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Ocean Encounters Diving/Lion Dive resort: "Fun Time (Mostly )", Sep, 2024, by Kevin Smith, PA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13180 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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
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Comments	Curaçao trip 9/21-28/24 Lion Dive resort & ocean encounters dive operators Overall dive operation is very good and I didn’t see or hear of any negative interactions. Everyone was friendly helpful and interested in guests having a good experience. Well stocked dive shop. Small but deep lockers to store fins, regs, booties. Hangers for BCD’s all enclosed in an area that is locked overnight. lots of areas on land for you to kit up. Easy access to shore dive entry point leading to the house reef. Unlimited shore diving tanks are provided by dive shop. Nice size beach area, easy access to the water and lots of chaises, tables and chairs. Delivery service for food and drink is also available. We dive from MS Galaxy. Clean, well maintained boat w / marine head, o2 rescue kit, life preservers outside showers. Fresh water and cups provided. Nitrox available for additional price. Capt. Pol drives, Megan & Will were the dive masters. Crew were friendly and respectful to group and very helpful overall. Easy to communicate with dive briefings were clear and concise. Our 16 divers split into two groups, Megan leads one group, Will the other. Dive own profile limited to experience and cap of 60 minutes. Very good visibility 100’ +. Lots of stag horn coral,coral nursery. Some beautiful Elk-horn coral. Saw two scorpion fish, sharp tail eels, moray eels, damsel fish. Two giant turtles. Thursday night dive shop has a barbecue dinner for dive groups $40 per. Alcohol, ribs, chicken skewers , veg skewers, ribs, hamburger sliders. Salad, Beer and soda. Very nice and tasty. A Classy move and well received. Resort has four restaurants breakfast buffet daily Hemmingways beach bar restaurant - poke bowls, Nemo -sushi bar Piazza -Italian restaurant Chill- burgers ribs skewers Vegetarian options are limited Prices were decent and didn’t feel gouged. Most of the food was good and portions were generous. Service was island time good and food came out pretty quickly. Live music at Hemmingways’ on Sunday night VERY LOUD music at Chill on Friday night. My room which I shared had two double beds on the small side and was sorely in need of bathroom window which could open for cooling. Adequate room for the week. Going there this week I was introduced to a new month known as Sweatember. Humidity was in the 80% area all week. Would go back again.
Websites	Ocean Encounters Diving
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Red Sea, Bonaire, Galápagos Islands, Costa Rica.
Closest Airport		Getting There	A.A. direct from newark
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Max dive time
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters Diving/Lion Dive resort in Curaçao

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters Diving/Lion Dive resort in
Curaçao