Dive Review of Island Ventures in
The Continental USA/Florida Keys

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Island Ventures, Nov, 2011, by Melissa S. Drapeau, NH, US ( 1 report). Report 6324.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Island Ventures was the best outfit I have been with. Their motto is "Stress Free" diving and they live up to it. We dove the Spiegel Grove with the owner and a dive master. They took us through multiple levels of penetration of this amazing wreck - showing us areas we likely would never have ventured to on our own. They did this because they are as excited about diving as we are and that is so refreshing to find in this industry of burned-out divemasters who are just looking for the next tip. My husband is only OW certified but a very competent diver and they considered his ability, rather than certification level, when planning our SG dive. The seas were kicked up while we were in Key Largo but IV made it worth while. I would recommend anyone considering diving in Key Largo look up Island Ventures.
Websites	Island Ventures
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Playa del Carmen (Cenotes), Akumal, Sea of Cortez & Cabo Mexico, Hawaii, Bahamas, Tobago, Belize, Turks & Caicos, Cocos (Costa Rica) Lake Champlain, VT. Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	35-50 Ft/ 11-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes or 750 psi at safety stop
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	separate rinse tank for cameras, no shore facilties

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Dive Review of Island Ventures in The Continental USA/Florida Keys

Island Ventures, Nov, 2011,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Island Ventures in
The Continental USA/Florida Keys