Dive Review of Blue Island Divers/Viking Cruise Ship in
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Blue Island Divers/Viking Cruise Ship: "Friendly Staff but marginal rental equipment", Jan, 2017, by Dennis A McCrea, WA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 9483 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	The Good - they picked us up near the cruise ship dock with their boat. Very friendly staff. Dive sites were chosen based upon having a student with one instructor, and an inexperienced single diver. They did choose sites that were interesting. The Bad. We had to use rental equipment that was sub standard. BC's had no integrated weight pockets and weight belts were required. They also had no computer or timing devices on the consoles, so you had to trust the guide was keeping track of everyone in the group. We had requested Nitrox (as was advertised on the website) but they didn't show up with any. I also noticed the guides didn't dive with Nitrox. Not sure if they didn't have it, or the shop doesn't supply to the guides. Dive sites were interesting, but we didn't travel more than 100 ft from the boat so most of the dive was just circling and seeing the same site over again.
Websites	Blue Island Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Bahamas, Dominica, Belize, Bonaire, Roatan, Cozumel, Hawaii, Philippines, California, Florida, Washington, Virgin Island
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	65ft 50min
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Blue Island Divers/Viking Cruise Ship in Virgin Islands/St Thomas

Blue Island Divers/Viking Cruise Ship: "Friendly Staff but marginal rental equipment", Jan, 2017,

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Dive Review of Blue Island Divers/Viking Cruise Ship in
Virgin Islands/St Thomas