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Dive Destination	Dive Op/Resort	Live Aboard?	Review	Rating	Date	Photos/ Helpful Votes
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan	*scuba juan/casa mexicana*		"cozumel diving" cozumel divingthe good: casa mexicana had lots of divers; breakfast is 5 stars; scubajuan is close by ( 4 min. w... Full report		4/2023
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan	*Scubajuan/Casa Mexicana*		"Good time at Cozumel" Good time at CozumelThe good: casa mexicana had fabulous breakfast(free) and heated small pool, excellent WiFi, very go... Full report		6/2022
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan	*JULIOKINSCUBA/Hotel Barracuda*		"GOOD dive and hotel at Cozumel" GOOD dive and hotel at CozumelThe on site diving at Hotel Barracuda was good; dive shop had spare BCD when my inflator seat ... Full report		1/2021
Hawaii/Oahu island, Waikiki	*Waikiki diving/Pagoda, WaikikiPagoda*		"Diving Waikiki" Diving WaikikiThe good: the DM was more than compettent; he asked for what you want to see then he found them; e... Full report		9/2019
Philippines	*Nelson Scuba*		"Diving at Panagsama Beach, Philippines" Diving at Panagsama Beach, PhilippinesThis is just an addition to the Panagsama Beach diving. Most resorts in the Philippines ( except Ne... Full report		5/2019
Philippines/Panagsama Beach	*Nelson Scuba diving/New Eve's Kiosk and dive resort*		"Panagsama diving" Panagsama divingThe good: it was very cheap, the rack rate for hotel was 2000 Php but Expedia got room for m... Full report		5/2019	1
Hawaii/Kona	*Jack's diving locker*		"Diving at Kona, Hawaii" Diving at Kona, Hawaiithe good: one of the dive sites was exciting with 2 Manta rays; 1 had at least 12 ft . wing span;... Full report		10/2018
Philippines/Anilao, Batangas, Ph.	*King Solomon*		"diving at Anilao" diving at AnilaoIf you are going solo, you would pay more for diving. the WiFi worked perfectly. diving was good;... Full report		5/2018
Philippines/Sabang	*Sabang Inn*		"Sabang, Puerto Galera" Sabang, Puerto Galerait was good diving as usual; lots to see; but, some sites like West Escareo were repeated; new DMs; ... Full report		5/2018
Thailand/Andaman sea	*Super Divwes/M.U.DENG Patong hotel*		"Diving at Patong, Phuket" Diving at Patong, Phuketthe good: they gave me my own dive master ( named Tiger); other experienced divers were in groups; ... Full report		12/2017	1
Philippines/N/A	*Dream divers/Sabang inn and dive resort*		"Sabang Bay, Puerto Galera" Sabang Bay, Puerto Galerathe bad: a 14 yr. experienced DM ( Jhonry) quit on May 20 due to conflict with mgm't. ; there were bi... Full report		5/2017
Philippines/Anilao	*Anilao Scuba Dive Center*		"Anilao diving" Anilao divingthe good: low cost; $104 for 4 nights; very good diving; very good 3- dive/ day operation; very goo... Full report		5/2017	1
Mexico (Western)/Huatulco	*HDC*		"diving Huatulco" diving Huatulcothe good: it was warm (~80F) weather while cold in California; the dive instructor <Dave was good ... Full report		2/2017	1
Virgin Islands/St. Croix	*Ultimate Bluewater Adventures/Richmond B &B*		"St. Croix" St. Croixthe good: the dive personnel was OK and tried to please the divers; saw a turtle, no shark, few tro... Full report		2/2016
Philippines/Puerto Galera	*Diver Dream/Sabang Inn*		"Sabang bay diving" Sabang bay divingThere was no real bad; the sea was slightly chilly once at 28 deg. C. The other bad was forgetting ... Full report		5/2016
Red Sea/Egypt	*Emperor divers/Marina Lodge, Port Ghalib*		"South Red Sea diving" South Red Sea divingthe bad: I was only American; Egypt is poor but prices were not cheap; the dive operation mixes exp... Full report		9/2015
