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Belize Aggressor III Full report       The trip was very good and the Aggressor fleet lived up to reputation. The crew was outstanding as was the Captain : they really ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Timothy Kuhn
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Full report LiveAboard     My husband and I have been on a total of ten liveaboards with Peter Hughes and this trip was our last. We have since been on the ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Jeanette Jackson
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes' Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     This was my fourth live aboard trip to Belize and my third trip aboard this particular boat. It's the quintessential Peter Hughes... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
3/2006   George Lock
500+ Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report LiveAboard Central Belize   This was my fourth trip on the Nekton Pilot, and the second to the Central Belize area. The accomodations are adequate, although ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2006   Steve Drake
250+ Dives 		 
Belize Aggressor Full report       The AC unit in my room was defective and my impression was that it had been bad for a while, and the exhaust fan in the bathroom w... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2006   Steven Blair
100+ Dives 		 
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Nexton Pilot Full report LiveAboard     The boat needed repair & updating. The crew: the boat captain needs training in customer relations, the dive instructor was total... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
2/2006   David Baldwin
100+ Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report LiveAboard     Unfortunately, our week on the Nekton Pilot wasn't at a good choice. Strong winds, rain most of the week kept us hiding behind Lig... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
1/2006   Grant Rowe
100+ Dives 		 
Hamanasi Full report   Southern Belize   Beatiful resort - out of the way. Dives are 1/ 2 boat ride away - no shore diving. don't come here expecting to party - quiet res... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
1/2006   Jack Gullo
250+ Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report LiveAboard     This was our first liveaboard, and the Nekton Pilot exceeded all of our expectations and provided an experience that we plan to re... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2005   Hilary Snitker
<100 Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sundancer Full report LiveAboard     Great operation, great people, great food. The overall experience was outstanding. They treated us as adults with quality wine... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2005   Jerry Jensen
100+ Dives 		 
Isla Marisol Full report   Glover's Reef   Isla Marisol has a sort of luxury that is almost impossible to find anymore. It is private, uncrowded, and pristine. This is a 5 s... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2005   David Durbin
<100 Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report LiveAboard Atolls   One of the few trouble spots was the airport pick up and transfer to the boat. Unlike many liveaboards the Nekton vessels don’t al... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2005   Patrick Wikstrom
500+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     The boat was well run. We had 8 staff for 15 divers. We didn't go to the blue hole and had a couple of dives cancelled due to weat... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2005   JulieConner
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sundancer II Full report LiveAboard     Second Peter Hughes trip. The Sundancer II is the Mercedes of live- aboard in terms of layout and accommodations. Very spacious ca... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2005   Tom Chase
100+ Dives 		 
Belize Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     The Aggressor Fleet is terrific. We had a wonderful captain (Jay) and crew that did not overlook any detail. We by- passed several ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2005   Ron Frankel
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Full report LiveAboard     Our trip was aboard the Peter Hughes live- aboard Sun Dancer 2 out of Belize City, Belize. The boat was absolutely georgeous and v... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2005   Kevin
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Full report LiveAboard     Our trip was aboard the Peter Hughes live- aboard Sun Dancer 2 out of Belize City, Belize. The boat was absolutely georgeous and v... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2005   Kevin
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       Turneffe Island Lodge ( [. . . ] ) is a 30 mile - 1. 5 hour boat ride from Belize City. The resort is incredibly well run... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Rich Priesing
100+ Dives 		 
Manta Resort Full report   Glovers Reef   We had eight divers for the week on a boat that could easily habdle 15. Dive sites very close, 5- 8 minutes by boat. Longest ride... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   John A. Heiman
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Islands   This was one of the best dive trips I have taken. The accomodations and the food were the best. Lodge staff very friendly. The ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   David Funderburk
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Full report       Their was no bad. . . . . this was our first expirence with Peter Hughes, and it was leaps and bounds better than any of the liveaboar... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2005   Phil Tobin
100+ Dives 		 
Casa Playa Blanca Full report   Ambergris Cay   I don't think owner Gaz Cooper knows how rude and unaccommodating his staff is. All of my dealings with Gaz prior to the trip were... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
6/2005   Linda Briggs
250+ Dives 		 
Manta Resort Full report   Glover's Reef   The whale shark diving was awesome. The rest of the diving was superb. This area is very untouched. We did not see another dive... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Mark Smith
<100 Dives 		 
Turtle Inn Full report   Plancencia   20+ miles to the wall from the shop - LONG boat rides. Shop takes care of divers and snorklers on same trip. Drop the snorklers of... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
4/2005   C Vernon Hartline Jr
500+ Dives 		 
HAMANASI Full report       The reef was relatively healthy, dive operation was run by Karon from South Africa, who personally trained all dive guides a... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2005   ERNIE PLOURDE
