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

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Key Dives/Fiesta Key RV Resort: "Safety considerations mean I would not dive with them again.", Apr, 2017, by Samuel B Johnson, NC, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 9573 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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 some new dive operations. In general I had a mediocre experience with Key Dives. The people were pleasant, and I enjoyed two unremarkable dives, typical of Florida Keys diving. However, on each of my dives there was a serious safety concern. After the first dive, when the captain called the roll to make sure all divers were back on the boat, he skipped my name and did not call it. Had I still been in the water, no one would have known. When asked, the captain admitted that it was not the case that I failed to hear; he had in fact skipped my name. It didn't seem to bother him much(!). On the second dive, I was one of a three diver group led by a divemaster. I stopped to take a photograph, and when I looked up, the divemaster and the rest of the group had disappeared. Luckily, I'm a fairly experienced diver, so I got back to the boat by myself, but it struck me that the divemaster seemed rather unconcerned that one of her group was missing. She returned with the rest to the boat and made no comment when I showed up later. Luckily the boat had not left without me. I did more diving during the vacation in that part of the Keys, but I would not dive with that operation again. Incidentally, one other negative is that there is essentially no provision for dealing with oneself or one's gear after one gets back to the dock, e.g., no showers, no rinse buckets, etc.
Websites	Key Dives 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	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None. Very relaxed attitude toward an experienced diver (500+ dives), even though it had been two years since my last dive.
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	[None]

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

Key Dives/Fiesta Key RV Resort: "Safety considerations mean I would not dive with them again.", Apr, 2017,

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