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Dive Review of Silent World in
The Continental USA/Key Largo

Silent World, Aug, 2006,

by Ron & Dawn Steedman, FL, USA (Top Contributor Top Contributor 39 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 3669.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 3 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 2 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 2 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Typical Keys operation, where the dive masters never get wet. The only refreshments on the boat was a cooler of water. We were told this was a "no fin boat" which meant you took your fins off on the tag line, 10 ft. or more from the boat, while the waves pushed you into the ladder (you didn't see this happening,as you were looking down, taking off your fins, rather than holding onto ladder and being aware of rise and fall,etc.) and you risked dropping your fins. The crew is there to just drive the boat and to remind you to switch tanks. On one dive, the crew giant strided someone almost on top of me. The highlight of the dive experience was , "we don't know what the current is, would one of you divers volunteer to check it out?"

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Hawaii, Carribbean
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas choppy
Water Temp 83-84°F / 28-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions "no fin boat"- fins off at tag line, not at ladder. We were given a time to return- aprox. 1 hr, and no less than 500 psi.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities 2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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