Dive Review of Fantasy Island in
Honduras/Roatan

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Fantasy Island, Oct, 2006, by David Cuoio, ID, U.S. . Report 3049.
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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
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Comments	I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the Fantasy Island accommodations and food, and the level of service. The all-inclusive package was the cheapest I have ever seen, anywhere, anytime, and that's why we took the trip, so my expectations were very low. As it turned out, everything topside was either very nice or more than acceptable. A storm had come through the week before we arrived, and the vis never did improve while we were diving at the resort. Also, as in two previous visits to Roatan, I did not see many fish, and certainly no big animals. (Ironically, my best fish experiences were at the Atlanta aquarium on the trip home. If you haven't visited it, you must see this wonderful attraction if you're ever in Atlanta.) The highlight of our dives, for me, was represented by the quantity and quality of the hard and soft corals and sponges. I saw only one very small area of bleaching and the underwater landscape overall was wonderful and very healthy. Others reporting on this Web site about the Fantasy Island dive op have mentioned the cattle-boat diving and the fact that only one DM goes in the water, no matter how many divers are on the boat. We had nine to 15 divers on our boat during the week, and I certainly would rather dive six-paks, but the set-up on the boat enabled us to generally keep from bumping into each other. Of course, it didn't hurt to show up early and grab one of the two front position to get a little more elbow room. Regarding our DM, Mark, I thought he was one of the most safety conscious and helpful divemasters I have ever encountered. On a theoretical basis, it would be better to have two DMs in the water with 15 divers. But on a practical basis, I don't think any of us ever felt as if we were in an unsafe situation with Mark around. His calm demeanor rubbed off on everyone, and he was very willing to visit specific dive sites when we asked him to do so. The Fantasy Island dive op has a large indoor area devoted to dive gear storage, and it was nice to be able to leave my reg, BC, and wetsuit there instead of schleping everything back to the room, even though it was close to the dive shop. Since this was my third visit to Roatan, and since the island doesn't seem to attract any large animals (except at the shark-feeding dive at another op), I am not planning to return. But that feeling is not specifically related to the diving or accommodations at Fantasy Island. The resort delivered more than I expected, and certainly was a great value for the money.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cook Islands, Florida Keys, Belize, Grand Turk, Salt Cay, Moorea, Maui, Catalina, Bahamas St. Thomas, Cozumel
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-88°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	In the mandatory first-day briefing, we were told our max. bottom time would be 50 min. Fortunately, the DM on our boat did not strictly enforce this, but a couple of divers were "scolded" when they hit 70 min.
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There were separate tanks on the boats and in the dive shop area for underwater photo and video gear, but there was not enough room on the boats for anyone who preferred to keep their photo or video gear on the deck.

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Dive Review of Fantasy Island in Honduras/Roatan

Fantasy Island, Oct, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Fantasy Island in
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