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Dive Review of Divers City/Ocean Pointe Suites in
The Continental USA/Tavernier, Florida

Divers City/Ocean Pointe Suites, Nov, 2004,

by Colleen Duke, IL, USA . Report 1467.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments We brought a new diver down to the Keys to do check-out dives someplace other than a quarry. We were very pleased with both Divers City and Ocean Pointe Suites. Divers City has one boat that takes no more than 10 divers. We never had more than 6. Given that there were newbies on the boat, Bob and Barbara did their best to take us to sites where the advanced divers would be able to wander and see some critters while the new divers were doing skills. On our drift dives, we were allowed to remain under while the instructor took the new folks back to the surface. Saw sharks on three out of four days and were stalked by large remoras on one dive. Visibility ok. Dive on the Duane was great. Lots of fish life. Wish we did Nitrox on this one -- the dive was way too short. Ocean Pointe Suites is just a couple miles up the road from Divers City. Free continental breakfast every AM was a nice bonus. Had a full kitchen to eat at home and save money for the diving. No need for an ocean view suite, we had an island view that had the water as well.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Liveaboards in Caribbean, Cozumel, Australia, Hawaii, Sea of Cortez, Dominica, Belize, Honduras
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas choppy
Water Temp 77-79°F / 25-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 40-50 Ft/ 12-15 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Operator gave great description of the site. Dove our computers.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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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