Dive Review of HMS Minnow Dive Charters/Holiday Inn Key Largo in
The Continental USA/Key Largo, FL

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HMS Minnow Dive Charters/Holiday Inn Key Largo, Mar, 2014, by Elizabeth Russell, PA, US ( Contributor 12 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 7629.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$
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Comments	Captain John has taken over the HMS Minnow from Jeff Jarvis but the wonderful service is still provided. The Minnow is a small boat that accommodates up to six divers. You enter the water with a backward roll and exit using the fin ladder and Captain John's assistance. He takes your fins and BC and changes tanks for you. This is a great service since sometimes the conditions are a little rough, it's a small boat, and it's easier to have one person changing tanks than having everyone trying to do this at the same time. John gives excellent briefings using landmarks and compass headings so the navigation is much easier on unfamiliar sites. Since most of the sites are shallow (not counting the wrecks) the dive times can be as long as you like. We had several dives last more than an hour and surfaced because we were cold, not from lack of air. John will accommodate three-tank trips (if everyone on the boat agrees) so that the long ride back to the dock can be avoided. Sites like Snapper Ledge and the Benwood wreck have lots of fish from many species. It was really exciting on Pickles Reef to see a six-foot Goliath Grouper just sitting on a coral head, watching us go by. There are many small species hiding in the coral and the sand and diving with Captain John gives you plenty of time to find them. The Holiday Inn is right next to the dock so it's very convenient. There are several restaurants within walking distance and a dive shop next door.
Websites	HMS Minnow Dive Charters Holiday Inn Key Largo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	USA, Truk, PNG, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Caribbean, Central America
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	choppy, surge, no currents
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come back with 500 PSI
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
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 HMS Minnow Dive Charters/Holiday Inn Key Largo in The Continental USA/Key Largo, FL

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Dive Review of HMS Minnow Dive Charters/Holiday Inn Key Largo in
The Continental USA/Key Largo, FL