Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in
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Sun Dancer II, May, 2008, by Martha & Jeff Hubbard, ny, us ( Top Contributor 33 reports with 18 Helpful votes). Report 4370.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Our fifth Peter Hughes Belize charter in 12 years. Amazingly, the crew maintains good humor and pleasant demeanor despite doing the same thing almost every week . . . and that’s the secret to their success. The PHD website no longer shows the crew . . . but the limitlessly experienced relief captain Jerry ran a good ship. Trip is 1st night [Sat.] out to the reefs, dive 5+ days, motor back to Belize City on Fri. Well organized operation but with the onerous and offensive "waivers" (intended to convince you, "We are never liable for death and other side-effects.") The diving is as good as ever. Two in the morning, two in the afternoon, one after dinner, every day, no chiseling; 2 early on Friday; we skipped Blue Hole, so had total of 26, average bottom time 55 min. Most of the diving is around Lighthouse Reef. All Nitrox 32 if you're certified; if you aren't you can do it without missing a dive. Few large fish (I expect they have all been eaten) but excellent small fish & invertebrates. The walls & corals are as spectacular as ever. We had air-conditioning trouble three times. Twice the boat A/C went down and was restored reasonably quickly when (and only when) we complained. The 3d time was on Friday headed back. Our cabin (and some others) temperature got up to 91 and stayed there (measured by our dive computers) until nearly midnight, while we were trying to pack for the trip home. The crew response (several times) was variations on, "Yeah, it's hot in here. But it's not malfunctioning." Made for a really miserable (and unnecessary) end to a super trip. Transfers are very smooth . . . Rudy the cab driver is still the mainstay in Belize. We went on a good USAir connection through Charlotte but it has been eliminated so the next trip will be through a less desirable gateway, Atlanta or (ewwww) Miami.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, PNG, Fiji, Palau, Hawaii, Australia, Fernando de Noronha
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	70- Ft/ 21- M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Under boat with 500 psi
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	Big table w compressed air, big camera+computer-only rinse tanks

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Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in Belize

Sun Dancer II, May, 2008,

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Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in
Belize