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Bilikiki Cruises/Bilikiki, Nov, 2012, by ann mcgrath, VA, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 6826 has 2 Helpful votes.
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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	I have no criticism of Bilikiki Cruises. They do an excellent job, and have been for many years. The boat is perfect for diving. The cabins have plenty of room, and there is always p,entry of hot water ( unless several showers are running simultaneously). The cooks do an excellent job also. I don't eat meat, and they accommodated me nicely. There is plenty of fresh fruit and always a big salad at lunch and dinner. There are fresh baked cookies after the morning dive, and a platter of things to nibble on before dinner. They buy more fresh produce and fish from the locals as we cruise. They bought a tuna one day, and we had sashimi that evening. The crew caught a Spanish mackerel another day, and it was nicely prepared at dinner. The dinghies are roomy for 8 divers with cameras. The boat drivers are very good at picking up divers, no matter where they surface. The crew doesn't talk much, but they are good at their jobs, and will help out when asked. The boat managers, Sam and Kellie, are fantastic. One of them dives on every dive, and they are amazing at finding critters on the reef. They helped me get video of some things I didn't yet have, which is always appreciated. Bilikiki is the only live aboard in the Solomon Islands. Luckily, it's one of the best! Because the dive sites are infrequently visited, they are pristine and the coral is perfect. We saw only one eel, which is different from the last two times I've been there (2002 and 2007). There used to be blue ribbon eels everywhere, but no more. Devil's Highway had great manta action, so we didn't mind surfacing in washing machine! Just watch the down current there! There was virtually on current on other sites.
Websites	Bilikiki Cruises
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-100 Ft/ 6-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Nitrox limits, some dives 1 hour if the boat needed to move.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Camera charging room is big enough for all the photographers in our group. Crew rinsed all camera gear after every dive.

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Dive Review of Bilikiki Cruises/Bilikiki in Solomon Islands

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Dive Review of Bilikiki Cruises/Bilikiki in
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