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Dive Review of Sea Horse/Rum Point Inn in
Belize/Placencia

Sea Horse/Rum Point Inn, May, 2003,

by Mary Jane Foster, Ga, USA . Report 677.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 2 stars Food 1 stars
Service and Attitude 1 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 1 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 1 stars
Advanced 1 stars
Comments Rum Point, for over a year through e-mails, confirmed you could dive the trips for the Whale Sharks as often as possible as well as plenty of reef dives on other days. WE found out upon arrival they had no boats going out to do any dives because of 7' seas where the sharks are. Also there were only 7 to 10 people scheduled at the resort over ten days. We were sent to Sea Horse, who also seemed put out that they had to take four of us diving. Even though Rum Point could have taken us to reefs inside the "big water" they chose not to because there was only four of us. When Rum Point finally went out to the Sharks, for the remainder of the ten day trip, there was no other diving available ( at any resort on Placencia). You either battled the 7' to 13' seas ( which all dive masters said was normal)in hopes to see the Whale Sharks or you remained at the resort.Expensive trip to have only gotten one dive in!!!!Rum Point food very americanized. Same items every night!!!!

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving All three Cayman Islands, Honduras, Bonaire, Costa Rica, Cozumel, Florida, Etc...
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy Seas choppy
Water Temp 80-82°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Sea Horse Watched Depth, as well as at the exact time of 40 minutes, you were made to surface!!!!
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks > 2
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 2 stars
Small Critters 1 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 5 stars

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

Subject Matter 1 stars Boat Facilities 1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 1 stars Shore Facilities 1 stars
UW Photo Comments There was no set up for cameras and we were there to dive with whale sharks.
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