Dive Review of Bubbles Below in
Hawaii/Kauaii

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Bubbles Below, Jun, 2003, by Marlin White, NV, USA . Report 1138.
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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	This was the worst diving experience we have ever had. We would never recommend this company to any of our dive friends. We arrived to meet the boat and the first question we were asked was how we were going to pay for the diving. No one in the organization ever asked to see our certification on any of the dives we took with them. We headed out on the boat with a new boat captain and a new dive master. The dive master was unable to find the mark for the mooring and struggled for several minutes until she was brought back on board and a second attemp was made. While she was inexperienced, she did everything she could to make our dive memorable. On the second day, we went out with a group of new divers, a new dive master, and a new boat captain. It was disasterous! One of the new divers didn't like his fin so he took it off. In doing so, he lost track of his bouyancy and began to rise to the surface. The dive master was not aware of this at all. The boy's father swam up to him and made him put his fin back on. The two descended and rejoined the group. It was one of the scareiest dives I have ever been on. Thank goodness no one got hurt. The crew was cordial and shared critter information with us, but this did little to change our view of this operation...money is the bottom line with them.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Sea of Cortez, Honduras, Utila, Grand Cayman, California
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	75-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	15-50 Ft/ 5-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Very few. They didn't even ask for our "c" card!
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Bubbles Below in Hawaii/Kauaii

Bubbles Below, Jun, 2003,

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Dive Review of Bubbles Below in
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