Email Signup | Subscribe | Login
For Divers since 1975 The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers Since 1975

Email Signup | Subscribe | Login

"Best of the Web: scuba tips no other
source dares to publish" -- Forbes

All Reader Reports Filed by
Harvey Cohen, NJ, US
Sr. Contributor, 25 Reports with 18 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version

Diving Experience: 500+ dives, diving in
"Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Eilat, Bali, Komodo, Raja Ampat, Banda Sea, Red Sea, Fiji, Palau, Coral Sea, Galapagos, many Caribbean locations, New Jersey, Florida, National Aquarium, Dutch Springs, Silfra (Iceland), Panama (Pacific), Seattle Bay, Gardens of the Queen"

What's this?

Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

= You can see all details of these reports (before Dec. 2020)

Create your own personalized collection of reader reports with our Mini Chapbook facility

Dive Destination	Dive Op/Resort	Live Aboard?	Review	Rating	Date	Photos/ Helpful Votes
Cuba/Jardines de la Reina	*Avalon*		"Perfectly splendid diving and liveaboard" Perfectly splendid diving and liveaboardAvalon has 6 huge liveaboards. Mine was in perfect condition and very comfortable. Service was outst... Full report		7/2023	2
Red Sea/southern Red Sea	*Emperor*		"Great guide, nice living accommodations, excellent food, some problems" Great guide, nice living accommodations, excellent food, some problemsI booked in advance a private guide for USD500 (which seems to be the typical Red Sea rate). This is... Full report		6/2023
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel	*Dive Paradise/Wyndham Cozumel Hotel & Resort*		"Good diving but a lot of gear schlepping" Good diving but a lot of gear schleppingDive Paradise is across a 4- lane street from the hotel. It's not difficult to cross, but there is al... Full report		2/2022	1
Red Sea/Northern Wrecks & Reefs	*Blue O Two "Blue Adventurer"/Bel Air Azur Resort*		"Very good budget liveaboard" Very good budget liveaboardPhotos and vids at [. . . ] Cabins are all 2- person en suite with good shower a... Full report		4/2022	1
Bahamas/Exumas	*Aqua Cat Cruises*		"Still the standard for comfortable and well-run liveaboards" Still the standard for comfortable and well-run liveaboards [. . . ] An excellent choice for my first... Full report		9/2021
Bonaire	*Captain Don's Habitat*		"Excellent Caribbean diving" Excellent Caribbean divingI went with a group of about 17 divers from my LDS, Divers Two (Avon, NJ), so Captain Don's reserved... Full report		3/2019	1
Bahamas/Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park	*Aqua Cat Cruises*		"Luxury boat. Good diving. Excellent group." Luxury boat. Good diving. Excellent group.In the lull following the winter holidays, with the added effects of the U. S. partial govt shutdown, ... Full report		1/2019	2
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman	*Sunset House*		"Slick valet diving, a few steps from your hotel room" Slick valet diving, a few steps from your hotel roomHotel rooms, restaurant and bar, spacious equipment lockers, and dock are all together- - very conven... Full report		10/2018	1
Indonesia/Komodo	*Mermaid Liveaboards*		"First-rate diving with lots of variety" First-rate diving with lots of varietyThis was the 10- day Bali- Komodo itinerary ( [. . . ] )... Full report		6/2018	1
Red Sea/Egypt	*Emperor Divers*		"Excellent winter diving in the northern Red Sea" Excellent winter diving in the northern Red SeaI sailed on the Emperor Superior liveaboard "Reefs & Wrecks" [. . . ] ... Full report		2/2018	1
Indonesia/Raja Ampat to Ambon	*Mermaid Liveaboards*		"Another glorious cruise through the Banda Sea" Another glorious cruise through the Banda SeaThis was my 4th cruise on Mermaid 1; they do a lot of repeat business. It was my first time on this ... Full report		3/2017	3
Panama/Playa Blanca	*ScubaCaribe*		"Surprisingly good place for a couple of dives" Surprisingly good place for a couple of divesI booked a 2- tank dive one day, just to stay in practice for warm- water scuba. Based on what few rep... Full report		12/2016	1
General Travel/Other Locations/Silfra, Iceland	*DIVE.IS*		"Unworldly scenery, 300-foot viz, and delicious water" Unworldly scenery, 300-foot viz, and delicious waterI booked on the Dive. Is Web site well in advance. They're very popular during the summer months, so ... Full report		6/2016
India/Andaman & Nicobar Islands	*Infiniti Liveaboards*		"A very Indian cruise" A very Indian cruise [. . . ] I think the boat is a reasonable choice for divers ... Full report		3/2016
Virgin Islands/St. Croix	*Dive Experience/The Buccaneer*		"St. Croix has some of the best Carribean diving" St. Croix has some of the best Carribean divingThe dive operator I used on previous trips no longer seemed like a good idea ( [. . . ] ... Full report		12/2015
Indonesia/Sorong to Maumere	*Mermaid Liveaboards*		"The premier liveaboard dive cruise" The premier liveaboard dive cruise [. . . ] [. . . ] - ... Full report		5/2015	2
Bahamas/Great Exuma	*Sandals Emerald Bay*		"Not primarily for diving, but good place to do 1 or 2 easy tanks a day" Not primarily for diving, but good place to do 1 or 2 easy tanks a dayI found the dive operation exceptionally well run. The boat is comfortable and well equipped, rental... Full report		12/2014
Indonesia/Raja Ampat	*Mermaid Liveaboards/Mermaid 1*		This was my 2nd trip on Mermaid 1 (1st was Komodo). Very comfortable, uncrowded with full 15- diver l... Full report		3/2014
Virgin Islands/St. Croix	*St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures*		Exceptionally well- run operation. Valet diving - - they handle gear, rinse, store, etc. Dock is extre... Full report		12/2013	1
Fiji and Tuvalu	*Nai'a Fiji*		Late June is dead of winter. Air temps were generally mild to warm, but there were times I was very ... Full report		6/2013
Indonesia/Bali to Komodo	*Mermaid Liveaboards/Mermaid 1*		The quality and quantity of sea life was just overwhelming. Check the dive log at the beginning of w... Full report		6/2012	1
Galapagos Islands	*Divencounters*		Govt. limits dives to three per day. Govt. permits no land excursions once the voyage starts, but we... Full report		9/2011
Micronesia/Palau	*Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III*		Palau diving is awesome, and Ocean Hunter III / Fish'N'Fins provided wonderful service and accommo... Full report		11/2010
Australia/Great Barrier Reef	*Spirit of Freedom*		Well worth the half- way- around- the- world pilgrimage. A marine biologist passenger said the corals re... Full report		10/2009
Bahamas/Exumas and Eleuthera	*Aquacatcruises.com/Aquacat*		This was my second trip. Aquacat is first- class! Boat is very well maintained and well run. Staff ar... Full report		6/2008

Undercurrent Online Members also have online access to the current and back issues as well as the current and past Chapbooks. See relevant reports by following links from our Worldwide Dive Travel Index.

Page computed and displayed '' in 0.14 seconds

All Reader Reports Filed by Harvey Cohen, NJ, US Sr. Contributor, 25 Reports with 18 Helpful Votes Subscribers' version

All Reader Reports Filed by
Harvey Cohen, NJ, US
Sr. Contributor, 25 Reports with 18 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version