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Finz Dive Center/Fairfield Inn & Suites: "2016 Keys Wreck Trek - Part 1", May, 2016, by Eric A Frick, IL, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 8925.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Our “Wreck Trek” started with a drive down the Keys to Key West. We checked in at Finz Dive Center at its 2nd floor location in Hurricane Hole Marina just north of Key West. Unlike the other shops we visited on this trip, Finz requested a deposit via a credit card for our dives. For dinner we drove down into Key West for a meal at Blue Heaven (blueheavenkw.com). After a night at the Fairfield at 2400 N. Roosevelt, just a half mile from the marina, we reported for our planned double-dip (2 dives on the same site) on the USNS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg otherwise affectionately known as the “Vandy”. Never having visited the Vandy, we were not bothered by the fact that Finz sends a dive guide with you. This will cost you more than the usual 2-tank Keys dive but on this occasion we felt it would be worth it. We were the only two divers that day. Judging from the shop walls festooned with fishing and spearing gear and from the many pics on their website featuring slain fish, Finz does plenty of business with the part of the diving crowd that is after more than a picture. We were advised that they don’t put sport divers and spear fishermen on the same boat. We were put aboard their trim but not large boat for the journey out to the wreck on a breezy and wavy day in early May. Captain Levi did a fine job getting us out there but since we wanted to avoid the seating area in the front of the boat to prevent getting soaked on the ride, we sat on the gunnel all the way out which made for a sore ride. The wreck is simply fabulous and dive guide Eric did a fine job showing me around. We had current from the surface down to about 75 feet that required that we hold on to the down line tightly and gloves are a necessity. We spent our surface interval aboard the boat behind some reef structure to avoid the larger waves and then did another dive. I feel we covered most of the ship during our dive. Experienced divers who do not require all the amenities will find the Vandy to be a great dive. We packed up and continued our journey up the Keys toward Islamorada and Key Largo.
Websites	Finz Dive Center Fairfield Inn & Suites
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Various Caribbean, Mexico, Florida Keys, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Fiji, Solomon Islands.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Divers stay with the guide.
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Finz Dive Center/Fairfield Inn & Suites in The Continental USA

Finz Dive Center/Fairfield Inn & Suites: "2016 Keys Wreck Trek - Part 1", May, 2016,

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Dive Review of Finz Dive Center/Fairfield Inn & Suites in
The Continental USA