Dive Review of HMS Minnow Dive Charters/Holiday Inn Key Largo in
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HMS Minnow Dive Charters/Holiday Inn Key Largo: "HMS Minnow just keeps getting better", Nov, 2015, by Elizabeth Russell, PA, US ( Contributor 12 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 8581.
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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
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Comments	We have been diving with HMS Minnow for many years and love it. John Garvey runs a great operation. He has made some improvements and now offers tanks of different sizes, including 100CF steel. The boat is a six pack and when full, can be a little crowded but he has room in the cabin for your personal items and has added a few shopping bags so that everyone's stuff is easier to stow and keep separate. We did several dives on the Spiegel Grove and he runs a line from the boat to the mooring line to make descents and ascents easier. John really knows the sites and can pick the best based on conditions. His briefings are very good and he give compass headings so that it's easier to navigate. The only downside is the small boat can be a bit bumpy in rough seas but Dramamine can quell that problem.
Websites	HMS Minnow Dive Charters
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Indonesia, Fiji, Thailand, Egypt, Galapagos, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Chuuk, Central America
Closest Airport	Miami, Fort Lauderdale	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come back with 500 psi
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
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	There is a small rinse bucket on the boat.

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

HMS Minnow Dive Charters/Holiday Inn Key Largo: "HMS Minnow just keeps getting better", Nov, 2015,

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