Dive Review of Naia in
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Naia: "Fiji once again", Feb, 2015, by Michael N. Hofman, CA, US ( Sr. Contributor 25 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 8300.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	there have tons of reviews about the Naia, including the stories last year about an obnoxious client who harassed an Undercurrent reviewer. Well, we had none of those problems. Eight of us arranged to do the charter when our friend Paul Humann was supposed to be aboard (he couldn't make the trip), and had a super time. So many of the same crew were on board I got to share photos from my last time on the Naia (11 years ago)! We all had a super time, and even with a depth restriction due to PFO issues under analysis to 30 feet I enjoyed the diving immensely. I thought Amanda and Josh did a super job and were professional and friendly at the same time. My wife who has snorkeled everywhere I've dived loved the snorkeling and was in the water longer than the divers. We'll be going back again.
Websites	Naia
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Indonesia, Palau, Caribbean, Hawaii, Vanuatu, Philppines
Closest Airport	Nandi	Getting There	Fiji airways not my favorite but only about an 8 hour flight
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	they talked about 70 minute dive times to keep within the schedule but it was a very relaxed scheduled
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	room enough for many photogs and equipment

Subscriber's Comments

By Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Jul 23, 2015 01:18 EST

Did you really mean depth restrictions to 30 feet? And Africa?

By report author: Michael N. Hofman in CA, US at Jul 23, 2015 22:30 EST

sorry I asked the web master to change to the location to the Pacific (it was after i did a review of mozambique). My diving to 30 feet was a personal restriction because I was in the middle of a PFO evaluation (and have since had the PFO closure procedure).

By Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Jul 24, 2015 01:22 EST

I understand now. I was on the Naia in Nov. 14 (see my review), so I puzzled about the depth restriction. Just to make it clear to everyone, I think it was 100 feet suggested for max. depth.

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Dive Review of Naia in Fiji and Tuvalu

Naia: "Fiji once again", Feb, 2015,

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Dive Review of Naia in
Fiji and Tuvalu