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Bilikiki Cruises: "Remote and mostly pristine reefs in a tropical paradise", Aug, 2022, by Linda Dunn, CA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 12055 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	There were 18 in the group, 17 divers, and 8 of us were photographers. We are not. The dive schedule is 7:15, 10:45, 1:45, 4:45, and 7:45 p.m. night dives, which were offered all but one night. So you could do 35-40 dives….we did just 28, others did a few more or less. Most sites had little current; with one high current Manta dive. Reefs are healthy, fish abundant. This is not the Caribbean! Thankfully, there’s plenty to see. But, we dove the Solomons in 2008 and there were more sharks. We dove two wrecks, but viz was poor. On night dives, we saw flashlight fish, huge crustaceans, cuttlefish, crocodile fish, and more. The dive masters, a lovely couple from Spain and Brazil, gave great briefings and were awesome people. The Solomon crew was top notch. The food was plentiful and excellent, and thanks to the cookies, I would’ve gained 10 pounds if not for diving. You pay for beer and wine, also other liquor. Some folks brought their own. Two nights, the crew brought out fresh sashimi which was outstanding. We dove in Gizo, further west, on our first trip in 2008. It had more wrecks, better viz, but it’s even more remote. The cabins on the Bilikiki had adequate space, decent beds, and nice bathrooms. We have been on bigger boats, but this was not the smallest by far, and the sun deck, salon, and dive deck was plenty big even with a lot of activity. We also did 3 village visits, saw dancing, got gorgeous wood carvings, and met some wonderful local people. Seeing little kids (many tow headed) in their dug out canoes, paddling up to the boat, was magical. It’s a good lesson in the vastly different lives we live from the existence of people in these remote places.
Websites	Bilikiki Cruises
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Solomons, Fiji, Tahiti, Sulawesi, Malapascua, Sipadan, Red Sea, Caribbean, Raja Ampat, Palau, Borneo, Maldives, Cocos, Hawaii
Closest Airport	Honaira	Getting There	It’s a giant hassle from the USA; go through Nadi in Fiji or Brisbane, but flights to Honaira are not daily, so plan on spending extra days coming or going. We flew Fiji Air, but they cancelled our flight to Honaira a month out and we had to rebook w/out a refund. We used Solomons Air.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-70 Ft/ 6-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Most dives were an hour, and thankfully they were relaxed about everything
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	[None]

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Dive Review of Bilikiki Cruises in Solomon Islands

Bilikiki Cruises: "Remote and mostly pristine reefs in a tropical paradise", Aug, 2022,

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Dive Review of Bilikiki Cruises in
Solomon Islands