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Ocean Encounters/Seaquarium Resort, Jun, 2006, by Edward and Debra Svitil, GA, USA . Report 2936.
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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	Went with Kid's Sea Camp. This was a great opportunity to give our 6 year old daughter a chance to experience "diving" in a very controlled environment and also gave us the chance to dive ourselves (which has been limited for obvious reasons). Unfortunately, the hotel's air conditioning broke down the first day we arrived. The rooms became almost unbearable with the heat and humidity. The resort did try to make things up by scheduling happy hours but until they finally fixed it on Wednesday we spent several miserable nights. The diving is very average on a world scale, but it was just nice to be back in the water. Dive operator was excellent and we had an experienced group with us - boat a little crowded but everyone worked it out with little fuss. Divemasters Christian and Guillermo were personable and let you dive your own profile. Noone on the boat was a "tank hog" and we all were back on time (which made life a lot more pleasant). Kids Sea Camp was highlighted by "Rogest", an artist specializing in working with the kids and generally making the week a lot more fun (also very talented - has done work with DAN). Food is very average and if you go BUY FOOD THE DAY YOU ARRIVE. Grocery stores are closed on Sunday and the hotel was less than accomodating in scheduling van runs to the stores and into town for divers ("we go at 10AM every day" - unfortunately we are on the DIVE BOAT at 10AM. "take a cab" - very expensive - $20 each way into town). Would we go with KSC again? Yes. Would we go on our own to Curacao to dive? No.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Truk, Sipadan, Philippines, Malaysia, Barrier Reef, Yap, Saipan, Rota, Thailand, Little Cayman, Guam, Maui, Pohnpei
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge, noCurrents
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Time only - treated as adults (PS - skins are fine also)
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	Rinse tank on boat. Not many photographers on our boat which made it OK and everyone had plenty of room.

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters/Seaquarium Resort in Curaçao

Ocean Encounters/Seaquarium Resort, Jun, 2006,

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters/Seaquarium Resort in
Curaçao