Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Komodo Dancer in
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Peter Hughes -- Komodo Dancer, Sep, 2010, by ann mcgrath, VA, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 5789.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was our second charter on the Komodo Dancer. It is a comfortable boat, but the downstairs cabins are small. The bathrooms have been redone and are now completely tiled, which is very nice. But the room on the top bunks is small, you can't really even sit upright. There is plenty of room under the lower bunk, though, for luggage. We had no issues whatsoever on our trip. The only thing I will tell you is that although they have a satellite phone on board, there were areas where they couldn't even get a satellite signal, due to the fact we were diving in bays that were former volcanos, so the hills around the boat prevented getting a good satellite signal. Once you get away from Bali, there is little or no cell signal either. The food service on this boat is very good, and the service in general is excellent. Our steward, Three, quickly learned what our favorite drinks and snacks were, so you would usually get it before you knew you wanted it! I requested a vegan menu, with salads at lunch and dinner, and they did an excellent job of accommodating my request. There was plenty of fresh fruit available all the time, and if you wanted something you didn't see, they would get it for you. Alcohol is not free, though, so recommend bringing your own liquor. Dive crew is outstanding, including our leaders Michael and Claire. The divemasters found amazing stuff for us, and made sure that everyone who wanted to see the critter or photograph it, got a turn. They were a tremendous help with my 77-year old mom, getting in the dive boat, out of the dive boat, into and out of her gear. It was also very enjoyable to watch the pigs, monkeys and Komodo dragons on the beach in the Komodo National Park.
Websites	Peter Hughes -- Komodo Dancer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	75-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-100 Ft/ 6-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	depth limits only, due to Nitrox use. time limits only enforced when the boat needed to travel after the dive.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Decent amount of room on the boat for cameras. The crew rinses your camera after each dive for you, and puts your camera on the dive boat before each dive.

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Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Komodo Dancer in Indonesia/Komodo

Peter Hughes -- Komodo Dancer, Sep, 2010,

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Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Komodo Dancer in
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