Dive Review of Div'Oceian/Port Bonaire - Private Owner Connie in
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Div'Oceian/Port Bonaire - Private Owner Connie: "Excellent 2 Weeks Boat Diving with Div'Ocean", Dec, 2021, by Joyce Leftly, NJ, US ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11832 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	NOTE: This was NOT a resort dive operation but I included the condo rental we used which was a 5 minute drive from the Div'Ocean dive op. My husband and I just returned from 2 weeks of OUTSTANDING BOAT DIVES with the excellent Div’Ocean dive op ! This was our 5th time diving with them and we've already planned a return trip in spring 2022. The owner Peter has an amazing staff (Kevin, Walter & Bianca) and they provided relaxing, fun and safe dives, resolving any equipment issues and finding lots of hard-to-spot critters. We did 2 tank dives daily on their shaded boat, which has a max of just 6 divers for personalized service. I have a hip issue and they were happy to provide help with lifting my gear out of water so I could easily go up the ladder. Our equipment was set up on the boat each morning, with my smaller tanks as requested. There was a place for dry storage for towels, etc They provide water, fruit, and raisin buns during the surface interval, along with interesting conversation. We had several great encounters with my favorite Reef Squid, along with Turtles, Frogfish, Ocean Triggerfish, Eagle Ray, Barracuda, Slender Filefish and 2 divers even saw a Manta out in the blue. Of course there were many small critters that Kevin pointed out - and with only 6 divers we could each take a look without being crowded. After the boat returned, there's a rinse tank with CLEAN water, and we hung our gear in their open air tank room, which was locked up when the shop closed. And our wetsuits were actually dry the next AM ! The shop also offers DPV dives on the East Coast, ostracod dives and other specialties. The Port Bonaire condo linked above is very close to the dive shop and was a great place to stay ! We did great snorkeling there, via an easy ladder with a rinse tank set up for cleaning gear.
Websites	Div'Oceian Port Bonaire - Private Owner Connie
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Curacao, Bonaire, Cozumel, Hawaii, St Vincent, US & British Virgin Islands, Dominica, St Lucia, Anguilla, other Caribbean locations, Kenya, Fla Keys
Closest Airport	Bonaire	Getting There	4 hour nonstop from Newark on United
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No real restrictions but divers were all sensible
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Div'Oceian/Port Bonaire - Private Owner Connie in Bonaire

Div'Oceian/Port Bonaire - Private Owner Connie: "Excellent 2 Weeks Boat Diving with Div'Ocean", Dec, 2021,

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Dive Review of Div'Oceian/Port Bonaire - Private Owner Connie in
Bonaire