Beforehand, you had to fill out a multi-page questionnaire online, which also asked whether you wanted to be picked up from the airport or the hotel. I opted for the airport. However, it was not mentioned at all that I would only be picked up 4 hours after arrival.
An earlier embarkation requested by me was also always categorically rejected.
The content of the completed questionnaire was not known on board.
There is another way!

The cabins on the Bahamas Master are very small. This applies at least to the standard cabins and there are also no storage facilities, although there would be enough space to install shelves. You can't even put your glasses down for the night!
If you take a shower in the wet room (bathroom), some of the water runs under the door into the cabin.
Then the beds are very short. With my 187 cm I bumped into the top and bottom at the same time. Ultimately, this meant that I could never lie down stretched out and sleeping properly was out of the question. Another cabin that was still free probably had a big enough bed, but I had to pay extra for it. However, as it is the responsibility of the boat operator to offer sufficiently large beds, I refused to pay the extra charge. The crew thought it was okay that an empty cabin would not be used.

The food was always good and sufficient, but you were not allowed to move away from your plate to get something else, otherwise it was cleared away and there were no more plates.

The guides were very competent, attentive and paid close attention to safety. However, this only applies to the shark diving sites. No consideration was given to the significantly increased air consumption that photographers have when diving on the reefs.
On all the reef dives, I wondered why only one of the four guides was doing anything and the others were bored on board!
Due to the increased air consumption I had to surface earlier and because of the bad weather I couldn't take off my fins on the boat. The ladder could normally also be used with fins. However, the handrail welded to it always prevented this, so that I was constantly washed up and down and almost gave up as my strength dwindled. The guides who stayed on board just watched.
Why do the guides on the boat do nothing and wait until you almost give up without strength?
The small dinghy was not used once for such dives.

It was also not explained at all that a woman disappeared on a shark dive in November 2023 and could not be found. I was also often in situations where something could have happened.

For some unknown reason, about four weeks after my trip, the boat is suddenly no longer bookable and I wonder why I should still rate it?
I can only recommend it "very conditionally"!!!

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A little more variety at breakfast in terms of sausage and cheese would have been nice. Hot meals were good and sufficient.
Mega shark dives! I felt safe at all times! Experiences of a special kind, again and again!!!

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It was all very professionally organized and everything was done to minimize the risks of these shark encounters. On the last day we had great visibility and no current, which made it a bit difficult to keep track of the 6 or 7 tiger sharks.

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We could have been informed in advance that 95% of the TGs are carried out at 8 meters and therefore a 13 l bottle is not needed.
Having to get off the boat at 7:20 on the last day was also not ok, we had to wait 4 hours at the village airfield in Freeport.

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As usual, I was in great hands with the Bahamas Master.

A safety briefing with an alarm drill before setting sail.
Special shark briefing for the dives in Bimini.
Extra shark briefing for Tiger Beach with emergency briefing in case of.... over and under water.
Diving with tiger sharks at Tiger Beach is done in a "V" formation with 1 safety guard positioned behind each "V leg" behind the divers.
At no time did I feel unsafe diving with tiger sharks.
The crew is extremely friendly, helpful, in a good mood and always available.
Even in bad weather, the crew always tried to find a diveable spot for us to get into the water.
It was definitely not my last visit to this boat



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They forced us to do pointless reef dives instead of diving with the sharks.

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I would never rely on this team in the event of an emergency or drifting divers or night dives with strong currents with divers with less experience. The dive team is far too young and inexperienced. The dinghy is completely unsuitable for all purposes.

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A 100% failure

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Top weather - top diving area - super crew - mega - luck with the group, was good mix

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The ship is a bit outdated (especially the cabins). The diving experience, the guides & the cuisine were but top. Unfortunately, due to stormy conditions on two days could not be dived

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Tiger Beach delivers what it promises. We saw 12 different tigers (travel time end of April).
For reef diving you don't need to drive here, it's all about tigers here, ie from 14 TG in 4 days, you spend 10 on your knees, ie you MUST be a shark fan! :-)).
If you want to see hammerhead sharks, you have to come between Jan and March, after that the water gets too warm for them.
The weather can always be an issue, even outside the hurricane season, we couldn't dive for 2 days because of a storm, but chill ;-) Water temp 26.
We were thrilled with this trip!

