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Rendezvous Dive Adventures: "Grumpy dive operator", Oct, 2025, by Victor Ayukawa, BC, CA ( Reviewer 5 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 13583.
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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	Accommodation and Facilities: The bedrooms at Rendezvous Dive Lodge are pretty cramped, lacking basic storage amenities such as closets, drawers, or even sufficient hooks for hanging clothes. As a result, guests are forced to keep most of their clothing in suitcases or bags, which must be stored under the beds. With ten guests sharing just two bathrooms and a single shower, convenience is limited. Although a dedicated camera room is available, there is no heated drysuit room or other heated space for drying wet clothing, hoods, or gloves. The only opportunity to use the clothes dryer occurs when the air compressor is running, typically in the evening during tank fills. A larger heated room would greatly benefit divers needing to dry their gear. There’s a spacious camera room at the Lodge with plenty of electrical outlets for charging stations. Food and Amenities: This visit demonstrated a significant improvement in food quality compared to a previous trip in October 2019. Kathy did an excellent job preparing our meals. They were varied, well-cooked, and suited for special diets, including gluten-free options, earning a 5-star rating. However, guests are encouraged to bring their own snacks. Hot water for tea was available throughout the day, but coffee drinkers should bring their own instant coffee, as coffee is only served during br ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Rendezvous Dive Adventures
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Roatan; Key Largo, FL; Japan - Okinawa; Hawaii; BC - Canada; Komodo , Indonesia - Bali, Indonesia - Raja Ampat
Closest Airport	Vancouver International	Getting There	From Vancouver Int'l Airport, you can rent a car and drive to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (a 20-minute drive). You would take the Ferry to the Duke Point Ferry terminal in Nanaimo (a 2 hour Ferry ride), and from there drive to Port Alberni (1 1/2 hours). From there the Dive Lodge will pick you by Boat for the 2 1/2 hour ride to the Rendezvous Lodge.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minute dives. No wet drysuits in the Dive boat cabin.
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	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Spacious heated camera room on shore with ample electrical plugs for charging stations. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Rendezvous Dive Adventures in Canada/Vancouver Island

Rendezvous Dive Adventures: "Grumpy dive operator", Oct, 2025,

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Dive Review of Rendezvous Dive Adventures in
Canada/Vancouver Island