Dive Review of Dancer in
Bahamas/Exuma Islands

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Dancer, May, 2012, by Stephen Kouri, WA, US ( Contributor 12 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 6566.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	When reading this review keep in mind that we've measured this trip against the standard set by other dancer/aggressor fleet operations (We've been on several) and this was the second outing for this boat in the bahamas which was reflected in a significant discount on the price. Boat This boat is in the shakeout phase in this location. There were several boat issues unrelated to the crew. No Nitrox, leaks causing wet carpets and AC issues (Some cabins hot while others were meat lockers). The crew worked diligently to overcome these issues that should have been dealt with in dry dock, but were playing catch up the entire cruise. I wouldn't call the conditions intolerable, but certainly well below the standards set on the other boats in the dancer/aggressor fleet. Diving Bahamas is a good location for novice to lightly experienced divers. The fish and coral are a step down from Caymans, but still very nice. Novice divers should beware the strong currents associated with tidal flows on some shallow dives. Most of the diving is in little to no current. Entry is off the back of the boat so it is very easy diving. We dove our own profile so we didn't deal with the dive masters much. One dive that stood out was the Blue Hole, which was packed with sharks, turtles, large schools of reef fish and several crustaceans. The size of the crabs, lobsters and the number of sharks encountered was a pleasant surprise. A 3mm wetsuit with a hooded vest was sufficient even when we were cold from receptive dives. Sometimes we wore both, but most of the time just a 3 mm full suit. Summary Most of the problems we encountered hopefully will be resolved in the coming months. It's a nice location with the benefit of US customs in the the Bahamas airport. A good location when you have a group of divers with a mix of experience.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Kona, Maui, Cozumel, Figi, Little Cayman, Grand Cayman, Belize, and Komodo
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	500 psi in tank and don't violate computer
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dancer in Bahamas/Exuma Islands

Dancer, May, 2012,

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Dive Review of Dancer in
Bahamas/Exuma Islands