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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures*			7 day live aboard, tiger shark trip. Great service, food, crew and captain. Crew assisted less experienced photographers and shar... Full report		2/2010	Karin <100 Dives
*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Sheraton Nassau Beach*			To be clear, diving on this trip was a bonus, not planned. Called Stuart's on NY Eve 2009 and arranged diving for 1/ 2 & 1/ 3. Had ... Full report		1/2010	Tim Curtis 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Sheraton Nassau*		Nassau, New Providence	I was joining two friends who were completing their open water dives to get basic certification. Getting to Nassau was basically s... Full report		1/2010	S Singer 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Harborside at Atlantis*		New Proidence	Nassau, specially Paradise Island, is extremely expensive for food, taxis, and entertainment. I was one of the first picked up in... Full report		12/2009	David Bader 1000+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Carnival Pride*		Nassau	We spent the 2009 Christmas holiday on a cruise out of Baltimore on the Carnival Pride. We brought our dive gear and made arrange... Full report		12/2009	Hugh Aaron 500+ Dives
*Cape Eleuthera Divers/ Cape Eleuthera Resort and Marina*		Cape Eleuthera	So you are an experienced diver that has grown weary of being told how long to dive or where you are going to dive or to change yo... Full report		11/2009	mark miller 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove/ Sheraton*		New Providence	This was my third trip to Stuart Cove's operation, and my last. On my previous trips, the last one being about six years ago, it w... Full report		10/2009	Gabriel I. Peñagarícano 500+ Dives
*Club Viva*		Grand Bahama	Great, great dive operation. The dive staff becomes like family. Very nice and very competent. I would go back in a heartbeat. Very... Full report		9/2009	jeffrey 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove/ Sheraton Cable Beach*			This was my second time diving in the Bahamas and with Stuart Cove. Stuart Cove is running a first class Dive Operation. Plenty ... Full report		9/2009	Brian Malagrida <100 Dives
*Aqua Cat Cruises*			This trip was everything and more than I expected. The crew we had on this liveaboard were awesome. They all seemed to care abou... Full report		9/2009	Jim Kirby 100+ Dives
*Blackbeards/ Morning Star*		Southern Bahamas	A bare bones liveaboard, with barebones pricing. The crews are consistently committed to customer service, the atmosphere is... Full report		8/2009	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Brendals Dive Center*		Abacos, Green Turtle Cay	Our dive shop, Wateree Dive Center in Columbia, SC, returned again to Green Turtle Cay, staying at the Green Turtle Club and divin... Full report		8/2009	Tripp Jones 500+ Dives
*Viva Divers/ Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach*		Freeport	Viva Divers is the dive operator for the all inclusive resort Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach. I did some research before my trip, but ... Full report		8/2009	Jeff 100+ Dives
*Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvador	For my birthday, I treated myself and family to one of my favorite dive spots. This was my sixth trip to San Sal which was docume... Full report		8/2009	John A Bowers 500+ Dives
*Nekton Pilot*		Cay Sal Banlk	I am writing this entry because I wish I had seen a review prior to our embarkation. The boat is in horrible shape. The hull dirty... Full report		7/2009	Ira Braun 1000+ Dives
*Stuart Cove*			After reading various reviews of Cove's operations, I did not have terribly high expectations. It is a large operation, but I had ... Full report		7/2009	Dan Clements 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's/ Orange Hill Beach Inn*		Nassau	I spent two days diving with Stuart Cove's outfit and enjoyed every minute of it. Their bus picked me up on time both mornings at ... Full report		7/2009	Steve Meinhardt 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove*		Nassau]	After reading many reader reports, having been with this operator before. Everything was as expected. The boats were full but ever... Full report		6/2009	kenneth Katz 250+ Dives
