Instant Reader Report
on Scuba Safari / 4 Seasons, Nevis in
St. Kitts and Nevis / [N/A] on
2003/09
by
Neil and Leslie Campbell , AZ, USA
Report Number 030916230623845

 Maui, Big Island Hawaii 

Dive Conditions

[Unspecified]  

No specific facilities for photography on boat.  

Overall Rating

Scuba Safari is the de facto dive operation recommended by the Four Seasons
Nevis. Their boat anchors in the bay right outside the resort. Frankly, we
expected more.
2 of the divers on the boat told the captain that it was their first dive
in open water and we informed them that neither of the 2 of us are
extemely experienced divers either (less than 25 dives each).
Therefore,they were on notice that they had a fairly inexperienced group
that day. 
The captain gave a very brief but adequate pre-dive briefing. The problem
was, once we hit the water, it was as if the divemaster had not heard the
briefing. The captain said that the divemaster would regularly ask us to
check on our remaining air and would want to know when we reached 1,500,
1,000 and 500 psi. He never asked and one time, as i hit 900, i had to
race to catch up to him and tell him.
The dives we took were pure "reef races". It was kick, kick,
kick and try to stay up with the divemaster. He rarely looked back to see
if anyone had fallen back. Several times i lagged to try to catch a look
at something interesting or to take a photo, only to look up and see him
several hundred yards ahead, swimming along obliviously. 
On one occasion, he came across a scorpion fish resting in the rocks. He
kicked it several times with his flipper until it finally departed it's
resting spot so we could all get a better view. Later, he relentlessly
(and unsuccessfully) chased a puffer for a good 2 or 3 minutes. When we
got back onboard, he told me that he caught it a couple of days ago and
"blew it up". On our second dive, we came across a sleeping
nurse shark. Again, he reached down and prodded it until it scurried away.
These actions showed not only a disrespect for the fish and environment but
also could have endangered the divers.
When i asked the divemaster on the return trip about a number of fish that
we had seen that i was not familiar with, he really couldn't identify any
of them. It seemed that i knew more of the species (on my first carribean
dive) than he did. 
The operation provided no snacks of any kind during their 15 or 20 minute
surface interval. 
I gave the crew a $20 tip (still asking myself why) and nobody even
bothered to say thank you. 
Overall, the diving was ok, but i would not recommend this operation.
However, if you want to dive in Nevis, i am not certain if there are other
options. 


 

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