Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
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Buddy Dive Resort: "A large Dive operation that comes up short.", Nov, 2024, by Jack Ray, GA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 13239.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	[Non Jack Ray 10:00 AM (23 minutes ago) to me I wrote this as a guide for Buddy to improve there operation. Large groups are clearly better taken care of than couples and small groups. This is what we found after arriving at Buddy starting at the check in process. Need to separate groups at the dive shop check in. One line for people who filled out forms on line and one for people who have not. They also need 4 to 5 employees working to check guests in. At times there were 4 and 2 would leave and 10-15 mins later they would return to help. The shop had an A/C system that could not keep up due to all the people standing in the shop waiting. I would suggest splitting the groups up for dive the orientation . One group for new people who have never dived on Bonaire. And one for people who have dived on Bonaire ( we have been here around 20 times our first t ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Buddy Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Little Cayman, Roatan, Keys, Bonaire, Turks and Caicos, Cozumel, Curacao, Panama city beach, Clear Water and Tortola.
Closest Airport	ATL	Getting There	Delta airlines no issues flight waited 15-20 mins for late passengers.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	86-87°F / 30-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	when boat diving they require you to hand all of your gear to the crew when boarding.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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
UW Photo Comments	Bonaire's reefs are clearly suffering they are replanting coral but the decline is bad. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire

Buddy Dive Resort: "A large Dive operation that comes up short.", Nov, 2024,

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
Bonaire