Dive Review of Juliet in
The Continental USA/Dry Tortugas

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Juliet, May, 2010, by David Bader, NC, US ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 5506.
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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	This was my fifth trip with John and the crew of the Juliet. I think that speaks for itself. The vessel is a 104 ft three-masted schooner, limited to 12 divers and 5 crew. The crew is very personable and spend much of their time with the guests. Cabins are small with limited storage so you spend little of your time there. The crew will put up awnings on deck to provide shade during the day. Generally, there are three day dives and one night dive. Gear is set up in the center of the boat and tanks are filled in place. A small storage locker is behind each dive station. Depending on location, surface intervals may be spent under sail or fishing. A great way to pass the time! This trip left out of Key West. Food was excellent and plentiful. Snacks are put out between lunch and dinner. Chips, cookies, crackers, and canned sodas are always available. Beer, wine and a limited supply of liquor is available after the diving is done. Diving in the Dry Tortugas was not as pristine as I had expected. Juliet is new to this region so they don't have a list of good dives sites yet. Many of our dives on this trip were to new sites so we never knew what to expect. At least we got to name them at the end of the dive! One site was expected to be coral heads rising 20 ft off the sand. When we started looking around we found significant ship wreckage including a large pile of chain, a rudder, and various mechanical parts. Most of the dives were in the 50-60ft range with visibility affected by particulates in the water column. There was usually some current to deal with so it was a must to dive into the current. There was significant algae growth on many of the reefs we dove. There was not a lot of color on the reef either. Mostly greens and browns. On the plus side, we saw a number of goliath groupers, two nurse sharks, a reef shark, spotted and green moreys, hogfish, snappers, wrasse and plenty of crabs and lobsters. I even had three dolphin check me out while making a safety stop on the hang bar. We also spent one afternoon at Fort Jefferson. An amazing historical treasure in the middle of nowhere. As an added bonus, we hit the Vandenberg on the way back to Key West. This was my first opportunity to dive on the Vandenberg and I really enjoyed it. At 300ft long, it took a good 20 minutes at 80ft to circumnavigate the whole ship. Overall, it was a fun trip and I look forward to my next adventure on the Juliet.
Websites	Juliet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	4
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Buddy system enforced.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No camera table but more than adequate space in the salon for working on cameras. Entry is by giant stride but with a four ft. drop, camera's need to be handed in.

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Dive Review of Juliet in The Continental USA/Dry Tortugas

Juliet, May, 2010,

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Dive Review of Juliet in
The Continental USA/Dry Tortugas