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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Sheraton Nassau Beach*			To be clear, diving on this trip was a bonus, not planned. Called Stuart's on NY Eve 2009 and arranged diving for 1/ 2 & 1/ 3. Had ... Full report		1/2010	Tim Curtis 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Harborside at Atlantis*		New Proidence	Nassau, specially Paradise Island, is extremely expensive for food, taxis, and entertainment. I was one of the first picked up in... Full report		12/2009	David Bader 1000+ Dives
*Cape Eleuthera Divers/ Cape Eleuthera Resort and Marina*		Cape Eleuthera	So you are an experienced diver that has grown weary of being told how long to dive or where you are going to dive or to change yo... Full report		11/2009	mark miller 250+ Dives
*Dolphin Dream*			The Dolphin Dream is a steel hull converted shrimp boat. She is moored in Palm Beach Florida and makes a over night crossing to d... Full report		10/2009	Steven Rosenfeld 500+ Dives
*Stuart Cove/ Sheraton*		New Providence	This was my third trip to Stuart Cove's operation, and my last. On my previous trips, the last one being about six years ago, it w... Full report		10/2009	Gabriel I. Peñagarícano 500+ Dives
*Aqua Cat Cruises*			This trip was everything and more than I expected. The crew we had on this liveaboard were awesome. They all seemed to care abou... Full report		9/2009	Jim Kirby 100+ Dives
*Explorer Ventures/ Caribbean Explorer II*			This was an exporatory trip, as the boat was repositioning from Great Exuma to Freeport, so many of the sites had not been previou... Full report		8/2009	Lynda Durfee 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove/ Sheraton Cable Beach*			This was my second time diving in the Bahamas and with Stuart Cove. Stuart Cove is running a first class Dive Operation. Plenty ... Full report		9/2009	Brian Malagrida <100 Dives
*Blackbeard's Cruises/ [same]Pirate Lady*		around Bimini	Diving with Blackbeard's has been compared to taking a road trip out West with your buddies and this is certainly true. With 18 d... Full report		9/2009	Carol Sommers 100+ Dives	1
*Nekton / Pilot*		Cay Sal Banks	The trip started and ended badly, but the actual cruise was not bad. The Pilot is showing signs of wear, but is holding up fairly... Full report		8/2009	woody stene 250+ Dives
*Club Viva*		Grand Bahama	Great, great dive operation. The dive staff becomes like family. Very nice and very competent. I would go back in a heartbeat. Very... Full report		9/2009	jeffrey 250+ Dives
*AquaSports/Xanadu/ N/A*		Grand Bahama	There used to be a dive shop at Xanadu Resort. Apparently now the Xanadu dive operation is under the umbrella of Aquasports (base... Full report		5/2009	Alice R. 100+ Dives
*Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvador	For my birthday, I treated myself and family to one of my favorite dive spots. This was my sixth trip to San Sal which was docume... Full report		8/2009	John A Bowers 500+ Dives
*Viva Divers/ Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach*		Freeport	Viva Divers is the dive operator for the all inclusive resort Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach. I did some research before my trip, but ... Full report		8/2009	Jeff 100+ Dives
*Brendals Dive Center*		Abacos, Green Turtle Cay	Our dive shop, Wateree Dive Center in Columbia, SC, returned again to Green Turtle Cay, staying at the Green Turtle Club and divin... Full report		8/2009	Tripp Jones 500+ Dives
*Blackbeards/ Morning Star*		Southern Bahamas	A bare bones liveaboard, with barebones pricing. The crews are consistently committed to customer service, the atmosphere is... Full report		8/2009	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Blackbeards/ Cat Ppalu*		Nassau	I booked a trip on the Cat Ppalu(Blackbeards) through my local dive shop (Y- kiki here in St. Louis) along with 11 other divers who... Full report		7/2009	Steve Meinhardt 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's/ Orange Hill Beach Inn*		Nassau	I spent two days diving with Stuart Cove's outfit and enjoyed every minute of it. Their bus picked me up on time both mornings at ... Full report		7/2009	Steve Meinhardt 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove*			After reading various reviews of Cove's operations, I did not have terribly high expectations. It is a large operation, but I had ... Full report		7/2009	Dan Clements 250+ Dives
