Dive Review of Flamingo Divers/Royal West Indies in
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Flamingo Divers/Royal West Indies, Jun, 2008, by Jason Pellegatto, MA, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports). Report 4406.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I dove with Flamingo Divers for 3 days in June. All 3 days were at sites at West Caicos which is about a 45 minute boat ride from Provo. Reef sharks were seen every day. Also common as were lots of larger fish such as grouper, jacks and snapper that I don't seem to see in other places. There are also lots of smaller tropicals and the walls are in pretty good shape. Flamingo divers is an excellent, small, operation. Their boat holds 6 divers max. On the first 2 days, we only had 4 divers on the boat. I was given plenty of freedom to dive my own profile as long as I surfaced with 500 psi. Tank set up, swapping, and equipment washing was done for me. Mickey and Jayne, who run the operation, are professional, curteous, and will do anything to make sure that you have a good time. Jayne even offered to make a stop for us at the supermarket or store on the ride back to my resort which was above and beyond what they need to do. I liked their operation so much, I have decided to return this November and have already booked with them. The resort that we stayed at was the Royal West Indies. It is a good, mid-priced resort, with a good, on site restaurant, the Mango Reef. The rooms are up to date, clean, and comfortable. They are situated right on Grace bay beach. We never had trouble getting a chair with an umbrella for shade.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Cocos Island, Sulawesi Indonesia, Bonaire, Cozumel, Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions
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
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Flamingo Divers/Royal West Indies in Turks and Caicos

Flamingo Divers/Royal West Indies, Jun, 2008,

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Dive Review of Flamingo Divers/Royal West Indies in
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