Dive Review of Atlantis Dumaguete in
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Atlantis Dumaguete, Sep, 2008, by Darell Cook, CO, United States ( 2 reports). Report 4493.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Excellent facilities. During busy times they scheduled dive boats to leave at different times to minimize number of people leaving / arriving at once. 4 boat dives a day. The pier is not to be missed - lots of growths with lots of marine life. One-hour boat ride to Apo Island which has some of the healthiest reefs we have ever seen with large groupers, schools (1000's) of jacks and many turtles. Coastal diving was a mix of muck and reefs with many critters - seahorses, pipe fish, nudibranchs, stone/scorpion fish, sting rays, clown fish, lion fish, frog fish, mimic and reef octopus, etc. One speedboat, mostly bankas (local outrigger boats) all back roll entry with ladder exit. They lift BCs out of the water for you. Some dive masters seemed to fall asleep on dives and kind of ignored us. Food was good, busy time so breakfast buffet, order 1 of 4 from menu board for lunch & dinner. Chef was outstanding and made us some specials upon request (sashimi, lumpia). Good A/C and ceiling fan in rooms. Low water pressure. We put this resort on our to-do (must-do) again list. Very friendly and accomodating resort workers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Bonaire, Cayman, Cozumel, Playa Del Carmen, Roatan
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-120 Ft/ 15-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive masters tried to control depth & time, said to tell them when half tank and when 750 psi.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	On some boats there were rinse tanks for cameras that were also used to rinse masks. Two camera rinse tanks on shore. Camera room with 110/220 VAC.

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dumaguete in Philippines/Negros

Atlantis Dumaguete, Sep, 2008,

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dumaguete in
Philippines/Negros