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Aqua Cat Cruises, Aug, 2012, by Vance Esler, TX, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 6685.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	Notice: We were there during Tropical Storm Isaac, so conditions noted above were probably not as good as usual. Good: Really nice boat with spacious quarters. Good, healthy meals. Two good showers on the dive deck for washing off after dives. The captain and crew tried to make the best of a bad situation (i.e., the storm), trying to find dive sites with reasonable visibility. They handled camera equipment properly. Two large camera rinse tanks. Nitrox mixes were very consistent at 32-33%. Bad: The lionfish have ravaged the reefs. We saw large lionfish on every dive, usually actively hunting. They tend to like the swim throughs and crevices, so you had to watch out when in those. Once we came upon more than ten who were gorging on a school of silversides. The mostly new, multinational crew did their job helping us into and out of the water, but they were clearly not all that familiar with the dive sites, sometimes neglecting to mention currents and boat orientation. Tank fills were usually 2800 psi (which they defined as "full".) The crew were polite, but only one made any serious attempts to get to know us. Perhaps they were uncomfortable being with an older group of serious divers who cared more about diving than partying. Overall, we liked the boat itself. The crew did their jobs, but did not merit the 15% tip they expected. The sharks were cool, but most of the reefs had very few of the usual Caribbean fish to observe. Night life was equally sparse although there were plenty of rays and blood worms out. If all you want to do is dive with sharks in the Bahamas, I recommend Stuart Cove's shark adventure.
Websites	Aqua Cat Cruises
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Belize, Utila. Roatan, Turks & Caicos, Hawaii, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational depth limits. Return with 500 psi in tank. Time limits on drift dives.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Nice large camera table. Small charging area. Air hose available for drying housings.

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Dive Review of Aqua Cat Cruises in Bahamas/Exuma Cays

Aqua Cat Cruises, Aug, 2012,

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Dive Review of Aqua Cat Cruises in
Bahamas/Exuma Cays