Red Sea/South Red Sea	*Dive center, Coral Hills/Coral Hills resort, Marsa Alam*		"South Red Sea" South Red SeaThe good: only a few days of high winds; water temp. was 29 deg. C; nice resort; nice people; most... Full report		9/2015
Dominican Republic/Punta Cana	*SeaProDivers/Bavaro Green*		"So, so diving in DR" So, so diving in DRthe Good: diving was ok, not fabulous; one dive master took off your fins underwater before climbing... Full report		7/2015
Philippines/Puerto Galera	*Diver Dream*		"good sabang bay diving" good sabang bay divingThe bad: 26 or 27 deg. C is still cold with a 3 mm wetsuit in April; the bad news is that the Saban... Full report		4/2015
Philippines/Coron, Busuanga island	*Sea Dive Hotel*		"Wreck diving at Coron, Philippines " Wreck diving at Coron, Philippines The good: short dives in 28 deg. C water; except for Barracuda lake which had 37 - 39 deg. C); short d... Full report		4/2015
Hawaii/Kona, Big Island	*Jack's Diving Locker/Kona Coast*		the bad: not great diving but ok for beginners; they do NOT go deep; the coral was bleached or dea... Full report		8/2014
Philippines/Palawan	*Moana; Plankton, palawan/White view Paradise; Nido bay*		it's average diving; El Nido ( the nest) is 5 hr. van ride ( 500 peso) from Puerto Princesa; 7. 3 h... Full report		5/2014
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan	*Dive Paradise/Hotel Cozumel*		water was cold at 77- 78 deg. F; but ok for Canadiansl air temp. waas 80 to 87 F. the bad: good th... Full report		4/2014
Philippines/Sabang/ Puerto Galera	*Sabang Inn*		the good: the most jolly diver (ever, in my 24 yr. of diving) was Koni ( from Lucerne, Switzerland)... Full report		5/2013
Philippines/Bohol	*Genesis Divers/Peter's House*		good: it was low cost; down the street was Aquatica where you can get meals for 88 Peso; Trudi 's ... Full report		5/2013	1
Philippines/Cabilao island	*Polaris resort*		the good: the coral and reefs were a lot better than nearby Panglao island; very colorful reefs; l... Full report		5/2013	1
Belize/ambergris Caye	*Amigos Del Mar/Captain Morgan*		5 days of mod. / high winds; so seas were rough; 2 divers got sea sickness; so they did only 1 dives... Full report		4/2013
Thailand/Koh Chang island	*BB divers/Ocean Blue hotel*		the bad: most of the dives were not exciting but a lot better than Boracay (Ph. ) which had lots of ... Full report		11/2012
Philippines/Anilao	*Sunbeam Marine resort*		the good: food about a block from the resort was good and very cheap ( ~ 1/ 15 (40 peso, or $0. 94) th... Full report		5/2012
Philippines/Boracay	*White Beach Divers*		the good: 500 peso/ nite incl. fan, tv in room. sm. table chairs and sm. cabinet BUT no en suite bat... Full report		5/2012
Malaysia/Sipidan, Mabul	*Borneo Divers*		Lots of Aussies for Borneo divers (BD); but, Lu was quite NICE. My 2nd week was at Uncle Chang's re... Full report		10/2011
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cancun	*AquaWorld/Royal Islander*		the good: mostly well behaved divers; only I had own equipment; Irish scotish and canadian got along... Full report		6/2011
Philippines/Moalboal	*Seaquest Dive Center/Sumisid Lodge*		the bad: biting bugs in room and parlor; but, once mentioned, they sprayed my room and used mosquito... Full report		5/2011
Philippines/South Leyte	*Peter's Resort*		the bad: to save money, you can take the public bus from Tacloban to Peter's resort, 5 hrs. (~140 pes... Full report		5/2011
Thailand/Phuket	*Kamala divers/Karon Living room*		the bad: crowded boat about 39 divers; many student divers; next day, boat less crowded with less ... Full report		11/2010