250+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Resort Full report   Blackbird Caye   The diving at Blackbird is better than it was in 1999 following the hurricane that produced large mudslides in Guatemala and Beliz... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2005   Carmen Thomas Morse
<100 Dives 		 
Belize Aggressor III Full report LiveAboard     This Belize Aggressor was fresh out from major mechanical overhaul and redecoration. The crew was phenomenal. Food was varie... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
3/2005   Claude Koprowski
250+ Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report LiveAboard     The crew was fantastic. Best liveaboard. Food was plentiful and good. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Bill Mosel
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   The resort and diving staff at Turneffe Island Lodge were fantastic. The accommodations were clean and very nice. The dive opera... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2005   Scott George
<100 Dives 		 
Turneffe Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Everything was better than we had expected. We were met at the airport and from that point forward everything we asked for was pr... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2004   Tom Hayes
100+ Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   St George's Caye   I brought a dive companion who was new to diving, Fred continuously and gently took her beyond her comfort zone making the dive ex... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2004   Carl P. Bock
<100 Dives 		 
NEKTON Pilot Full report LiveAboard central   This is the first liveaboard that my wife and I have experienced and I must say WOW! If you want a dive vacation then I recommend ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2004   Jeffrey Bell
250+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Caye Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll   The week began with an approximately 90 minute boat trip to the Turneffe island site of Blackbird Caye Resort, which leaves 3: 30- 4... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2004   Mark Schacht
500+ Dives 		 
Belize Aggressor III Full report LiveAboard     This was my 4th trip to Belize, but the first in October. (Others were March, June, and August. ) In the 5 years since I last we... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2004   David Reubush
250+ Dives 		 
Lighthouse Reef Resort Full report   Lighthouse Reef   When we visited there, the sea was very calm. It was difficult to believe that we were in the middle of the bad hurricane season. ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   Yoko Hosoya
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     This is my first live aboard, and it was a pretty good experience. I love this live aboard. ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Tita Lamm
<100 Dives 		 
Isla Marisol Resort Full report   Glover's Reef Atoll   This small resort is on a little island, part of an atoll 40 miles off the coast of Belize, surrounded by 50 miles of pristine ree... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   John Murray
250+ Dives 		 
Isla Marisol Resort Full report   Glover's Atoll   The resort was on Southwest Caye in Glover's Atoll, one- hour boat ride from the mainland. Accommodation was in a cute cabana whic... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2004   Rieko Arimoto
100+ Dives 		 
Belize Aggressor III Full report LiveAboard Central Offshore Cayes   The Aggressor III was well kept and well laid- out for diving. Although the accommodations were the smallest we have encountered o... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   James Heimer
250+ Dives 		 
Turneff Island Lodge Full report   Turneff Atoll   I have nothing but praise for the entire operation. Turneff Island Lodge is located on a 10 acre island near the southern tip of ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Ken Metz
500+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Caye Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Blackbird Caye is a small, remote, low- key diving resort located on Turneffe Atoll, in Belize. A 1 ½ hour boat trip from Belize C... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   John Critchfield
250+ Dives 		 
Lighthouse Reef Resort Full report   Lighthouse Reef   We began our visit to Belize with a side trip to the ruins at Tikal (Guatemala), which was amazing. We encourage visitors to make ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   Sherrie Barker
<100 Dives 		 
Glover's Atoll Resort Full report   Glover's Reef Atoll   This is a great resort for someone trying to get to the atolls on the cheap. The land based accomodations are a mix of primitive a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2004   Walter Hurst
250+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Wow, what an awesome trip. We have never done so much diving in one week like this, we are now spoiled. This is definitely on our ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2004   Joni & Bobby Lamb
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Turneffe Island Lodge is one of only two dive destinations that we make it a point to visit every couple of years. The food here ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2004   Roger, Donna & Kate Soape
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes SunDancerII Full report LiveAboard     Not any really bad. Would have liked more Pelagics. As for the good, the boat is outstanding, large, comfortable rooms with lots... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2004   Donald Rowe
1000+ Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report       The Good: Whole schools of fish (I loved the schools of Creole Wrasse best) but there were schools of Jacks and other fish too. ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2004   Karen Guthrie
<100 Dives 		 
Peter Huges Diving (Sun Dancer II) Full report LiveAboard     I have nothing but the highest praise for this operation. The vessel is the best I have ever been on and the crew surpassed all ex... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2004   Gabriel I. Peñagarícano
250+ Dives 		 
Hugh Parkley's Dive Connection Full report   Belize City   Note- I did not visit their shore operations so my ratings would be N/ A if that was a choice. This also was arranged through Carni... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
3/2004   Tom Chase
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Peter Hughes runs a quality shop, at least with the SunDancer II. This is an excellent operation. You dive your own profile or y... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2004   Mike Garrison
100+ Dives 		 
