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Dive Destination
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Review
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Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan scuba juan/casa mexicana "cozumel diving"
cozumel divingthe good: casa mexicana had lots of divers; breakfast is 5 stars; scubajuan is close by ( 4 min. w... Full report  
3 stars  
4/2023    
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan Scubajuan/Casa Mexicana "Good time at Cozumel"
Good time at CozumelThe good: casa mexicana had fabulous breakfast(free) and heated small pool, excellent WiFi, very go... Full report  
2 stars  
6/2022    
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan JULIOKINSCUBA/Hotel Barracuda "GOOD dive and hotel at Cozumel"
GOOD dive and hotel at CozumelThe on site diving at Hotel Barracuda was good; dive shop had spare BCD when my inflator seat ... Full report  
3 stars  
1/2021    
Hawaii/Oahu island, Waikiki Waikiki diving/Pagoda, WaikikiPagoda Full report "Diving Waikiki"
Diving WaikikiThe good: the DM was more than compettent; he asked for what you want to see then he found them; e... Full report  
3 stars  
9/2019    
Philippines Nelson Scuba Full report "Diving at Panagsama Beach, Philippines"
Diving at Panagsama Beach, PhilippinesThis is just an addition to the Panagsama Beach diving. Most resorts in the Philippines ( except Ne... Full report  
3 stars  
5/2019    
Philippines/Panagsama Beach Nelson Scuba diving/New Eve's Kiosk and dive resort Full report "Panagsama diving"
Panagsama divingThe good: it was very cheap, the rack rate for hotel was 2000 Php but Expedia got room for m... Full report  
3 stars  
5/2019   Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Hawaii/Kona Jack's diving locker Full report "Diving at Kona, Hawaii"
Diving at Kona, Hawaiithe good: one of the dive sites was exciting with 2 Manta rays; 1 had at least 12 ft . wing span;... Full report  
3 stars  
10/2018    
Philippines/Anilao, Batangas, Ph. King Solomon Full report "diving at Anilao"
diving at AnilaoIf you are going solo, you would pay more for diving. the WiFi worked perfectly. diving was good;... Full report  
3 stars  
5/2018    
Philippines/Sabang Sabang Inn Full report "Sabang, Puerto Galera"
Sabang, Puerto Galerait was good diving as usual; lots to see; but, some sites like West Escareo were repeated; new DMs; ... Full report  
4 stars  
5/2018    
Thailand/Andaman sea Super Divwes/M.U.DENG Patong hotel Full report "Diving at Patong, Phuket"
Diving at Patong, Phuketthe good: they gave me my own dive master ( named Tiger); other experienced divers were in groups; ... Full report  
3 stars  
12/2017   1Helpful vote(s) received
Philippines/N/A Dream divers/Sabang inn and dive resort Full report "Sabang Bay, Puerto Galera"
Sabang Bay, Puerto Galerathe bad: a 14 yr. experienced DM ( Jhonry) quit on May 20 due to conflict with mgm't. ; there were bi... Full report  
4 stars  
5/2017    
Philippines/Anilao Anilao Scuba Dive Center Full report "Anilao diving"
Anilao divingthe good: low cost; $104 for 4 nights; very good diving; very good 3- dive/ day operation; very goo... Full report  
4 stars  
5/2017   1Helpful vote(s) received
Mexico (Western)/Huatulco HDC Full report "diving Huatulco"
diving Huatulcothe good: it was warm (~80F) weather while cold in California; the dive instructor <Dave was good ... Full report  
3 stars  
2/2017   1Helpful vote(s) received
Virgin Islands/St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures/Richmond B &B Full report "St. Croix"
St. Croixthe good: the dive personnel was OK and tried to please the divers; saw a turtle, no shark, few tro... Full report  
3 stars  
2/2016    
Philippines/Puerto Galera Diver Dream/Sabang Inn Full report "Sabang bay diving"
Sabang bay divingThere was no real bad; the sea was slightly chilly once at 28 deg. C. The other bad was forgetting ... Full report  
4 stars  
5/2016    
Red Sea/Egypt Emperor divers/Marina Lodge, Port Ghalib Full report "South Red Sea diving"
