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Dive Experience
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101-250 dives | ||
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Where else diving
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Hawaii, California, Caribbean, Florida |
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Dive Conditions |
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Weather
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cloudy |
Seas
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choppy, noCurrents |
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Water Temp
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80 to 84 ° Fahrenheit |
Wetsuit Thickness
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1 |
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Water Visibility
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30 to 100 Feet |
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| Dive Policy | |||
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Dive own profile?
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yes | ||
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Enforced diving
restrictions
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Boat dives kept depths at about 80' or less and shore diving was done on our own. |
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Liveaboard?
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no |
Nitrox Available?
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N/A |
| What I saw | |||
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Sharks
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None |
Mantas
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None |
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Dolphins
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None |
Whale Sharks
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None |
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Turtles
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None |
Whales
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None |
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Ratings 1
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Corals
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Tropical Fish
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Small Critters
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Large Fish
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Large Pelagics
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Subject Matter
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Boat Facilities
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Overall rating for UWP's
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Shore Facilities
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N/A |
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Comments
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[None] |
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Accommodations
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Food
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Service and Attitude
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Environmental Sensitivity
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N/A |
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Dive Operation
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Shore Diving
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Snorkeling
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N/A |
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Overall Rating |
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Value for $$
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N/A | ||
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Beginners
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Advanced
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Comments
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Our visit was only for a week. The airport apparently has had a dramatic upgrade (this per other guests we talked to since it was our first trip). Sea Aquarium Resort is a very nice timeshare right on the water across a marina from Lion's Dive Resort and Sea Encounters Dive Operations, they are on the east end of the island. Sea Encounters has nice equipment (diving and boats) but ask about prices up front. Got gouged on the unlimited shore diving package since we only did about 6 shore dives (a mistake on our part), we dove 4 days on the boat. On "check-out" shore dive, without guide, was on local reef right outside the resort. We saw eagle ray, LARGE school of bait fish (a ball about 20'+ across) with jacks feeding off it and the usual critters (eels, tropicals, etc..). On the night boat dive at Tugboat saw several lobsters, crabs and two frogfish on a sponge (extra special!). GO TO KLIEN CURACAO!! It has great dive locations, food was great but the trip is pretty long (about 2 hours each way). Shore diving is very good and was best on the west end of island (coral, critters, etc...). For the most part the distances to dive spots were 50-100' off shore and you were in about 40-60' of water. Drop offs in some locations were dramatic, couldn't see the bottom even at 80'. We'd go back again!! |
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