Dive Review of Sea Ventures/VRBO in
Puerto Rico/Fajardo

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Sea Ventures/VRBO: "Labor Day trip", Nov, 2023, by Francis Loncar, WI, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 12828.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This trip was a last minute decision, only did 2 dive trips with them due to it being a holiday weekend. The marina was a madhouse of people, and a last minute remote parking was set up with a shuttle bus, with the driver being unsure where the shop or boat was. Finally after an hour found the dive boat, and was the first one to arrive. None of this was the dive shops fault as they were as surprised as anyone with the last minute parking changes. These hiccups do not impact my ratings. Dive boat was a modern large Newton, well maintained and equipped with snacks and refreshments. My first days dive was to Culebra, which is considered their better dive reefs, but a long trip in the boat. The first dive was mainly sand and sea grass with very few corals. Lunch was supposed to be a picnic on the beach but due to the late start it was canceled and we ate on the boat. Dive two looked more promising as there was a wall with decent coral, but the dive guide on both dives was always in a hurry to cover as much ground as possible, so we didn't linger to inspect the area, instead we finned over sand and rocks. The second day was a local dive that still took time to arrive, once again it was frequent finning miles, with no chance to even inspect the coral that was there. I suspect we didn't linger because the skill level of most of the divers couldn't handle getting close to the reef without crashing into it. I canceled the third day. Overall for experienced divers this should be a pass, we didn't have time to check diving on the other sides of the island. The crew was friendly and appeared competent, the boat in good order, and the shop once I found was neat and had all the usual dive stuff. Since I bring my own gear, I can't comment on the rental gear. The chaos at the Marina was not the dive shop's fault, I think they were caught flatfooted. For newer divers that are looking to get some underwater time, if your in PR, I would say use them, you will be in good hands.
Websites	Sea Ventures
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Kauai, Cozumel, Fla Keys, Wisconsin, Palau, Maui, Grand Cayman, Aruba, St Lucia, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos
Closest Airport	SJU	Getting There	Delta from Atl or JFK
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	100-200 Ft/ 30-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay within sight of the dive guide
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Mainly a GoPro crowd, I don't think they could handle a large rig in the tank.

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Dive Review of Sea Ventures/VRBO in Puerto Rico/Fajardo

Sea Ventures/VRBO: "Labor Day trip", Nov, 2023,

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 Sea Ventures/VRBO in
Puerto Rico/Fajardo