Main Menu
Join Undercurrent on Facebook

The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers Since 1975 | |
For Divers since 1975
The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers Since 1975
"Best of the Web: scuba tips no other
source dares to publish" -- Forbes
X
 

Dive Review of Dive Aruba/Holiday Inn Sunspree in
Aruba

Dive Aruba/Holiday Inn Sunspree, Sep, 2004,

by Roland & Pam Hebert, MA, USA . Report 1491 has 1 Helpful vote.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 2 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We got to Aruba 2 days after Hurricane Ivan. This limited the visability so it wasn't the usual for the Carribean. The Holiday Inn Sunspree was an upgrade because the Mill Resort was flooded. They were wonderful. The only bad part was there was no pool. A new one is under construction. We didn't eat any meals there, but always went to outlying restaurants.

We booked with Aruba Pro Dive who subcontracted us to Dive Aruba. Clive the owner/dive master was helpful and friendly. We booked two tank dives for Monday, Tuesday, and Friday with a night dive on Wednesday. We were so pleased that we added a Friday afternoon dive to get another one in before we left Saturday night.

We wanted a small boat with not a lot of divers on board, and that's just what we got. Maximum seven divers worked out just right. The variety of dives was excellent. We did wreck diving for the first time, with Clive leading the way. The pre-dive briefings were professional and fully prepared us for each dive, even providing a history of the wrecks. We had no limit on the time of each dive. We were never rushed. If you had more air you could stay down longer. We heard that the larger dive operations had 45 minute time limits per dive.

The drift dives were a real treat. Clive took the time to point out interesting fish, lobsters etc.

Clive's van is not new. And the first day it wasn't working so he arranged for a taxi to pick us up at our hotel. He was always on time, with an 8:30 am pick- up. He was also very helpful in equipment assistance.

My wife and I fully recommend Dive Aruba and will use him again when we go back to Aruba.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 26-50 dives
Where else diving Newport, RI, Kauai, Maui, Tobago, St. Croix, VI,
Grand Caymen, Sandwich, MA
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather dry Seas calm, noCurrents
Water Temp 78-84°F / 26-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions The Dive Master dove with us. We used computers and ended dive at 500 psi
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 2 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
UW Photo Comments [None]
Was this report helpful to you?
Report currently has 1 Helpful vote
Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here
 

Subscribe Now
Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 60 dive reviews of Aruba and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

 

Want to assemble your own collection of Aruba reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home


Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email.
And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent

Free Undercurrent Issue
Get a free
monthly email and
a sample issue!


Find in  

| Home | Online Members Area | My Account | Login | Join |
| Travel Index | Dive Resort & Liveaboard Reviews | Featured Reports | Recent Issues | Back Issues |
| Dive Gear Index | Health/Safety Index | Environment & Misc. Index | Seasonal Planner | Blogs | Free Articles | Book Picks | News |
| Special Offers | RSS | FAQ | About Us | Contact Us | Links |

Copyright © 1996-2024 Undercurrent (www.undercurrent.org)
3020 Bridgeway, Ste 102, Sausalito, Ca 94965
All rights reserved.

Page computed and displayed in 0.08 seconds