Dive Review of Crystal Blue Resort in
Philippines/Anilao, Batangas

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Crystal Blue Resort, Mar, 2013, by Dan Clements, WA, US ( Contributor 15 reports). Report 6904.
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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	We are planning on returning to Crystal Blue. There is a maximum of four divers per guide, and the photo subjects and corals are outstanding. Plus, Anilao is exceedingly easy to access: 2 hours south from Manila. I also saw a post that mentioned garbage in the water. We saw very little, much less than Dauin and Dumaguete, for example. Really an outstanding spot. Only negatives I could see is that this is definitely a resort for divers: not much to do if you are a non-diving spouse. Also, no pelagics or large fish.
Websites	Crystal Blue Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	British Columbia, Washington, California, Florida, Sea of Cortez, Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Oman, Dubai, Italy, Turkey, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Marquesas, Galapagos, Philippines
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None: we could dive out own profile.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	I am an underwater photographer from the Seattle area, and we found the setup for underwater photographers excellent. There is an outstanding camera room that Mike Bartick designed, and it is great. I saw some comments about not having rinse buckets on boats. We had one on ours, but we very rarely rinse equipment on board, and instead wait until we are back on land. I have seen more floods by people leaving cameras in rinse tanks than in the water.

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Dive Review of Crystal Blue Resort in Philippines/Anilao, Batangas

Crystal Blue Resort, Mar, 2013,

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Dive Review of Crystal Blue Resort in
Philippines/Anilao, Batangas