Dive Review of Aquacatcruises.com/Aquacat in
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Aquacatcruises.com/Aquacat, Jun, 2008, by Harvey S. Cohen, NJ, United States ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports with 18 Helpful votes). Report 4148.
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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	This was my second trip. Aquacat is first-class! Boat is very well maintained and well run. Staff are outstanding. Dive deck is very well designed and quite spacious. (With a max load of 24 passengers, every third tank space on the diver's bench was occupied). The food is wonderful, and very good beer and wine are unlimited. The cabins are spacious and very comfortable as well. I take the only half-size cabin (bunk beds instead of two twin beds), which is fine and costs significantly less. Dives are a good mix of shallow, deep, wall or hole, and drift. Shark feed is well run(no stupid divemaster in armor teaching sharks to take food from human hands or faces). The itinerary is set up for mostly calm water, with only a couple of 2-hour passages that might actually rock the boat. There are interesting shore excursions most days. Two opportunities for improvement: 1) There should be rinse tanks for suits and gear during the week. Now the only way to rinse something is to take it into the excellent shower stalls on the dive deck (which is wasteful and less effective). 2) Some divers on this trip were very destructive. They wore gloves, grabbed everything in sight and tore off coral and sponges, kicked and laid on the reefs, etc. The staff is understandably reluctant to offend paying customers, but the dive briefings should emphasize "don't touch". I'd also like to see gloves banned.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea (Israel, Egypt), Atlantic (NJ, FL Keys, Ft. Lauderdale), Carribean (St. Croix, Nevis, Jamaica, NW Bahamas, Cay Sal area), Dutch Springs
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-90 Ft/ 15-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	130 feet max. or Nitrox limit (fills normally 33%). No drinking before end of dive day. "Enforced" is too strong a word. These were announced but never checked.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Two big rinse tanks on dive deck are dedicated to cameras. Roomy semi-dry assembly/disassembly area on dive deck with low-pressure air blowers. Dry areas on dive deck for charging. Only one customer-accessible PC for viewing or basic editing (but most photographers have laptops).

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Dive Review of Aquacatcruises.com/Aquacat in Bahamas/Exumas and Eleuthera

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Dive Review of Aquacatcruises.com/Aquacat in
Bahamas/Exumas and Eleuthera