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Aqua Cat Cruises, Oct, 2012, by Tracy E. Johnson, CA, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 6721.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We took this trip September 15-22 so were naturally concerned about hurricane season. Turned out to be some of the best weather they had seen. Rained only once on the way in to port Friday after our last dive. This boat has the best dive platform organization I have seen on a live aboard. Set up your equipment once and tanks are filled in place between dives with Nitrox or Air. Large plastic tub under your seat to hold mask, booties, fins, Afrin, lights, etc. Two 500 PSI Defog dispensers. Place to hang towels and bathing suits over your seat. Two warm water showers on dive deck. We had a group of mostly experienced divers (most of us had traveled together before) age ranging from 28-70 (me on the high end). One of the highlights was the 4 drift dives with deflated BC entry and about 20 divers entering from 5 different spots simultaneously to follow our dive master towing a buoy. We all surfaced together on the line after 30 minutes and Captain Ron picked us up perfectly. Got some great video of the Aquacat coming in for pickup. All other dives were with buddies although a dive master was available if desired. Saw lots of reef sharks, turtles, and of course lion fish. Wanted to go into one swim through but after seeing a half dozen lion fish decided not to. The one wreck dive we did was marginal except for the large number of sharks cruising by (this was a previous shark feeding site). Crew was well trained and all dives had good briefing. Food was good with many choices served buffet style. Plenty of snacks between dives. Rooms were well laid out and spacious for a liveaboard. This is a well designed boat with plenty of public space. Very comfortable. There is a out door bar and restaurant steps from the boat dock where we hung out pre-trip and post-trip. Some of our group and divemasters closed the bar on Friday night when we returned to port.
Websites	Aqua Cat Cruises
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Brac, Curacao, Fiji, Hawaii, Cozumel, Turks & Caicos, St. Lucia, Isla de Coiba Panama, Bonaire, San Salvador, Guadaloupe
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive to maximum depth allowed with Nitrox 32
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Separate tanks, air hose to blow off excess water, camera table, charging outlets on dive deck.

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Dive Review of Aqua Cat Cruises in Bahamas

Aqua Cat Cruises, Oct, 2012,

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Dive Review of Aqua Cat Cruises in
Bahamas