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Dive Bermuda at Grotto Bay/https:/www.bermudascubagrottobay.co: "Bermuda! Shipwreck Capital of the World and Healthy Reefs", May, 2023, by ROGER B COOPER, VA, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 12434.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Bermuda: Time for Another Look at the Ship Wreck Capital of the World. Before deciding to go to Bermuda for our 50th wedding anniversary, I of course checked UnderCurrent for recent reader reports. I found only one recent report in the 2020 Chapbook for an island that bills itself as the Shipwreck Capital of the World. That seemed strange. But Bermuda checked a number of my boxes: 1) easy to get to – a 2-hour 12-minute direct flight from Newark (featuring a brand-new Newark terminal and a three-year-old Bermuda terminal); able to do a two-tank dive and be back in time for lunch with my non-diving spouse; nice weather on a lovely island; and a PADI 5-star dive operation a ten-minute cab from our hotel. Dive Bermuda has three dive operations on Bermuda: Dive Bermuda at Grotto Bay, about 15 minutes from the airport in a lovely grotto not far from where Michael Bloomberg has a home; Fairmount Southampton (presently closed until 2024 while the hotel undergoes a major renovation); and Dive Bermuda Tech at Somerset (their technical dive operation). My wife and I stayed at The Rosewood Hotel and Spa, a five-star luxury ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	https:/www.bermudascubagrottobay.co
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean (many islands), Bahamas, Bermuda, Tahiti, Fiji, Philippines, Hawaii, California, New Jersey & Nova Scotia
Closest Airport	Bermuda L.F. Wade International Airport	Getting There	2 hour 12 minute direct flight from Newark to Bermuda
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	69-71°F / 21-22°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]With a dive guide and one other diver. Treated as an experienced diver.
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]Had a bucket for underwater cameras and trays. They were careful with the equipment. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Dive Bermuda at Grotto Bay/https:/www.bermudascubagrottobay.co in Bermuda

Dive Bermuda at Grotto Bay/https:/www.bermudascubagrottobay.co: "Bermuda! Shipwreck Capital of the World and Healthy Reefs", May, 2023,

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