Dive Review of Dolphin Dream in
Bahamas/Tiger Beach & Bimini

Other Bahamas reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Dolphin Dream: "Outstanding Shark Diving", Nov, 2021, by Bogdan Alexandrescu, MD, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 11741 has 3 Helpful votes.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was one of the most enjoyable dove trips I’ve been on. The boat, while it is not a luxurious dive yacht, is very well suited to this kind of diving and is well maintained. The beds were comfortable. There are 6 cabins to accommodate a max of 12 guests. We only had 9 on our trip. More than half of the passengers were repeat customers, some many times over. This was our first time to Tiger Beach and on the Dolphin Dream liveaboard. I have to say that there is probably no better shark diving out there. We’ve done other uncaged diving with large sharks and this was several levels above. The crew (Ryan and Finch) are excellent and exceedingly knowledgeable and safety conscious. Of course everyone is nervous getting in the water with anywhere from 4 to 7 large (some are ~13 feet long) tigersharks, but the crew really did a great job running a vert organized operation. I can’t wait to get back on the Dolphin Dream. While the diving is not particularly challenging given the shallow depth (hence no need for nitrox), this trip is much better suited for experienced divers who can devote their concentration and attention to the large animals and not have to worry about gear issues or slight current or surge.
Websites	Dolphin Dream
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia-GBR, Maldives, Caribbean (Saba, Bonaire, Cozumel, T&C, Bimini, Dominica, Little Cayman, Belize, Bahamas, Aruba, Roatan), Florida, Kauai, Maui, Kona, Iceland, Anilao, Socorros, Palau, California Channel Islands, North Carolina wrecks, Sea of Cortez, Moorea, Fakarava, Lembeh
Closest Airport	West Palm Beach (PBI)	Getting There	Very smooth direct flight from Baltimore to WPB (PBI) and pick up liveaboard at Riviera Beach Marina
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	35-90 Ft/ 11-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Multiple safety precautions and very detailed dive briefings in order to dive with multiple large tigersharks and great hammerhead, lemon, reef, nurse and one bull shark. There was always at least one safety diver in the water in addition to the shark feeder.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	While there was no dedicated photography room per se, the salon tables could be used for photography setup and maintenance and this worked quite well. There was no difficulty in finding room to work in the salon. Plenty of charging ports as well. I was happy to see that the crew asked guests NOT to charge anything in the cabins unless we were actually in the cabins for safety reasons. Ryan and Finch were extremely careful with the camera gear.

Report currently has 3 Helpful votes

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 440 dive reviews of Bahamas and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

All Bahamas Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Bahamas
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Want to assemble your own collection of Bahamas reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.1 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Dolphin Dream in Bahamas/Tiger Beach & Bimini

Dolphin Dream: "Outstanding Shark Diving", Nov, 2021,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Dolphin Dream in
Bahamas/Tiger Beach & Bimini