Dive Review of Admiralty Dive Center/Best Western Carib in
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Admiralty Dive Center/Best Western Carib, Apr, 2008, by Brian Sumner, OH, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 4506.
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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	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Completed AOW with fiancee. Their boat doesn't have a head or anywhere to change, so be prepared to slip out of whatever you wore from the dock directly into your exposure suit. The best dive was the Navy Barges, which had an incredible array of tropical fish and creatures. We could have dived that site many times and never tired of it. Had two problems with rental BC: 1) Low pressure hose leaked badly and I lost a fair amount of air in short time - ended up taking buddy's (fiancee's) octo for safety stop or I would have run out of air. 2) tank came loose in the water (this happened to two other divers as well) after the staff set up the equipment. Best advice is to check your gear before diving. Hotel was so-so, but modestly priced and we were there to dive anyway, so no big deal.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	St. John, Bonaire, Turks & Caicos, Ohio quarries
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	76-79°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Step onto boat with 500psi, stay with group. Most dives in the 45-70 foot range.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Admiralty Dive Center/Best Western Carib in Virgin Islands/St. Thomas

Admiralty Dive Center/Best Western Carib, Apr, 2008,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Admiralty Dive Center/Best Western Carib in
Virgin Islands/St. Thomas