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Dive Adventures/N/A, Jan, 2006, by Marc, CA, USA ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 2263.
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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	We went to St Maarten knowing that the diving was “poor”, but since this was a family vacation first, we had to set diving as a lower priority. It was windy during our trip and so the visibility and diving were on hold the first few days. We used Dive Adventures for our dive excursions and they did a good job. They were helpful and attentive, but I would like to see a happier group. There boats were comfortable and covered. Visibility was about 50 feet; there was a lot of turbidity in the water, but all in all, it was dive-able. The fish life was sparse and the coral looked like it took a beating in the last hurricane (1999), but was recovering. I was chatting with my brother-in-law during our surface interval. I commented to him that St Maarten could really use some fish management. What fish we saw were all small. The captain, a local, barged in and said that fishing was here a lot longer than diving and that the fish life was fine. Obviously here lies there problem. I tried to explain this to him, but he would not listen. It’s too bad, because I think St Maarten could have a chance with divers. We did see a nurse shark and I had a close encounter with a Caribbean Reef Shark. That saved the dive, but I couldn’t help thinking about that boat captain’s reaction. All in all, I would not come to St Maarten to dive. But if you are coming anyway, get wet and make the best of it.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All California, Hawaii, Mexico, Cozumel, Honduras, Bonaire, Saba...
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-60 Ft/ 15-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back to the boat with 500psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Adventures/N/A in St. Maarten

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Dive Review of Dive Adventures/N/A in
St. Maarten