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Dive Review of
Admiralty Dive Center/Best Western Carib in
Virgin Islands/St. Thomas

in April, 2008
an Instant Reader Report
by
Brian Sumner, OH, USA
Report Number 4506

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Reporter
Dive Experience
51-100 dives
Where else diving
St. John, Bonaire, Turks & Caicos, Ohio quarries

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy  
Seas
choppy, surge  
Water Temp
76   to 79    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
5
Water Visibility
40   to 60    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
no  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
Step onto boat with 500psi, stay with group.  Most dives in the 45-70 foot
range.  
Liveaboard?
no 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
1 or 2 
Mantas
1 or 2 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
1 or 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  3 stars
Tropical Fish
4 stars  
Small Critters
  4 stars
Large Fish
3 stars  
Large Pelagics
  3 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
N/A  
Boat Facilities
N/A
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
3 stars
Food
3 stars
Service and Attitude
3 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
4 stars
Dive Operation
4 stars  
Shore Diving  
N/A  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
3 stars    
Beginners
4 stars   
Advanced
3 stars    
Comments  
Completed AOW with fiancee.  Their boat doesn't have a head or anywhere to
change, so be prepared to slip out of whatever you wore from the dock
directly into your exposure suit.  The best dive was the Navy Barges, which
had an incredible array of tropical fish and creatures.  We could have
dived that site many times and never tired of it.  Had two problems with
rental BC:  1) Low pressure hose leaked badly and I lost a fair amount of
air in short time - ended up taking buddy's (fiancee's) octo for safety
stop or I would have run out of air.  2) tank came loose in the water (this
happened to two other divers as well) after the staff set up the equipment.
 Best advice is to check your gear before diving.  Hotel was so-so, but
modestly priced and we were there to dive anyway, so no big deal. 
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