Dive Review of Dive the World in
Thailand/Phuket

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Dive the World, Jan, 2008, by Christopher Leahy, NJ, USA . Report 3898.
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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	Dive the World is a broker/agent - in my case they listend to what my expectations were and paired me up with local operators that would meet these expectations. Each of the three operators I dove with was equally professional and friendly operating the appropriate vessel for the the diving we were doing. Breakfast & lunch were served on each day trip. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel in newer clean air conditioned vans. All boats had hot water showers. Overall it was a good trip, although I would not make a trip to Thailand for the diving alone. I may have been disappointed because recent bad weather left visibility supposedly poor. I saw lots of lion fish and different fish species then we see in the Atlantic. I used a wet suit on the first and second day but by the 3rd day I was happy without one and dove the next 2 days without.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	US & British Virgin Islands, Guadalupe, Bahamas, Bonaire, Lake Taho, NY & NJ Wrecks, Florida, NC
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	30-40 Ft/ 9-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	We had to follow guide on all dives, but bottom time was not shortened by fast air users - they were sent to surface sooner.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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	They had a rinse tank, that's about it. I forgot a Nikonos V setup with a strobe and it was locked away on the boat waiting for me the next day even though I was not scheduled to dive with that operator again. Very honest crew.

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Dive Review of Dive the World in Thailand/Phuket

Dive the World, Jan, 2008,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Dive the World in
Thailand/Phuket