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Dive Review of Epic Diving/Blue Marlin Cove Resort in
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Epic Diving/Blue Marlin Cove Resort : "Get up and personal with Tiger Sharks", Mar, 2024,

by Ellen Marie Smith, MN, US (Sr. Contributor Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 13162.

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Double Trouble Vinny feeding Expert feeding! Entering the water Say cheese
Pregnant Tiger Shark wrangler

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Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food N/A
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
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Snorkeling N/A

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Beginners 3 stars
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Comments
Epic Diving (Vic, Deb, & crew) are great people to dive with and extremely helpful with photo tips and shark ID. The Blue Marlin Cove resort (where the dive boat docks) is a comfortable place to stay and it was quiet the week we were there. It cost $75 in a taxi to get there from the airport so try to share a ride! We asked the driver to stop at the grocery store to pick up staples for the week so that we didn’t have to eat out all the time and were glad we did. The restaurant was closed but the crew ordered dinner every night (if you wanted). I preferred eating in the room and editing my photos. The wifi at the resort wasn’t great but my T-Mobile worked fairly well during the week.

The Cove condos/rooms were nice. A/C ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Epic Diving   Blue Marlin Cove Resort

Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Red Sea (North and South), Galapagos, Hawaii, Caribbean most places, California (Catalina), False Bay (South Africa), Cocos Island, Socorro Islands, Baia & Ustica (Italy), Yap, Palau, & Truk, Thailand(Surin Islands), Indonesia (Raja Ampat, Komodo & Lembeh).
Closest Airport FPO (Freeport Getting There MSP-MIA-FPO (though we were rerouted due to weather and had to go to CLT as well)

Dive Conditions
Weather sunny, windy Seas calm
Water Temp 74-76°F / 23-24°C Wetsuit Thickness 5
Water Visibility 100-200 Ft/ 30-61 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Dive profile or until bait box is empty and divemaster signals end of dive (90 mins or more)
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw
Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None

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Corals N/A Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
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UW Photo Comments No real camera facilites but I took about 500 pictures on each dive!!! I used a fisheye lens and was thrilled with the results. ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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