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Dive Review of Seasport Divers in
Hawaii/Kauai/Poipu

Seasport Divers, Sep, 2006,

by Kelley Price, WA, USA . Report 2981.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 3 stars Food 1 stars
Service and Attitude 2 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 1 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Meeting time was 7:30. Pretty early for vacation (why do they all seem to meet so darn EARLY?). Schlepped our gear from the car to the shop, and then from the shop to the van, then from the van to the boat. No assistance was offered. Divemaster had apparently injured his leg the day prior boogeyboarding and was limping badly. He also appeared to be hung over. My dive bucket was propped in the back of the van, on top of the tanks - I asked about that and was told it would be "fine." Of course, as soon as someone opened the back door at the dock, all my dive gear went flying. And none of the staff helped pick it up. Staff did not assist with gear set up, or changing tanks between dives (they did the latter when I asked them to, but most had already done their own - I was the last one out of the water). The boat was large (48 feet?) and easily accommodated the six divers and three staff (Captain & 2 DMs) w/o crowding at all. Dives were nice enough, saw quite a few large sea turtles, but overall I could have skipped it. Service from the dive staff was non-existent. We cancelled dives with them for following days that we had scheduled previously. I would not dive with them again.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, South America
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas choppy, surge
Water Temp 78-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 5
Water Visibility 60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions computer/air limits
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 3 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Separate rinse bucket, but it was the only one on the boat, so if you wanted to rinse something else, guess what you had to use?
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