Dive Review of Isla Nena Scuba in
Puerto Rico/Vieques

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Isla Nena Scuba: "Conscientious owner operators w/nice Caribbean dive sites", Jan, 2017, by Mark Zahorik, IL, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 9468.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I regularly travel to the south east part of mainland PR (Palmas Del Mar) to visit family and do a little diving. I've logged 200+ dives all over mainland PR but I have grown frustrated by the absence of dive operators in/around Palmas. The nearest shops are clustered around Fajardo where the diving is disappointing.....so, on this trip I decided to take the 8 minute flight from Ceiba (just south of Fajardo on the mainland) to Vieques ($36/each way) and dive w/Isla Nena Scuba. The short/ low altitude flight (under 1000') allows for diving/flying on the same day. I called a week in advance and discussed the details w/owner/operator Arnuad. All went to plan: Arnuad's wife, Tania met me at the fisherman's pier and led our small five person dive group. This was a drift dive w/the small boat following overhead. Very relaxing dives w/good visibility and healthy corals/marine life. Saw several roughtail southern sting rays, one 6' nurse shark many schools of snappers & grunts along with ~half dozen lionfish. I brought along my spear and dispatched seven on the 2 tank dive. We returned to the dock & switched tanks and completed the second dive--equally enjoyable. Interestingly, most of mainland PR had been operating under small craft advisories for almost two full weeks, but the southern shore of Vieques was quite calm. Tiana (a German national)even offered me a ride back to the airport and showed me how to make a shandy (one 12 oz beer w/6 oz of 7UP). I plan to regularly dive w/Isla Nena Scuba on all future trips to PR.
Websites	Isla Nena Scuba
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean, Hawaii, Lake Michigan wrecks, Indonesia, Palua, Yap
Closest Airport	Vieques	Getting There	fly
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-70 Ft/ 18-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	This was a drift dive. Tania pulled a float that allowed the boat to follow above. We were expected to signal when half tank was reached.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Freshwater bucket onboard for camera

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Dive Review of Isla Nena Scuba in Puerto Rico/Vieques

Isla Nena Scuba: "Conscientious owner operators w/nice Caribbean dive sites", Jan, 2017,

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Dive Review of Isla Nena Scuba in
Puerto Rico/Vieques