*Riding Rock*		San Salvador	San Salvador is a terrific, little island. It's uncrowded, and has some of the friendliest people I've ever encountered in the hos... Full report		5/2009	Sandy Falen 1000+ Dives
*AquaSports/Xanadu/ N/A*		Grand Bahama	There used to be a dive shop at Xanadu Resort. Apparently now the Xanadu dive operation is under the umbrella of Aquasports (base... Full report		5/2009	Alice R. 100+ Dives
*Bahama Divers*		Nassau	On a family trip to Nassau, I dove for two full days (3 tanks/ day) with Bahama Divers. On the first day, my wife and kids - and ma... Full report		4/2009	Michael S <100 Dives
*Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvador	This was our 6th trip to Riding Rock Inn with Wateree Dive Center in Columbia, SC. We flew over on the Spirit Air Club Med Charte... Full report		4/2009	Tripp Jones 500+ Dives
*Custom Aquatics/ Atlantis Resort*		Paradise Island	Custom Aquatics is a small husband and wife run dive operation on New Providence. They specialize in custom tailored dive trips ... Full report		3/2009	Marc Adams <100 Dives
*Blackbeard Cruises*			My 18- dive cruise was from 27 Dec to 2 Jan on the Pirate’s Lady. We departed Blackbeard’s dock at about 4 pm on Saturday and did o... Full report		1/2009	Lee Fenner 100+ Dives
*Caribben Divers & Sunn Odyssey/ Island Seas*		Grand Bahama	One was of many trips to Grand Bahama Island. On this trip we dove with Caribbean Divers and Sunn Odyssey Divers based on previous... Full report		12/2008	David Reazor 100+ Dives
*Bahama Diver/ NA*		Paradise Island	This dive site and operation was the worst ever experienced. The dive site had little or no coral, few fish of any size resulting... Full report		10/2008	Anonymous 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's*		Nassau, New Providence	I had some apprehension going with this operator given the 'cattle car' designation placed upon it by earlier correspondants. As i... Full report		10/2008	Andrew Chalk 100+ Dives
*Aqua Cat Liveaboard*		Exumas	Awesome boat design, excellent accommodations. Boat was clean and well run. Staff was friendly and went well out of their way to ... Full report		9/2008	Steven Y. Davidson 1000+ Dives
*Blackbeards Cruises/ Morning Star*			The "Morning Star" is a 65' sailboat. A Blackbeard cruise is a "seagoing" campout, The accomodations and the food are basic. ... Full report		8/2008	Andy Kenley 500+ Dives
*Brendal's Dive Center/ Green Turtle Club*		Green Turtle Cay (Abacos)	Our dive shop, Wateree Dive Center, of Columbia, S. C. brought 14 divers down to Green Turtle Cay for about the third trip, but thi... Full report		8/2008	Tripp Jones 500+ Dives
*Nekton/ Nekton Pilot*		Medio & Cay Sal	Had been on the Pilot to Belize. She's showing her wear a little more this time around. Rooms needed some attention and carpet ha... Full report		7/2008	JA Moore 100+ Dives
*Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvacor	Wow! Not really anything bad here. This has always been described as good but basic. We thought it was beyond that. The food i... Full report		7/2008	Claire Kennedy 100+ Dives
*Coral Caverns Resort*		Andros	This is a great, funky little Mom and Pop type dive operation that's off the main grid. A great getaway/ hideaway that's easily ac... Full report		7/2008	Colby McDowell 500+ Dives
*Nekton Pilot*			Was scheduled to go on the Roqual, but because of "maintenance" issues and probable partial bookings, guests from the Roqual... Full report		7/2008	Ron 1000+ Dives
*Stuarts Cove/ [same]Royal Caribbean Cruise*			Royal Caribbean held up our exit from ship due to late arrival. Stuarts cove bus left without us. Spent $45 on taxi to get to ot... Full report		6/2008	Chris Fleming 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's/ Orange Hill Inn*		Nassau	Stuart Cove's is a cattle boat operation. . . BUT the divemasters and instructors are terrific, the staff is friendly, and the diving... Full report		6/2008	Mark Rovner <100 Dives
