Dive Review of Ocean Encounters/Breezes in
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Ocean Encounters/Breezes, Dec, 2004, by Kathy Carstens, WI, usa . Report 1544.
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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	The shore diving is excellent with a very healthy reef and a wide variety and large number of the usual tropicals. At Breezes, 1 shore dive per day is included in the stay but boat dives are extra as are exta dives. If you wish to do any boat dives, sign up at the beginning of the week as they fill up fast and only go to Mushroom Forest twice a week. The house reef and wall were plenty to keep our group of 5 divers happy all week but the opportunity to "dive your brains out" certainly does exist. I prefer to use my own gear, but loaner equipment is available at no cost. If you bring your own gear, try to stay in the Royal Tower as it is closest to the dive shop. They only have a few gear lockers so your chance of getting one is slim. Once the required forms are filled out, you simply sign out a tank and are free to dive whenever and whatever profile you want. There is no hand holding or guided tours. When the dive is over, you just sign back in. The diving is easy and varied. Entry is a giant stride off the pier and there is a nice ladder for the water exit.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Roatan, Cayman Brac, Punta Cana, Runaway Bay, South Caicos, Great Lakes
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No limits. We were able to just pick up a tank, sign out and dive our oun profiles.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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 Ocean Encounters/Breezes in Curaçao

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters/Breezes in
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