Dive Review of Silent World Divers/Cruise Ship in
Mexico (Western)/Puerto Vallarta

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Silent World Divers/Cruise Ship, Apr, 2011, by Robert Halem, CA, US ( Contributor 18 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 6044.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Since were were visiting Puerto Vallarta on a cruise ship, the dive had to fit within the arrival/departure times of the voyage. I contacted several places in Puerto Vallarta by email to check on whether their dive trips fit the right window. Rodolfo at Silent World Divers was willing to arrange the dive schedule to fit our needs as long as we had at least two divers. We did. I have been diving for several years, but this would be the first post-certification dives for my daughter-in-law who just completed her training in Hawaii in January. I asked for a location that would be suitable for her, but interesting for me. Rodolfo suggest a site called Los Arcos and it was perfect. I was given very precise instructions where to meet and specific directions for the taxi. A short ride from the cruise ship dock ($8) we arrived at a hotel where the doorman took our bags and carried them to the read where the boat was docked. Rodolfo did an excellent pre departure briefing and we had a smooth ride for about 20 minutes. I was a bit concerned when we arrived at the site and it seemed that every snorkel cattle boat was there, and yes there were hundreds of bodies in the water, but as soon as we descended, there was on one else. Rodolpho did a very complete briefing and we submerged and followed him. He did a good job in fair visibility of pointing out both interesting fish and some small inverts. We went until we were low on air, did a full safety stop and surfaced. During the surface interval there were cold drinks and enough shade to keep out of the sun. The second dive was only a short ride away and followed the same procedure. This ended up being a perfect situation for a newbie and interesting enough for me. I strongly recommend Rodolfo and will book a trip with him again when I go back to Puerto Vallarta.
Websites	Silent World Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Florida, Italy, Mexico, Monterey
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	68-°F / 20-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-30 Ft/ 8-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Since I was diving with a very new diver, we stayed with the Divemaster.
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	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No special facilities, but cameras were handled with care.

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Dive Review of Silent World Divers/Cruise Ship in Mexico (Western)/Puerto Vallarta

Silent World Divers/Cruise Ship, Apr, 2011,

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

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Dive Review of Silent World Divers/Cruise Ship in
Mexico (Western)/Puerto Vallarta