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Diving with Fantasea Divers in
Bermuda in 2002/09:
an Instant Reader Report

by
Vic Bary/Maureen Strazdon, NJ, US
Report Number 177

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N/A means "Not Applicable" or "No Answer" given

Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
 Aruba, Bonaire, Cayman Brac, Curacao, Grand Cayman, Tortola, Turks &
Caicos 

Dive Conditions

Weather
windy, cloudy  
Seas
choppy  
Water Temp
84   to 92    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
0
Water Visibility
30   to 50    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
Maximum time for divers without computer, and longer maximum time limit for
divers with computers.  Most dive sites are no deeper than 75', and often
much less, so depth limits are a non-issue.  
What I saw
Sharks
None 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
None 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  ****
Tropical Fish
***  
Small Critters
  ***
Large Fish
***  
Large Pelagics
  ***
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
****  
Boat Facilities
***
Overall rating for UWP's  
***  
Shore Facilities  
***  
Comments
No separate rinse tank for cameras.  Inexperienced divers threw everything
imaginable into one rinse barrel.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
***
Food
****
Service and Attitude
***
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
****  
Shore Diving  
***  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
*****   
Advanced
****    
Comments  
Fantasea is a well run, responsive organization operating out of a major
hotel property.  Postives are a friendly staff which asks for suggestions
before choosing a site and sets up equipment for second dive.  40' boat was
never overcrowded.  Local divers who have bought a season program augmented
paid staff.  Divers are tallied before boat leaves dock and after every
dive.

Negatives are no storage facility for diver-owned or rented equipment
(have to charge out fresh rented equipment each day).  Dive staff could do
more in the way of helping divers up onto dive step.  Once you're on board,
they are very helpful. 

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