Dive Review of Taka Dive/Take in
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Taka Dive/Take, Jun, 2007, by DAVID SHEMTOV, NA, United Kingdom ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 3678.
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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	A previous correspondent name this dive operations previous boat as the 'Kaka'. Unfortunately, her description is still apt. This operation is targeted at inexperienced backpackers. Many of them are enticed by last minute discounts ensuring that the boat always leaves full. The boat operates on a very tight back to back schedule requiring passengers to vacate their cabins several hours before return to port so that they could be serviced by the crew. Great food and fairly attractive cabins on a well designed new boat could not make up for the most unpleasant cruise director and dive crew we have ever encountered on a liveaboard. Had there been an option to disembark during the three day cruise, we would not have hesitated. We booked this cruise because it was operating during the Minke Whale season. Unfortunately, one of the two encounters with these skittish creatures was swiftly terminated by a crew member who donned scuba gear and jumped into the water (in contravention of Australian law) and ensured the immediate flight of the whale. Sorely regretted not booking the Mike Ball boat instead. Another reader who travelled on that operation's Spoilsport at the same time as us had a much better experience.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cocos, Malpelo, French Polynesia, Palau, Truk, Red Sea, Maldives...
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	25-26°C / 77-79°F	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	10-20 M / 33-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive at specified times and should you choose to skip a dive, you MUST sign the manifest ONLY at the crew's convenience. [Saying you want to go to sleep and offering to sign the manifest when the other divers are jumping into the water is NOT acceptable!]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	1 or 2
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No electrical facilities except these in your cabin. Rinse tank was used for everything.

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Dive Review of Taka Dive/Take in Australia/Great Barrier Reef

Taka Dive/Take, Jun, 2007,

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Dive Review of Taka Dive/Take in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef