Dive Review of Tortuga Divers/Morritt's Tortuga Club in
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Tortuga Divers/Morritt's Tortuga Club, Jan, 2006, by John E. Keith, UT, USA . Report 2255.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	We expected windy conditions from the forecast and other chap reports, so we were not terribly disappointed that boats did not go out on three of our seven days there. We did have a problem with Ocean Frontiers - the best operation on the East End according to the Chap book. They cancelled us saying it was too rough, but we went out with Tortuga and we saw one of the OF boats was. When confronted later, they admitted that "one of their two boats was not running well. It couldn't go out because of the conditions and you were scheduled on that boat." Honesty from the get-go would have been nice. Tortuga Divers (resort shop) was good. We did 2 2-tank dives on the south side (wind was NE). The divemasters gave a good briefing and were very attentive, if a little stiff at first. Nothing but water on the boat between dives. One could dive his/her own profile on computer, but no one did. That made too many people (11) with one divemaster. The second day, they split the group (16) and it was better. The coral was in much better condition that I expected, but we didn't dive the deep wall because of wind and currents. Saw a few bigger fish (including a nurse shark) but lots of smaller ones. We did 2 shore dives (Eden Rock and Sunset House) both of which were great - good coral and big groupers and tarpon. If we go back (high probability), we will concentrate on shore diving except for one trip to the walls. Morritt's (1 bedroom RCI exchange) was very comfortable, well equipped, and pleasant. Staff were excellent. Drinks around the pool were a bit on the light side. Food there was quite good, as was the case for most of the places we ate on the island. Locals seemed really friendly and pleasant. However, as everyone says, take your money belt. Cheap it ain't.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Cozumel, Turks and Caicos, St. Maarten, Saba, Cabo San Lucas, Florida Keys, Monterey CA, Gran Canaria
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	26-28°C / 79-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-40 Ft/ 5-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	100 feet max depth for divers with divemaster; 40 - 50 minute time limit
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Boat had a large fresh water tank for cameras plus another for masks. Unfortunately, one of the divers decided to use the camera tank to rinse off her BCD. She got a mild reprimand from other divers, but nothing from the staff. No facilities for cameras on shore.

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Dive Review of Tortuga Divers/Morritt's Tortuga Club in Cayman Islands

Tortuga Divers/Morritt's Tortuga Club, Jan, 2006,

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Dive Review of Tortuga Divers/Morritt's Tortuga Club in
Cayman Islands