Dive Review of Fort Young Dive/Fort Young Hotel and Dive Resort in
Dominica/Roseau

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Fort Young Dive/Fort Young Hotel and Dive Resort: "A Fun Time, but Not My Cup of Tea", Feb, 2024, by Ryan M Neely, MN, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13025.
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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
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Comments	What this trip helped us discover was that we aren't very fond of boat diving or diving with large groups. That kind of diving is serviceable if you're in a pinch or you need someone else to take the reins of planning your trip, but it just wasn't for us. Here's the good: The Fort Young Hotel itself is amazing. The hotel staff was courteous and helpful. Almost too helpful for a pathological self-reliant individual such as myself. The hotel was clean. Also good, the staff of the dive operation. They were super friendly and excited, despite being overworked (and likely underpaid). The not for us part: Dominica isn't a place where you want to get a rental car unless you're familiar with driving on crowded hairpin turns on the left side of the road. As such, we were pretty well stranded at the resort . . . which isn't the best for awake-time activities. They have a pool. That's nice. We could walk the streets of Roseau, which was . . . okay. Roseau, however, is one of the ports for the cruise ship, and the pier for that port is directly in front of Fort Young Hotel. This means three things: First, the streets of Roseau are crowded with tourists and hucksters almost daily. That's fine, if you're the kind of traveler who enjoys the crowds and the souvenirs. We are not. Second, it means that almost daily there is a massive cruise ship in front of the hotel blocking your view of the ocean. Third, there is a moratorium on shore diving while there is a cruise ship docked, which means if you want to shore dive here, it's likely going to be a night dive. We did extensive research ahead of the trip to determine how we were going to afford eating. Our pack ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Fort Young Dive Fort Young Hotel and Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Vancouver Island, Northern Minnesota, Bonaire
Closest Airport	Douglas-Charles Airport, Marigot	Getting There	I think that some of our group were able to book flights from Florida straight to Dominica. The rest of us, however, ended up with a layover in San Juan, Puerto Rico before continuing on to Dominica. The shuttle from the airport to the resort took just over an hour (despite it only being thirty miles) thanks to the beautiful mountains of the island.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	100-300 Ft/ 30-91 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	There weren't many restrictions enforced here. I guess I didn't ask if I could dive my own profile. I was with a group and it felt as though the group was meant to stick together.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	I don't have a huge rig. I currently shoot with a SeaLife Micro 3.0 and two Sea Dragon 2500 video lights (though I prefer stills). This was a good size for diving from the bo ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Fort Young Dive/Fort Young Hotel and Dive Resort in Dominica/Roseau

Fort Young Dive/Fort Young Hotel and Dive Resort: "A Fun Time, but Not My Cup of Tea", Feb, 2024,

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Dive Review of Fort Young Dive/Fort Young Hotel and Dive Resort in
Dominica/Roseau