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Dive Review of
Blackbeard cruises in
Bahamas/Mostly Bimini

in 2007/04
an Instant Reader Report
by
Paul Cahase, MI, USA
Report Number 3269

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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
Cozumel, Dominica, Roatan, Bonaire, Great Lakes

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny, windy  
Seas
calm  
Water Temp
75   to 77    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
50   to 150    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
Tank Light at night, other then that just boarding instructions.  
Liveaboard?
no 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  2 stars
Tropical Fish
4 stars  
Small Critters
  3 stars
Large Fish
4 stars  
Large Pelagics
  4 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
4 stars  
Boat Facilities
3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
No camera table, 55 gallon barrel for a camera tank. Was Okay  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
3 stars
Food
4 stars
Service and Attitude
4 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
5 stars  
Shore Diving  
1 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
2 stars   
Advanced
4 stars    
Comments  
We were told it was a little cramped, that might have been an
understatment. Wish I would have known the water temp before I left home,
would have brought a warmer wetsuit. My fault on that one.
  We have seen better corals in other places. that being said, we dove the
Gingerbread Grounds between Bimini and Freeport and thought it was some of
the heathiest reefs we have seen anywhere. Fish life was abundant and
bigger then the other places we have been. We did a shark feed, it was
great, lasting maybe 10 to 12 minutes before one of the sharks broke the
frozen chum in two and took off with it. One of the divers found a shark
tooth after the dive was over. We saw three lion Fish on the trip, they
killed one and would have killed all if the could have. I know they are bad
to have there, but I enjoyed seeing them. All in all it was a good trip,
the staff was good at their jobs and friendly. Food ranged from really
really good to so so. The staff caught and speared fish which we ate.  
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