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Dive Review of
Fantasy Island Dive Resort in
Honduras/Roatan

in 2006/04
an Instant Reader Report
by
Brian Verbonac, Ontario, Canada
Report Number 2410

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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
San Andres,Colombia...Port Ghalib,Egypt...Cayo Largo,Cuba....Trinidad,Cuba

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
choppy, surge  
Water Temp
80   to 85    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
75   to 150    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
All dives limited to 45 minutes without question...often ended dive with
1200-1300 PSI  
Liveaboard?
no 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
1 or 2 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
1 or 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  5 stars
Tropical Fish
3 stars  
Small Critters
  2 stars
Large Fish
1 stars  
Large Pelagics
  1 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
3 stars  
Boat Facilities
3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
2 stars  
Shore Facilities  
2 stars  
Comments
Not specifically set up for UWP....more oriented to the average diver.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
2 stars
Food
3 stars
Service and Attitude
3 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
1 stars  
Shore Diving  
2 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
4 stars   
Advanced
2 stars    
Comments  
I wanted to tell someone about the potential for serious trouble at Fantasy
Island...all dive boats have one captain and one dive master regardless of
the number of divers on the boat. Our best day was four divers and our
worst day we had a total of nineteen in the water...one divemaster...the
group had a wide range of experience and the one divemaster was no match
for that many in one group !!!

We decided on a night dive....big mistake...fourteen divers and, again, one
divemaster. The strobe on the divemasters tank was good for about twenty
feet...eight divers got separated and ended up swimming close to a quarter
mile back to the boat.

We had the feeling that our divemaster was more concerned about his
employment than the conduct of his divers. This is best illustrated in two
ways...1] There is a no glove rule on Roatan but more than one diver wore
gloves and nothing was said..2] We had one out of control photographer who
insisted in attempting to get as close as possible to walls and coral.
Guess what...yes..he lost buoyancy on several occasions which caused him to
do major damage. Again...the divemaster was silent!! 
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