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Dive Review of Rainbow Reef Dive Center/Marriot courtyard key largo in
The Continental USA/Key Largl

Rainbow Reef Dive Center/Marriot courtyard key largo: "Rainbow Reef Diving July 2021", Jul, 2021,

by Peter O'Shaughnessy, OH, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 11556.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 4 stars Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 3 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments It was over a year that 2 of our group had been diving, and those 2 were only open water so we couldn't go deeper than 60 feet. The Shop was organized and easy to sign the waiver and check in for the dives. The dive guide Duane was excellent and took the time to get all of our divers under water and properly weighted for the dive, great job.

We were scheduled for 4 days of 2 tank dives however the second and third days were not good. The second day there was lightning, we did not dive. The third day we were advised that there was likely between 4 and 6 foot seas 3 of our 4 had never been out in that type of weather so we did not go.

The fourth day was the best day of the week and saw lots of stuff, 2 sharks on that day.

We dove the following sites French Twist, Bentwood, Christmas tree cave, and hard bottom cave.

Would probably dive with them again but only if everyone is at least AOW so we can do some deeper and wreck dives.

The dive shop was less than a 1/4 mile walk from the hotel, it was a a long walk carrying all the equipment from the hotel to the shop to check in.

Websites Rainbow Reef Dive Center   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Bahamas, Bonaire, Florida Keys, Midwest Quarries, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Great Lakes.
Closest Airport Miami Getting There Fly through Atlanta to Miami and then drove to key largo.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas choppy, surge
Water Temp 83-84°F / 28-29°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 25-60 Ft/ 8-18 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Yes, 2 members of the group were only Open Water we were limited to dives less than 60 feet.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 3 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Camera bucket was present and there were only a few cameras in the bucket on the first day, the next dive there was no camera bucket .
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