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Dive Review of Fantasy Island in
Honduras/Roatan

Fantasy Island, Dec, 2007,

by Christine Kuoni, TX, USA ( 2 reports). Report 3773.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 2 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments Fantasy Island is undergoing a renovation. We were looking for a bargain vacation and the cost for an all inclusive eight day/seven night stay with 3 boat dives a day was $700. The rooms were very clean, but the sheets on our king size beds never stayed in and we wound up sleeping on the mattress. The food was plentiful and good. The dive shop emphsized tipping in the briefing, but did little to earn it. You haul your own gear, set it up and take it off the boat. Michael, the DM seemed very uninterested in showing us anything. We found stuff on our own and our group shared things with each other. There were only six people on our boat, so it could have been a little more adventerous than it was. The reefs are spectacular, but there is a sameness in all of them. Mary's Place, a must do dive, has some great swim throughs. The dive shop has good facilities for cleaning up and hot showers to warm up after the dive. All in all, for a week at Christmas time, I think it was a pretty good deal.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Fiji, Turks & Caicos, Cozumel, Central California, Bontaire Mine
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy Seas noCurrents
Water Temp 75-80°F / 24-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions On some dives we were told to stay with the divemaster. Others we could dive on our own.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 2 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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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