Dive Review of Dive Aruba and Unique Sports/LaCabana BRC in
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Dive Aruba and Unique Sports/LaCabana BRC, Jan, 2007, by Lester Licht, Ct, new haven . Report 3205 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
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	LaCabana BRC was a really nice place to stay. Great for families and non diving companions. Very good choice of restaurants on site and within walking distance. Food was good and reasonably priced. All units have full kitchens so one trip to a supermarket gets you set for the week. I ate most breakfasts and lunches in my room & went out for dinner nightly. BBQ pits on site for your use, as well. Also, there's a really good gym you can use there. We stayed in a studio unit and it was spacious and comfortable with a fabulous sunset view. I used Dive Aruba for my operator, based on previous CHAPBOOK reviews and had mixed feeling about the dive side of my vacation. On the positive side I found the dive sites and corals more interesting and healthy than I had anticipated. The wrecks had way more critters than I had been led to believe and a couple of hour long drift dives took us over miles of reef. Way beyond my expectations for Aruba diving. I was somewhat less impressed with Clive's operation (Dive Aruba). With seven divers aboard the space is really quite tight. Entry was a giant stride off his small dive platform and with him screaming at you about not snagging the lines and hoses off the twin outboards. He told us all to "just go with the current" then he tore into one diver who did just that and came up where Clive didn't expect him to. The diver swore he just followed the current and gave him back the flack in spades. Meanwhile a loyal, repeat customer who was on the boat came up hundreds of yards away and Clive said not one word to him. I don't need pampering or hand holding from a dive operator but Clive clearly lacked 'people skills' in a service oriented business and that certainly lessened the enjoyment on our trip and made it clear that we won't be diving with him again. I did go out with Unique Sports one day when Clive wasn't open (he doesn't go out on Sundays) and enjoyed their service immensely. The boat was spacious, even with 16 divers and the dive briefing excellent. The Dutch lady divemaster was on a "critter finding" roll when we hit the water at the 'airplane wreck'. First she found a moray in a propellar housing (there's another moray in the other prop housing nearby as well) then she spotted an octopus in a tiny crack in a coral head that was barely visible, even after being found. She found some other notables I just don't remember. I would definately recommend Unique Sports over Dive Aruba for my money.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Bonaire, Curacao, Palau, Yap, Red Sea (Sharm), Bahamas, Costa Rica, Caymans, Tobago, Fl Keys.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	40-90 Ft/ 12-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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 and Unique Sports/LaCabana BRC in Aruba

Dive Aruba and Unique Sports/LaCabana BRC, Jan, 2007,

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Dive Review of Dive Aruba and Unique Sports/LaCabana BRC in
Aruba