Dive Review of Saba Deep/Queen's Gardens in
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Saba Deep/Queen's Gardens, Dec, 2013, by Stephen R Moore, ON, CA ( 2 reports). Report 7509.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Cherie and Tony run a very good operation. We have been diving with Saba Deep since before they owned it. They are very easy going and accomodating. Big Mike is an excellent guide and swims quite slowly so that photograhers never feel rushed. The dive briefings are good. The boat can be exited via giant stride or back roll. The ladder is easy to climb to get out of the water. The first dive is usually a deep (110-125 feet) pinnacle dive and you often see sharks and large turtles. The corals are in good shape and some of these dives (Third Encounter) are spectatcular. The second and third dives are in shallower water and usually there are good corals, hot sand and a lot of interesting things to see. You will often see southern sting rays, occasionally frogfish and seahorses plus lots of turtles, tarpon, large jacks and the usual variety of tropicals. There are also a lot of eels and smaller stuff. Saba is a great island to dive on and Queen's Garden is a fabulous hotel. Great meals, nice pool, very friendly staff and a great view of the mountain and the ocean. Many of the rooms have very large hot tubs. We have been going here since 2006 and dive with Saba Deep every Christmas. We plan to go back next year.
Websites	Saba Deep
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Cozumel, Curacoa, DR, Hawaii, Maui, Venezuela, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	You were expected to be back on the boat with a minimum of 500 psi.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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
UW Photo Comments	There is a dedicated rinse bucket on the boat which can hold several compact and micro 4/3 rigs but it would difficult to get full size rigs into the bucket. There is no rinse tank on shore. Since you come into shore after each dive you can change batteries, lenses and memory cards easily in the restaurant.

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Dive Review of Saba Deep/Queen's Gardens in Saba

Saba Deep/Queen's Gardens, Dec, 2013,

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Dive Review of Saba Deep/Queen's Gardens in
Saba