South Red Sea divingthe bad: I was only American; Egypt is poor but prices were not cheap; the dive operation mixes exp... Full report  
3 stars  
9/2015    
Red Sea/South Red Sea Dive center, Coral Hills/Coral Hills resort, Marsa Alam Full report "South Red Sea"
South Red SeaThe good: only a few days of high winds; water temp. was 29 deg. C; nice resort; nice people; most... Full report  
3 stars  
9/2015    
Dominican Republic/Punta Cana SeaProDivers/Bavaro Green Full report "So, so diving in DR"
So, so diving in DRthe Good: diving was ok, not fabulous; one dive master took off your fins underwater before climbing... Full report  
3 stars  
7/2015    
Philippines/Puerto Galera Diver Dream Full report "good sabang bay diving"
good sabang bay divingThe bad: 26 or 27 deg. C is still cold with a 3 mm wetsuit in April; the bad news is that the Saban... Full report  
4 stars  
4/2015    
Philippines/Coron, Busuanga island Sea Dive Hotel Full report "Wreck diving at Coron, Philippines "
Wreck diving at Coron, Philippines The good: short dives in 28 deg. C water; except for Barracuda lake which had 37 - 39 deg. C); short d... Full report  
3 stars  
4/2015    
Hawaii/Kona, Big Island Jack's Diving Locker/Kona Coast Full report the bad: not great diving but ok for beginners; they do NOT go deep; the coral was bleached or dea... Full report  
2 stars  
8/2014    
Philippines/Palawan Moana; Plankton, palawan/White view Paradise; Nido bay Full report it's average diving; El Nido ( the nest) is 5 hr. van ride ( 500 peso) from Puerto Princesa; 7. 3 h... Full report  
3 stars  
5/2014    
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan Dive Paradise/Hotel Cozumel Full report water was cold at 77- 78 deg. F; but ok for Canadiansl air temp. waas 80 to 87 F. the bad: good th... Full report  
3 stars  
4/2014    
Philippines/Sabang/ Puerto Galera Sabang Inn Full report the good: the most jolly diver (ever, in my 24 yr. of diving) was Koni ( from Lucerne, Switzerland)... Full report  
5 stars  
5/2013    
Philippines/Bohol Genesis Divers/Peter's House Full report good: it was low cost; down the street was Aquatica where you can get meals for 88 Peso; Trudi 's ... Full report  
3 stars  
5/2013   1Helpful vote(s) received
Philippines/Cabilao island Polaris resort Full report the good: the coral and reefs were a lot better than nearby Panglao island; very colorful reefs; l... Full report  
4 stars  
5/2013   1Helpful vote(s) received
Belize/ambergris Caye Amigos Del Mar/Captain Morgan Full report 5 days of mod. / high winds; so seas were rough; 2 divers got sea sickness; so they did only 1 dives... Full report  
3 stars  
4/2013    
Thailand/Koh Chang island BB divers/Ocean Blue hotel Full report the bad: most of the dives were not exciting but a lot better than Boracay (Ph. ) which had lots of ... Full report  
3 stars  
11/2012    
Philippines/Anilao Sunbeam Marine resort Full report the good: food about a block from the resort was good and very cheap ( ~ 1/ 15 (40 peso, or $0. 94) th... Full report  
5 stars  
5/2012    
Philippines/Boracay White Beach Divers Full report the good: 500 peso/ nite incl. fan, tv in room. sm. table chairs and sm. cabinet BUT no en suite bat... Full report  
2 stars  
5/2012    
Malaysia/Sipidan, Mabul Borneo Divers Full report Lots of Aussies for Borneo divers (BD); but, Lu was quite NICE. My 2nd week was at Uncle Chang's re... Full report  
4 stars  
10/2011    
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cancun AquaWorld/Royal Islander Full report the good: mostly well behaved divers; only I had own equipment; Irish scotish and canadian got along... Full report  
2 stars  
6/2011    
Philippines/Moalboal Seaquest Dive Center/Sumisid Lodge Full report the bad: biting bugs in room and parlor; but, once mentioned, they sprayed my room and used mosquito... Full report  
4 stars  
5/2011    
Philippines/South Leyte Peter's Resort Full report the bad: to save money, you can take the public bus from Tacloban to Peter's resort, 5 hrs. (~140 pes... Full report  
4 stars  
5/2011    