*Nekton Pilot*		Cay Sal Banlk	I am writing this entry because I wish I had seen a review prior to our embarkation. The boat is in horrible shape. The hull dirty... Full report		7/2009	Ira Braun 1000+ Dives
*Blackbeard Cruises/ Morning Star*		Exumas out of Nassau	Great trip, excellent value for money. It would have been nice if Blackbeard offered to share the arrival flight info so divers c... Full report		6/2009	Andy Burns 500+ Dives
*Aqua Cat*		Exumas	The Aqua Cat is a great boat for liveaboard diving, with larger- than- expected cabins, a comfortable dining/ salon area, large dive ... Full report		6/2009	Deborah Campbell 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove*		Nassau]	After reading many reader reports, having been with this operator before. Everything was as expected. The boats were full but ever... Full report		6/2009	kenneth Katz 250+ Dives
*Riding Rock*		San Salvador	San Salvador is a terrific, little island. It's uncrowded, and has some of the friendliest people I've ever encountered in the hos... Full report		5/2009	Sandy Falen 1000+ Dives
*Aqua Cat*		Nassau/Exumas	This is a first class operation. The boat was spotless, the crew enthusiastic and always accommodating, the food was excellent an... Full report		5/2009	Kandie Vactor 1000+ Dives
*Lost Island Voyages/ Avalon*		Grand Bahama/Bimini	The diving is good, the boat is set up great. Only 12 passengers on a 65 ft boat (same size as Blackbeard, 1/ 2 the passengers - - ... Full report		4/2009	Richard Blackburn 500+ Dives
*Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvador	This was our 6th trip to Riding Rock Inn with Wateree Dive Center in Columbia, SC. We flew over on the Spirit Air Club Med Charte... Full report		4/2009	Tripp Jones 500+ Dives
*Bahama Divers*		Nassau	On a family trip to Nassau, I dove for two full days (3 tanks/ day) with Bahama Divers. On the first day, my wife and kids - and ma... Full report		4/2009	Michael S <100 Dives
*Custom Aquatics/ Atlantis Resort*		Paradise Island	Custom Aquatics is a small husband and wife run dive operation on New Providence. They specialize in custom tailored dive trips ... Full report		3/2009	Marc Adams <100 Dives
*Caribben Divers & Sunn Odyssey/ Island Seas*		Grand Bahama	One was of many trips to Grand Bahama Island. On this trip we dove with Caribbean Divers and Sunn Odyssey Divers based on previous... Full report		12/2008	David Reazor 100+ Dives
*Blackbeard Cruises*			My 18- dive cruise was from 27 Dec to 2 Jan on the Pirate’s Lady. We departed Blackbeard’s dock at about 4 pm on Saturday and did o... Full report		1/2009	Lee Fenner 100+ Dives
*Blackbeard Cruises/ Aquacat*		Exumas	The Bad: 1) Towels in the cabins are only changed every few days, so it feels as if they are always wet. You get 1 dive deck towe... Full report		10/2008	EMP 100+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's*		Nassau, New Providence	I had some apprehension going with this operator given the 'cattle car' designation placed upon it by earlier correspondants. As i... Full report		10/2008	Andrew Chalk 100+ Dives
*Bahama Diver/ NA*		Paradise Island	This dive site and operation was the worst ever experienced. The dive site had little or no coral, few fish of any size resulting... Full report		10/2008	Anonymous 100+ Dives
*Nekton / Rorqual*		Cay Lobos, Cay Sal, Medio	I've been on this cruise before. Crew was fantastic with the exception of 1. Captain Tucker made sure everything went as smooth ... Full report		9/2008	Alan R Radzun 1000+ Dives
*Nekton/ Nekton Pilot*		Medio & Cay Sal	Had been on the Pilot to Belize. She's showing her wear a little more this time around. Rooms needed some attention and carpet ha... Full report		7/2008	JA Moore 100+ Dives
*Caribbean Explorer 2*			The most notable thing about the Eastern Bahamas was the large number of lion fish. They had really settled into this area. The ot... Full report		6/2008	Raymond Rowe <100 Dives
*Aqua Cat Liveaboard*		Exumas	Awesome boat design, excellent accommodations. Boat was clean and well run. Staff was friendly and went well out of their way to ... Full report		9/2008	Steven Y. Davidson 1000+ Dives
*Explorer I*		south	Overall a disappointment. Between the boat grounding on the reef and bending the rudder, fairly heavy seas, and other problems, w... Full report		4/2008	Mike Judd 250+ Dives
