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High Tide Water Sports/All Seasons Resort-Europa, Sep, 2008, by Carl McDaniels, Arizona, U.S.A. ( 2 reports). Report 4482.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	The resort and diving operation was selected by our local dive shop because we had 20+ divers and it seemed a "moneys worth" deal. What we found when we arrived in Barbados was a resort that had seen better days, a dive operation that was terrible, and the highest prices for food ever experienced. Ever had a chicken breast dinner with frys and two beers for $52.00 USD? This was at a local restaurant, not an upscale, posh resort. Barbados has a reputation for high food prices, and that could possibly be why there is so little fish on the dive sites. The locals eat 'em. I will concentrate my comments on the dive operation "High Tide Water Sports". It was selected because it had two dive boats capable of accommodating approximately 12 persons each, and we believed we would all be able to dive as a group using both boats. What occured on each of our 5 dive days was our entire group was placed on one boat while the other dive boat was used by High Tide Water Sports to transport 6-10 other divers from other locations or resorts. This made our pre-diving conditions intollerable. Not only was the boat unsafe because of overloading, but one of the two motors was constantly dying due to bad repairs. We were forced to change into gear in shifts due to so many divers on board. This was time consuming and often made our two dive boat trip to close-in local sites into a 4-6 hour day. We were instructed to be at the dive boat by 8:30 a.m. each day, but the boat was rarely loaded and ready to leave before 10:00 a.m. Once aboard and ready to dive we often encountered short fills on the tanks anywhere from 1800 p.s.i. to 2500 p.s.i. Although we were informed that our gear would be cleaned on a daily basis and stored in a secure facility, we were not informed we would have to carry the gear to the so-called facility over extremely rough terrain due to soft sand and high levels to reach on many occasions. The cleaning by the crew was a joke. All gear was thrown into a pile and watered down by a hose. There was no dunk tank as promised for cleaning. On a positive note, the dive masters were excellent and attentive and the pre-dive briefings were for the most part well presented. As a word of caution to any divers considering Barbados as a dive location, be aware that although the island itself is beautiful and the history is such that a visit can be worthwhile, the diving is only so-so, and the overall costs for food and local transportation are prohibitive. Be prepared to spend much more money than what you might expect to spend at other Caribbean locations.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Through out the Caribean, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, and Honduras.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	20-75 Ft/ 6-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Expected to follow the divemaster.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	A fresh water bucket was provided, but was constantly contaminated by masks, etc.

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Dive Review of High Tide Water Sports/All Seasons Resort-Europa in
Barbados/West Coast