Dive Review of Copamarina Resort in
Puerto Rico/Near Ponce

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Copamarina Resort, Mar, 2002, by Joe Bean, Il, USA` ( 2 reports). Report 296.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The resort is wonderful...altho food in the restaurant is extremely expensive. Two outdoor pools, beautiful well-kept grounds...we stayed in a villa...three bedrooms, kitchen, veranda...service was impeccable...clean...staff was very nice. Provided us with a golf cart for the week as part of the villa. The dive operation is new...BamBam, the dm, is just great...explained that he was still seeking new sites...said we'd go there, look around, if we decided it wasn't any good, we would leave immediately..and we did! Water was very rough our first day; BamBam advised against going out, saying he didn't want people to get sick and not be able to enjoy their vacations. Some of the diving was so-so...not much to see in the way of fish, coral or sponges. But at some of the sites, it was gorgeous...with lots of little critters, coral, sponges. The highlight of the trip, however, was seeing a 45-foot whale surface within 20 feet of us..we could hear the whale's blowhole. BamBam spotted the whale and stopped the boat instantly. We watched quietly, almost reverently, as the whale swam forward...then sank out of sight...only to reappear again in a few minutes. BamBam didn't turn the boat's motor back on until the whale was gone as second time...and for good. Bam Bam loves the water...he was very attentive to my son (17 and a certified diver) and his friend on their second dive trip...made certain they saw things...big cuda, morays, coral. He was a joy to be around...I wouldn't go back to the Copamarina exclusively for diving...other islands offer more and more consistent diving...but I would return for two reasons: BamBam, who seemed to genuinely want us to enjoy each dive and the island.. Puerto Rico is beautiful, the food is great and the people we met were gracious. Ponce is fun to visit...and the area around the Copamarina Resort is worth seeing.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, Bonaire, Florida Keys, California, Catalina, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	DM was very attentive to my son and his friend, both of whom were on their second dive trip, yet he did not ignore the other divers. DM --nickname is BamBam--loves the water, wants you to enjoy the dive and works to make sure you do!
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	!

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Dive Review of Copamarina Resort in Puerto Rico/Near Ponce

Copamarina Resort, Mar, 2002,

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Dive Review of Copamarina Resort in
Puerto Rico/Near Ponce