*Nekton/ Nekton Rorqual*			The crew was great. The food was good and there was plenty of it. The cabins were adequate. but nothing special. The diving was go... Full report		4/2008	Dr. Mark Wolff 500+ Dives
*Blackbeard's*			Captain Red and the crew made this trip is a diver's dream. The boat captain worked very hard all week to put us on the best dive ... Full report		9/2007	Earnie Wilson 250+ Dives
*Nekton Pilot*			Was scheduled to go on the Roqual, but because of "maintenance" issues and probable partial bookings, guests from the Roqual... Full report		7/2008	Ron 1000+ Dives
*Brendal's Dive Center/ Green Turtle Club*		Green Turtle Cay (Abacos)	Our dive shop, Wateree Dive Center, of Columbia, S. C. brought 14 divers down to Green Turtle Cay for about the third trip, but thi... Full report		8/2008	Tripp Jones 500+ Dives
*Blackbeards Cruises/ Morning Star*			The "Morning Star" is a 65' sailboat. A Blackbeard cruise is a "seagoing" campout, The accomodations and the food are basic. ... Full report		8/2008	Andy Kenley 500+ Dives
*Coral Caverns Resort*		Andros	This is a great, funky little Mom and Pop type dive operation that's off the main grid. A great getaway/ hideaway that's easily ac... Full report		7/2008	Colby McDowell 500+ Dives
*Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvacor	Wow! Not really anything bad here. This has always been described as good but basic. We thought it was beyond that. The food i... Full report		7/2008	Claire Kennedy 100+ Dives
*Nekton Pilot*		Cay Sal Bank	This was an excellent 7 day trip. Boat is older but well maintained. Excellent crew and accommodations. Boat can take 32 divers... Full report		7/2008	Dennis Jacobson 250+ Dives
*Sunn Odyessy Divers*		Freeport, Grand Bahama Island	The Good - We had a great 2 weeks at Island Seas Resort on GBI. Sunn Odyessy Divers owned by Nick Rolle is just around the corner... Full report		6/2008	Jim Hollen <100 Dives
*Riding Rock Resort and Marina/ Riding Rock Inn*		San Salvador	We traveled out to RRI via Nassau on AA & Bahamas Air. No flight issues but an overnight was required on the way out. We'd avoid O... Full report		6/2008	Bob Abraham 250+ Dives
*Aquacat*		Exumas	I had previously gone on an Aqauacat trip, so knew what to expect and to bring with me. The boat was well maintained and clean on ... Full report		5/2008	Steven DuBose 250+ Dives
*SMall Hope Bay Lodge*			ANDROS ISLAND WE flew our own 182 Skylane here. There's nothing to do. No cable/ TV. NO Malls, No Shopping, No Radio, No concie... Full report		6/2008	Tom Kelly 1000+ Dives
*Aquacat*		[Exuma	Large well maintained boat. Engineering, housekeeping, and dietary departments excellent. Spacious accomadations. Corals stressed, ... Full report		2/2008	Andy Kenley 500+ Dives
*Nekton/ Rorqual*		Cal Sal Bank	The Boat The Rorqual was delivered into service for Nekton in the fall of 2001 and since then has been “rode hard and put up we... Full report		6/2008	Randy W. Saffell 500+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas/ Wyndham Nassau Resort*		Nassau	I read several reports in Undercurrent and in the Chapbook about Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas before we left and I had some concerns... Full report		6/2008	Allan 100+ Dives
*Bimini Undersea/ Bimini Big Game Resort*		Bimini	Our Dive Group: Our group on this trip was made up of 17 divers, 8 of whom are advanced or master instructors. Between us, we ha... Full report		5/2008	H. Issa 500+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's/ Orange Hill Inn*		Nassau	Stuart Cove's is a cattle boat operation. . . BUT the divemasters and instructors are terrific, the staff is friendly, and the diving... Full report		6/2008	Mark Rovner <100 Dives
*Explorer Ventures/ Caribbean Explorer 1*		Exuma	The crew were terrific, friendly, eager to assist; dive briefings were detailed and thorough. But the Caribbean Explorer 1 is in s... Full report		6/2008	Donald K. Wilson 500+ Dives
*Caribbean Explorer I*		Exuma	The CEI is in need of serious maintenance: a. Occasional drop in water pressure to zero, no water from faucets; b. Nitrox 27... Full report		5/2008	Don Wilson 500+ Dives
*Aquacatcruises.com/ Aquacat*		Exumas and Eleuthera	This was my second trip. Aquacat is first- class! Boat is very well maintained and well run. Staff are outstanding. Dive deck is ve... Full report		6/2008	Harvey S. Cohen 100+ Dives
