Dive Review of Caribbean Sea Sports/Marriott Beach Resort in
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Caribbean Sea Sports/Marriott Beach Resort, May, 2003, by David Haupt, KY, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 511.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Marriott Beach Resort is 5-10 minutes West of Downtown. It is very nice property with all the amenities. There is an on-site Deli, 3 restaurants, exercise room, spa (massages, facials, etc.), pool w/ bar and a nice beach. While I was diving, my wife took full advantage of the exercise room and had a couple of massages. All of the Hotel Staff was very helpful & friendly. The dining on the Island was a pleasant surprise. The places we tried ranged from very good to excellent. The on-site dive-op is Caribbean Sea Sports. The DM’s are very personable. There were anywhere from 5 – 12 divers on the boat each day that I dove. Their SOP is for everyone to jump in, hang on a line on the surface, then submerge as a group. The DM leads along the reef until someone reaches 1500 PSI. The group then turns and heads back. Once they saw me dive, I was afforded certain freedoms. I was always the first one in and the last one out! My shortest dive was 52 min. with a max. depth of 105 fsw. Their boat is a Pro 42 powered by twin 300 HP Jetstreams. With a max. capacity of 20 divers, it never felt crowded. The boat does not have a rinse tank but a hose is available for rinsing. The dive shop has 2 large rinse tanks. Decent house reef.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Most of the Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	81-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Asked you to max. at 80 fsw when with inexperienced divers. 100 fsw w/ experienced.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No E-6. Room had 110 for charging batteries.

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Dive Review of Caribbean Sea Sports/Marriott Beach Resort in Curaçao

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Dive Review of Caribbean Sea Sports/Marriott Beach Resort in
Curaçao