Dive Review of Fort Young Hotel Dive Shop/Fort Young Hotel in
Dominica/Roseau

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Fort Young Hotel Dive Shop/Fort Young Hotel: "Dominica, an unexpected surprise!", Aug, 2025, by Gary P Mandarano, NY, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13649.
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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	My wife and I take 3 dive trips per year. This year we decided to take an impromptu 4th trip to Dominica, a place we’ve always wanted to go. We reached out to Will, from World of Diving, the dive travel specialist that we have been using for 20+ years. Will knows what we like and always gives us the best deal that works for us. Will suggested the Fort Young Hotel, along with the dive operation located on site. Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort is about 20 miles from the main airport and takes about 50 minutes by taxi on some of the worst island roads that we have seen. We had our airport transfers included and the driver was waiting for us at arrivals. The hotel is beautiful – part of it is the original fort with a new building integrated into it. It’s centrally located close to town with shops and dining within walking distance. We booked the old building, deluxe oceanfront room, which was fully renovated and very beautiful. Best of all the room is located just 2 minutes from the Dive Center and bar. It was one flight ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Fort Young Hotel Dive Shop Fort Young Hotel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Palau, Yap, Tahiti, Cozumel, Indonesia (Wakatobi), San Salvador, Martinique, Dominica, Belize, Bonaire, Cayman, Turks & Cacios, Saba, Freeport, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Florida Keys,
Closest Airport	DOM	Getting There	American Airlies LaGuardia to Miami to Dominica
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	50-60 Ft/ 15-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive time 50-60 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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
UW Photo Comments	The dive center has a photo equipment room where you can work on housings and/or cameras. Boats have adequate storage and rinse buckets for cameras. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Fort Young Hotel Dive Shop/Fort Young Hotel in Dominica/Roseau

Fort Young Hotel Dive Shop/Fort Young Hotel: "Dominica, an unexpected surprise!", Aug, 2025,

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Dive Review of Fort Young Hotel Dive Shop/Fort Young Hotel in
Dominica/Roseau