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Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kauai Beach Club: "Another year of great diving w/FF", Jul, 2015, by Ms Lynda Durfee, VA, US ( Top Contributor 49 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 8305 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I've been diving w/FF for two weeks every year since 2009. Nice crew; each boat takes a maximum of 6 divers, grouped by experience level (veteran down to newbies). I did 18 dives in 12 days, including two all-day trips to Niihau. I've seen just about everything in Hoover's books on Hawaiian sea life, and I was able to check off a few new (to me) sightings--juvenile psychedlic wrasse, juv. gold ring surgeon, juv. big eye emperor. At Niihau, saw Galapagos, grey, sand bar, oceanic white tip sharks and several large monk seals. The regular am and pm two-tank trips go to sites within 15-20 minutes of the harbor, based on best visibility and/or customer requests. Nick, Anthony and Casey (the DMs I went with) really now where to find the cool stuff. Most stays, I stuck close to the DM, more or less in a flanking positionpointing out unusual things I saw on my side while constantly checking the DM to see if he/she had stopped to look for something in a hole or point out sharks, turtles, game fish. No, this isn't Fiji; you'll see mostly hard corals on lava flow, but lots of reef fingers and ledges to swim by/over. Definitely do Sheraton Caverns at least once. They book up fast, so be sure to call/email at least two weeks in advance for boat reservations. You will want a full wetsuit for protection against sea urchins and other unexpected encounters w/coral. The guides are eco-friendly and don't poke at octupus or eels. Wish I could say that about some photographers. Chips, water and soda provided onboard between dives.
Websites	Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean, all Hawaiian islands, Fiji, Palau, Maldives.
Closest Airport	Lihue	Getting There	easy connections from LA, SF, Denver and Chigago. From DC, takes about 12-14 hurs
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco; don't go below 130; stay w/buddy or DM. Divers with computer can dive their own profile. Most dives were 60 minutes or longer.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kauai Beach Club in Hawaii/Kauai

Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kauai Beach Club: "Another year of great diving w/FF", Jul, 2015,

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Dive Review of Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kauai Beach Club in
Hawaii/Kauai