*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Wyndham Nassau Resort*		Nassau	I read several reports in Undercurrent and in the Chapbook about Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas before we left and I had some concerns... Full report		6/2008	Allan 100+ Dives
*SMall Hope Bay Lodge*			ANDROS ISLAND WE flew our own 182 Skylane here. There's nothing to do. No cable/ TV. NO Malls, No Shopping, No Radio, No concie... Full report		6/2008	Tom Kelly 1000+ Dives
*Riding Rock Resort and Marina/ Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvador	We traveled out to RRI via Nassau on AA & Bahamas Air. No flight issues but an overnight was required on the way out. We'd avoid O... Full report		6/2008	Bob Abraham 250+ Dives
*Sunn Odyessy Divers*		Freeport, Grand Bahama Island	The Good - We had a great 2 weeks at Island Seas Resort on GBI. Sunn Odyessy Divers owned by Nick Rolle is just around the corner... Full report		6/2008	Jim Hollen <100 Dives
*Xanadu*		Freeport	Dive opeation was pretty typical as was the diving for Carribean destinations. THe "resort" is a mid range hotel with a pretty lo... Full report		5/2008	David McGrew 100+ Dives
*Bimini Undersea/ Bimini Big Game Resort*		Bimini	Our Dive Group: Our group on this trip was made up of 17 divers, 8 of whom are advanced or master instructors. Between us, we ha... Full report		5/2008	H. Issa 500+ Dives
*Aquacat*		Exumas	I had previously gone on an Aqauacat trip, so knew what to expect and to bring with me. The boat was well maintained and clean on ... Full report		5/2008	Steven DuBose 250+ Dives
*Ocean Fox/ Emerald Princess*		Eleuthera	I have never been on a dive boat that provided water in bottles at the cost of $1 per bottle. No alternative source of water was a... Full report		4/2008	Paul Lima 100+ Dives
*xanadu undersea adventures*		freeport/grand bahama	the good was several things. the owner (raynerd lightbourne) was prompt to reply to my email. i found his website doing an online ... Full report		4/2008	steve alldread <100 Dives
*Nekton/ Nekton Rorqual*			The crew was great. The food was good and there was plenty of it. The cabins were adequate. but nothing special. The diving was go... Full report		4/2008	Dr. Mark Wolff 500+ Dives
*UNEXSO/ Westin Our Lucaya*		Grand Bahama Island	UNEXSO had well- equipped boats and a comfortable dive master/ diver ratio. The crews were friendly and professional and were good g... Full report		3/2008	Rick 250+ Dives
*Bahama Divers/ Paradise Is.*		Paradise Is.	Paradise Isalnd is an amazing place. They empoyee 13, 000 people, if you like big this is the place. We stayed at The Cove (ad... Full report		2/2008	Craig Condron 500+ Dives
*Dive Abaco*		Abaco	Our dive was managed by the owner, Keith. He is very knowledgable of the area. There were good dive briefings prior to the dive, ... Full report		2/2008	Bob and Jackie Tridle 100+ Dives
*Xanadu/ Freeport Resort - condo*		Grand Bahama	The sharks were great. The shark feeding dive was very exciting. I found the reef disappointing. The reef was sparse and covert... Full report		2/2008	Archie King <100 Dives
*Aquacat*		[Exuma	Large well maintained boat. Engineering, housekeeping, and dietary departments excellent. Spacious accomadations. Corals stressed, ... Full report		2/2008	Andy Kenley 500+ Dives
*Coral Caverns*		Andros Island	When was the last time you were the first people to dive a site ?? When did you do exploratory diving and name a dive site ?? My... Full report		1/2008	Dexter 250+ Dives
*Custom Aquatics/ Hilton*		Nassau	I've been diving for almost 15 years, but this was my 16- year- old son's first dive trip after certification. It was all we could ... Full report		11/2007	Ken Davis <100 Dives
