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French Polynesia Master: "French Polynesia Master Rocks!", Mar, 2018, by The SabaWillis, FL, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 10221 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Most adventurous diving we’ve ever done! Not recommended for the novice diver unless they have good bouyancy control with no arm flailing. It was a blast diving with the horizontal and vertical surge, hammerheads, a Napolean, dragon eels, manta rays, grey marbled rays, unicorns, octopus, black and white tip sharks. There were only 8 divers on this cruise with capacity for 25 divers. Therefore we had our own dive guide for the 2 of us. Ship is very comfortable but unfortunately was built in China and it showed. Steel used was not the highest marine grade so it showed rust. This did not impact the fun we had on our trip. However, one engine was out of commission for the majority of our trip which meant we could not reach the outer islands that we were planning to going to. Again, this did not impact our fun. The company has provided relief via a credit towards the purchase of future bookings on their fleet of ships worldwide. Food was plentiful and good. Room was comfortable and staff were fantastic. The 6 other passengers were seasoned travelers who were very relaxed and a pleasure to be around. Each evening, we would gather on the top deck for sunset viewing and happy hours where oftentimes our cruise director provided complimentary drinks to help thwart off the memory of our engine troubles. Unfortunately the cruise director, Mark, was transitioning off the vessel. His replacement, Anya, has some VERY big shoes to fill.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Mexico, Florida, Carribean, Bahamas
Closest Airport	Hiva Oa	Getting There	Los Angeles to Tahiti to Hiva Oa
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	-70 Ft/ -21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	3 dives per day max per recent changes to French Polynesia law (possibly due to only 1 hyperbaric chamber in the island chain which was located 750 miles away in Papeete, Tahiti.) 29 meters max (95 ft)
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Great setup for gear with lots of outlets and locking drawers.

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Dive Review of French Polynesia Master in French Polynesia/Marquesas

French Polynesia Master: "French Polynesia Master Rocks!", Mar, 2018,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of French Polynesia Master in
French Polynesia/Marquesas