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Dive Review of Peter Hughes in
Indonesia/Komodo/Bali/Satonda

Peter Hughes, May, 2006,

by Lin, ON, Canada (Reviewer Reviewer 5 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 2625.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 3 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 1 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments The good: Food was very good and plentiful, boat staff were great and while we initially thought the rooms very small this was our first live aboard and apparently they were "average". Diving was mostly great with lots of little critters and some great mid-size fish and good coral.

The not so good: We do not dive Nitrox and dive profiles were given for Nitrox divers. When we encountered a problem, we were told "you should have been diving Nitrox" which we thought was not only not helpful but also unnecessary. We were assisted in sorting out our profiles by another diver who was a dive master guest. We were not impressed with the lack of assistance by the two dive masters.

In all, it was a very good dive trip and we learned a lot about our abilities and remembering to do our tables manually. If you are not an experienced diver, don't expect extra help because you probably won't get it with the two dive masters that we had. However, the most experienced one of the three dive masters (a Balinese native) was great and very helpful. We never did hear back from Peter Hughes about our complaint!!!

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Roatan, Caymans, St. Lucia
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas choppy, currents
Water Temp 74-84°F / 23-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-75 Ft/ 9-23 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Very few
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Large table with fresh water. Very helpful and careful staff.
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