Dive Review of Scuba Safari/4 Seasons, Nevis in
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Scuba Safari/4 Seasons, Nevis, Sep, 2003, by Neil and Leslie Campbell, AZ, USA . Report 734.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	Scuba Safari is the de facto dive operation recommended by the Four Seasons Nevis. Their boat anchors in the bay right outside the resort. Frankly, we expected more. 2 of the divers on the boat told the captain that it was their first dive in open water and we informed them that neither of the 2 of us are extemely experienced divers either (less than 25 dives each). Therefore,they were on notice that they had a fairly inexperienced group that day. The captain gave a very brief but adequate pre-dive briefing. The problem was, once we hit the water, it was as if the divemaster had not heard the briefing. The captain said that the divemaster would regularly ask us to check on our remaining air and would want to know when we reached 1,500, 1,000 and 500 psi. He never asked and one time, as i hit 900, i had to race to catch up to him and tell him. The dives we took were pure "reef races". It was kick, kick, kick and try to stay up with the divemaster. He rarely looked back to see if anyone had fallen back. Several times i lagged to try to catch a look at something interesting or to take a photo, only to look up and see him several hundred yards ahead, swimming along obliviously. On one occasion, he came across a scorpion fish resting in the rocks. He kicked it several times with his flipper until it finally departed it's resting spot so we could all get a better view. Later, he relentlessly (and unsuccessfully) chased a puffer for a good 2 or 3 minutes. When we got back onboard, he told me that he caught it a couple of days ago and "blew it up". On our second dive, we came across a sleeping nurse shark. Again, he reached down and prodded it until it scurried away. These actions showed not only a disrespect for the fish and environment but also could have endangered the divers. When i asked the divemaster on the return trip about a number of fish that we had seen that i was not familiar with, he really couldn't identify any of them. It seemed that i knew more of the species (on my first carribean dive) than he did. The operation provided no snacks of any kind during their 15 or 20 minute surface interval. I gave the crew a $20 tip (still asking myself why) and nobody even bothered to say thank you. Overall, the diving was ok, but i would not recommend this operation. However, if you want to dive in Nevis, i am not certain if there are other options.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Maui, Big Island Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	80-0°F / 27--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	70-0 Ft/ 21-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No specific facilities for photography on boat.

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Dive Review of Scuba Safari/4 Seasons, Nevis in St. Kitts and Nevis

Scuba Safari/4 Seasons, Nevis, Sep, 2003,

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Dive Review of Scuba Safari/4 Seasons, Nevis in
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