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Ellen Marie Smith, MN, US
Sr. Contributor, 26 Reports with 13 Helpful Votes
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"Red Sea (North and South), Galapagos, Hawaii, Caribbean most places, California (Catalina), False Bay (South Africa), Cocos Island, Socorro Islands, Baia & Ustica (Italy), Yap, Palau, & Truk, Thailand(Surin Islands), Indonesia (Raja Ampat, Komodo & Lembeh)."

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Dive Destination	Dive Op/Resort	Live Aboard?	Review	Rating	Date	Photos/ Helpful Votes
Bahamas	*Epic Diving/Blue Marlin Cove Resort*		"Get up and personal with Tiger Sharks" Get up and personal with Tiger Sharks Epic Diving (Vic, Deb, & crew) are great people to dive with and extremely helpful with photo tips... Full report		3/2024
Cayman Islands	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Easy diving from the Aggressor" Easy diving from the AggressorLast time I took this trip was on the Cayman Aggressor V 2012. This is now 2024 and the Cayman boat ... Full report		9/2024
Indonesia/Komodo	*Insider Divers / MSV AMIRA*		"Komodo Liveaboard - Amazing & ill" Komodo Liveaboard - Amazing & illImmediately following a photo workshop with Insider Divers, we took the Indsider Diver's add- on trip... Full report		8/2023
Indonesia/Komodo	*Insider Divers / MSV AMIRA*		"Komodo Liveaboard - Amazing & ill" Komodo Liveaboard - Amazing & illImmediately following a photo workshop with Insider Divers, we took the Indsider Diver's add- on trip... Full report		8/2023
Indonesia/Lembeh	*NAD Lembehl Resort*		"A world of wonders - the joy of muck diving!" A world of wonders - the joy of muck diving!My husband and I spent a week on an "Insider Divers" Group trip at an Underwater Photography worksho... Full report		8/2023	1
Indonesia/Lembeh	*NAD Lembehl Resort*		"A world of wonders - the joy of muck diving!" A world of wonders - the joy of muck diving!My husband and I spent a week on an "Insider Divers" Group trip at an Underwater Photography worksho... Full report		8/2023
Indonesia/Raja Ampat	*Insider Divers*		"Sea Safari 8 with Insider Divers" Sea Safari 8 with Insider DiversThis was my first trip with Insider Divers and I was not disappointed! Simon Lorenz runs these trips... Full report		1/2023
Galapagos Islands	*Galapagos Master*		"Galapagos is always a dream" Galapagos is always a dreamAfter meeting our group in Quito, We arrived together in San Cristobal and spent some time exploring... Full report		6/2022
Hawaii/MAUI	*Lahaina Divers/Noelani Condos*		"Beautiful Hawaiian diving but not for those on a budget" Beautiful Hawaiian diving but not for those on a budgetMy husband and I spent 4 days diving off Maui with Lahaina Divers. We booked well in advance and wer... Full report		6/2021
Belize	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Fabulous week post COVID" Fabulous week post COVIDWe boarded the Belize Aggressor IV for a much anticipated (and put off for a year because of COVID) ... Full report		5/2021	1
Belize	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Fabulous week post COVID" Fabulous week post COVIDWe boarded the Belize Aggressor IV for a much anticipated (and put off for a year because of COVID) ... Full report		5/2021
General Travel/Other Locations/Naples, Italy	*Sea Point Centro Subacqueo/N/A*		"Bigger than Pompeii and not nearly as crowded!" Bigger than Pompeii and not nearly as crowded!The reason to dive in Baia is to see underwater archeological sites that date back to 200 BC. More ... Full report		8/2019	1
Honduras/Anthony's Keys Resort	*Anthony’s Key Resort/Anthony's Key Resort*		"Family trip with easy warm dives" Family trip with easy warm divesMy husband and I met several family members at Anthony's Key Resort in June to take advantage of an ... Full report		6/2019	2
Red Sea/Southern Route, Red Sea	*Blue O'Two*		"Blue Melody " Blue Melody Our itinerary was "Simply the Best" and we traveled in late June 2018. I had a strange problem wit... Full report		6/2018	1
Africa/Mozambique	*Tofo Scuba*		"Humpback Heaven in Tofo" Humpback Heaven in TofoI traveled to Tofo with friends from Cape Town, South Africa. We opted to fly to Vilankulos which is... Full report		9/2018	2
Red Sea/Hurghada	*New Son Bijou Dive Center/Marriott*		"New Son Bijou Diving Center" New Son Bijou Diving CenterThis is the second time I’ve been to Hurghada, Egypt and diving with New Son Bijou. (First time was ... Full report		6/2018	1
Micronesia	*Truk Blue Lagoon Resort*		"Blue Lagoon Resort August 2017" Blue Lagoon Resort August 2017Traveling from Palau to Truk requires a stop in Guam and is an all- night endeavor. We had a three ho... Full report		11/2017
Micronesia	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Palau Aggressor II" Palau Aggressor IIFrom Yap (see review) we boarded our flight nonstop to Palau in the middle of the night. This is how... Full report		8/2017	2
Micronesia	*Manta Ray Bay*		"Manta Bay Resort" Manta Bay ResortWe arrived in YAP after a 27 + hour long airplane journey on United Airlines. Because of the length ... Full report		8/2017	1
Mexico (Western)	*Solmar V*		"A December Trip on the Solemar V" A December Trip on the Solemar VI read the previous readers reports (which I found quite helpful, thank you!). The bad: The only t... Full report		1/2017
Mediterranean/Ustica	*Altamarea Diving Center/Residence Stella Marina*		"Altamarea Diving Center Ustica" Altamarea Diving Center UsticaWe have friends in Palermo and decided to spend a week in Ustica. The laid back feel of the beautifu... Full report		7/2015
Turks and Caicos	*Aggressor Fleet*		"Turks and Caicos Aggressor August 2014" Turks and Caicos Aggressor August 2014My dive buddy and I flew to Providenciales to take a long awaited trip on the Turks and Caicos Aggre... Full report		10/2014
Red Sea/Hurghada	*New Son Bijou Diving Center*		My dive buddy and I enjoyed the attentive and relaxed attitude of Ahmed Bijou, the owner of New Son ... Full report		8/2013
Red Sea	*Blue O Two*		We chose "Best of the Wrecks" itinerary because we wanted to see the famous SS Thistlegorm. We were ... Full report		10/2013
Galapagos Islands	*Aggressor Fleet*		The only complaint about the trip is that the flights to Baltra are hard to connect to, making an ov... Full report		6/2013	1
Cayman Islands	*Aggressor Fleet*		My dive buddy and I originally booked the Turks and Caicos Aggressor, but were contacted 3 weeks pri... Full report		9/2012

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All Reader Reports Filed by Ellen Marie Smith, MN, US Sr. Contributor, 26 Reports with 13 Helpful Votes Subscribers' version

All Reader Reports Filed by
Ellen Marie Smith, MN, US
Sr. Contributor, 26 Reports with 13 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version