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Blackbeard's cruises, Dec, 2002, by Raj Popli, CA, USA . Report 312.
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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 is my 3rd live aboard trip. First the positives: - Enthusiastic crew, have knowledge of the dive sites, and one adavantage of camping style living arrangement is camaraderie, which develops among the divers quickly. Now the negatives: - Very small boat, with the result, no place to lounge around after the dives, (unless you like sitting on a hard bench above dive gear bins in the sun) - Will do mostly 3 dives a day (couple of days 4 dives a day during the whole trip). On a per dive basis, it is definitely not half the cost of other liveaboards, as Blackbeard advertises. In fact, it is about the same cost. - Since middle bunks share the same space as kitchen area, you will be the first to know what is cooking for breakfast. - I am sure if chef had more elbow room, he could have done a better job of cooking. He had a very small (maybe 2 x 3 ft.) patch to work in.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, St. Martin, Bahamas, spain, Hawaii, Indonesia, Monterey, CA
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Buddy dive, guide available if requested, 500 PSI on return, not sure if anybody 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	One camera rinsing container, were told water will not be changed during the trip. No camera table except lunch table.

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Dive Review of Blackbeard's cruises in Bahamas

Blackbeard's cruises, Dec, 2002,

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Dive Review of Blackbeard's cruises in
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