Dive Review of Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Casino in
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Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Casino, Sep, 2007, by Terry Gee, Texas, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 3620.
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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	A disappointing overall review of Bonaire. One of my group had his lap top computer and the power supply stolen from his locked room. Nothing else, watch, camera, etc. was taken. Obviously an inside job that the staff was totally unable to understand, repeatedly saying that never happened in Bonaire even though they had numerous security guards, one armed, roaming the grounds. The diving was again quite disappointing. Beautiful reefs devoid of all but small reef fishes. An occasional eel, a couple of frog fish and several sea horses, but nothing of any size. One of the group commented that he had never before seen a reef with so many vegetarian fish on it, meaning anything that could be caught by a fisherman had already been so. All parrots, small damsels, chromis,and other very small fish. Broken fishing line was obvious draped over the reef on every dive we made. The dive sites are supposedly a protected park area, but the native population, all fourteen thousand of them, are allowed to fish there. If the powers that be don't intervine soon there won't be any thing left to see except a bunch of very small reef fish.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Extensive experience in the Caribbean, Pacific, Sea of Cortez, Atlantic, etc. As an assistant instructor I lead dive groups on various dive expeditions around the world.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-87°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive briefings suggested time and depth but we were free to dive our own profiles
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Casino in Bonaire

Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Casino, Sep, 2007,

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Casino in
Bonaire