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Ocean Encounters Diving/LionsDive Beach Resort: "Very good Caribbean diving. Excellent dive operation and resort.", Jan, 2025, by Harvey Cohen, NJ, US ( Sr. Contributor 29 reports with 20 Helpful votes). Report 13303.
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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	Both Lions Dive and Ocean Encounters were excellent. Both are very well managed and really high quality. My room (4106) was spacious, clean, and well laid out. Being just a few steps from the dive shop and boats was a big plus. Being directly across the street from a convenience store with packaged foods was also nice. The included buffet breakfasts were nice, and the restaurant food was enjoyable. And I am always happy when they serve at least one alcohol-free beer or ale. As the resort shares a mall called the Boulevard with at least one other resort, there are lots of good restaurants available. I us ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Ocean Encounters Diving LionsDive Beach Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Eilat, Bali, Komodo, Raja Ampat, Lembeh, Ambon, Banda Sea, Red Sea, Fiji, Palau, Coral Sea, Galapagos, many Caribbean locations, New Jersey, Florida, National Aquarium, Dutch Springs, Silfra (Iceland), Panama (Pacific), Seattle Bay, Cuba Gardens of the Queen
Closest Airport	Curaçao International Airport	Getting There	JetBlue direct from JFK
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-40 Ft/ 9-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back on boat with 500 psi
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	Each dive boat had a tank just for cameras. (Each diver had an individual mask bucket). There was also a tank just for cameras and regulators at the dock. My ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters Diving/LionsDive Beach Resort in Curaçao/LionsDive Beach Resort

Ocean Encounters Diving/LionsDive Beach Resort: "Very good Caribbean diving. Excellent dive operation and resort.", Jan, 2025,

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters Diving/LionsDive Beach Resort in
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