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Dive Review of Reef Oasis Dive Club/Viva Wyndham Fortuna in
Bahamas/Freeport, Grand Bahama

Reef Oasis Dive Club/Viva Wyndham Fortuna: "Sharks!", Nov, 2021,

by John Nelson, NV, US ( 1 report). Report 11797.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling 3 stars
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 5 stars
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Comments This was my first time visiting the Bahamas. I had several people tell me not to bother going to the Bahamas, but I’m glad I didn’t listen to them. I brought my wife along and this turned into a pretty epic dive trip for us. We dived with Reef Oasis Dive Club which is located at the Viva Wyndham Fortuna resort. Our primary objective for visiting Grand Bahama was to dive with the sharks including a trip to Tiger Beach. However, because of strong winds causing rough conditions, the Tiger Beach trip was cancelled each day and we never did make it there during our trip. However, the diving was still great and we saw at least 3 grey reef sharks or more on 7 of the 8 dives we did get to do. The coral unfortunately is showing the damage from the hurricanes, but it does appear to be making an effort to come back. There were lots of reef fish and other critters abound. Visibility was very good and the water temperature was comfortable to me with a 3mm wetsuit. ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving California, Nevada, North Carolina, Arizona, Utah, Hawaii, Palau, Guam, Yap, Saipan, Thailand, Malaysia, Aruba, Grand Cayman
Closest Airport FPO Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy Seas calm, choppy
Water Temp 79-83°F / 26-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments There are no specific accommodations for cameras on the boat. I did have plenty of ro ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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