Thailand/Phuket Kamala divers/Karon Living room Full report the bad: crowded boat about 39 divers; many student divers; next day, boat less crowded with less ... Full report  
3 stars  
11/2010    
Thailand/Similan islands, Phuket MV Nautica Full report LiveAboard The bad: the coral was recovering from coral bleaching ( due to previous 34 deg. C water); some coral... Full report  
2 stars  
11/2010    
Honduras/N. Utila Captain Morgan's/Hotel Kayla Full report the good: staff and owners were good, friendly, helpful(esp. , Lucy); diving was about AVERAGE and be... Full report  
3 stars  
7/2010    
Philippines/Mindoro island Dive with Chot/Sabang Inn Full report The good: very good diving (compared to Tubbataha reef); low season, very few divers at Sabang Inn, ... Full report  
5 stars  
5/2010    
Philippines/Tubbataha reef Expedition Fleet/Borneo Explorer Full report LiveAboard Tubbataha was highly over rated; the first 2 days had mostly brown reefs, sand, some grass, and usua... Full report  
3 stars  
5/2010    
Fiji and Tuvalu/South Seas island Reef Safari/South Seas island Full report The day trip on South Seas cruise (15 min. ) from Denarau island, lunch and the diving was about $24... Full report  
2 stars  
12/2009    
Indonesia/N. Sulawesi Two Fish Divers Full report the good: long bottom times for Bunaken and Lembeh diving; many very good walls at Bunaken; many goo... Full report  
5 stars  
9/2009    
Philippines/Anilao Pacifico Azul Full report th good: the diving was very good; they had security; the resident DM certainly pointed out many cr... Full report  
4 stars  
5/2009    
Philippines/N. Mindanao Mantangale Alibuag Dive Resort Full report the good: 3 tanks of nitrox per day of boat diving; incl. dives at Camiguin island; very spacious re... Full report  
5 stars  
5/2009    
Philippines/Panglao; So. Cebu Alona; Marine Village/Alona; Marine Village Dive House Full report As reported in the May '08 issue, the diving is good to very good (lots of small fishes; water is wa... Full report  
5 stars  
11/2008    
Indonesia/Raja Ampat Papua diving/Kri Eco Full report Good: diving, food ok, staff tries very hard to serve you even on days off they start early; even sw... Full report  
5 stars  
9/2007    
Indonesia/Raja Ampat Grand Komodo Tours/Temu Kira Full report LiveAboard the good: vey good divng; almost all reefs and walls had "too much bio- diversity"; crew tried very h... Full report  
5 stars  
9/2008    
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/cozumel Pappa Hogs/Villa Blanca Full report the good: 6 pack boat w/ experienced divers, warm water, not bad vis. , only 1 hr. of intense rain ... Full report  
3 stars  
8/2007    
Aruba Mermaid Divers/Renaissance Ocean Suites Full report Mermaid divers were recommended; they were good except Tito was pissed about the poor people from so... Full report  
3 stars  
5/2008    
Turks and Caicos/Grand Turk Bohio divers/Bohio Full report previous report on Grand Turk was same; owner, Kelly, e- mailed me about 50% off rack rate of $1. 5K f... Full report  
3 stars  
3/2007    
Indonesia/Bunaken and Lembeh Bastiano Full report At Bunaken, the dives were long, many were over 70 min. There were currents; those divers used to ... Full report  
4 stars  
10/2007    
Indonesia/N. SULAWESI Murex/Serenade liveaboard Full report Serenade had space for 12 divers but only 6 were on that trip. Food was good and plenty. They char... Full report  
4 stars  
10/2007    
Fiji and Tuvalu/Mamanuca islands Subsurface Divers/Funky Fish Resort Full report the good: diving at Namotu island (Wilk's passage)and Pinnacles were very good dive sites with lots ... Full report  
3 stars  
11/2006    
Grenada/Grenadines Peter Hughes Full report LiveAboard The worry of hurricanes and bad weather was forgotten once underway. The motor was noisy; so, hard... Full report  
4 stars  
9/2006    
Philippines/Negro Orient Atlantis/Atlantis resort Full report Similar to a link on Atlantis, there wrere few biting insects for 5 of 7 days; mabe vit. B- 1 works to... Full report  
4 stars  
7/2006    

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