Dive Review of Fun Azul Fleet/Valentina in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

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Fun Azul Fleet/Valentina: "Diving with Sea Lions", Oct, 2014, by Gail M King, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 7865.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	Valentina is a large,comfortable,well run liveaboard...this includes a large dive deck with plenty of camera space & rinse tanks,lots of comfy inside & outside space to relax in & out of sun,inside & outside dining areas,larger than usual cabins/bathrooms with comfy bunk beds.Food is good with cooked to order breakfast,buffet lunch,& served dinner with wine.Sodas & beer are free...all else is a cash bar.Diving is done from skiffs & are guided by knowledgeable local guides.Nitrox is 32 with 3 or 4 dives/day.Only 1 nite dive on the 6 nite trip & it was a unique dive with lots of small mobula rays drawn to an underwater lighted area to feed on plankton.However,the huge lure for divers is the great interaction with lots of young playful sea lions...they love to gently nip at hands,fins,cameras,hair,or anything you move around.There are lots of young ones in October & the water is warm & hopefully the threat of hurricanes is over.Our last afternoon was spent snorkeling with several whalesharks.This was an Island Dreams group trip well done by Susan Young.
Websites	Fun Azul Fleet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Carib & Pacific
Closest Airport	La Paz or Los Cabos,MX	Getting There	free shuttle from La Paz airport;Delta/Areomexico into La Paz
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	50-60 minute dives but we often exceeded this;depths varied on each site
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	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	Large camera table & rinse tanks;cameras carefully handled by the crew

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Dive Review of Fun Azul Fleet/Valentina in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Fun Azul Fleet/Valentina: "Diving with Sea Lions", Oct, 2014,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Fun Azul Fleet/Valentina in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez