Dive Review of Adventures in Diving STX/Victoria House in
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Adventures in Diving STX/Victoria House: "EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR A WEEK OF STRESS-FREE DIVING", May, 2021, by Rik Pavlescak, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 23 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 11525 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I was scheduled for a trip to Little Cayman but it still isn't open, so I decided to check out St. Croix. Stumbled upon Adventures in Diving STX and I'm so glad I did. When I called, they said they could put together a week of diving for me, including a mix of boat dives with a collaborating dive shop (their boat is currently out of commission) and shore dives through them. They recommended a number of places to stay, including Victoria House, which I booked. First: Victoria House is perfectly located next to the Pier and less than 2 minute walk from the dive shop and a few restaurants. The room I booked (Moko Jumbo) was clean and had a microwave and mini-fridge and good AC unit. Note: all rooms require a walk up steps. Due to COVID checkin and checkout are self-serve--they send info to you via email two days before arrival with codes for the front gate and room door. No cleaning service during the stay: you pay a cleaning fee for cleaning after you check out. Essentially it's being run like an AirBnB which suited me just fine. Second: Mitchell and Andrea at Adventures in Diving STX are FANTASTIC. They took excellent care of me and my gear throughout the week. They transferred my gear from neighboring dive shop that I did boat dives with on three mornings (St Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures) to and from their shop for my shore dives. They drove me to two different shore dive sites (Butler Bay Ridge and North Star) as well as guided me on a number of Pier dives--the Pier is a very short walk from the dive shop. If walking with a tank is a challenge, they will wheel your gear to the Pier in a wagon. Both are experts on the Pier and various ways to dive it. No two dives were the same, and we did varying times of day including 7:45 a.m. mid-morning, afternoon, dusk and night dives. They catered to my schedule, and for most of the week I was a solo diver with a private dive guide, yet they still did the dives. I know other shops would have cancelled or transferred me to another shop, but they cheerfully guided me and both were a pleasure to dive with. They are excellent dive guides and checked in on my air consumption and pointed out various critters, which, as a photographer, I appreciated. The dives at the Pier were terrific and the North Star wall dive was very nice as well. Butler Bay Ridge was "ok"--it made for a good first dive for the week. The Pier never disappoints--from large: eagle ray, stingray, school of tarpon, bait ball, multiple schools of various fish,spotted and green moray eels and plenty of turtles to small: seahorse, octopus, jawfish, sailfin blennies, and various shrimp and crabs. Plenty to photograph and each dive was super enjoyable.
Websites	Adventures in Diving STX Victoria House
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Costa Brava, Roatan, Key West, Cozumel, Key Largo, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Bonaire, Philippines, Bali, North Sulawesi, St. John, St. Croix
Closest Airport	STX	Getting There	JetBlue from Fort Lauderdale to San Juan, Puerto Rico connecting flight to St. Croix
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive guides asked to be notified when at half-tank. Most dives were an hour or a bit longer, depending on air
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	For diving at the Pier, the dive shop is a brief walk away. They have a rinse tank for cameras at the shop for post-dive. At the Pier they have diver do a stride entry into the water and then carefully hand your camera to you when you're in the water. They offer to carry the camera out of the water, if needed, at the end of the dive. They are excellent guides and will point out items of interest throughout the dive.

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Dive Review of Adventures in Diving STX/Victoria House in Virgin Islands/St Croix

Adventures in Diving STX/Victoria House: "EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR A WEEK OF STRESS-FREE DIVING", May, 2021,

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Dive Review of Adventures in Diving STX/Victoria House in
Virgin Islands/St Croix