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Mike Severns Diving, Jun, 2007, by Chris Jones, CO, USA ( 1 report). Report 3376.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I consider diving with Mike Severns an education. Their guides take an extraordinary amount of time on pre-dive briefings, to tell you specifically what to look for and to explain any behaviors you might expect from the sealife. They patiently answer any and all questions, and do not try to guess if they do not know. This is all after you reach the dive site! The dives are very relaxed, with special attention focused on getting all divers (in two small groups of up to 6 each) in close to see the small critters. Similarly, there is personal follow-up after the dive to answer and questions you have or to discuss sea life you observed. They make every attempt to accommodate requests; the dive sites for the day are not chosen in advance, but only after consultation with their customers. Note that there is a very high chance that every first dive of the day will be out at Molokini (not a bad thing!). Pauline (the owner) takes an extraordinary amount of pride in her operation and her DMs, and it shows. All guides have extensive experience and/or backgrounds in marine biology or marine science. The attention to divers needs and customer service is outstanding. On one dive, we were dismayed by the underwater presence of one of our dive group (nicknamed the "human torpedo" or "coral smasher"). When communicating this to the crew, the boat captain suited up, and dove with just the two of us on the next dive! Experienced divers are trusted and respected; new divers are given more attention. Single, experienced divers are not forced to buddy up with another single. I have and will continue to go out of our way to dive with Mike Severns.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, Cozumel
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy, dry	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	79-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	65-150 Ft/ 20-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dependent upon the dive. Typical was to let the DM know when you reached 1000 psi (for planning purposes), and then start on your way up to a safety stop at 700 psi.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	Not a dive photographer, but noted a specific set-aside area for cameras and that the crew took the time to hand down cameras from the boat after divers were in the water. Boat Captain Andy is very knowledgeable about UWP and served as a good resource for other UWP.

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Dive Review of Mike Severns Diving in Hawaii/Maui

Mike Severns Diving, Jun, 2007,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Mike Severns Diving in
Hawaii/Maui