Dive Review of Sandals in
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Sandals, Nov, 2003, by Ken Robertson, Alberta, Canada ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 885.
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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	When one's wife is a non-diver, you occasionally end up at places where diving is not the resort's first priority and such is the case at Sandals' Antigua Resort. Having done my research, I had no deluions about the diving in Antigua - the reefs are fairly battered (Sandal's dive boat's careless anchoring destroyed more than one gorgonian while I was there)and there are not a lot of fish, let alone large ones. Certainly those I saw would likely be of interest to new divers though. Knowing what to expect, I took my copy of Paul Humann/Ned Deloach's Reef Coral Identification and worked at learning more about corals and coral diseases. This made the trip both fun and educational! The Sandal's resort is a very nice place to stay, but there are better values to be found in other all-inclusives. The dive operation, with the exception of one instrutor, was one of the weakest I have seen. I took the time to write to the Resort Manager with a list of suggestions for general diver safety. To his credit the guy did respond, but only to tell me that they do everything right and have very stringent safety procedures - ya right! But I guess that's the view from the rose coloured glasses.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	All over the Caribbean, Mexico (both coasts), Galapagos, Panama, Greece, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Fiji, and Canada's West Coast.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny,dry	Seas	calm,noCurrents
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-30 Ft/ 8-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Requested divers to stick together as a group; surface once first diver hit 750 psi - not enforced for experienced divers.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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 Sandals in Antigua

Sandals, Nov, 2003,

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Dive Review of Sandals in
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