Dive Review of Fort Young in
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Fort Young: "Loved the island but the diving not so much", Jun, 2025, by Steven Y Davidson, GA, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 13397.
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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 $$
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Comments	We flew into Dominica on American Airlines to begin our trek to Fort Young Hotel in Rousea. It was an hour plus drive across narrow and poorly maintained roads. The terrain and the weather on the island clearly challenges their effort to keep the roads in good shape, not to mention the economics involved. Our bus driver, Clem, narrated for us and gave us a good background on the island. The AC on our bus worked well and it was a pleasant drive. We arrived to find a really nice room overlooking the water. It was clearly an older hotel but well maintained. But if you cannot navigate lots of stairs, don’t go there. We were in room 202 and rooms 201 through 206 are the best as far as accessibility. We were near an elevator, but it was an old one. It worked okay most of the time but I had to shake loose a ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Belize, Bonaire, Curacao, Cocos Island, Tahiti, Fiji, Cozumel, Cayman, Utila, Roatan, etc.
Closest Airport	Douglas Charles Airport	Getting There	THey are working on a new airport but this was as expected. Primitive. Be sure to fill our your custom form online for the best experience. You will get a QR code. It says one per person or head of family. When we arrived it was one person. So we had to delay so the wife could fill one out. It was the first in a while that we got a stamp on our passport. That was cool
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	45-60 Ft/ 14-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth and time. Neither objectionable.
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Fort Young in Dominica

Fort Young: "Loved the island but the diving not so much", Jun, 2025,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Fort Young in
Dominica