Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in
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Sun Dancer II, Nov, 2013, by George Lock Jr, PA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 7444.
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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	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Most dives are on walls; the best are out at Lighthouse Reef. Skip the Blue Hole - it's highly overrated, in my opinion. Heavy rains had occurred the previous week. That may have contributed to the less-than optimal visibility on this trip. The water was a bit milky, reducing the visibility from what normally would experience here. No matter, it was still a great week of diving. This is my 11th trip to Belize, and my 9th trip aboard the Sun Dancer II. It is a superior liveaboard dive experience - the best boat in the western hemisphere, in my opinion. The boat is laid out extremely well, and the cabins are spacious by liveaboard standards. The crew is superb - highly committed to the clientele, patient with the troublesome, and just fun to be with. The food is consistently excellent. My friends and I are already planning our next trip to return.
Websites	Sun Dancer II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	North Atlantic, Florida, Bahamas, Roatan, Bonaire, Little Cayman, Turks & Caicos, Tobago, Palau
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No restrictions on bottom times. Divers are completely free to dive independently of the divemaster and other buddy pairs. The dive starting times are established to enable 5 dives per day without conflicting with meals.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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 camera tables and two camera-only rinse tanks. Charging station nearby. Crew will hand you camera to you after you enter the water and take it from you as you approach the ladder. The crew will give the camera a quick rinse in the tank. It's up to you to soak or rinse further.

Subscriber's Comments

By Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Dec 05, 2013 17:01 EST

So, skip the Blue Hole? Would you go to Paris and skip the Eiffel Tower? Just wondering.

By report author: George Lock Jr in PA, US at Dec 05, 2013 17:34 EST

No, but the Eiffel Tower has a view, one can stay on the Tower a lot longer than 10 minutes, and there's no penalty for the next 3- 4 hours for having gone. To each his own...

By Jeff Moore in FL, US at Dec 10, 2013 20:40 EST

I agree with George.I wish they would offer an alternative.It takes up 2 dives [due to depth concerns] and there is not much to see.As spectacular the Blue Hole is in an aerial photo,the view under water is nothing.

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Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in Belize

Sun Dancer II, Nov, 2013,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Sun Dancer II in
Belize