Dive Review of Aqua Cat in
Bahamas/Exumas & Eleuthra

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Aqua Cat, Jul, 2006, by Bill Shepherd, FL, USA ( Contributor 12 reports). Report 2580.
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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	The Aqua Cat ranks as one of the best overall liveaboard dive boats in the world. Berthed in Nassau, it's easy to reach and sails to sites seldomed visited in the Exumas and Eleuthra chains. Variety of sites to include walls, swim throughs, blue holes, and drift dives. Up to 5 dives a day at various sites gives divers of all skill levels multiple opportunities. Fish life varies from sharks, rays, turtles to nudibranchs and tiny shrimp. Boat is configured specifically for divers with ample sized suites, individual bathrooms, plenty of hot water, daily maid service, individually controlled A/C in each room. Dive deck is laid out to ensure each diver has ample space for all their gear and is convenient for enterng and exiting the water. Salon and eating area are spacious and meals varied and tasty. Chef caters to individual requests and needs and fresh between meals snacks are available. Entire crew is customer oriented and capable of helping in any situation.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk, Palau, Yap, Hawaii, Bonaire, Aruba, Cayman, Florida, Honduras
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Excellent support facilities to include E6 processing, slide viewing tables, computers for digital and videos, superb photo area on dive deck for assembling and maintaining cameras. Staff extremely knowledgeable and supportive of UWPs.

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Dive Review of Aqua Cat in Bahamas/Exumas & Eleuthra

Aqua Cat, Jul, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Aqua Cat in
Bahamas/Exumas & Eleuthra