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Dive Experience
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251-500 dives | ||
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Where else diving
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Little Cayman, Belize atolls, Turks & Caicos, Chinchorro Banks, Saba, Dominica, Flower Gardens |
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Dive Conditions |
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Weather
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sunny |
Seas
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calm |
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Water Temp
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84 to 85 ° Fahrenheit |
Wetsuit Thickness
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0 |
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Water Visibility
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60 to 100 Feet |
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Dive own profile?
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yes | ||
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Enforced diving restrictions
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Very few restrictions. Aldora dives big steel tanks and prides itself on long bottom times (some well over an hour)with long surface intervals. Nitrox available. |
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Sharks
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1 or 2 |
Mantas
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None |
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Dolphins
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None |
Whale Sharks
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None |
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Turtles
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> 2 |
Whales
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None |
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Ratings 1 (worst)-
5 (best):
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Corals
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*** |
Tropical Fish
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*** |
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Small Critters
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*** |
Large Fish
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*** |
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Large Pelagics
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Subject Matter
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N/A |
Boat Facilities
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N/A |
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Overall rating for UWP's
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N/A |
Shore Facilities
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N/A |
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Comments
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[None] |
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Accommodations
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***** |
Service
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*** |
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Food
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*** |
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Dive Operation
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*** |
Shore Diving
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* |
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Overall Rating |
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Beginners
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*** | ||
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Advanced
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*** | ||
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Comments
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Aldora Divers runs a very nice operation. The boat picked us up at a hotel pier near our beach house between 7:30 and 8:00 am each day. This put us first to Cozumel's premier southern dive sites. (We counted 60+ boats after one morning's dive.) After a long, deep first dive, we pulled into one of several beach clubs for a snack and a long surface interval. The second dives often lasted 70 or more minutes, then back to the pier by noon or shortly thereafter. Even though they only dive 2 dives per day, divers get plenty of bottom time. Safety-conscious divemasters be sure to employ an extra-long safety stop. Diving nitrox on the second dive helps, too. Our skills were respected and we were kept on a small boat all week with varying combinations of 2 to 5 other experienced divers. |
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