Dive Review of Lahaina Divers/Marriott Ocean Club in
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Lahaina Divers/Marriott Ocean Club, Dec, 2006, by Hilary, WA, USA . Report 3155.
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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	We have been diving with Lahaina Divers for several years. Although we only use them for our Lanai trips, due to their large, comfortable boats and the easy crossing from Lahaina, we were very disappointed on this trip and likely will not use them again. We have always known that they run fairly strict depth and time limits due to their charter schedule and short SIs, however we have never felt as restricted as we did on this trip. We did two charters with them, and although the first one was fine, we heard some complaints from other divers and our second charter echoed those complaints. Our DM on our second charter treated us as if we were newbie divers, even though he was well aware of our history with Lahaina Divers and our experience level. It appeared that most of the divers on that charter were rather new and we were two of a small handfull of divers who had our own gear. The DM asked us for our tank pressure not 10 minutes into the dive and seemed shocked when we had over 2200psi, but didn't ask again until the end of the "tour". We were hurried along through the Cathedrals with very little time to look for small critters and take pictures. 30 minutes into each dive, we found ourselves under the boat and spent the rest of our dives there...which turned out to be the best part of our dives. It was very clear that the DMs who have been around for awhile offer more personalized service and listen to their client's needs, while the newer people seem to follow a routine instead. They hurry you along the dive route, don't find or point out any interesting critters (and I found a lot that the DM blew past), and are uncomfortable giving much latitude to experienced divers. It was very disappointing. :(
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Florida Keys, Bahamas, USVI, BVI, Belize
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	74-76°F / 23-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-200 Ft/ 15-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Time limits were set for each dive
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Lahaina Divers/Marriott Ocean Club in Hawaii/Maui

Lahaina Divers/Marriott Ocean Club, Dec, 2006,

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Dive Review of Lahaina Divers/Marriott Ocean Club in
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