*EXPLORER VENTURES/ EXPLORER 1*			The good is that the Bahamas diving was much better than we ever expected! Saw a couple of hammerheads and plenty of turtles and ... Full report		5/2008	Warren Sprung 500+ Dives
*Stuarts Cove/ [same]Royal Caribbean Cruise*			Royal Caribbean held up our exit from ship due to late arrival. Stuarts cove bus left without us. Spent $45 on taxi to get to ot... Full report		6/2008	Chris Fleming 250+ Dives
*Xanadu*		Freeport	Dive opeation was pretty typical as was the diving for Carribean destinations. THe "resort" is a mid range hotel with a pretty lo... Full report		5/2008	David McGrew 100+ Dives
*xanadu undersea adventures*		freeport/grand bahama	the good was several things. the owner (raynerd lightbourne) was prompt to reply to my email. i found his website doing an online ... Full report		4/2008	steve alldread <100 Dives
*Ocean Fox/ Emerald Princess*		Eleuthera	I have never been on a dive boat that provided water in bottles at the cost of $1 per bottle. No alternative source of water was a... Full report		4/2008	Paul Lima 100+ Dives
*Gulfstream Eagle*			Although I am a very experienced diver, this was my first liveaboard so I do not have a basis for comparison. I would recommend th... Full report		4/2008	richard colman 500+ Dives
*Custom Aquatics/ Hilton*		Nassau	I've been diving for almost 15 years, but this was my 16- year- old son's first dive trip after certification. It was all we could ... Full report		11/2007	Ken Davis <100 Dives
*Aqua Cat*		Exuma Islands	This was my third trip on the Aqua Cat and the crew was never better. As with most liveaboards, there is a high rate of crew tu... Full report		3/2008	Jerry Hobart 250+ Dives
*UNEXSO/ Westin Our Lucaya*		Grand Bahama Island	UNEXSO had well- equipped boats and a comfortable dive master/ diver ratio. The crews were friendly and professional and were good g... Full report		3/2008	Rick 250+ Dives
*Xanadu/ Freeport Resort - condo*		Grand Bahama	The sharks were great. The shark feeding dive was very exciting. I found the reef disappointing. The reef was sparse and covert... Full report		2/2008	Archie King <100 Dives
*blackbeard*			i had read my chapbooks b4 going on this trip. i had read that it was like camping out at sea. (not far from the truth. i had read th... Full report		10/2007	bob cottle 250+ Dives
*Dive Abaco*		Abaco	Our dive was managed by the owner, Keith. He is very knowledgable of the area. There were good dive briefings prior to the dive, ... Full report		2/2008	Bob and Jackie Tridle 100+ Dives
*Bahama Divers/ Paradise Is.*		Paradise Is.	Paradise Isalnd is an amazing place. They empoyee 13, 000 people, if you like big this is the place. We stayed at The Cove (ad... Full report		2/2008	Craig Condron 500+ Dives
*Carribean Explorer I*			The boat departs from the main pier in Georgetown, Great Exuma. I arrived a day early and Explorer arranged my airport pickup whic... Full report		1/2008	Harry O'Neil 250+ Dives
*Coral Caverns*		Andros Island	When was the last time you were the first people to dive a site ?? When did you do exploratory diving and name a dive site ?? My... Full report		1/2008	Dexter 250+ Dives
*Explore Ventures/ Caribean Explorer I*			Overall a good operation. The food could have been a little better. The boat is showing her age, she was a converted crew boat and... Full report		11/2007	Milann 1000+ Dives
*Sunn Odyssey Divers/ Island Seas Resort*		Grand Bahama	Grand Bahama is a VERY friendly island. You have to take in a Fish Fry while on the island! Island Seas Resort is in need of som... Full report		10/2007	Ross and Lynda Biederman 100+ Dives
*Dive Guana/ Dolphin Beach Resort*		Grand Guana Cay	I recommend Great Guana Cay, Bahamas for a fall trip that is guaranteed to be a very quiet and very relaxing trip to get away from... Full report		10/2007	Mark & Lynn Thorne 250+ Dives
*Aqua Cat*		Exumas, Little San Salvador	It was a most enjoyable livaboard experience with excellent diving facilities and helpful experience crew. I have experienced num... Full report		9/2007	Rick Brohammer MD 1000+ Dives
*Stuart Cove/ Carnival Cruise, Fascination*		Nassau	We dove with Stuart Cove when we were in the Bahamas on a cruise. I set up our diving on- line through scubadivebahamas. com. We wer... Full report		5/2007	Jill and Rob Caple <100 Dives
*Nekton Diving Cruises/ Nekton Pilot*		N/W Bahamas	The Nekton Pilot departs from Fort Lauderdale. They will pick you up from any location on the day of departure but you cannot boa... Full report		8/2007	William Ungerman 1000+ Dives
