Dive Review of Sea Saba/Juliana's Hotel in
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Sea Saba/Juliana's Hotel: "Diving Saba", Nov, 2023, by Michael Wood, WA, US ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 12772.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Booked Saba early in the Covid pandemic as one of the few that was open still without draconian rules, but backed out when US required negative test to get back into country. Just got around to going Nov. 2023. My third and likely last trip to Saba. Limited number of healthy dive sites--Diamond Rock, Man-o-War, Green Island, Tent Reef Deep. Rest were lackluster, algae covered, with 20% of coral coverings bleached. Skipped deep pinnacles--not worth the 10 ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Sea Saba Juliana's Hotel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Indonesia, Maldives, PNG, GBR, Philippines, Hawai'i
Closest Airport	Saba via Twin Otter	Getting There	Through Charlotte or MIA to St. Martin, then by WinAir or a ferry to Saba
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	no currents
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes, depths by dive briefing
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Small rinse tank for GoPros and small cameras. Nothing for big rigs, whi ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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By Chad Nuttall in NC, US at Jan 02, 2024 07:44 EST

Just a quick clarification, all 3 boats have marine heads, but we brief that they are "emergency use only" due to no facilities on Saba to empty them.

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Dive Review of Sea Saba/Juliana's Hotel in Saba

Sea Saba/Juliana's Hotel: "Diving Saba", Nov, 2023,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Sea Saba/Juliana's Hotel in
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