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Florida Keys Dive Center/Fiesta Key RV Resort: "A very pleasant operation but basically very ho-hum diving.", Apr, 2017, by Samuel B Johnson, NC, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 9574 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I was on an RV vacation in the Florida Keys and wanted to sample different dive operations. Florida Keys Dive Center got my business on two different days, among other things because they were willing to go out even when there was some wind and the seas were choppy. Other dive operations in that part of the Keys were more conservative. The whole dive operation is very relaxed, and the people are pleasant. Normally a divemaster does not go into the water with the divers, and there is an additional fee if an accompanying divemaster is wanted or needed. The dive sites we visited were rather ho-hum. Dive sites within the Looe Key Marine Sanctuary are noticeably better, and I suspect the same is true of Pennekamp. Even though the people were delightful, and the dive operation is run smoothly, I would not recommend this operation, since the Marine Parks are simply better diving. (Only after diving with Florida Keys Dive Center, and as I was preparing this report, I learned of the horrific accident in which they were involved in 2011. I saw nothing in 2017 that made me uncomfortable, but the relaxed and joking atmosphere I experienced is consistent with the possibility of being too relaxed, which is how accidents can happen.)
Websites	Florida Keys Dive Center Fiesta Key RV Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Almost all of my diving has been in the Caribbean and Florida. I've dived a half dozen times in California, and once each in North Carolina and the Mediterranean. Caribbean diving includes Dominica, Roatan, Utila, Curacao, Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Saba, Cozumel and Grand Turk
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	77-78°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Very relaxed atmosphere, but dives were cut short compared to what I would expect to do in such shallow water.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	I was a little surprised that one of the crew tossed my camera to me, once I was i the water, rather than handing it to me to make sure that I had a hand on it before he let go.

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Dive Review of Florida Keys Dive Center/Fiesta Key RV Resort in The Continental USA/Florida Keys

Florida Keys Dive Center/Fiesta Key RV Resort: "A very pleasant operation but basically very ho-hum diving.", Apr, 2017,

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Dive Review of Florida Keys Dive Center/Fiesta Key RV Resort in
The Continental USA/Florida Keys