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Aqua Cat Cruises, Apr, 2003, by Linda Bellofatto, CT, USA . Report 527.
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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
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Comments	Trip was April 26-May 3, 2003. Fabulous boat. Best liveaboard we've been on. Largest (for a liveaboard) rooms that we've seen, with plenty of cabinet space and full-length closet. Showers in bathroom not the greatest idea - no stalls - just a curtain and water gets all over the floor. However, there are shower stalls on the dive deck and you'll tend to use those most of the time. You shower off right after your dive and use the showers also to rinse your gear while you're in there. Terrific cook, friendly, extremely competent crew. Nice shore excursions as well. Bring binoculars. We saw pilot whales the first day. They stuck around the boat and many were able to jump in and snorkel with them. They do a shark dive with a "chumsicle." Nitrox is available but at additional charge to trip fee. Vis was mostly less than 100 feet, but that may be time of year. Certainly clear enough to see lots of good stuff. One of the owners of the boat was on board that week, and said that something killed off sea urchins, so there is a lot of algae on the reefs - but this is not limited just to this area, but is all over the Bahamas. He has been involved in monitoring coral reefs. The Marine Conservancy and NOAA sponsor this program called RECON. The crew also does REEF studies throughout the year. Bottom line - even though the fish life is good, it is not as good as some other places, but I recommend this trip anyway because everything else is superb. This is a good trip for a non-diver (who at least snorkels) paired with a diver, because there is plenty for the non-diver to do, and both can snorkel together. You will still see plenty of fish with sharks guaranteed on the shark dive (and we saw some at other times as well). Even though this is a catamaran, it is not a SWATH like the Nekton boats. If you are even slightly prone to seasickness, bring remedies. I tend to get sick on just the first day of a liveaboard trip (even taking OTC meds) and am then fine the rest of the week. But next trip I'm going to try the patch as I don't like missing those first day dives. But we did hit a storm later in the week, and it got pretty rough. Even those who normally don't get sick weren't feeling very good that day. So be prepared.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Caymans, Florida, Bonaire, Turks and Caicos, San Salvador (Bahamas), other Bahamas liveaboard.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-83°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	>2
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	We did video, and there were a couple of TVs where you could watch what you'd filmed. Nice dedicated photo tables on the dive deck. They have two illuminated tables in the lounge for slide viewing.

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Dive Review of Aqua Cat Cruises in Bahamas/Mostly Exumas

Aqua Cat Cruises, Apr, 2003,

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Dive Review of Aqua Cat Cruises in
Bahamas/Mostly Exumas