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Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort: "OK DIVING, POOR OPERATION", Jul, 2015, by Edward Svitil, GA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 8316.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Diving was OK. The two deep wrecks were interesting and viz improved greatly once below the swift current at the surface. Most other dives were very shallow and almost everyone had problems with buoyancy. Boat didn't have enough weights for everyone. Weight belts old and some failed. Lots of fans and fish. A few sharks and reports of rays. Barracudas everywhere. No lionfish seen - thankfully. Snorkelers abound at the Jesus statue. Now for the less than good. Don't know what "resort" conjures up in your mind, but Amy Slate is more like a Motel 6. While very nice to walk 20 feet to the boat from your room, that room is basic. Listed as queen bed, was a full. Shower/bath very minimal. Gear room is way too small for more than 5-6 divers (resort was maxed out at 30+). No food to be had, other than coffee in the AM, which came 30 minutes late our first day (ie, no coffee). As the boat left promptly at 8:30 you had to be up at 6AM to get to a restaurant, eat and get in the already forming line at 8AM to grab the best seats. BRING FOOD AND DRINKS. Confusion between front office staff and captain on daily destinations. Each one said the other decided. After we had been to the statue TWICE in one day we were told we were headed back there again the next day because "the owner was arriving with a large group". So we checked out a day early. When booking the trip I spoke with the front office and asked about the dive profiles. I was told only "two dives a day". When questioned was told "some people only do one". While surprised, it's their operation. Considering travel time to the dive sites - 45 min/1 hour) figured that would be enough time to get back, have lunch and board the 1PM boat. What she DIDN'T say was that it was "two dives per trip" (even though I questioned her). That meant that unless you ate in your room with food you brought, you went hungry. Minimal food on the boat (water and 3 oranges). Again, you have to bring your own. Dive operation undermanned - captain and one crew. No divemaster. No hang bar/emergency tank/reg on the deep dives. This was an issue as the currents were strong at the surface and there were some 26-28 divers on every trip. Many divers trying to hang on to the bouy line at same time. Captain refused to come pick you up - wanted some teens/out of shape folks to swim 40-50 feet in strong current. If you wanted a dive guide you had to pay extra - $85/person per trip. Crew not happy in their work. Front office was very quick to tell you "no refund unless you cancel 24 hours in advance". We were also told "only one night dive per week". In fact, since large groups seem to be the main clientele, if THEY want a night dive it's laid on; other guests not given that option. We spoke with other divers who were also unsatisfied, one or two saying that the facility has deterioriated over the 4-5 years they have been going there. We won't be back even though only a 10 hour drive from home.
Websites	Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Yap, Thailand, Sipadan, Malaysia, Pohnpei, Truk, St. Lucia, Little Cayman, Costa Rica, Maldives
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	84-88°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	25-30 Ft/ 8-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Time only. Most dives shallow.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	One average size bin. Could not accomodate some of the larger rigs.

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Dive Review of Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort in
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