Dive Review of Unexso/Our Lucaya in
Bahamas/Freeport, Grand Bahama

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Unexso/Our Lucaya, Oct, 2002, by Thomas O. Moens, IL, USA . Report 224.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Our trip was initially scheduled for September 12, 2001. Obviously, it was delayed a bit. We finally found our way to Freeport on October 11. Our Lucaya was a nice resort, if somewhat homogenized, but we arrived in the midst of a labor dispute, so some of the staff were somewhat less than friendly. We later learned that the 15% gratuity added to all bills went to resort, not to the staff, thereby explaining some of the attitude. After all the hype, Unexso was a great disappointment. The tourist volume was a bit low, being one month after 9/11, but that certainly did not increase the level of service. After boarding the SS Hunkajunk, we were treated to the rudest captain we have ever encountered. Though there were several boats, they seemed to use the worst equipped and running of the bunch. Billows of smoke followed us all the way to the reef. After leaving the island, we had to go out of our way to pick up our divemaster, who was apparently already "recreating" on another boat. Unexso never asked our experience level nor did they ask to look at our dive logs, but put us with the only other divers they had--two nervous first timers. We were forced to suit up and sit on the dive platform until everyone was ready, and then we were directed to scootch into the water on cue. Then we had to stay with the divemaster for the entirety of our short, shallow dive. When we returned, Captain Schmuck docked as far as possible from the rinse tank, and no one seemed to be able to locate any carts to haul gear. When we did lug everything back to the tank, we thought maybe we should just wait until we got home and rinse everything in the muddy Mississippi, rather than use that science experiment excuse for a rinse tank. The island and the reefs seem nice enough, just shop around for a dive facility.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-150 Ft/ 23-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Babysitting, stay with divemaster at all times, etc.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Unexso/Our Lucaya in Bahamas/Freeport, Grand Bahama

Unexso/Our Lucaya, Oct, 2002,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Unexso/Our Lucaya in
Bahamas/Freeport, Grand Bahama