Solmar V, Mexico
8.6 Fabulous
- Free Nitrox
- En-Suite bathrooms
- Aircon Cabins
“The food was always spectacular. ”
Highlights
The M/V Solmar V liveaboard is a staple for diving in the Socorro Islands. With over 25 years of experience and known for having the most experienced dive liveaboard crew in Mexico, the Solmar V caters to 22 guests in 12 cabins. With recent refurbishing and massive upgrades, the SolmarV offers the choice of Staterooms, superior, standard, and single cabin options for solo travelers. Each stateroom features individual climate control, a private bathroom with a shower, a pillow-top mattress, non-allergenic down alternative pillows, and comforters. Superior cabins are located in the middle of the boat and are slightly larger. With its rich mahogany and granite tabletops, the salon provides comfortable seating, a large-screen television, and a full entertainment system. The solarium is partially covered with sun loungers for relaxing in between dives.
The Solmar V offers exciting dive itineraries with some of the world's giant pelagics, from Giant Mantas to whale sharks and humpback whales. The Revillagigedo Archipelago offers all the big-fish encounters a diver could wish for. With over 10 shark species, playful dolphins, and even the chance to dive with orcas, the Socorro Islands will deliver a dive trip to remember for a lifetime. Diving from the Solmar V is easy as the vessel offers a spacious dive deck with a multi-level camera table, rinse tanks and freshwater showers. There is also a dive tender to make getting to and from the dive sites easy.
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Included: Fuel Surcharge, Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Wine with Dinner, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: 16% VAT, National Park Fees.
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer (35-125 USD), Hotel Transfer, Nitrox Course (250 USD), Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses, Beach Towels, WiFi internet (100 USD).
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Solmar V Reviews
- 8.6 Fabulous
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Vessel
7.2
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Crew
8.9
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Food
9.6
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Diving
9.2
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Value
8.0
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- 8.4 Very good
- Sheila T
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United States
Fun and friendly crew and terrific food.
Fun trip with my dive friends. We loved the sun deck and bow of the boat when not exploring the dive sites or enjoying the delicious food. The only negative experience was when a guide offered our group of 7 divers options for the next site explaining the less than optimal conditions at our next site. We all agreed we would prefer the alternative, but the guide decided we would still do the other site because the better site would be crowded. Several of us ended the dive at the beginning due to conditions. When it was our turn to dive the better site, the other groups from solmar v opted to repeat the good site, so it was crowded anyway. This would not have bothered me since I understand dive conditions are not predictable. I just wish he hadn’t asked us to choose and then disregarded our choice.
- Recommended for
- Crew. Food. Sea lions.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Elena G
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United States
Awesome boat, crew and dive sites.
I loved the boat, the crew, and the dive sites. Was a great trip for me.
- Recommended for
- Service was incredible, the crew did all to keep us happy. I loved that our cabin was tidying up.. Dive sites were great, dive masters are awesome.. The food was delicious, snacks were great too..
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- 8.4 Very good
- Laurie T
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United States
Sea of Cortez
Fantastic trip! The diving was excellent and the dive guides were experienced, safety oriented, and friendly. The Sea of Cortez is worth the trip. We will definitely be going back. The entire crew was great! Helpful, friendly, and very fun. Leo and Danny were excellent dive guides and Idris and Danny Jr kept the lounge area full of fun, great drinks and food. Zodiacs were very good. I was worried about getting in and out of them with a recent knee surgery but the crew loaded all the dive equipment for everyone and we geared up in the boat. Dive sites were great but we did have some low visibility days. The boat is old and the guest cabins need to be rehabbed badly. We didn’t spend much time in there so it did not significantly detract from the trip-but they’re not great. At one point the kitchen sink from above our room leaked dirty water onto our bed for about 36 hours. The crew was great helping to get it fixed. Last 40 h all the AC units went out and it was a hot and muggy July. Again, the crew went above and beyond to try and get this fixed but to no avail. If they improve the boat I would not hesitate to give it a five star review.
- Recommended for
- The crew. The dive sites. The food.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Anna L
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United States
Fabulous trip
I had a fantastic time! The crew worked really hard to make sure we had a comfortable trip. My highlight was the safari where we went looking for creatures and got to snorkel with the Mobula migration. Cabo Pulmo was also excellent!
- Recommended for
- Sea life. Service. Diving.
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- 8.4 Very good
- Paula M
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United States
Nice trip overall
Nice trip. Dive sites ok but not spectacular. Some dives redundant. Dive masters very good. Diving from pangas ok but sometimes a bit challenging. Food and service very good. First liveaboard for me to offer a single/solo cabin. Highlight was a mobula migration sighting!
- Recommended for
- crew. mobula sighting. solo cabin.
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- 9.2 Superb
- JAMES C
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United States
8 days aboard Solar V
I really enjoyed the trip aboard the Solmar V. The crew was very solicitous and accommodating, the marine life is spectacular, and the food was excellent. Definitely on my list to do again.
- Recommended for
- The crew was fantastic. The food was excellent. The Marine life was great.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Madchen G
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United States
Amazing 10-day liveaboard trip to Revillagigedo on Solmar V with fantastic crew!
The staff really made this trip. Idris was incredible for entertaining and serving and the chef was also outstanding. The dive guides Arturo, Kike, and Camila were all fabulous divemasters. We experienced bad weather that delayed our departure to the islands, but the trip made up for it by taking us to Cabo Pulmo for a day of diving to make up for this day of missed diving in the islands. The cabin comfort was not the best, especially being on the top bunk there was about a foot of room below the ceiling, but with very limited time in the rooms, this didn't matter too much. The only downside of this trip was that people kept chasing animals away with their cameras and there were no repercussions for this. The dive group was reminded every day to not chase animals away and they still did. I wish that they would've had to sit out a dive or leave their cameras behind for a dive as a repercussion for continuing to chase things away, as this took away from everyone else who didn't get to see as many animals. All in all, this was well worth my money for the value of diving, and I would definitely return on another Solmar trip in the future on this boat with this crew.
- Recommended for
- Staff. Flexibility for Diving (Weather). Food & Drinks onboard.
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- 7.6 Good
- Lane C
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United States
We loved the crew and the other divers, not our small room though
The beautiful mantas, whale shark, dolphins, sharks, octopus!
- Recommended for
- Idris. Dive masters. Chef.
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- 10 Exceptional
- jeff T
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United States
Hammerheads and mantas
great
- Recommended for
- the crew. good diving. conversations with some of the other divers.
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- 4.8 Review score
- John S
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United States
Not what we expected or accustomed to on a Liveaboard.
I initially book this Liveaboard primarily based on the Sale price and the 8.6 rating. Our overall experience; however, on the Solmar V was disappoiting several fronts: cabin minimal storage, section of the twin mattress against the bulkhead felt like sleeping on a board, linens never changed during the week nor was the room trash can emptied, meals had little flavor and selections were limited, 2 meals were literally duplicate, the pangas leaked air and required inflation and sometimes bailing water. Boat is old and shows it. On the bright side the diving and pelagics encountered were amazing.
- Recommended for
- Dive sites. Whale Shark. Giant Manta Rays.
