Dive Review of
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer in
Belize/Atolls

Bonaire, Cozumel, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Coacos Island, Florida Keys

Dive Conditions

Dive with buddy, recreational limits  

Rinse tanks for Cameras only, dule camera tables on each side of the dive
deck . Batteries could be charged on the dive deck or in the salon. If you
want to charge batteries in your cabin, bring a power strip with a circut
breaker.  

Overall Rating

If and when I dive here again, it will be earlier in the year. Tropical
depressions start in Mid-June and can suspend silt in the water cutting
down the visibility. In these conditions a strobe is an absolute must. Lots
and lots of back scatter without one. 

If you dive nitrox, only EAN 32 is available. They do have 2 analizers
which was a help since there were a lot of EAN divers and several who
completed nitrox training. 

The "Dancer" and the Belize "Aggressor" do the same
itinerary. They are seldom out of sight of each other. Although the
"Dancer" is slightly larger, the "Aggressor" will get
you to the same sites. Everyone refered to the Aggressor as the 'party
boat". Maybe I'll try that one next time.

We had cabin #3. It's on the same level as the dive deck and far forward of
the engine room. It has a large window with a drop down shade and gave us
some great views. This is a quiet comfortable room with enough storage and
closet space for all your stuff. The room and private head were kept clean
and orderly by the staff.

The crew for the great part was super especially the engineer. The food was
mostly good but not gourmet. Beware of eating uncooked foods such as
salads. Several guests missed dives because intestinal difficulties. I pack
my favorite tequila and I wish I'd have brought some vodka as well. They
only had 1/2/bottle of vodka which was gone by mid-week. It's hard to make
the girl freind a vodka martini with out the vodka. This is priced as a
luxury vacation and excuses just won't do! 

For the most part, this was a great trip except for one crew member. He was
refered to as the camera pro. I never saw any pictures that he took. He
never did any presentation and it's not like he didn't have the
opportunity. His attitude was poor and he had no sence of humor. It seemed
like he got in the way quite a bit on the camera tables. He should do
everyone a favor and get a job changing oil at a gas station. Jerk is to
kind when it comes to discriptions.

 

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