Dive Review of Dive Safaris/Cruise ship in
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Dive Safaris/Cruise ship, May, 2008, by Bob R., Texas, USA . Report 4134.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The dive operator was very good. They have their dive shop close to the cuise ship docks. They picked us up at the water taxi dock. Staff was friendly, attended to divers needs to set up and get situated on the boat. Good dive briefing. We had a mixture of various experience levels of divers. Two divemasters for 8 divers. We were seperated into two groups of 4 and a divemaster. Dive master pointed out various artifacts from the wrecked British frigate we dove. Pretty much let us do what we wanted. Pointed out several lobster and crabs. Dive boat crew and divemasters very friendly and helpful. Good dive briefing for each site. We dove on two sites (Big Mama and HMS Proselyte). If you are a photographer, you may want to inquire if they have larger containers of fresh water to flush your camera that can be carried on the boat. When we arrived back at the dock after the dives, they had a fresh water shower and two large rinsing tanks for your gear. We enjoyed our dives with them and they were easy to deal with online. When we return, we will dive with them again.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Roatan, Aruba, Grand Cayman, USVI, Grenada, Puerto Vallarta, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Bermuda, Channel Islands, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Notify when half tank left. Advise when 700 PSI left.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	Boat had a mop bucket of fresh water for "special gear". It would not have accomodated a large camera set up. I did not have a camera and do not know if anyone asked for anything different. No seperate camera table. There was one small digital without strobes in use.

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Dive Review of Dive Safaris/Cruise ship in St. Maarten

Dive Safaris/Cruise ship, May, 2008,

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Dive Review of Dive Safaris/Cruise ship in
St. Maarten