Dive Review of Unique Sports of Aruba/Casa Del Mar, Hyatt in
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Unique Sports of Aruba/Casa Del Mar, Hyatt, Jan, 2004, by Leora Rosen, IL, USA . Report 899.
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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	Unique Sports of Aruba provided an enjoyable series of dives from very shallow (Pedernales wreck-25ft.) to the Sonesta airplanes at 90ft. There were never more than 8 divers on our boat and divemasters were knowledgeable and able to find interesting critters; I saw 3 octopi on one dive during the day! Lots of smaller, colorful fish and healthy invertebrates on every dive, but not many big animals. Did see one enormous Southern Stingray, and several morays. Wrecks are abundant, and the Antilla is particularly interesting if you've never actually gone through one before. Everyone was extremely friendly and helpful; they even helped with an emergency repair to my BC. The water was a bit cold for even those with a 3mm wet suit; after 40-50 minutes on the shallower sites, several of us were pretty chilled. Because they follow a similar schedule every week, they print where they plan to dive, with a description, so you can plan your week's activities in advance. This is also available on the Internet-www.visitaruba.com/uniquesports. Aruba has lots of good restaurants, gambling, shopping and even movie theatres, so there's lots to do for non-divers as well. Be sure to get an "Aruba plus" card in advance to get 10% off lots of things, including dives and restaurants (www.visitaruba.com/plus/)
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Belize, Bonaire, Fiji, Grand Cayman
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	25-50 Ft/ 8-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	depth limits, minimum air in tank, time
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	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 Unique Sports of Aruba/Casa Del Mar, Hyatt in Aruba

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Dive Review of Unique Sports of Aruba/Casa Del Mar, Hyatt in
Aruba