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Maui Dive Shop, Jun, 2007, by fioan rattray, on, canada ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports). Report 3516.
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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
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	Maui Dive Shop has several locations on the island. I wasn't able to get in with Mike Severns, my first choice, but did get the last spot on the advertised "two-tank Molokini crater" dive for the next day with MDS. I was under the impression that both dives would be on the crater: my bad. The first dive was on the crater, the second was 5 caves. Ask questions next time when booking. There were maybe 20 divers on the Kama Kai, which departed from Maalaea Harbour, not nearly as close as the Kehei Boat Ramp. I knew this, and the ride out was a long one. There was a 20 minute delay as the boat needed its head pumped out; again, no biggie but if the departure time is stated as 6 am, it does seem like forever to wait near the pumper truck while it does its job. Divers were sorted into three groups. I'm not sure how this process was achieved, some had 20 dives or less in my group. Each group had a divemaster, and how the system worked was head up when you reach 800PSI. Hoovers went up first, and those with better lungs or SAC rates stayed longer with the divemaster. As I was diving without a buddy, I wondered how this would work, but it went off just fine, and it did accommodate all levels of experience. Molokini crater was fun, we went down to a sand chute that launched out into nothing at the drop off. Laid in the sand at 88 feet looking at garden eels for a bit. The divemaster found a frogfish to add to my must see list. Also a baby whitetip shark. But why do Hawaiian divemasters insist on writing Aloha on sea cucumbers, then holding them up for all to see?? :-) One by one the other divers went up, till only one other and myself gamely dived on with the divemaster. Lots more to see with less other divers around! The second dive at 5 caves included a brief detour into a lava bubble cave that had air in it. Saw a zebra stripe moray fighting? mating? with another moray towards the end of the dive. Lots of turtles. Water and cookies provided on boat.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	79-0°F / 26--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	back with 500psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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	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 Maui Dive Shop in Hawaii/Maui

Maui Dive Shop, Jun, 2007,

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Dive Review of Maui Dive Shop in
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