Dive Review of Moorea Blue Diving/Cook's Bay Hotel in
French Polynesia/MOOREA

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Moorea Blue Diving/Cook's Bay Hotel: "Crown of Thorns Devastation", Oct, 2023, by DEE FOSTER, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 12735 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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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Value for $$
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Comments	The Hotel: Cooks Bay Hotel is only 5 months old and everything is pretty much brand new and very clean. That being said, it's kind of austere; everything is white, grey or beige. No tropical riot of colors, which I kind of missed, but that's just me. I'm sure lots of people see it as very restful. There are a few quirky growing pains that have yet to be addressed, like there are no luggage racks to be had, which means you pretty much have to put your suitcase on their pristine white bedding. There were no dressers in the rooms- we had some shelves in the closet, but our companion in the second bedroom had nowhere to put her clothes except two drawers in the bathroom. Pure white floors in the rooms were a bit crazy, although room service came every day and did a remarkable job keep ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Tahiti, Fiji, Solomon Is., Palau, Australia, Caymans Honduras, Belize, Catalina Is. CA
Closest Airport	FAAA	Getting There	LAX direct to the main island of Tahiti
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Seemed like they tried to bring most dives in at 45 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
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	Crew was very careful handing over gear. Dedicated rinse bucket at dive shop, but not on boat. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Moorea Blue Diving/Cook's Bay Hotel in French Polynesia/MOOREA

Moorea Blue Diving/Cook's Bay Hotel: "Crown of Thorns Devastation", Oct, 2023,

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Dive Review of Moorea Blue Diving/Cook's Bay Hotel in
French Polynesia/MOOREA