Dive Review of Amy Slate's Amoray Dive in
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Amy Slate's Amoray Dive, Aug, 2008, by Jorge More', IL, USA ( Contributor 15 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 4307.
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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
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Comments	We chose Amoray based on the good review in the Chapbook, and on the fact that they had a trip scheduled for the Spiegel Grove on Friday. My problems with them started when they informed us that, if we did not have any dives within the last year, then we needed a guide. I had many dives within the last year, but my partner (my son) did not. However, he had about 100 dives, some to 120ft, so he is not a beginner. We tried to argue with them, that my partner was not a beginner, but they were firm on this. So we agreed to the guide. But then they said that I could not dive with them, that I also needed a guide. Well, this discussion took place on Tuesday, the day before the dive, so we agreed to this. They did agree then that we did not need a guide for the Spiegel Grove. The Wednesday dive was pleasant enough, but the maximum depth was 28ft. In my view, there was no need for a guide. We dove with them again on Thursday (max dept was again about 30ft), and were looking forward to the Friday dive on the Spiegel Grove when they told us that we also needed a guide for this dive because my partner did not have 4 dives (withing the last year) to 70ft or more. We again tried to argue, but to no avail. The bottom line is that if you want to dive with them, be aware that they have a lot of rules, and that these rules may not be made clear until the last minute. The web site clearly says that for the Spiegel Grove you need advanced certification (or logged experience), dive computers, and wreck medallions. They never mentioned "wreck medallions" so we had all the requirements. Oh yes, they never checked our logs. They do mention that "If your last dive was more than one year ago, you must hire a guide (one location, one diver = $40)". In spite of the above problems, the staff was very pleasant. I felt that they were embarrassed by these regulations, but that they had to follow the rules. In all, these regulations added $140 to the cost of the dives.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Thailand, Belize, Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Aruba, Tobago, Turks & Caicos, Maui, Kauai, Cozumel.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational diving (130 ft.)
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Amy Slate's Amoray Dive in The Continental USA/Florida Keys

Amy Slate's Amoray Dive, Aug, 2008,

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Dive Review of Amy Slate's Amoray Dive in
The Continental USA/Florida Keys