Dive Review of World of Watersports/Coco Reef Resort in
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World of Watersports/Coco Reef Resort, Oct, 2004, by S. Titus, VA, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 1419.
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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	Diving at the southern Crown Point end of the island is not as dramatic as the sites at Speyside; but the currents aren't as strong. Better for novice divers. The corals are plentiful, lots of small to medium tropicals, and lots of critters. The deep wreck, the Maverick, has a lot of critters and a few sharks and larger ocean fish passed us by. We chose to dive with World of Watersports from a personal friend's recommendation; they are not the on-site operation at Coco Reef. WoW picks you up at your hotel, and drives you to whatever beach location is near the morning's dive site. You wade to the boat, climb on and head out for a short ride. Comfortable boat; not too crowded. Our dive guide, Marvin, was very friendly, knowledgable and helpful (we think the shop should upgrade his gear for him, however. Two dives are done, with a surface interval on the boat. Gear is managed by the dive staff; they take it off the boat, rinse it at the shop, and have it setup on board the next day. Great service from Marvin. Due to currents, everyone enters and exits at the same time. No drift line is on the boat, so you will be collected if you float away from the group. Coco Reef Resort is a true resort - a popular current film star was staying there as well - so "damp dive casual" dress won't work! There is a strict dress code for the hotel restaurant, most clients were in classy casual in general. The grounds are gated with controlled entry; the swimming beach is protected by a rock jetty; and lush tropical plants are everywhere. Although the appearance is very classy, underneath the veneer it is typical Caribbean. We had very little water pressure in our room; from about 5PM - 6:30PM when everyone was coming off the beach before dinner there was no hot water, either. The AC unit in our room vibrated like a DC-9 on take-off; although it was worked on twice it never was acceptably quiet. I had scheduled a massage; it was not until I was standing at the desk at the appointed 3PM time that I was told the masseur had called in sick - so an afternoon was shot from that. I rescheduled for the next day, and discovered on arrival that the A/C was not working in the spa. The room was about 98 degrees with no windows, and a fan. Was surprised that the resort did not provide an alternate room; felt worse for the masseur. The food for breakfast and lunch was good but not outstanding. On the upside - messages were delivered with great speed, housekeeping was outstanding (fresh towels twice a day) and the staff were very friendly. We ate at local restaurants - Coco's, Dillon's, Ru-B-Lou's and the Pelican. All were very good and well priced.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Dominica, Bonaire, Saba, Puerto Rico, Belize, Roatan, Cozumel, Bequia, BVI
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	80-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Time and depth, entry and exit
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of World of Watersports/Coco Reef Resort in Trinidad and Tobago/Crown Point

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Dive Review of World of Watersports/Coco Reef Resort in
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