*Dive Guana/ Dolphin Beach Resort*		Grand Guana Cay	I recommend Great Guana Cay, Bahamas for a fall trip that is guaranteed to be a very quiet and very relaxing trip to get away from... Full report		10/2007	Mark & Lynn Thorne 250+ Dives
*Sunn Odyssey Divers/ Island Seas Resort*		Grand Bahama	Grand Bahama is a VERY friendly island. You have to take in a Fish Fry while on the island! Island Seas Resort is in need of som... Full report		10/2007	Ross and Lynda Biederman 100+ Dives
*Aqua Cat*		Exumas, Little San Salvador	It was a most enjoyable livaboard experience with excellent diving facilities and helpful experience crew. I have experienced num... Full report		9/2007	Rick Brohammer MD 1000+ Dives
*Risding Rock Inn*		San Salvador Island	Getting to San Salvador Island remains a challenge, but one worth the trip. We flew Spirit which provided a nice modern aircraft a... Full report		8/2007	Jim Reilly 250+ Dives
*Unexso*		Freeport	Did 2 days of 2 tank morning boat dives. First day conditions were good, no current and dive sites selected were good. Accomodated... Full report		7/2007	Joseph Stehn 100+ Dives
*Bahama Divers/ Atlantis*		New Providence	We dived with Bahama Divers (BD) for two days. Their boats are in good shape and handled 12 divers and 3 crew all in shade withou... Full report		6/2007	David Rapp <100 Dives
*Custom Aquatics/ Atlantis*		New Providence	Custom Aquatics’ is truly a custom operation. Start with a high- quality dive operation, then add the freedom to tailor the diving... Full report		6/2007	David Rapp <100 Dives
*Sunn Odyssey Divers/ Island Seas Resort*		Grand Bahamas	Small operation that caters to 6- 8 divers on a boat rated for 20. Nick and his divemaster, Ramone, were very knowledgeable in all ... Full report		5/2007	Bill Shepherd 1000+ Dives
*AquaCat*		Exumas	This was our second live aboard trip in 14 years of diving and was a real treat. The Aqua Cat is a 102' catamaran with a 35' beam ... Full report		5/2007	David Steinberg 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove/ Carnival Cruise, Fascination*		Nassau	We dove with Stuart Cove when we were in the Bahamas on a cruise. I set up our diving on- line through scubadivebahamas. com. We wer... Full report		5/2007	Jill and Rob Caple <100 Dives
*Blackbeard cruises*		Mostly Bimini	We were told it was a little cramped, that might have been an understatment. Wish I would have known the water temp before I left ... Full report		4/2007	Paul Cahase 100+ Dives
*Dive Abaco/ House rented on Tillo Cay*		Tilloo Cay, Abaco	Rented a house on Tilloo Cay and a boat on Marsh Harbor to commute around the local cays. We did six dives with Dive Abaco. It's t... Full report		4/2007	Michael Marmesh 250+ Dives
*Stuart Coves/ Radisson, Wyndham*		New Providence	Stuart Cove's continues to be a safety conscious, reliable operation with well trained friendly staff, well maintained equipment, ... Full report		3/2007	Arik Olson <100 Dives
*Bahama Divers/ British Colonial Hilton*		Nassau	We did four days with Bahama Divers (Nassau). Pick up at hotel varied between 7: 30 am to 8: 10 am. Check in on first day consiste... Full report		3/2007	Laurie Gneiding 100+ Dives
*Bimini Undersea/ Big Game Resort*		Bimini	We traveled to the Big Game Resort and on- site dive operation, Bimini Undersea, in March, 2007. The resort has been a mainstay on ... Full report		3/2007	Greg Yarnik 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's*		New Providence	Did 10 dives over 3 days with Stuart Cove's including two- tank dive at Shark Arena for shark feeding dive. It is important to unde... Full report		1/2007	Brent Barnes 100+ Dives
*Stuart Coves/ Paradise Island Harbor Resort*		Nassau	The 1st. day was good diving, sharks, eagle ray and lion fish (lots of pacific lionfish) and 35 minutes total dive time including ... Full report		12/2006	Terry Garland 250+ Dives
*Grand Bahamas Scuba*		Grand Bahama	My partner previously dove with Grand Bahamas Scuba and we tried them again this trip. Excellent service! Came and picked us up ... Full report		12/2006	Jesse H Scott 250+ Dives
