Dive Review of Avalon in
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Avalon: "Cuba Avalon Live Aboard", Nov, 2023, by Lori Price, OR, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 12811 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	The overall quality of this live aboard is so far away from what was advertised that it was close to a fraudulent experience. The reef condition was advertised as "pristine, the best reef in the Caribbean." It is clearly NOT as advertised. About 25% of the hard corals are alive with only 5% of soft corals. The reef is mostly covered with reddish brown algae. This trip cost as ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Avalon [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Sipidan, Maldives, Florida, Bonaire, La Paz, Indonesia, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Fiji, Barbados, St Thomas, Hawaii, Raja Ampat
Closest Airport	Santa Clara	Getting There	Once you arrived at the airport, you travel by automobile for 3-3.5 hours to the port where the live aboard is docked.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	-50 Ft/ -15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco diving, must be with divemaster and group.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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
UW Photo Comments	The boat has a nice and spacious camera table and a specific rinse tank for cameras. Charg ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Avalon in Cuba

Avalon: "Cuba Avalon Live Aboard", Nov, 2023,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Avalon in
Cuba