Dive Review of Unique Sports/La Quinta Beach Resort in
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Unique Sports/La Quinta Beach Resort, Jul, 2003, by Stacy Dembitsky, SC, USA . Report 580.
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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	That the water was so cold - 79 on a 60 ft dive for 40+ min gets a bit chilly. That all dives would be guided - makes the divers bunch up, and lots of bumping ensued- can be a bit of a distraction. Dive leaders were good at finding interesting fish, but if I stopped to photo, lots of other divers did too, which ruined my shots. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The dive leaders were professional and helpful with any problems during the dives - unfortunately, some dives were so fast, I thought I was in a race. It was a different type of diving - one tank am, one tank pm - we are used to two tank am, and two tank pm. When questioned about this, we were told that Aruba isn't a diving destination, but a golf and cruise stop. Therefore, they make accomodations for the people that want to make one dive, then some sightseeing before shopping and reboarding ship. We didn't get cruisers on our boats, but a lot of operators do, so be watchful. I would recommend Unique Sports to anyone going to Aruba.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, North Carolina, Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	79-83°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	25-50 Ft/ 8-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	All dives were guided, so we were not in charge of any aspects other than returning to boat with more than 500 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The boat didn't have a camera table, however there was a cooler at the back of the boat supposedly for cameras, but lots of masks (along with the mask defogger) were in there also, so hold on to your own camera. Developing film on island is expensive, we brought ours home. This operator isn't really about photos, so it was about what we expected after having dove with operations that cater to photographers.

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Dive Review of Unique Sports/La Quinta Beach Resort in Aruba

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Dive Review of Unique Sports/La Quinta Beach Resort in
Aruba