Dive Review of Cane Bay Dive Shop in
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Cane Bay Dive Shop: "USVI welcomes visitors in spite of COVID", Jun, 2021, by Burro Station, VA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 11555 has 3 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	We prefer shore diving and found a handful of easy shore diving sites. The Frederiksted Pier is highly recommended for good reason, with lots of every kind of underwater creature. Several dive shops within a block of the pier can rent you tanks and weights. One of them (N2theBlue) has carts to haul your gear to the entry, but their supply of locks to secure the carts is limited; throw a bicycle cable/lock into your luggage. Parking is not always abundant, but you’ll find something. The dive shops will hold your car keys for you. Cane Bay and Northstar, about half a mile apart on the north shore, are good choices when the water is calm. Sweet Bottom Dive Center at Cane Bay is the place to rent tanks and weights. There is a bit of a swim-out, but it’s not that bad. People warn about a difficult entry at Northstar, but it’s perfectly manageable when the water is calm. Just go look. Davis Bay at the Carambola resort on the north shore is supposed to be a good shore dive, but access was denied, apparently until they’re done remodeling. I’m not quite sure what the story is there. In general, visibility was mediocre, and locals said it's usually much better. We found parking to be difficult to impossible in Christiansted, so for our north shore boat dive we chose Cane Bay Dive Shop because they use the Salt River Marina, which is easy to get to and has on-site parking. They took good care of us and it was a fun morning! We stayed at a VRBO in the rain forest about 15 minutes from either Frederiksted or Cane Bay. There was no ocean view, but the rent was significantly lower for a very nice, quiet place. The best grocery store is The Market STX on Centerline Road, east of Frederiksted. It also has a selection of wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages. Prices were higher for some items, but reasonable for others. We had a good experience renting a car from Budget.
Websites	Cane Bay Dive Shop
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Curacao, Bonaire, Florida, Salt Cay TCI, Cayman Brac
Closest Airport	STX	Getting There	Nonstop flights to/from Charlotte (CLT). Required a COVID test within the five days prior to the departure date. No test required to re-enter US. U.S. citizens don’t need passports to travel to USVI, BUT there was a much shorter Customs line at the airport on departure for travelers who had their US passports on them!
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
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 Cane Bay Dive Shop in Virgin Islands/St. Croix

Cane Bay Dive Shop: "USVI welcomes visitors in spite of COVID", Jun, 2021,

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Dive Review of Cane Bay Dive Shop in
Virgin Islands/St. Croix