Dive Review of Marlin Bay Resort in
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Marlin Bay Resort, Apr, 2003, by Juli Tracy & Dick Gamble, CA, USA . Report 447.
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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	Dive resort was very nicely appointed -- clean, comfortable, spacious bures. Food was also good, although breakfast could benefit by being a buffet, because often by the time everyone was served (7:00 start time), it was a rush to make the boat by 8:00. Diving was a letdown after being on the Aggressor the week before, but as the week progressed the divemasters took us to better and better sites! The divemasters we had were excellent--showed us creatures we never would have found and were always somewhere around, even though they were never intrusive. We are usually the last on board because we take so long in photographing and there was always a divemaster somewhere around us until we actually started our ascent after the safety stop. Two dives a day isn't quite enough diving for us, but since it took a long time to get to and from the sites (about 30-45 minutes usually), it was often close to 2 by the time we sat down to lunch, so a third dive would have been difficult. Overall we enjoyed the pampering and the beauty of the island and the islanders. If we don't return, it will be because the diving, though good, was not as good as we experienced on the Aggressor.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Caribbean, Palau, Yap
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Maximum depth 110 feet
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No camera table on shore, and limited table space in rooms to work on cameras -- ended up doing most changing film, etc. on bathroom sink for the best light. On boat there were sheltered areas to change film, and two rinse tanks.

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Dive Review of Marlin Bay Resort in Fiji and Tuvalu

Marlin Bay Resort, Apr, 2003,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Marlin Bay Resort in
Fiji and Tuvalu