Dive Review of Great Escape in
The Continental USA/California

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Great Escape, May, 2013, by Mary K Wicksten, TX, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 6999.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Comfortable dive boat,lots of room. They also do overnight trips, have bunks in staterooms but don't expect "mint on the pillow" accommodations. Galley had chow available between each dive. Each diver had his/her own personal mug for the trip. On deck showers and heads nearby, camera buckets, ample dive benches and storage area, bait well for fish from spearfishing. No nitrox aboard but plenty to do and see above 60 feet. Dive crew very helpful for those of us encumbered by thick dive suits and heavy weights. Gave dive briefing at each site but you are on your own once below. They get back in time to return rental gear that day. I'd be happy to dive with them again.
Websites	Great Escape
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, New Guinea, Fiji, Hawaii, Galapagos Islands, western Mexico, western Canada, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, caverns of Florida and Yucatan, Bonaire, Honduras, Belize
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	57-64°F / 14-18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	10-20 Ft/ 3-6 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Keep camera buckets for cameras only, make a 3-minute safety stop at 15 feet recommended.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
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	N/A
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	Diving in kelp bed. Some interesting small stuff on "Gibraltar" reef--morays, cleaner shrimp, small lobsters; fluorescent tube anemones on sand, Catalina gobies. If you're looking for more spectacular reef fauna or big fish, go elsewhere (Ship Rock, Farnsworth Bank, etc.) Sea lion and harbor seal checked us out. Good place to try out available light in kelp bed, very calm. Some silt in water--watch out for placement of strobe.

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Dive Review of Great Escape in The Continental USA/California

Great Escape, May, 2013,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Great Escape in
The Continental USA/California