Dive Review of Sunset Divers/Sunset Waters in
Curaçao/North West

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Sunset Divers/Sunset Waters, Mar, 2008, by Valerie Hayken, CA, USA . Report 3912.
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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	I dove here about 10 years ago and was surprised to see that many of my previous favorite dive sites weren't as beautiful as I remembered. That having been said, I still love this place. My favorite dive sites: Puerto Maria, Watamula, Sponge City. I stayed at the Marriott the first time. This time, I went with an all inclusive called Sunset Waters. Sunset Waters didn't have as many frills as the Marriott, but the service was always very friendly (it was also a little slow). It's about an hour from Willemstad. There is a shore dive at the resort which didn't have great viz in the afternoons but it had a couple cool seahorses and a frogfish that made it well worth the dive. This is a great island for shore diving, just make sure you rent a car if that's what interests you.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Bonaire, Belize, Cozumel, Cancun, Hawaii, New Jersey, California, New York, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Be back on the boat in an hour. The dive shop policy was that we're all certified so we can dive to whatever depth we want. They did make recommendations (usually 60 feet), which I followed and I was never disappointed.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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	One of the boats was very small and made large camera set-ups a bit challenging. The other boat was very spacious, but there was no shelf on which to place the camera. You could hold it, place it in the fresh water rinse, or bring your own basket on the boat for storage. There was room under the bench seats to put a basket. On the dock, they had a big trash barrel for cameras, which they kept covered to ensure that no other gear was dunked in it. I was on the small boat most of the trip and the annoying lack of space was an easy sacrifice for the beautiful diving.

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Dive Review of Sunset Divers/Sunset Waters in Curaçao/North West

Sunset Divers/Sunset Waters, Mar, 2008,

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Dive Review of Sunset Divers/Sunset Waters in
Curaçao/North West