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Estrella Del Mar I, Sep, 2009, by Chad Engler, OK, USA ( 1 report). Report 5124.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This trip, the boat, the crew was terrific! Reading up on this boat before we went I read a few negative reports which worried me a bit. I have to say that I found the boat, facilities and particularly the crew was great. Could the boat be bigger, sure, but it was a fabulous trip and the crew was just great! The boat was very clean, the service was exceptional, the naturalist guides were excellent. Overall the water was warmer than we expected although we still encountered occasional colder water (low 60's). We might have brought 5 mils instead of 7 mils if we had better info ahead of time. Most of the time the water was min the 70's. Expectations about the ability to carry on large amounts of gear on the flights from mainland Ecuador to Baltra and back were not terrible accurate so I would not carry on gear that couldn't be checked in a pinch. It just depends on the mood that day.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk, Cocos, Palau, Yap, Hawaii, Bahamas, Mexico, Panama, Honduras, Grand Turk, Cayman, USA, Canada, Dominica, Tonga, Fiji, Bonaire, Curacao, Florida, Bermuda, Red Sea, Bora Bora, Catalina, Saba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	62-74°F / 17-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco diving, diving as a group due to currents and wanting to surface fairly near each other for the panga pick ups.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
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	The boat could use a little more camera table space but honestly our group had a lot of large camera. It was never a serious problem, just an occasional inconvenience.

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Dive Review of Estrella Del Mar I in Galapagos Islands

Estrella Del Mar I, Sep, 2009,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Estrella Del Mar I in
Galapagos Islands