Dive Review of ALDive/Rosalie Bay in
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ALDive/Rosalie Bay: "back to Dominica!", Jun, 2015, by ann mcgrath, VA, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 8247.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We have dived Dominica many, many times since the late 90s, and it never disappoints! Billy, Samantha and all the excellent folks at ALDive took good care of us, including my 82 year old mom. We dove with Billy and some of his excellent divemasters, with Odel at the helm of their comfortable boat. ALDive is very safety conscious, which I appreciate. They are professional and friendly, which is why they are the only operation I dive with on Dominica. Check the reviews, you won't find anything negative! Their dive shop/pier/boats are conveniently located just outside Roseau. You can leave your gear at ALDive during your stay, so you don't have to haul it back and forth to your hotel. The staff will rinse it and hang it securely each night, and it will be back on the boat the next morning. Billy knows the best places to dive on Dominica! Even though I've been there many times before, we dove two areas I hadn't been before, and was impressed with both! One was a sheer wall covered with sponges in every color of the rainbow. We had a nice encounter with a green sea turtle there. The other spot is the sandy/grassy area under the Fort Young cruise ship pilings - this is a haven for juveniles (lion fish, angel fish), and there are several bat fish there as well (we saw three). The dive sites here are gentle, good for beginners as well as experienced divers. There was a little current on the southwest tip of the island, but that's where the Caribbean meets the Atlantic, so that's to be expected (and it wasn't much). The lion fish are kept to a minimum, thankfully, because most restaurants have them on the menu! (They are yummy, by the way.) I was happy to see plenty of juvenile spotted drums and jack knife fish, eels, crabs and lobsters. There was one large barracuda and one nurse shark, as well as a few sting rays. All in all, an excellent experience! About Rosalie Bay Resort: This resort is absolutely beautiful, and we plan to come back every year. The only caveat for divers is that it's on the other side of the island, so you will spend about 45 minutes driving each way, and the minimum charge for Rosalie Bay to take you is USD$50 round trip (per couple), so it can get expensive. You can rent a car less expensively, but the roads are windy and full of holes, so we opted to let Rosalie Bay drive us. The rooms at Rosalie Bay are spectacular, and the restaurant/pool bar is also excellent. Their new spa is amazing as well.
Websites	ALDive Rosalie Bay
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	almost everywhere
Closest Airport	Melville Hall	Getting There	Seaborne Airlines
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational depth limits
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	The boat staff will rinse your camera gear with fresh water when you come up, and store your equipment in a safe place between dives.

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Dive Review of ALDive/Rosalie Bay in Dominica

ALDive/Rosalie Bay: "back to Dominica!", Jun, 2015,

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Dive Review of ALDive/Rosalie Bay in
Dominica