Dive Review of
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Dive Experience
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251-500 dives | ||
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Where else diving
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All over the Carribean (Caymans, Belize, Bequia, Saba, Grand Turk, Provo, Roatan, etc.)and in Fiji |
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Dive Conditions |
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Weather
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sunny |
Seas
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calm, noCurrents |
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Water Temp
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80 to 82 ° Fahrenheit |
Wetsuit Thickness
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0 |
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Water Visibility
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50 to 100 Feet |
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| Dive Policy | |||
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Dive own profile?
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Enforced diving
restrictions
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They said 100 feet/60 minutes max, but there was never a dive where going deeper was an issue and there were several where we were in for over an hour. |
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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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Schools |
Whale Sharks
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None |
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Turtles
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> 2 |
Whales
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>2 |
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Ratings 1
(worst)- 5 (best):
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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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| Underwater Photography 1 (worst)- 5 (best): | |||
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Subject Matter
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N/A |
Boat Facilities
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N/A |
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Overall rating for UWP's
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N/A |
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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A word of warning--if you fly to Dominica on American Eagle from San Juan, be prepared to do without your luggage for the first day. American Eagle typically leaves lots of luggage in San Juan because of weight problems. In our group of 9, 5 people did not get their luggage until late the next day. So carry on your mask, reg, bathing suit, shorts, toothbrush, etc. Whatever you can't do without for the first 24-36 hours. In addition, the flight out of Dominica typically leaves late, with many passengers missing their connections. You might want to build in an extra day to get home. I have nothing but high praise for the dive operation (maximum 8 divers per boat) and the diving in Dominica. Huge hawksbill turtles, frogfish, flying gurnards, seahorses, squid, and a veritable nursery of trunks, trumpets, files, drums, angels, damsels, etc. There are 9 kinds of eels, and we saw them all, including some pretty rare snake eels. I worried that I might be bored with Carribean diving, but I wasn't at all. [The whales and dolphins were not encountered while diving, but on a separate whale-watching trip run by Dive Dominica. It was pretty spectacular]. |
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