The best thing about diving into a deep shipwreck is you never know what amazing marine animals you might encounter. Suddenly you turn a corner of the shipwreck and you are face to face with a giant sea turtle. As a diver, a proper (friendly) stare down with our friend the giant Green Turtle is an amazing experience every time. I met this giant turtle on the Vandenberg shipwreck just outside of Key West, Florida. You too can experience diving with sea turtles in many places throughout the world, but numbers are decreasing. In fact 6 of the 7 sea turtle species are classified as threatened or endangered. There are many easy things you can do to help our sea turtle friends in surviving such as not using reusable plastics and not supporting the production/use of balloons which our friend mistakes for food when they end up in the oceans. If you'd like to meet a sea turtle and learn more about how you can help, join us for a dive. ?? Visit CruiseNautic.com to learn more about our dive experiences.

Scuba diving into the depths of one of our favorite wreck dive sites we meet a truly giant fish, the elusive Goliath Grouper. Just six miles off of Key West, the 522 ft/159 m USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg offers one of the largest artificial reefs in the world. This WWII-era troop transport and missile-tracking ship sits in 165 ft/50 m and rises to 55 ft/17 m, the equivalent of 11 Stories tall offering an amazing playground for divers seeking unique wild life encounters. In this video we were lucky enough to meet not one but two giant Goliath Grouper as they skillfully glide through this impressive wreck dive. Want to meet a Goliath Grouper? Join us for a dive ?? CruiseNautic.com.

Could the Octopus be the product of a cosmic seeding and proof of Alien life on earth? ? Taking a major jump in evolution during the Cambrian Explosion, the Octopus developed features that appeared quite suddenly within the evolutionary landscape. These features included: ? A large brain and highly advanced nervous system. ? Flexible bodies. ?? Keen eyes which focus similar to a camera lens and see beyond the human eye in their ability to detect the polarization angle of light. ? The ability to instantly change color, texture and shape to camouflage within their surround. ? Their transformative genes which led from Nautilus to Cuttlefish to Squid to the common Octopus are not easily found in any preexisting life form. Do you crave dive travel adventures, diving into beautiful Caribbean blues to encounter aliens errr' Octopus? Join us for a liveaboard diving adventure aboard CruiseNautic and check an ? alien encounter off your bucket list. ?? CruiseNautic.com ? Paris Café by Wesly Thomas - Artlist Licensed ? https://mindmatters.ai/2022/01/science-paper-could-octopuses-be-aliens-from-outer-space/

What do you get when you combine a Rooster and a Hog then put this unlikely animal combo in the great blue Caribbean Sea? Named for his pig-like snout, the Rooster Hogfish if a fantastic Dive Find. Listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, this beautifully decorated fish should be observed when diving and not fished. Do you enjoy dive travel and meeting amazing animals like the Hogfish? Join us in diving these beautiful Caribbean blues ?? https://CruiseNautic.com

Did you know a group of seahorses is also called a herd. No wonder Cowgirls make such great divers, after all they truly know how to wrangle up their herd. Do you enjoy dive travel with a focus on diving with amazing animals like the Seahorse? Join us in exploring some of the best dive sites in the Caribbean. Explore your next dive escape ?? CruiseNautic.com

Join us on our dive as a marine life visitor gives us a surprise, dive bombing directly for Cy's bright white fins. One of the most important things to understand as a diver is that most marine life including moray eels and sharks are not really aggressive as long as you respect their space. A patient observer may even be befriended by some curious creatures. The Green Moray Eel is often misunderstood as being aggressive when in fact they are quite shy creatures. Their poor eyesight does make bright objects a curiosity however they are rarely aggressive unless you threaten them or their territorial space. Does your dive travel wishlist include meeting fascinating marine life like the Moray Eel? Join us for a diving adventure exploring beautiful Caribbean blues ?? CruiseNautic.com Music: La Promesa by Tula Ben Ari - Artlist Licensed

Your diving underwater into a maze of overhangs and what do you discover? A top secret Nurse Shark hideout, complete with one hidden weapon that complete's her stealth hiding spot. Do you love travel with a focus on scuba diving to meet fascinating marine life such as the Nurse Shark? Join us for a diving adventure aboard CruiseNautic exploring the vast Caribbean blues of the Virgin Islands ?? CruiseNautic.com Music: Believe the Hype by SLPSTRM - Artlist Licensed

Our boat dog is always on watch and first to spot the action. From amazing marine life visitors to some unexpected surprises, join us in this video where Cocoa Salty Paws saves the day. Sailing with this boat dog just might save your adventure too. Do you long to travel free on the wind, exploring off grid adventures afloat Caribbean blues? Join Cocoa Salty Paws aboard our Lagoon 42 sailing catamaran for a sailing adventure ?? CruiseNautic.com Music: Never Lost by Low Light - Artlist License

Have you ever enjoyed a dive with the Queen...Queen Triggerfish that is. Join us as we dive with this little beauty and learn about some unexpected quirks that will take you by surprise. Do you love dive travel with a focus on Scuba Diving explorations of the amazing underwater world? Join us for a dive adventure exploring the beautiful Caribbean blues ?? CruiseNautic.com Music: Paris Café by Wesly Thomas - Artlist Licensed

