Dive Review of Nekton Rorqual in
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Nekton Rorqual, Oct, 2006, by Patricia del a Sota, VA, USA . Report 3081.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	We spent a week in October 2006 on the Nekton Rorqual liveaboard diving Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. (This was our second Nekton trip and we have done many other liveaboards.) It was a wonderful trip. There were only 13 divers (out of a possible 26) so there was even more room than usual on this already spacious boat! The dive platform is well-configured - very easy off and on. A dive master had to read the tanks's nitrox levels before each dive (on other trips, we were responsible for measuring our own nitrox levels) which meant you sometimes waited a few moments until they came around to you with the indicator. The large steel tanks they use are quite negative (heavy) so you wear less weight which is nice. Because they are so negatively bouyant, they can cause you to "roll" to either side if not kept balanced. The food was awesome - flavorful, varied and plentiful. The crew was great - cheerful and helpful at all times. They were very organized - from pickup at the Sunset House to drop off at the airport. The diving was OK, just OK. I don't think I am seeing the vibrancy of life that I saw when I started diving 20 years ago. (Am I becoming jaded?) The boat is showing her age a bit but everything worked as advertised. My one pet peeve - the dive site briefings and drawings were poor. One crew member would draw the site and then another crew member would erase it and draw it all over again. They frequently were clueless as to where the mooring was in relation to the reef! The crew had been diving these sites for a while but except for one or two crew members, most did not seem able to properly describe nor draw a site. All in all, it was a very good, relaxing trip and we will consider doing another Nekton in the future.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	All throughout the Caribbean, Truk, Hawaii, Thailand, East Coast (US)
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Return 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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Nekton Rorqual in Cayman Islands

Nekton Rorqual, Oct, 2006,

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Dive Review of Nekton Rorqual in
Cayman Islands