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Dive Review of Blue Water Divers & Watersports in
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Blue Water Divers & Watersports: "Bermuda Diving During Cruise Ship Docking", Sep, 2023,

by Kevin Peterson, CA, US (Contributor Contributor 14 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 12665.

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Dive shop is blue building in center Timber from 1860's warship Cement bags from WWII wreck Red parrot fish Sea Venture Ferry wreck
Diving the swim-through Puddingwife fish

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

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A

Overall Rating
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments The dive shop and boat are at the end of the Naval Dockyard pier on the west end where the cruise ships dock. This is perfect for cruise passengers who want to go diving. My cruise docked for several days, so I could dive on two of them. There are many interesting wrecks in Bermuda and we dove on two of them at one dive site. There was an 1860's Civil War wreck where you could still see the wooden timbers and a WWII wreck that had bags of cement (now like rocks) and broken bottles of morphine. Another dive had swim-through tunnels with coral inside along the walls.

To keep the morning dives within the time limit so that passengers can get back to the cruise ship, dives were limited to 45 minutes even if you had plenty of air left. The dive master kept swimming pretty fast to cover as much ground as possible in that time. This wasn't that good for photographers who might want to linger over composing a shot, but was good for the majority of guests who were not necessarily experienced divers.

The crew were very friendly and polite. All were helpful. There were no negative experiences. It did seem as though I saw fewer fish species than I usually see in the Caribbean waters. There were no sharks or turtles. Since the COVID-19 pandemic was considered over, there were no masks required or other restrictions, however, face masks were not rinsed in a common bucket and saliva was not permitted as a defog.

I would definitely dive with this outfit again. One thing to keep in mind is that you could not add tips to the credit card payment. They had to be paid in cash on the boat. You could bring your own equipment, as I did, or rent what you need.
Websites Blue Water Divers & Watersports   

Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Australia, Palau, Yap, Egypt, Hawaii, Belize, Bahamas, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean (many islands), Key Largo, California (including the Channel Islands as well as Monterey), Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Costa Rica, Bonaire, Curacao, Epcot Center in Disney World, etc.
Closest Airport BDA Getting There There are many direct flights to Bermuda, especially from the east coast of USA. Also, cruise ships go there.

Dive Conditions
Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, no currents
Water Temp 78-84°F / 26-29°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Dives were limited to 45 min because of time limits.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw
Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics N/A

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

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments There were no special provisions for photographers as this was mostly geared toward cruise ship passengers who just wanted to go diving. The dive masters moved quickly, so you had to keep swimming to keep up.
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