Dive Review of Jamaica Scuba Divers in
Jamaica/Ocho Rios

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Jamaica Scuba Divers, Dec, 2005, by Jim Schoeneck, CA, USA . Report 2760.
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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	Selected Jamaica Scuba Divers (divejamaica@yahoo.com) for a group of 12 divers off a cruise ship. Christian, a very friendly person and our primary contact, met us at the tourism office just off the cruise ship pier and we were quickly off to the resort to gear up and get to the boat. Diving was off pangas at Runaway Bay, about a 30 minute ride from the pier. Service at the resort was great. Staff took care of paperwork, secured necessary equipment and got the gear to the boats, making sure everyone was well cared for. A secure locker was available for valuables. Diving was better than I had expected, comparable to other close in dives in much of the Caribbean. First dive was a tug boat wreck in at about 70 feet, teaming with fish and a couple of interesting passthroughs. Second dive was on a shallow reef that served as a nursery with lots of juveniles and other small critters, plus a couple of turtles that passed by. We had a couple of snorklers in our group who really enjoyed being 20-30 feet above us during this dive. After the diving, we had drinks and snacks at the bar next to the dive center and then it was back to the ship, where we were dropped off as close as possible to the entrance gate. Overall, Christian and his people get an A+ for service. The diving was a solid grade of B, a good choice if you want to get wet rather than explore topside activities in Jamaica.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico, California
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	78-0°F / 26--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Timed dives of up to 60 minutes, back on boat at 500 psi or 1 hour.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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	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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Dive Review of Jamaica Scuba Divers in Jamaica/Ocho Rios

Jamaica Scuba Divers, Dec, 2005,

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Dive Review of Jamaica Scuba Divers in
Jamaica/Ocho Rios