Dive Review of Caribbean Sea Sports/Marriott Curacao Hotel & Casino in
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Caribbean Sea Sports/Marriott Curacao Hotel & Casino, Aug, 2007, by Henry & Carol Ziller, CO, USA ( Top Contributor 35 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 3953.
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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	Curacao is fairly easy to reach from the USA using Delta with connection in Atlanta, or American through Miami or San Juan. (Jet from Miami, prop from San Juan). We chose Miami and traveled the distance in one day. We stayed at the Marriott using points, but would not stay if paying for the accommodations as it is expensive. I would probably stay at Habitat Curacao if I go back. There are a couple other restaurants within walking distance but they are located at expensive resorts, the Hilton being one. Hooks Restaurant and Bar is separate, near the Hilton, and is a fun place with great food and tables right on the sand beach or not, it's up to you. The Marriott is located a $10.00 US cab ride (One way)from the moveable bridge, just make sure to tell the cabby you want the west side of the bridge, other wise it is another 10 spot and about ten more minutes. Rental cars at the Marriott are $55.00 US per day. You can pick it up at 3 PM one day and return it by 5 PM the next day. We visited the West End (West Punt)and had dinner at a great restaurant named Jaanchie's. They have a walking talking menu (The owner accompanied by his granddaughter). We had iguana stew (Lots of bone to watch out for), goat, fish and shrimp. You move to rocking chairs in the patio for dessert and relaxation! We also visited Christoffel National Park. The best day to visit the park is Sunday when they open at 6 AM so it is cooler when hiking in the 90 degree heat. Lots of lizards and bird in the park. We stopped by the Curacao Liqueur Distillery and tasted several samples, but the local liquor stores are better places to buy. The Caribbean Sea Sports dive operation was pretty good, dive masters and captains gave good safety information and the boat a PRO 48 came with all the necessary safety equipment including first aid, DAN oxygen kit, radio, GPS, etc. We had several different dive masters as well as different captains but all were good. The dive sites we visited were - Superior Producer, Rolling Stone, Bullen Bay, Seldom Reef, Porta Marie, Dingo Bay, Marriott House Reef for a night dive, Bullen Bay again where I pointed out a Seahorse to the DM, Point Halfway, Coral Garden, and Rolling Stone again. We saw lots of typical reef fish,, squid, some turtles, sea horses, one octopus, lobsters and crabs. The night dive was not very good since there were eight newbie’s kicking up a lot of sand and damaging the reef. We saw nothing on this dive. The rest of the dives were calm with good vis. We had good weather most of the trip, although it did rain briefly a couple days. A hurricane brushed Bonaire and Curacao the day after we left. We saw in the local paper that Ocean Encounters lost a diver at sea. The diver was fortunate to be picked up by a fisherman. Ocean Encounters has five dive operations located in various parts of Curacao, but I do not know which location was involved. We were happy to be with Caribbean Sea Sports.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Belize, Caymans, Honduras, Bahamas, Dominica, Tobago, Hawaii, Pohnpei, Indonesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive depth 130 feet, one hour time, 500 psi remaining.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boat had a camera workstation, separate rinse bucket, and handed cameras to divers.

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Dive Review of Caribbean Sea Sports/Marriott Curacao Hotel & Casino in Curaçao/Southeast portion

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Dive Review of Caribbean Sea Sports/Marriott Curacao Hotel & Casino in
Curaçao/Southeast portion