*Dive Exuma/ Palm Bay Beach Club*		Exuma	Unfortunately, "Dive Exuma" is the only game in town. This was probably the worst dive I have paid for. I was told we would go o... Full report		12/2006	Bob Sivak 100+ Dives
*Dive Abaco*		Abacos,Marsh Harbour	The dive shop owner Keith is also the boat captain as well. Very friendly and allows advanced divers the freedom they may want. Th... Full report		9/2006	curt laney 500+ Dives
*Stuart Cove/ Wyndham- Cable Beach*		Nassau	I guess it depends on your expectations. . . and the time of year. I had read the reports on Stuart's Cove that it was very efficient... Full report		9/2006	Jim Cooper 100+ Dives
*Nekton Pilot*		Northwest	I wish they didn't make us wait until 8 PM to board as I arrived in Ft. Lauderdale at 1 PM and had to loll around for 7 hours. Wh... Full report		8/2006	Ralph Asher 100+ Dives
*AquaCat Cruises*		Exumas	The Australian designed and built AquaCat measures 31 meters or 91 feet in length and sports a 10 meter or 30 foot beam, providing... Full report		8/2006	Kent Bonde 1000+ Dives
*Stuart's Cove/ RCL's Sovereign of the Seas*			This was a three night cruise. You can dive both in Nassau and on Royal Caribbean's private island, CoCo Cay. I choose to dive wit... Full report		8/2006	Jonathan Haraty 100+ Dives
*Dive Guana/ Dolphin Beach Resort*		Great Guana Cay	This was my 4th trip in 4 years diving with Dive Guana on Great Guana Cay in Abaco. The dive operation is run by Troy and Maria Al... Full report		8/2006	Rick Neumann 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove*		Nassau	Overall if I were to do this dive again, I would probably take my own camera and dive computer (I have a wrist model) and just ren... Full report		6/2006	John Crellin 100+ Dives
*Stuart Coves/ Nassau Beach Hotel*		Nassau/New Providence	I decided to return to Nassau for a long weekend of diving because it is convenient to get to and inexpensive and has other attrac... Full report		5/2006	Arik Olson <100 Dives
*Cat Island Dive Center*		Cat Island	Stayed 7 nights at Greenwood Beach Resort on Cat Island in the southern Bahamas. First of all, Cat Island is NOT for everyone. T... Full report		3/2006	Thomas Wittig <100 Dives
*Unexsco Dive Shop/ Carnival Cruise, Liberty*		Grand Bahamas, Lucaya	My husband and I dove with Unexsco dive shop. We were on a cruise with Carnival on the Liberty ship. I booked the diving through h... Full report		2/2006	Jill and Rob Caple <100 Dives
*RIDING ROCK INN*		SAN SALVADOR ISLAND	This is the only island in the carribean that has schooling hammerheads. the best wall diving i have ever done in the carribean. t... Full report		1/2006	ROBERT DION 1000+ Dives
*Riding Rock Inn & Marina*		San Salvador	On almost every dive we saw sharks, hammerheads most often, then reef sharks, occasional nurse sharks. Many turtles and normally v... Full report		1/2006	Mary O`Malley 250+ Dives
*Stuarts Cove*		Nassau	Stuarts Cove was the only dive operation and thats how they treat you, its a shame too, because they have a location that could ma... Full report		12/2005	Timothy Dixon <100 Dives
*Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvador Island	Riding Rock Inn has gotten some very good write- ups in Undercurrent, and deservedly so. The facilities, while a bit tired, are wel... Full report		11/2005	James Reilly 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Wyndham*		New Providence Island	Just a short hop from New Jersey, New Providence Island and it's port of Nassau was just great for a quick getaway and a chance fo... Full report		10/2005	Ken Katz 500+ Dives
*None used/ Sunset Beach House*		Cat Island, south end	We just spent 4 days on the southern end of Cat Island. We rented the "Sunset Beach House. " The owner has the house listed for ren... Full report		10/2005	Casey Christensen <100 Dives
*Sunn Odyssey Divers/ Flamingo Bay*		Freeport/Lucaya GBI	Sunn Odyssey Divers is best DO in Bahamas. Very personal service, excellent equipment, no more than 10 divers on boat that is rat... Full report		8/2005	Bruce Wallace 500+ Dives
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