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Dive Experience
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Over 1000 dives | ||
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Where else diving
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Cozumel, Saba, Belize, Honduras, Palau, Truk, Flower Gardens, Yap, Chinchorro |
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Dive Conditions |
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Weather
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cloudy |
Seas
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choppy, surge |
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Water Temp
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74 to 69 ° Fahrenheit |
Wetsuit Thickness
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0 |
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Water Visibility
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30 to 90 Feet |
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| Dive Policy | |||
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Dive own profile?
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no | ||
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Enforced diving
restrictions
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No dives below 130, no nitrox available, no dive knives allowed, no lights allowed |
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Liveaboard?
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yes |
Nitrox Available?
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N/A |
| What I saw | |||
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Sharks
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Lots |
Mantas
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1 or 2 |
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Dolphins
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1 or 2 |
Whale Sharks
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None |
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Turtles
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None |
Whales
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1 or 2 |
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Ratings 1
(worst)- 5 (best):
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Corals
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Tropical Fish
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Small Critters
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Large Fish
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Large Pelagics
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| Underwater Photography 1 (worst)- 5 (best): | |||
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Subject Matter
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Boat Facilities
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Overall rating for UWP's
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Shore Facilities
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N/A |
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Comments
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No film processing, small table for cameras |
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Accommodations
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Food
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Service and Attitude
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Environmental Sensitivity
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N/A |
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Dive Operation
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Shore Diving
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Snorkeling
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N/A |
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Overall Rating |
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Value for $$
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N/A | ||
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Comments
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Solmar V is the most uncomfortable and most expensive liveaboard I have ever been on. Living area of boat is very uncomfortable with no place to relax, watch movies ect. between dives. Cabins are terrible with no storage. Pongas are inflatables and very crowded, diving was very hit or miss with three days of no palagic sightings. Mantas were not present at sights which were tauted as sure things for seeing them. Many rules on the boat that made no sense such as no small dive knives or lights. Dive staff spent time after dives running around recording divers depths and time rather than attenting to other duties. Myself and another person got food poisoning on the boat. |
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