*Unexso*		Freeport	Did 2 days of 2 tank morning boat dives. First day conditions were good, no current and dive sites selected were good. Accomodated... Full report		7/2007	Joseph Stehn 100+ Dives
*Dive Abaco/ House rented on Tillo Cay*		Tilloo Cay, Abaco	Rented a house on Tilloo Cay and a boat on Marsh Harbor to commute around the local cays. We did six dives with Dive Abaco. It's t... Full report		4/2007	Michael Marmesh 250+ Dives
*Risding Rock Inn*		San Salvador Island	Getting to San Salvador Island remains a challenge, but one worth the trip. We flew Spirit which provided a nice modern aircraft a... Full report		8/2007	Jim Reilly 250+ Dives
*Custom Aquatics/ Atlantis*		New Providence	Custom Aquatics’ is truly a custom operation. Start with a high- quality dive operation, then add the freedom to tailor the diving... Full report		6/2007	David Rapp <100 Dives
*Bahama Divers/ Atlantis*		New Providence	We dived with Bahama Divers (BD) for two days. Their boats are in good shape and handled 12 divers and 3 crew all in shade withou... Full report		6/2007	David Rapp <100 Dives
*Caribbean Explorer I*		Southern Bahamas	The trip was excellent. We departed from George Town, Great Exuma in the Southern Bahamas and dived Conception Island, Long Island... Full report		6/2007	IRENE LEE 250+ Dives
*Blackbeard's/ Pirate's Lady*			Second BB trip for me. Third for my partner. My first now that they leave from Grand Bahamas. I (and my 16 person trip I lead) ... Full report		6/2007	Jesse H. Scott 250+ Dives
*Juliet Sail and Dive*		Bimini	My first live aboard dive trip and it was absolutely a fun experience from beginning to end on the Juliet. The 104 foot three mast... Full report		6/2007	Frank Evans 250+ Dives
*AquaCat*		Exumas	This was our second live aboard trip in 14 years of diving and was a real treat. The Aqua Cat is a 102' catamaran with a 35' beam ... Full report		5/2007	David Steinberg 250+ Dives
*Stuart Cove's*		New Providence	Did 10 dives over 3 days with Stuart Cove's including two- tank dive at Shark Arena for shark feeding dive. It is important to unde... Full report		1/2007	Brent Barnes 100+ Dives
*Sunn Odyssey Divers/ Island Seas Resort*		Grand Bahamas	Small operation that caters to 6- 8 divers on a boat rated for 20. Nick and his divemaster, Ramone, were very knowledgeable in all ... Full report		5/2007	Bill Shepherd 1000+ Dives
*explorer ventures/ caribbean explorer 1*		georgetown	Do not go in March or maybe earlier. Can not go to Sansalvador. Afternoon dives very poor. 30- 40' bad vis. Water very rough. Only ... Full report		3/2007	henry campbell 1000+ Dives
*Bimini Undersea/ Big Game Resort*		Bimini	We traveled to the Big Game Resort and on- site dive operation, Bimini Undersea, in March, 2007. The resort has been a mainstay on ... Full report		3/2007	Greg Yarnik 100+ Dives
*Blackbeard cruises*		Mostly Bimini	We were told it was a little cramped, that might have been an understatment. Wish I would have known the water temp before I left ... Full report		4/2007	Paul Cahase 100+ Dives
*Bahama Divers/ British Colonial Hilton*		Nassau	We did four days with Bahama Divers (Nassau). Pick up at hotel varied between 7: 30 am to 8: 10 am. Check in on first day consiste... Full report		3/2007	Laurie Gneiding 100+ Dives
*Stuart Coves/ Radisson, Wyndham*		New Providence	Stuart Cove's continues to be a safety conscious, reliable operation with well trained friendly staff, well maintained equipment, ... Full report		3/2007	Arik Olson <100 Dives
*Explorer Ventures Caribbean Explorer I*		Exuma	This was our 3rd live aboard. 2 others with Black Beards. I wanted to get a larger more comfortable boat. The boat met all my e... Full report		2/2007	Tom Hoffman <100 Dives
*Dive Exuma/ Palm Bay Beach Club*		Exuma	Unfortunately, "Dive Exuma" is the only game in town. This was probably the worst dive I have paid for. I was told we would go o... Full report		12/2006	Bob Sivak 100+ Dives
*R/V Coral Reef II*		Bimini	This was my 5th trip with the New England Aquarium on the RV Coral Reef II. It is a collection trip so not oriented towards U/ W... Full report		10/2006	Lloyd Schwengel 500+ Dives
*Grand Bahamas Scuba*		Grand Bahama	My partner previously dove with Grand Bahamas Scuba and we tried them again this trip. Excellent service! Came and picked us up ... Full report		12/2006	Jesse H Scott 250+ Dives
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