Dive Review of Fantasy Island in
Honduras/Roatan

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Fantasy Island, May, 2007, by David Pex, OR, USA . Report 3321.
No photos available at this time
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	Fantasy Island is a dedicated dive resort that someone invested substantial funds in establishing. Unfortunately, the facility has suffered badly due to poor maintenance. Soon after I arrived for a one-week stay, the air compressor broke down, and throughout my visit, the resort depended upon the nearby Coco View Resort to ensure adequate supplies of filled tanks. Then, our dive boat broke down exchanging tanks at Coco, and had to be towed back to the dock. The on-shore facilities are also deteriorating. The A/C unit on the room above mine dripped through most of my stay onto my A/C unit, providing a new form of water torture that maintenance could not fix. My bath tub drained poorly, and some of the public toilets did not flush very effectively. Sadly, the pool, while heated and with circulating water, had a totally ineffective filter, resulting in pool water that was far too cloudy for use, and the pool bottom was coated with sand and dirt. No one ever used the pool, and the pool bar looked like it had not been used in months. In addition, the Dive Master was negligent in safety briefings, never referring to minimum PSI or safety stops. I got a low fill on one dive, alerted my DM, and kept him aware of my low air situation. However, I surfaced with only 250 PSI! He said "I know how you breath", and it was only my third dive! Not believable!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Aruba, Tobago, St. Vincent, Cozumel, Curaco
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow the dive master.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	Camera Only barrel, but no table available on boat.

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Dive Review of Fantasy Island in Honduras/Roatan

Fantasy Island, May, 2007,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Fantasy Island in
Honduras/Roatan