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Dive Review of Turquoise Bay in
Honduras/Roatan

Turquoise Bay: "Okay for the Caribbean.", Jan, 2020,

by Greg White, IL, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 11643.

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

Accommodations 3 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity 4 stars
Dive Operation 3 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments This was a trip put together by Y-Kiki Divers in St. Louis, MO, a shop we have been with on many trips. We took this one only to keep up our skills in preparation for other upcoming (but later cancelled due to Covid) trips to more interesting places outside the Caribbean. This was my wife's second trip to Roatan and my third.

The diving here was about what we expected for Caribbean diving. The resort is okay but nothing fancy. All meals are buffet style and there were plenty of options to satisfy both my wife, a very health-conscious eater, and me, a vegetarian. By and large, the resort staff were all very friendly and hard-working.

The rooms were okay, although nothing fancy. Not really set up for divers. There were gear lockers near the dive area but in my opinion they were rather small and nothing in them dried much at all.

Dive boats are quite roomy and well-equipped, although in my opinion they could have used a third crew member on the boats.

One thing the resort did that was a bit of an inconvenience was that during the day they accepted folks from cruise ships who would pretty much take over the beach and pool areas. This was not a problem for us but anyone in our group who wanted to use those areas had to contend with a lot of other bodies.
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Many Caribbean locations, several Philippines, Palau, Yap, Solomons, Indonesia, Hawaii, California
Closest Airport Roatan Getting There Easy getting there. Many flights from U.S.

Dive Conditions

Weather windy Seas choppy, surge
Water Temp 78-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 25-50 Ft/ 8-15 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

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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