Diving with Lahaina Divers/Serenade of the Seas, RC in
Hawaii/Maui in 2004/10:
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Overall Rating

Dove with Lahaina Divers for a 2-tank afternoon dive, an excellent
operation. This was my first time in Hawaii and I was hoping to see
turtles.  I was not disappointed.

We were cruising Hawaii on Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas, so we
had limited time on each island. We dove the previous day with Jack's
Diving Locker in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. Wasn't too impressed with
the staff at Jack's. They seemed a little bored with their jobs. In
comparison, the Lahaina Divers crew were more enthusiastic and pleasant.
Also, they served excellent post-dive cookies.

Mala Pier was our first dive site, a 3-5 minute boat ride out of Lahaina
harbor. Within the first 5 minutes of the 1st dive, we saw a white tipped
shark, a large green turtle and a spotted devil ray. We had to buck a
strong current while descending but once we reached the pier and leveled
off at about 40-45 feet, the current wasn't much of an issue. Not too many
fish but it was interesting cruising around the sunken pilings and looking
into crevasses. Saw a few more turtles, large and small.  Depth was
restricted due to the shallowness of the dive site.  

Our 2nd dive was Jodo Temple, a short distance from the first dive site.
We saw at least 20 turtles, mostly green turtles but a few Hawksbills as
well. Most of the turtles were resting in the sand between coral heads;
others were swimming freely. I swear the largest one was at least 5 feet
long but by the time I saw him, I was already at my safety stop and he was
30 feet below me. He was lying in the sand underneath the boat and looked
enormous.  

Would love to return to Maui and would definitely recommend Lahaina
Divers.   

 

 
 

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