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Dive Review of
Blackbeards Cruises in
Bahamas

in 2005/04
an Instant Reader Report
by
Larry, NY, USA
Report Number 2123

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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
[Unspecified]Cozumel, Keys, St Lawrence, Lake Ontario, Hawaii

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny, windy, cloudy  
Seas
choppy  
Water Temp
77   to 79    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
20   to 150    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
[Unspecified]Drift dives were done as a group with time limits. Otherwise
on board with 500lb. I never saw anybody checking.  
Liveaboard?
yes 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
1 or 2 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  4 stars
Tropical Fish
4 stars  
Small Critters
  3 stars
Large Fish
5 stars  
Large Pelagics
  5 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
3 stars  
Boat Facilities
3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
[None]Large rinse barrel for cameras. Otherwise you sleep with all your
gear.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
5 stars
Food
5 stars
Service and Attitude
4 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
4 stars  
Shore Diving  
1 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
3 stars   
Advanced
5 stars    
Comments  
[None]Excellent shark feed. Fishing anytime the boat moved. At one site the
vis was only 20 ft. on an afternoon dive. I almost passed on the night dive
at the same site but didn't. We had an encounter with the largest turtle I
have ever seen. (300-400lb) On a drift dive I saw the largest grouper I
have ever seen hiding in a cravase under a ledge. The DM (with 5000 dives)
said it was the largest he had ever seen also. (~400lb) We will be going
out again with these folks. The food was the best and plenty of it.
Quarters are tight but how much time do you spend there anyway? You only
set up your gear once for the week. Air fills are done while it is in a
rack still set up. 
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