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Dive Aruba/Holiday Inn Sunspree, Sep, 2004, by Roland & Pam Hebert, MA, USA . Report 1491 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	We got to Aruba 2 days after Hurricane Ivan. This limited the visability so it wasn't the usual for the Carribean. The Holiday Inn Sunspree was an upgrade because the Mill Resort was flooded. They were wonderful. The only bad part was there was no pool. A new one is under construction. We didn't eat any meals there, but always went to outlying restaurants. We booked with Aruba Pro Dive who subcontracted us to Dive Aruba. Clive the owner/dive master was helpful and friendly. We booked two tank dives for Monday, Tuesday, and Friday with a night dive on Wednesday. We were so pleased that we added a Friday afternoon dive to get another one in before we left Saturday night. We wanted a small boat with not a lot of divers on board, and that's just what we got. Maximum seven divers worked out just right. The variety of dives was excellent. We did wreck diving for the first time, with Clive leading the way. The pre-dive briefings were professional and fully prepared us for each dive, even providing a history of the wrecks. We had no limit on the time of each dive. We were never rushed. If you had more air you could stay down longer. We heard that the larger dive operations had 45 minute time limits per dive. The drift dives were a real treat. Clive took the time to point out interesting fish, lobsters etc. Clive's van is not new. And the first day it wasn't working so he arranged for a taxi to pick us up at our hotel. He was always on time, with an 8:30 am pick- up. He was also very helpful in equipment assistance. My wife and I fully recommend Dive Aruba and will use him again when we go back to Aruba.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Newport, RI, Kauai, Maui, Tobago, St. Croix, VI, Grand Caymen, Sandwich, MA
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	78-84°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	The Dive Master dove with us. We used computers and ended dive at 500 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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 Dive Aruba/Holiday Inn Sunspree in Aruba

Dive Aruba/Holiday Inn Sunspree, Sep, 2004,

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Dive Review of Dive Aruba/Holiday Inn Sunspree in
Aruba