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In my opinion too few guides. Reeftauchen18 people with 2 guides insufficient. One of the guides had an injury to his foot, was therefore not in the water the whole time, but was not replaced. Buddy team was not organized, on request: "you can organize yourselves. "Basically, the guides were very nice, but have no sense of how to deal with guests, especially older people or not so experienced divers. If a minimum experience of 50 dives is prescribed, it must also be taken into account that there are not only people with several 100 dives or diving instructors on board . Everything very loose, in my opinion too young crew or too little trained/empathetic in this regard. Practically no assistance in "dressing"/preparing. Support staff just sits around in the back, have experienced this on all other safari ships as well as hotels totally different.
Dive spots too much of the same, various spots in the description were not dived. It was voted in each case and since the majority wanted shark dives (many photographers) were then made mainly shark dives.
The food was excellent! very varied and good quality, also the kitchen help / maid very nice and attentive.
There was a lot of attention paid to following the rules during the shark dives, but did not have the feeling that an emergency could really have been caught, either physically or emotionally. All no problem as long as things were going well.
If this were the rule for liveaboards, I would not book any more. Absolutely unsuitable for a diver with few dives (of course with the appropriate minimum) One does not feel cared for and taken care of. Too impersonal.
Since I am not so experienced (150 dives) I originally wanted to book a private guide. I was advised against it, with the reason that it makes no sense, one will already look to me. This is true for the shark dives but not for the reef dives (another participant had the same experience.) we then joined forces with the one guide. But everything has to be requested, nothing comes from provider.
Wifi made again and again problems for several participants, when I had said one morning again that it does not work, the answer of the technician was: that is because of you/your iPhone, I have worked hours on it! It was only when the group collectively complained that it was finally fixed. It's not primarily about having wifi, had no network at all on other tours, but the way customer concerns are addressed.
Would this safari ship so certainly not choose again.

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Super trip, there is nothing to complain about.
The crew was absolutely top class and has really given everything!

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perfect trip!
now and then odor nuisance from diesel exhaust fumes.

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Sensational crew great diving!

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Great crew!! Both the dive guides and the staff on board!!! Simply top! The cabins could be renovated a bit but they were always clean! Big praise here again to the crew!!!

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A super nice trip with great participants. The crew is excellent. The diving with the hammerheads and tiger sharks very exciting and super organized. A perfect trip.

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A great trip with a perfect crew!


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It was phenomenal free diving on Bimini and Tiger Beach, the guides were great and the whole service was top. I will be back on Bahamas Master as soon as possible!

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Cabins are super small.

The food was ok for me as a non-vegetarian, but not very varied for Roger who has registered Veggie. Partly there were 3 fish and meat dishes and only salad and a few fries for him. The boat was not set to Veggie.

The guides did their best and offered many dives (often 5 a day). The non shark TG-e were a bit chaotic as we all had to jump together (17 people + 3 guides) as there was no operational Zodiac available.

Overall, very nice vacation and quite great shark encounters and a very, very young and positive crew.

Greetings
Astrid & Roger

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The week on the Bahamas Master has far exceeded my expectations. Perfect service on board, very spacious for our group of 16 people, lots of space and storage compartments in the photo room, everything super clean. The crew knew every guest by name from the 1st minute. All very attentive and accommodating. 2 hammerheads and a lot of nurse sharks in front of Bimini, up to 6 tiger sharks at Tiger Beach.

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The trip was phenomenal :) would recommend to everyone.

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Very enthusiastic crew who are also very concerned about safety - especially at Tiger Beach...can fully recommend....

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14 days and I have missed nothing! Any time again!

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a very eager professional team!

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2 things were not optimal. The air conditioning in the cabin could not be adjusted properly.
Bigger negative point: although offered in the trip, there was no Nitrox. For divers who rely on it is not nice and from my point of view to improve.

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The air conditioning could not really be operated and it often smelled very unpleasant, especially when driving ,from the drain of the hand wash basin. You had to constantly leave some water in it - what einiegermaßen sealed.

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Very dedicated crew incl. diving team. Ship just a little older. Events with Dr.Erich Ritter very interesting!

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