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Sea Saba, Sep, 2009, by marie rose, pa, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 5193.
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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 $$
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Comments	Really - it was ALL GOOD. Our luggage didn't arrive - a delay in Charlotte causing USAIR to miss our luggage connection. But no problem for Sea Saba - our rentals would be FREE until we got our stuff AND their well stocked (seriously) shop allowed me to get some emergency clothing at a reasonable price. Very well run and organized. We stayed at Juliannas - a great deal - super clean modest rooms with breakfast, free internet and an honor bar (!!) - 2 minute walk to the dive shop. Every day a taxi came and picked us up, stopped at the dive shop for any incidentals and daily updates then off to the dock (The island is a volcano so the hotel and dive shop are located a couple of miles away on the hillside). Oh - and EVERY day they asked where you'd like to go to dinner that night because they wanted to make reservations for you. Their "pre dinner" description was as thorough as their "pre dive" plan (although without a white board - haha). The boat was always ready with all of your gear. They tried different sites every day always aware of current. We did some fun dives - Shark Shoals, Man O War and Tent (this was an incredible location). Very nice sponges, lots of little stuff, and occasionally they see mantas and spotted eagle rays. We did see sharks and lots of turtles as well as my new favorite tiny fish - the arrow blenny. Slow breather? On Nitrox? NO PROBLEM - we'll stay down as long as you have air and the computers say it's OK. Our dives were all at least an hour. PLUS the water is warm all the way through the water column due to continued geothermal activity. VERY professional and accomodating to all levels of divers. Meanwhile - the island - hiking out the wazoo (can you print that?), SUPER SAFE - we never once locked our room (you can walk around late at night with no issues), decently stocked grocery store and the restaurants are very good - albeit not what you would call typical Caribbean food - but all delicious and generally in the $15- $20 pp range for dinner. You can get there in one day from east coast US and could even plan on several days in Sint Maarten if you wanted some gorgeous beaches and shopping. All in all - a VERY good trip at a better price than many dive locations - and the service was outstanding.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, California, Mexico, Fiji
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay more or less with the instructor, no limits on bottom time other than computer.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Fresh water available on board - larger tubs available for larger gear. Don't know about shore availability of fancy UW camera equipment. We rented a small point and shoot underwater - worked great and got some good pix - very inexpensive. Ask them!

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Dive Review of Sea Saba in Saba

Sea Saba, Sep, 2009,

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Dive Review of Sea Saba in
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