Dive Review of Coco View in
Honduras/Roatan

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Coco View, Mar, 2007, by Michael P. Risolo, N.Y., USA . Report 3431.
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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	The dive crew, Marco, divemaster and Gringo, boat captain were outstanding. I quickly learned to stay close to Marco because when he set out to find something specific, he did so doggedly and usually produce results. He promised to show us a pair of white sea horses, something I hadn't seen before. I have the photos. Visibility was generally in the 60'-100' range. Roatan abounds with small fish and critters. Banded coral shrimp abounded in the barrel and tube sponges. Green morays and lobster were plentiful. Coco View wall with a proliferation of various colorful corals and the wreck of the Prince Albert are great beach dives only a short swim from the resort. When returning from a boat dive there is often the option of being dropped off at the Coco View or Newman's wall to a do a third dive to what would have been a two tank boat dive. The resort is a typical dedicated dive operation. The accommodations are not posh but they are comfortable. The rooms are air conditioned. However, we found that keeping the doors and windows open gave us enough of a breeze so that the air conditioner wasn't needed. The room had two comfortable double beds. there was a porch outside overlooking the ocean and when not diving we found it pleasant to sit there and watch the Caribbean. Food is not gourmet, but is is good and there was always plenty of it. Staff was a bit slow at times but always friendly and eager to please. I was very impressed at staff response to my particular emergency. Upon departure, when I arrived at the airport, I discovered that one of my bags was not with the others. I was particularly upset because the bag in question contained all of my dive lights. When all of the bags were claimed by owners, one remained which was vaguely similar to mine. The ladies from Coco View who were coordinating the departure looked all over the terminal for my bag and when unsuccessful took identity from the bag remaining and queried all the airlines to see if that person had checked luggage. Sure enough, they discovered bags checked in the name of that person. That person was located and she was able to verify that the remaining bag was hers and that she must have checked someone else's bag. The Coco View ladies went over to the specific airline counter and did not budge from the counter (about one hour) until my bag was retrieved. Without their assistance, I would have returned home minus dive lights and various other items of equipment. Needless to say, Their patience, dedication and persistence was exemplary.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Long Island New York, Florida, Curacao, Bonaire, Cozumel, Aruba, Grand Caman, St. Thomas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	77-80°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	1 Hour dive time.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Coco View in Honduras/Roatan

Coco View, Mar, 2007,

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Dive Review of Coco View in
Honduras/Roatan