Dive Review of
Dive Adventures/N/A in
St. Maarten

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Dive Conditions

Back to the boat with 500psi  

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Overall Rating

We went to St Maarten knowing that the diving was “poor”, but since this
was a family vacation first, we had to set diving as a lower priority. It
was windy during our trip and so the visibility and diving were on hold the
first few days. We used Dive Adventures for our dive excursions and they
did a good job. They were helpful and attentive, but I would like to see a
happier group. There boats were comfortable and covered. Visibility was
about 50 feet; there was a lot of turbidity in the water, but all in all,
it was dive-able. The fish life was sparse and the coral looked like it
took a beating in the last hurricane (1999), but was recovering. I was
chatting with my brother-in-law during our surface interval. I commented to
him that St Maarten could really use some fish management. What fish we saw
were all small. The captain, a local, barged in and said that fishing was
here a lot longer than diving and that the fish life was fine. Obviously
here lies there problem. I tried to explain this to him, but he would not
listen. It’s too bad, because I think St Maarten could have a chance with
divers. We did see a nurse shark and I had a close encounter with a
Caribbean Reef Shark. That saved the dive, but I couldn’t help thinking
about that boat captain’s reaction. All in all, I would not come to St
Maarten to dive. But if you are coming anyway, get wet and make the best of
it.  

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