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Atlantis Dive Resorts, May, 2011, by Michael A Thompson, NV, US ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 6054.
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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	The hotel was nice, but we spent the previous week at Atlantis Dumaguete and were truly spoiled there. We were not spoiled here. Menu although very nice was not inspired and most offerings were "safe". Kitchen wait staff could not remember food allergies and my wife was constantly picking onions out of her food even after I told them daily NO ONIONS. We also had to frequently ask for more water. The food on the Verde Island trip was fantastic. Diving is spectacular here, some boats have some type of sun protection, but no fresh water tanks on board (cameras placed on deck). The dive masters worked hard to make the diving safe inspite of some wicked huge currents/tide changes. One dive master (not our regular) seemed to have gotten lost and his "findings" were meager. Verde island was a treasure although the current was strong on the second dive. Our dive master, (Norms)cautioned us to stay close to him on this dive as there was a treacherous down current ; some of the people on the boat who did not stick close to their dive master went from 10m to 30m in seconds. We did not find the muck diving we expected, but due to the huge (50 m) tide changes we frequently had to walk through the muck to or from the boat carrying part of our dive gear and cameras...dive staff at Atlantis Dumaguete would not hear of our carrying anything and there was no muck walking. Dive lockers are roomy enough for gear and generally allowed for things to at least partially dry out. This may seem minor, but there were no designated smoking areas, and this made life difficult as my wife had a severe reaction to smoke. Dive briefings were difficult as there was always a tourist smoking close by. The dining area had the same problem; no matter where we sat there was always a tourist smoking. The Americans were the worst, Russians were the most considerate. Spa facilities were beautiful, but the air conditioner broke and it took 2+ days to fix. Offers were made to do the massage in the rooms, but the rooms were not really large enough for that. The bus and boat transfer were an adventure and it was interesting to see the countryside.
Websites	Atlantis Dive Resorts
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	north america, central america, asia, caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	79-84°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	5-60 Ft/ 2-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	depth limits, heaviest breather frequently dictated dive time
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		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	Superb shore camera room with air hoses to dry camera housings. Both 110 & 220 on wall(this is the only place 110 was available)

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in Philippines/Puerto Galera

Atlantis Dive Resorts, May, 2011,

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in
Philippines/Puerto Galera