Dive Review of Dolphin Dream in
Bahamas/Tiger Beach

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Dolphin Dream: "Tiger Beach post-COVID", Mar, 2022, by Thomas Read, FL, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 12225 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Spent a week on the Dolphin Dream, a converted ?shrimp trawler for a week at Tiger Beach and Bimini. You board at the marina adjacent to the West side of Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach, FL. Clear customs on West End, Bahamas but never leave the vessel. The weather did not cooperate for the first 3-4 days, but the boat is sturdy and handled the wind and waves easily. We had three different experiences on one trip: Tiger, lemon and reef sharks at Tiger Beach; nurse, bull and hammerhead at Bimini; snorkeling with dolphins in between. As predicted by the crew, the 6-foot lemons and nurses just become part of the scenery once the Tigers and Hammerheads show up. Sharks are brought in by chumming and hand feeding. The diving is not difficult (go to the bottom and wait for the sharks, positioning yourself up current of the chum), but it's better to have experienced divers in your group to avoid any misadventures brought on by anxiety. Crew is very experienced and do everything possible to maximize good photo opportunities while being safe. Divers were mostly photographers but also a few shark lovers who just wanted to hang with these beautiful animals. Several repeat customers. The boat is not luxurious, but everything works. Would definitely go again.
Websites	Dolphin Dream
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Philippines, Indonesia, Maldives, Australia, Solomons, Fiji, California, Baja, Florida, Mexico, Costa Rica, Caribbean, Red Sea, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There	Board the Dolphin Dream in Riviera Beach, Florida
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	75-°F / 24-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Avoid becoming lunch
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	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 special accommodations for photographers, so the saloon tables become the camera work stations, and saloon outlets power the charging strips. Cameras are left on the floor of the saloon. As the vast majority of divers were photographers, everyone was conscious of the equipment and there was no broken gear from carelessness.

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By report author: Thomas Read in FL, US at Oct 11, 2024 08:39 EST

To view shot videos of the trip go to Vimeo.com/thomasreadchaos

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Dive Review of Dolphin Dream in Bahamas/Tiger Beach

Dolphin Dream: "Tiger Beach post-COVID", Mar, 2022,

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Dive Review of Dolphin Dream in
Bahamas/Tiger Beach