Dive Review of
Deep Blue in
Galapagos Islands

Cocos Island, Costa Rica,  Fl Keys,  Cozumel, Bonaire, Turks and Caicos

Dive Conditions

No Depth limits.  Dive times were limited to 50 minutes.  Divers are
provided with air horns, safety tubes, and EPIRBS.  

There are 2 tables for setting up cameras.  Compressed air is available. 
Leave you camera on the table, get into panga, and a member of the crew
will hand it to you so that you don't have to climb into panga with it. 
The downside is that at the end of the dive, there isn't a secure spot on
the panga, and there is risk that other divers could bang into camera gear
while climbing into panga.  

Overall Rating

Sometimes you have diving so good that it's even better than the brochure. 
This was that time.  I made 7 of the 8 dives offered at Darwin's Arch and
saw 17 whalesharks that came so close I had to move out of their way.  I
also saw 5-10 galapagos sharks and  200 hammerheads on EVERY dive.  Large
Pods of Dolphins on half of the dives.  There was so much that I didn't
even know where to look.  All this with mild currents and mild surge.  I
can honestly say that I saw more in 1 dive in the Galapagos than I saw in
my previous 200 dives combined.  A dive trip there is highly recommended. 
I booked this trip independantly through Galapagos Adventures.  They are
responsive to emails and questions.  All of my paperwork was handled
properly and everything went smootly from airport pick ups, transfers, etc.
 The boat, Deep Blue, was a comfortable live aboard to spend a week on.  It
has large, covered decks outside, a large interior room with benches and
tv/dvd player.  Plenty of space and you never feel crowded.  The crew was
very friendly and worked hard for the guests.  The cabins have 2 separate
beds (not bunk beds) and plenty of space for storage.  Each cabin has it's
own full size toilet and separate shower with plenty of hot water.  The
rooms were cleaned, fresh towels were provided,  and the beds were made
daily.  The food was hot, plentiful, and varied with plenty of beef, port,
chicken, shrimp, and fish.  The food was much better than I had had on a
previous Aggressor livaboard.  After all dives, hot towels, hot chocolate,
and fresh baked cakes were served.  I was very happy with this boat, and I
would take it again if I return to the Galapagos. 

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