at the end of the day, and the sundeck is a great place to relax in-between dives. The main salon and dining room feature a fully stocked bar and wrap-around views. The onboard chef prepares a fusion of fresh Mexican and West Coast North American cuisine, and all dietary requirements can be catered for with advance notice.
Based in the Sea of Cortez, once called 'the aquarium of the world' by Jaques Cousteau, the Nautilus Gallant Lady offers year-round diving to 2 exciting destinations. From May-October, the Gallant Lady liveaboard is based in the northern Sea of Cortez at Bahia de Los Angeles. This area is home to the largest aggregation of whale sharks in the Sea of Cortez, as well as a large number of sea lions. Lucky divers may also get the chance to see the Humboldt squid at night!
From September to December, the boat moves further south to the Cabo Pulmo marine park, which has thrived over the past years. Referred to by some as a 'mini-Galapagos,' Cabo Pulmo offers regular sightings of bull sharks, tiger sharks, sea lions, huge schools of fish, and even manta rays.
The Nautilus Gallant Lady will deliver a Mexico dive liveaboard to remember whichever trip you choose.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Special Dinner, Diving Package, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Dive Insurance, National Park Fees (100-172 USD per day), Port Fees (35 USD).
Optional Extras: Travel Insurance, Gratuities, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Extra Dives, Nitrox (125 EUR per trip), Nitrox Course, Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses, Fishing, Glass Bottom Boat Excursion, Jet Ski, Kayaks, Land Excursions, Naturalist Guide, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Stand Up Paddleboard, Wakeboarding, Water Ski, Laundry / Pressing Services, WiFi internet.
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Cabin Types
Nautilus Gallant Lady Reviews
- 8.7 Fabulous
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Vessel
8.8
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Crew
9.1
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Food
9.8
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Diving
8.2
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Value
7.8
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- 7.6 Good
- Malik S
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United States
By the end of the trip most of us onboard were frustrated and disappointed.
All the above were great, but although we got to swim with mobula rays a number of time and witnessed them jumping numerous times we did not get to be with orcas at all and spent an inordinate amount of each day aimlessly searching for them. This resulted in much less time snorkeling than we hoped for. The last full day on the boat we didn't get in the water at all, but spent more than 7 hours in our snorkel gear in the rigid inflatable boat just, as it turned out purposelessly looking. There were, unfortunately a number of days with very little time in the water. The divemaster was not very communicative and offered little information about what was happening and had to be asked if we could go in the water and often to no avail. In addition, there was a lot of marketing about a spotter airplane, but in the entire week we never saw it and it was no help. Many of us on the trip felt frustrated and disappointed by the end of the week. I cannot recommend this trip and found in retrospect the marketing for it was misleading.
- Recommended for
- the crew was very welcoming and friendly. the food was very good. the weather was excellent and the water relatively calm the whole week.
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- 6.0 Review score
- Larry N
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United States
The Sea of Cortez and Galant Lady disapointing
They got a late start because they could not find the key to the skiff. When we got on board, there were very few instructions on where to store things and set up. The crew seemed very disorganized. None of the dives went on schedule, and several dives did not happen. The visibility was horrible, and the water below 40 feet was frigid. Several of the dive sites were boring. Diving the Sea of Cortez will not be on future dive plans.
- Recommended for
- The hostess (Mar) was the best ever. Fun group. See the Seals.
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- 6.4 Review score
- Catherine B
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United States
Great crew and fun guests.
This small, older boat has the benefit of a small group of guests. However, the boat is noisy when transiting, which they do at night, so very difficult to sleep! Also there were several boat issues that resulted in us leaving port more than 12 hours late and often being late on the dive schedule throughout our short trip. We missed out on three dives during our already short trip. The crew were friendly, helpful and tried their best to make everyone happy. Chef prepared generous, delicious meals. Mother nature wasn't kind to us, cold water currents and low visibilty made for disappointing diving. We did see and dive with sea lions.
- Recommended for
- Friendly, helpful crew. Good food. Fun group of passengers.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Steve W
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United States
Great boat to spend a week on.
We had a great time. It was definitely more time riding in a boat and not finding anything then I thought would happen, but that is how it is with nature. Guests need to understand that they may not find much. Also, for people who have had extended interactions with marine life, this could disappoint because it's really getting in the water for a very brief second with orcas as rhey swim by. Which is cool, but I'd rather spend more time. The mobulas the last day were fantastic. The crew was friendly and accommodating. The food was good but not amazing. The chef was so nice however. His chicken was always great.
- Recommended for
- The captain and crew. The rooms and showers. The marine life when we found it.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Jennifer M
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United States
A week of highlights
I experienced several firsts- bull sharks, eagle rays, mobula rays, and sea lions that interacted all day! The boat was very comfortable and the staff went above and beyond to guarantee a memorable week.
- Recommended for
- Sea life, staff, food
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- 8.0 Very good
- Pejman K
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United States
Diving in Cabo Plumo
We had some issues with our room and both Capitain and Nautilus ultimately did right by us. I would change few things... Diving in Winter even in cabo has its challenges..but even when sun sets early diving was very close to each other...i rather have a dusk dive. this way allows body to warms up before every dive. Food was good but I think more vegetarian verity for vegetarians would be good everything else was perfect
- Recommended for
- Whale Sharks, Bull Shark and lots of Fish
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- 8.4 Very good
- Joshua G
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Germany
Orca Mission fullfilled
The crew was extremely friendly. They were courteous, helpful and friendly at all times. On the third day we also found the orcas and were able to snorkel with them. A unique experience! After that, however, we had the feeling that the search was no longer as intensive. However, we still had 3 days left. During these days we tended to cruise around the bays. It seemed as if the crew considered their mission to have been fulfilled. However, they may have continued to search for large animals, but I can't say for sure because the communication was sometimes lacking in transparency, especially when it came to searching and reporting sightings. The designated route was also not travelled. The mother ship circled quite close to La Paz. We were able to make one dive on the last day. All in all, it was a great safari! Special thanks to Alicia and Edgar, who were always motivated, friendly and accommodating.
- Recommended for
- Orcas. Cabin. Service.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Ian M
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Spain
Fantastic trip.New boat would highly rate the experience
Great expirence.Delightful crew, hard working people and interested in giving us the most of the Sea of Cortez.The ship is old and noisy inside the cabins.But it is clean
- Recommended for
- Attention given by the crew. Snorkel sites. Diverse fauna.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Catherine D
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France
A cruise rich in emotion thanks to the crew, encounters with magnificent wildlife in an exceptional environment
The best was snorkeling with killer whales, playing with sea lions, meeting with a seahorse, octopuses, blenny fish
- Recommended for
- The crew, the dives, the boat
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Miao W
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China
Once in a lifetime
Amazing, luxurious boat with the best rooms and best crew ever — who all went above and beyond and so patient and accommodating on EVERY front. Yummy food too. Best part surely was we got super lucky with wildlife, aside from regular mobulas and dolphins and sea lions, had nearly 2 days of mind blowing orca interactions, dove in countless times with 2 pods of total 14 orcas, witnessing them hunting dolphins even. Also hung out w a Bryde’s whale on our last day who stuck around for 6 hours and breached 17 times.
- Recommended for
- Orcas orcas orcas
