Dive Review of Paradise Sport in
Papua New Guinea/Kimbe Bay

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Paradise Sport, May, 2005, by Mario Mizrahi, Mex, Mexico . Report 1717.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This is my second trip aboard this ship; the other one was January 2004 to Milne Bay (of which I submitted another report). This time I took a group of 13 mostly experienced divers from Mexico and Guatemala. From day one we were treated like royalty by AJ (British Cruise Director) and the rest of the crew. Service and food was twice as good as the year before (this people do listen to comments); as a matter of fact sometimes we felt like we were in a fancy restaurant!, thanks to Warwick the Australian chef. Everything in this ship is big: rooms, dive equipment and camera facilities, living room (3 TV's), 2 dining areas (in & out), etc. Sam, the Aussie photo pro was very helpful and available for tips and everything to do with video or still shots. They have Papuan and Australian "finders" to lead you to a special place or critter. Diving was great because Kimbe Bay combines some of the "muck diving" of Milne Bay with pelagics in the open ocean. We saw Nudibranchs, Anemone fishes, Clownfishes, Barracudas, Jacks (Trevally), Unicorn Surgeonfishes, Emperor, Blue Girded, Six Banded and Yellowmask Angelfishes, Anemone Shrimps, Pyramid Butterflyfishes, Morays, Batfish, Leaf Scorpionfish, Demon Stingers, Napoleon, Grey Reef, Silvertip and Whitetip Sharks, Pigmy Seahorses, Turtles, Lionfish, Cuttlefish, Snappers, Humphead Parrotfish, Pipefish, Squid, Juvenile Harlequin Sweetlips, Mandarinfish, Clown Triggerfish, Ribbon Eel, etc.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cocos Island, Galapagos, Cozumel, Belize, Palau, French Polynesia, Socorro, Thailand, Komodo, Guadalupe Island, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	87-88°F / 31-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-120 Ft/ 15-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Nitrox depth and time limits
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Ample space for cameras and charging. Separate rinse tanks for photo equipment. Free and good advise from on board video and photo expert.

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Dive Review of Paradise Sport in Papua New Guinea/Kimbe Bay

Paradise Sport, May, 2005,

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 Paradise Sport in
Papua New Guinea/Kimbe Bay