Dive Review of Anchorage Hotel &Dive Center in
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Anchorage Hotel &Dive Center, Jun, 2006, by Dave Andel, IL, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 2698.
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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	Dominica is a great destination. As you approach the island it looks like your going to a set of Jurassic Park. The spiral approach was one of the best thrill rides I've been on! It take a few hours to drive over the mountains to get to Roseau. The taxi will take you to a grocery if asked before or after you check in. When getting into a taxi to go into town always ask what the fare is per person. The set-up for the Anchorage Dive Center was very easy. Boats pulled up to the dock right in front of the resort. No lugging tanks and equipment. DM's and staff had everything on the boat ready to go. Started the week using Miser's Dream a 60' Cat, more room than any boat we have been on. We would average 16-20 divers a day. Our group had 14. By the end of the week we were on the Passion a 75' sailing Cat. Great for surface intervals, just lay out on the netting. Between dives water or juice was available, after the last dive rum punch! The diving was great. Best site was Champaign, alot of small critters, the coral was in great shape. This is the first island we have been to that there is as much to do above water as below. Mountains, rivers, waterfalls, wildlife, and rainforest. Your afternoons can fill up quickly, take time to go to Ti Tou Gourge, Trafalgar Falls and the Indian River (were parts of Pirates of the Caribbean II and III we filmed. The resort was basic. If you want a larger room get the Oceanfront Rooms, Poolside and Standard rooms are SMALL. Rooms are spartan. Daily maid service, beds made, fresh towels daily and room cleaned. Restaurant basic fare. Breakfast was filling, ate two dinners there before we ventured out. Great restarant in Roseau, La Robe Creole, the Green Flash is with-in walking distance from Anchorage. It rained the night before we left and America cancelled our morning flight. Ended up staying the night Theona's Courtyard, before we could get a flight off the island.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Curacao, Little Cayman, Grand Turk
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Check out dives, recreational dive limits. Come up with 500psi Once the dive masters got a feel of our groups they would let you stay in the water up to 60 min.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	Camera bucket (old cooler) on board boat, cleaned out every day. DM or Captain would hand your camera to you after you splashed in.

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Dive Review of Anchorage Hotel &Dive Center in Dominica

Anchorage Hotel &Dive Center, Jun, 2006,

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Dive Review of Anchorage Hotel &Dive Center in
Dominica