Dive Review of PV Sea Dive/Velas Vallarta in
Mexico (Western)/Peurto Vallarta

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PV Sea Dive/Velas Vallarta, Nov, 2012, by John E. Keith, UT, US ( Top Contributor 32 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 6802.
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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
Overall Rating
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Comments	PV Sea Dive is a very good small operation. They (Sue and Marie) have one boat and, at present, no real dive shop, although they are planning a facility for next year. They limit the number of divers to 8 max, and 4 divers to one DM. We checked out other dive shops, and most looked like cattle-boat operations with combined snorkle and dive groups aimed at the cruise ship crowd. We had two 2-tank dives - one to the Marietas and one to the south bay. On the latter, they had a full boat, and they divided the divers mostly by experience. Sue and Marie (as well as DM Mark and Captain Carlos) are very accomodating and helpful, both above and below the water. That being said, the visibility was limited. Sue and Marie said that summer visibilty is much better. All of our dives were at 45 feet or less (as much our choice as theirs). My wife and I saw a number of green and jewelled eels, as well as lots of puffers and box fish and several fairly large scorpion fish. Sue and Mark were good at finding nudibranchs of various sizes and shapes. They also were willing to have us dawdle as we took pictures. At the end of one dive, my wife, my son, and I had substantial amounts of air left (the other diver in our group needed to surface), and we were allowed to continue our dive. We had our grandkids (2 and 5) with us on one trip, and PV Sea Dive made a special effort to accomodate them. Still, I would not go to Peurto Vallarta for a dive trip. But if I were there, I'd choose PV Sea Dive every time. Velas Vallarta is an all-inclusive timeshare. The rooms and facilities are nice and very kid-friendly, and the food is good.
Websites	PV Sea Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Caribbean, Sea of Cortez, Calif, Fla, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge
Water Temp	75-79°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-30 Ft/ 6-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No camera bucket on board. Lots of small critters. Vis was less than perfect for photos.

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Dive Review of PV Sea Dive/Velas Vallarta in Mexico (Western)/Peurto Vallarta

PV Sea Dive/Velas Vallarta, Nov, 2012,

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

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Dive Review of PV Sea Dive/Velas Vallarta in
Mexico (Western)/Peurto Vallarta