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Dive Iceland/One Day Stop on a Cruise Ship: "Best Viz in the World", Jul, 2015, by Robert Halem, CA, US ( Contributor 18 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 8505.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Diving the Silfra Crack is definitely one of those "Been there, done that, got the t-shirt" places. It is claimed to be the clearest water in the world and I believe it. It is certainly the best viz I have ever seen. But think about it....the viz is great because there is no particulate in the water. No particulate means no bacteria, no algae, and no plankton. With no biological elements in the water there is nothing to eat so there are no fish, no inverts. This is purely a dive for the structure and geology. There is no where else in the world where you can be at 45 feet, 38 degrees F and touch two continents. The classic picture from the dive is arms spread, one hand on Europe and one on North America. DIVE.IS picked me up at the cruise ship dock and returned me after the dives. Since it was mid-summer and far north, the pickup was at 4pm and return about 9pm, all in daylight. Was is fun, YES. Would I do it again, probably not.
Websites	Dive Iceland
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Everywhere warm
Closest Airport		Getting There	Pickup at cruise ship
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	39-39°F / 4-4°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	250-300 Ft/ 76-91 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay away from the bottom, lots of silt.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Nothing special for photographers and nothing special to photograph except the topography. The guide was enthusiastic about taking my picture in the classic arms out pose.

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Dive Review of Dive Iceland/One Day Stop on a Cruise Ship in General Travel/Other Locations/Silfra Crack, Iceland

Dive Iceland/One Day Stop on a Cruise Ship: "Best Viz in the World", Jul, 2015,

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Dive Review of Dive Iceland/One Day Stop on a Cruise Ship in
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