Dive Review of Ocean Encounters/Sea Aquarium Resort in
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Ocean Encounters/Sea Aquarium Resort, Dec, 2006, by Barbara Shively, MD, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports). Report 3559.
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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	Divemasters were very well trained and safety consious. Dive boat was very comfortable. As "mature" divers my husband and I would like to have the option of the staff handling our gear for us as the Grand Turk divemasters, and some other places, always do. Setting up our gear on the tank, switching it between dives and rinsing it at dive day's end are not our idea of fun. We can check the setup to be sure all is well without doing it ourselves. One complaint was that the dive operators changed the location of the next day's dives to ones we did not want to do, then were very reluctant to let us out of doing those dives without being charged anyway. They finally relented but not without pressure from us.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Many Caribbean islands, Costa Rica, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	75-125 Ft/ 23-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	both depth and time limits were imposed, even for those of us with computers. Also were required to stay with group on drift dives.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Have separate large rinse bucket on boat for cameras -- no masks, etc. allowed (thanks!) I do not remember any shore facilities for cameras. Divemasters were good about handing camera gear down to divers in the water and taking it back on board at end of dive.

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters/Sea Aquarium Resort in Curaçao

Ocean Encounters/Sea Aquarium Resort, Dec, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters/Sea Aquarium Resort in
Curaçao