Thailand/Similan islands, Phuket	*MV Nautica*		The bad: the coral was recovering from coral bleaching ( due to previous 34 deg. C water); some coral... Full report		11/2010
Honduras/N. Utila	*Captain Morgan's/Hotel Kayla*		the good: staff and owners were good, friendly, helpful(esp. , Lucy); diving was about AVERAGE and be... Full report		7/2010
Philippines/Mindoro island	*Dive with Chot/Sabang Inn*		The good: very good diving (compared to Tubbataha reef); low season, very few divers at Sabang Inn, ... Full report		5/2010
Philippines/Tubbataha reef	*Expedition Fleet/Borneo Explorer*		Tubbataha was highly over rated; the first 2 days had mostly brown reefs, sand, some grass, and usua... Full report		5/2010
Fiji and Tuvalu/South Seas island	*Reef Safari/South Seas island*		The day trip on South Seas cruise (15 min. ) from Denarau island, lunch and the diving was about $24... Full report		12/2009
Indonesia/N. Sulawesi	*Two Fish Divers*		the good: long bottom times for Bunaken and Lembeh diving; many very good walls at Bunaken; many goo... Full report		9/2009
Philippines/Anilao	*Pacifico Azul*		th good: the diving was very good; they had security; the resident DM certainly pointed out many cr... Full report		5/2009
Philippines/N. Mindanao	*Mantangale Alibuag Dive Resort*		the good: 3 tanks of nitrox per day of boat diving; incl. dives at Camiguin island; very spacious re... Full report		5/2009
Philippines/Panglao; So. Cebu	*Alona; Marine Village/Alona; Marine Village Dive House*		As reported in the May '08 issue, the diving is good to very good (lots of small fishes; water is wa... Full report		11/2008
Indonesia/Raja Ampat	*Papua diving/Kri Eco*		Good: diving, food ok, staff tries very hard to serve you even on days off they start early; even sw... Full report		9/2007
Indonesia/Raja Ampat	*Grand Komodo Tours/Temu Kira*		the good: vey good divng; almost all reefs and walls had "too much bio- diversity"; crew tried very h... Full report		9/2008
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/cozumel	*Pappa Hogs/Villa Blanca*		the good: 6 pack boat w/ experienced divers, warm water, not bad vis. , only 1 hr. of intense rain ... Full report		8/2007
Aruba	*Mermaid Divers/Renaissance Ocean Suites*		Mermaid divers were recommended; they were good except Tito was pissed about the poor people from so... Full report		5/2008
Turks and Caicos/Grand Turk	*Bohio divers/Bohio*		previous report on Grand Turk was same; owner, Kelly, e- mailed me about 50% off rack rate of $1. 5K f... Full report		3/2007
Indonesia/Bunaken and Lembeh	*Bastiano*		At Bunaken, the dives were long, many were over 70 min. There were currents; those divers used to ... Full report		10/2007
Indonesia/N. SULAWESI	*Murex/Serenade liveaboard*		Serenade had space for 12 divers but only 6 were on that trip. Food was good and plenty. They char... Full report		10/2007
Fiji and Tuvalu/Mamanuca islands	*Subsurface Divers/Funky Fish Resort*		the good: diving at Namotu island (Wilk's passage)and Pinnacles were very good dive sites with lots ... Full report		11/2006
Grenada/Grenadines	*Peter Hughes*		The worry of hurricanes and bad weather was forgotten once underway. The motor was noisy; so, hard... Full report		9/2006
Philippines/Negro Orient	*Atlantis/Atlantis resort*		Similar to a link on Atlantis, there wrere few biting insects for 5 of 7 days; mabe vit. B- 1 works to... Full report		7/2006

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All Reader Reports Filed by Eldon Okazaki, CA, US Top Contributor, 54 Reports with 6 Helpful Votes Subscribers' version

All Reader Reports Filed by
Eldon Okazaki, CA, US
Top Contributor, 54 Reports with 6 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version