As divers, we know that there is a fascinating dive discovery possible on just about any dive. It's all a matter of slowing down to carefully take in the underwater scenery. Join us as we dive into a strange fish find. Do you love travel with a focus on scuba diving? Discover fascinating fish like the Scorponfish and beyond when you join us in diving the beautiful Caribbean Blues. Learn more about our private dive adventures ?? CruiseNautic.com Music: The Last Ones by Neon Ridge - Artlist Licensed

What's better then diving into a treasure hunt to be the first to discover what no one before you has yet found. Join us as we dive into a shipwreck and come across an exciting discovery. Do you love dive travel with a focus on scuba diving into fascinating shipwrecks? Join us for a diving adventure ?? CruiseNautic.com Music: Curious George by Nate Rose - Artlist Licensed

Hauling out our Lagoon 42 catamaran is a regular maintenance task that happens every 18 months or so. Typically our sailing catamaran is lifted out of the water by a travel lift in carefully placed slings, which gave us great confidence. Not this year, watch just what happens when we head to Curaçao for a lift from a tractor.... Would you like to experience the sailing life aboard our Lagoon 42? Join us for a sailing adventure ?? CruiseNautic.com Music: Diabuleria by KaleidoSea - Artlist Licensed

Forget the Turkey, this Pilgrim is diving into a new kind of Turkey. Hint, this Peacock really struts his every changing colors but he prefers swimming in the ocean to trotting land. Would you like to trade in your Turkey to meet amazing fish like the Peacock Flounder? Join us for an exciting travel adventure, diving into these beautiful Caribbean blues ?? CruiseNautic.com

One of the best parts of our sailing adventure is hopping in the dinghy to explore the sights. Join us on our last dinghy cruise as our boat dog, Cocoa Salty Paws, spills the inside story. Do you want to travel off grid on a grand adventure exploring some of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean? Join us for a sailing adventure aboard CruiseNautic ?? https://cruisenautic.com Music: The Dirties by Lone Wild - Artlist Licensed

Sushi lovers beware, this adorable face may be a deadly meal. Join us as we dive into the facts on Fugu, a potentially deadly dish prepared by sushi masters. Containing lethal amounts of a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, if this dish made from Pufferfish or Porcupinefish is not prepared correctly your feast may result in death with no antidote in sight. Do you love travel with a focus on scuba diving into amazing facts while meeting wildlife like the Pufferfish and Porcupinefish? Join us for a dive aboard CruiseNautic ?? https://cruisenautic.com Music: Percussion by Young Rich Pixies - Artlist Licensed

The venomous Lionfish is a nuisance to our reefs, as populations grow they put stress on our coral reefs by eating the fish that help the reefs thrive. Who better to clean up this threat to our oceans than sharks and Moray eels. Join us as we dive into a suprising venomous fish attack and learn some interested facts about Lionfish. Do you live travel with a focus on diving our beautiful ocean to meet amazing wildlife like the Lionfish? Join us for a dive aboard CruiseNautic ?? https://cruisenautic.com Music: Blue by Loya - Artlist Licensed

Even with the very best of planning you may be surprised by what you encounter when sailing across the vast ocean. Join us aboard our Lagoon 42 for our post hurricane season sail from Curaçao onward towards the U.S. Virgin Islands as we run into some nasty storms and unexpected surprises from US Border Patrol. Experience life on the wind, join us for a sail ?? https://cruisenautic.com Do you love travel, does your urge for adventure leave you longing to break free to live the boat life? In 2017 we decided we would do just that, so we sold everything we owned and started out for a new life at sea. We are two USCG 100 Ton Captains who sailed our Lagoon 42 Catamaran out of France and over the last 5+ years we have crossed the Atlantic and completed several circumnavigations of the Caribbean. Our winter base is the Virgin Islands where we offer a variety of sailing and dive experiences aboard CruiseNautic. Music: Diabuleria by KaleidoSea - Artlist Licensed

We are diving along and meet our huge Hawksbill Turtle friend once again. I decide to dive under him and boy am I in for a surprise ? Do you love travel with a focus on diving alongside amazing animals like Sea Turtles? Getting to enjoy a dive with these intimate experience underwater and even some rather funny moments is the best part of diving the Caribbean. Want to explore a unique diving experience for your next dive travel adventure? Join us for a dive ?? https://cruisenautic.com Music: Hermosa by Skipp Whitman - Artlist License

Have you ever caught a glimpse of the elusive Seahorse in your dive travel adventures? Watch what we caught on camera on our last dive when we come face to face with this amazing Seahorse. Scuba diving is an amazing activity, especially when you have an encounter with a Seahorse like this one. Do you love diving adventures where you get to meet amazing ocean life like Seahorses? Consider exploring a private dive experience aboard CruiseNautic for your next dive travel adventure. Operating in the Virgin Islands and throughout the Caribbean, join us for a dive ?? https://cruisenautic.com Music: Cosmis by Skygaze - Artlist License

Your diving along in the ocean when you come face to toothy grin with a Spotted Moray Eel. This could be an unsettling surprise to divers who have never met a Moray Eel in their dive adventures. In this video we share some facts on the Spotted Moray Eel that just might settle your nerves. Do you love travel with a focus on scuba diving underwater to meet amazing animals like the Moray Eel? Offering unique diving trips with a variety PADI course options in the Virgin Islands and throughout the Caribbean, CruiseNautic offers small private dive experiences that ensure close interactions with a variety of fascinating marine life. Join us for your next diving adventure ?? https://cruisenautic.com Music: The Swindler by The Original Orchestra - Artlist License