Instant Reader Report
on Blackbeard's cruises / [same] in
Bahamas / [N/A] on
2002/12
by
Raj Popli , CA, USA
Report Number 030108173403331

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 Bonaire, St. Martin, Bahamas, spain, Hawaii, Indonesia, Monterey, CA 

Dive Conditions

Buddy dive, guide available if requested, 500 PSI on return, not sure if
anybody checked  

One camera rinsing container, were told water will not be changed during
the trip. No camera table except lunch table.  

Overall Rating

This is my 3rd live aboard trip. First the positives:
- Enthusiastic crew, have knowledge of the dive sites, and one adavantage
of camping style living arrangement is camaraderie, which develops among
the divers quickly.
Now the negatives:
- Very small boat, with the result, no place to lounge around after the
dives, (unless you like sitting on a hard bench above dive gear bins in
the sun)
- Will do mostly 3 dives a day (couple of days 4 dives a day during the
whole trip). On a per dive basis, it is definitely not half the cost of
other liveaboards, as Blackbeard advertises. In fact, it is about the same
cost.   
- Since middle bunks share the same space as kitchen area, you will be the
first to know what is cooking for breakfast.
- I am sure if chef had more elbow room, he could have done a better job
of cooking. He had a very small (maybe 2 x 3 ft.) patch to work in.     

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