Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire

Other Bonaire reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Divi Flamingo: "Cruise ships destroy Bonaire", Feb, 2018, by Teresa McCanlies, TX, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 10129 has 3 Helpful votes.
No photos available at this time
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	I've loved Bonaire for 35 years but have never before been there in Dec/Jan. So I was aghast that 2 & sometimes 3 mega cruise ships docked DAILY at Town Pier smack in the middle of Bonaire's marine park. Visability was absolutely destroyed the entire length of Bonaire's west side. E.g., at Rappel - one of the farther northern sites - we were unable to see the dive boat 20 feet above our heads. Conservation? What a joke! Why bother telling divers no gloves, no touching when mega vessels are crusing destructively through the park. The govt could, I believe, lay offshore & deliver cruise passengers by tender. But I suspect the dockage fee per passenger would be less. So yes, by all means, let's just destroy the environment for a bit more money.
Websites	Divi Flamingo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean(Cayman Isles, Cozumel, Belize, Utila, T&C, etc.), Costa Rica, South Africa, Socorro, all over Pacific (Thailand, Bali, Fiji, Tonga, Adamant Isles, Maldives, Rajah Ampat, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Philippines
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

Report currently has 3 Helpful votes

Subscriber's Comments

By kim riederer in CA, US at Mar 24, 2018 05:22 EST

Our family 3 of us love Bonaire as hard core divers like you & can not agree with you more !! One year we were there on January, 2 HUGE cruse ship (we were passing by dinky dive boat)I was thinking what would this many human would do to Ocean. I keep telling my son keep his memory safe because it may not exist on his kids generation.

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 591 dive reviews of Bonaire and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Divi Flamingo

All Bonaire Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Bonaire
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Featured Links from Our Sponsors
Interested in becoming a sponsor?

Reef & Rainforest, Let our experience be your guide -- Reef and Rainforest

Reef & Rainforest, Dive & Adventure Travel A full service dive travel agency that specializes in Bonaire. We know the best Caribbean and Pacific diving

Want to assemble your own collection of Bonaire reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.46 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in Bonaire

Divi Flamingo: "Cruise ships destroy Bonaire", Feb, 2018,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subscriber's Comments

Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire