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World Wide Dive and Sail- French Polynesia Master: "Good Trip for Sharks and Good Visibility", Aug, 2019, by Mark Vanderlinden, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 11130 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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This is my second trip on this live aboard ( both were dedicated photo trips). I made one several years ago. The boat is well laid with more than adequate facilities. The cabins were all spacious with the most room I have had so far on a live aboard. The overall diving was outstanding with excellent visibility. The first trip was better overall for sharks but that one was right before the grouper spawn so the sharks were more numerous. With that being said, this trip had some more opportunities to shoot pictures of fish I had been unable to get previously (Napoleon Wrasse). The only negative comment I have to make is concerning the boats or more correctly the inflatables used to ferry divers to and from the dive sites. On the previous trip they had three smaller inflatables which would ferry dives out in groups of four or five with 10 minute spacing between boats so groups were spread out and there was always one boat on the dive site in case of emergencies (We had 5 groups on that trip). This arrangement worked well. On this trip there were two large inflatables which replaced the three smaller ones. They put two dive groups on each boat with two guides and the boat driver which amounted to 12 divers, all the dive gear and many large underwater camera housings. Even though this appears to be more efficient, it became more like a cattle boat operation and made handling dive and camera gear a dicey operation at best when the seas became rough. I don’t know who in management made this operational decision but it takes away from the enjoyment of the trip. From my prospective I would not rebook a trip unless they changed the operational protocol in some way to avoid the overcrowded boats ( i.e. more boats smaller groups). I am not saying to not go but rather to inquire ahead if this type situation concerns you. Except for my comments above, all the dive guides and crew were safety conscious and went out of their way to make the diving safe and enjoyable as best they could. You should be be comfortable in the water and be able to handle currents to go on this trip. This isn't the best trip for new beginning divers.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Florida, Hawaii, Micronesia (Palau, Yap, Truk), Wake and Johnston Is, Malaysia (Sipadan), Okinawa, Maldives, Indonesia (Bali and Wakatobi), Solomon IS
Closest Airport	Papeete, Rangiroa, Fakarava	Getting There	None
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Must stay with your dive team and follow guide which was a necessity considering the currents and other open water conditions
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	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	Well set up with large rinse tank. Since we had a large photography group space was still at a premium.

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Dive Review of World Wide Dive and Sail- French Polynesia Master in French Polynesia/Tuamotos

World Wide Dive and Sail- French Polynesia Master: "Good Trip for Sharks and Good Visibility", Aug, 2019,

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Dive Review of World Wide Dive and Sail- French Polynesia Master in
French Polynesia/Tuamotos