Dive Review of The Waves at Cane Bay in
Virgin Islands/Cane Bay, St. Croix

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The Waves at Cane Bay, Jan, 2003, by Richard Heath, SC, USA . Report 330.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The Waves at Cane Bay has about 15 rooms, most with a/c. Rooms have kitchens; king size beds; showers, and small in room safes- very clean; reminds you of a 1960/70’s Howard Johnson Motel room. Restaurant downstairs serves a good dinner; there is a neat breakfast place 100 yards down the road excellent breakfasts at a good price (Off the Wall Restaurant and Bar). You should rent a car if you are staying out on the Cane Bay side of St. Croix. Compact cars were renting for about $38 per day – probably less than you would pay a cab if you could get one. Victoria is the new owner since April 2002. Extremely easy to get along with and very accommodating. You only wish that all the island folks on St Croix were as focused on providing good service as was Victoria. At the time of our visit she did not have a dive master on premise. She gives you maps of about 5 shore dive locations and you plan your own dive. She will hook you up with another guest in the lodge if you need a buddy. She charges $3 per tank. There are two great wash down areas to wash down your scuba gear and each room is provided with a locker area downstairs to secure your gear after washdown (your room key fits both your locker door and your room) On the dive from The Waves, you swim out about 100-120 yards on a heading of 325 or so – to a sea buoy and drop down to 70 feet. This is a wall dive with a wall that reportedly goes to 13,000 feet. I stop at 122 feet. Swimming parallel to the shore for about 10-15 minutes then coming back to the entry point on a heading of 120 is a very relaxing 35-minute dive. Since there is no dive master, this is not recommended for the inexperienced diver. However about 250 yards down the road there is a dive shop if you want to dive with a master and a group. I dove "Cane Bay" dive location also, same procedure as "the waves" dive location (Cane Bay shore dive is located in front of the dive shop discussed above.) If you want an easygoing wall dive with no restrictions, very clear visibility and good coral formations and some tropicals, I would highly recommend the Waves at Cane Bay.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Azores; Grand Cayman; French Polynesia Islands; Great Abacos, Bahamas; Cozumel, Cancun, Play De Carma, Ixtapa, Mexico; St Lucia; St Thomas; Recife, Brazil;Florida Keys; North & South Carolina
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	none
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of The Waves at Cane Bay in Virgin Islands/Cane Bay, St. Croix

The Waves at Cane Bay, Jan, 2003,

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Dive Review of The Waves at Cane Bay in
Virgin Islands/Cane Bay, St. Croix