Ramon's Village Full report   Ambergris Cay   Previous critical report on Ramon's Village should be taken with heavy dose of salt. We had a great time! Small group diving on ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2004   Chuck Finberg
<100 Dives 		 
Ramon's Village Full report   Ambergris Caye   Ramon's Village is a superb dive resort, with excellent divemasters and facilities. Our divemaster, Luis, skillfully navigated the... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2004   Nicholas Wittner
100+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Caye Resort Full report       The Blackbird Caye Resort is on a small island 30 miles off the coast, on the Turneffe Atoll. The resort is blessed with excellen... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2003   Peter Vantine
100+ Dives 		 
Nekton Diving Cruises Full report LiveAboard     This trip was our fourth with Nekton Dving and our second in Belize aboard the Pilot. Obviously, we like this operation. The bo... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2003   Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Button
250+ Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   Barrier Reef   The first dive resort in Belize is still the best! First- class operation and fantastic diving on the barrier reef. Fred Good con... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2003   Scott Fairgrieve
<100 Dives 		 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     I did not care for the dive schedule on this boat. We were forced to eat dinner at 6pm to accommodate the night dive schedule, th... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
7/2003   Mona Cousens
500+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     This was my first live- a- board experience and I found it to be overall a good one. Things ran smoothly from the pick- up at the air... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2003   John DeBonis
100+ Dives 		 
Lighthouse Reef Resort Full report   Atolls   Dive crew was accommodating and attentive to the needs of all levels of divers. The more experienced were allowed the freedom to e... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2003   Steve Giles
1000+ Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   St. George's Caye   This was our first time at a resort that included the meals and the diving as part of a package. It’s an expensive way to go, but... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   Jill Ward
<100 Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   St. George's Caye   This was our first time at a resort that included the meals and the diving as part of a package. It’s an expensive way to go, but... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   Jill Ward
<100 Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     The week’s diving is five days plus 3 hours on Friday morning. One could do 26 dives. Usually the two morning dives are at one s... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2003   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   St. George's Caye   We like small, relaxed off- the- beaten- path resorts, and were very happy with our 2 recent choices - St. George's Lodge for ou... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
3/2003   Dave & Joanne Farrel
<100 Dives 		 
turneffe island lodge Full report       Turneffe Island Lodge is a great getaway. Loved the accommodations (book a cabin) and low key atmosphere of the resort. The dive... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
3/2003   carlie
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Atolls   The only place we regularly revisit, Turneffe Island Lodge provides some of the best service, best food and nicest accomodations w... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2003   Roger, Donna & Kate Soape
250+ Dives 		 
Belize Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     Belize Aggressor III 08 FEB thru 15 FEB 2003 We arrived without incident and on time in Belize at about 4: 00 PM on Saturday. W... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2003   Fred Swerdlin
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   It was quite windy and therefore the surface condition was quite choppy. Because dive sites are so close to the resort, small boat... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2003   Ramsay Thom
100+ Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report LiveAboard Lighthouse Reef   My third return trip on the Nekton. I just like everything about the boat, the trip, the crew, the food and the diving. This is ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2003   Bill Dausses
500+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard Lighthouse Reef   Great boat, great service (despite them being short too crew that week). Thought I would not like the more "organized" Peter Hughe... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2002   John
250+ Dives 		 
Lighthouse Reef Resort Full report   Lighthouse Reef   Lighthouse Reef Resort is located at the northern end of Lighthouse Reef. Local dive sites are good, but the dive sites around th... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2002   Don Acheson
500+ Dives 		 
St. Georges Lodge Full report   St. Georges Caye   Fred will show you things you will find nowhere else. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2002   H. C. Wood
1000+ Dives 		 
Hamanasi Full report   Southern   Resort is beautiful: rooms spacious, with AC & ceiling fans, very clean. Food is the best I have had at a dive resort. Topside a... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2002   Jim Watkins
250+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Best of the Peter Hughes boats we have been on. Good, fun crew made for an enjoyable week. Hurricane Isador impacted the w... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
9/2002   Brian
250+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Caye Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Blackbird Caye offers value for the diving dollar that is hard to match in Belize. If your idea of the perfect dive vacation is d... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
9/2002   Chuck and Nancy Anson
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer Full report LiveAboard     My husband and I were on only the 2nd cruise in Belize for the Sun Dancer. Peter and Alice Hughes were also on the boat that week... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2002   Judy Flagg
100+ Dives 		 
turneffe island lodge Full report   turneffe atoll   it was my third trip to turneffe island lodge- so you know i like the lodge, and the diving quit a bit. the new beach cabannas are ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2002   judykiracofe
250+ Dives 		 
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