Dive Review of
Hugh Parkey's Belize Dive Connection/Norwegian Sea in
Belize/Turneffe Atoll

 Florida Keys, Maui, Big Island, Roatan, Caymans 

Dive Conditions

stay within reasonable distance of divemaster, suggested depth limits but
no strict enforcement  

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Overall Rating

We were participating in the Norwegian Cruise Line's Dive-In program and
had the good fortune to draw Roscoe as our divemaster. We were picked up at
our ship, the Norwegian Sea, which enabled us to avoid lines for the
tenders to shore. Cruise ships in Belize City anchor well offshore due to
shallow water. We had a long, scenic ride out to Turneffe Atoll, much of
which was taken up with a thorough briefing about the country, the area and
the dive sites. It was the best briefing we have had to date and Roscoe
shared his obvious love of Belize with us. The boat was roomy, clean and
comfortable and there was plenty of setup room, dry storage, as well as
choices of seating. We set up our own equipment for the first dive and the
crew then transferred BCs and regs to new tanks for the second dive.
Members of the crew were always available to help with doffing and donning
equipment. You put on your equipment and then walked to the stern of the
boat where the crew helped with your fins before taking a giant stride into
the water.  The dive sites were at the edge of walls with little to no
current and we spent the first part of each dive on the wall, then moving
to spur and groove formations on the shallower areas of the reef. Many
sponges and soft corals but fewer fish that we are used to in Kona where
each and every puka (hole) is full of life. The surface interval was spent
researching the fish we saw in several reference books on board.
Refreshments included soft drinks in returnable glass bottles, fresh
pineapple, chips and salsa and a delicious bread. The crew was laid back,
fun and professional. We never felt any time pressure either under the
water or on the surface (unlike the day before in Roatan) and were
delivered back to the ship in plenty of time before scheduled departure. 

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