Dive Review of Stuart's Cove/RCL's Sovereign of the Seas in
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Stuart's Cove/RCL's Sovereign of the Seas, Aug, 2006, by Jonathan Haraty, MA, United States . Report 2836.
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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	This was a three night cruise. You can dive both in Nassau and on Royal Caribbean's private island, CoCo Cay. I choose to dive with Stuart's Cove again this year after being assured by Royal that Stuart's had solved their problems. They were right, this was a good dive. Last year we could not dive the wall because we wound up with a twelve year old on the boat by mistake and they wouldn't take the family off and put them on another boat. This year we dove the wall and went to 110 ft. Wall was pretty but not spectacular, read no Cozumel. The real diving was the second dive. We dove the RUNWAY and our divemaster lead us to an area close to where they do a shark feed. The reef sharks were all over the place and moving in fairly close, looking us over and gliding overhead. it was a rush to see so many sharks swimming around you. The Sovereign of the Seas is one of Royal Caribbeans older ships but it is still nice, with great food and excellent service. The rooms are on the small side to accomodate two people plus dive equipment but it is a great way to get in a weekend dive and still make the wife happy. There were only eight of us on the boat this time and there was plenty of room.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	[Florida, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Rhode Island, Massachusetts]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	84-88°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[You had to follow your divemaster but you pretty much had the freedom to explore as long as you didn't dally too long. Not for beginners in my opinion as when I checked my gauges we were at 110 feet on the wall dive.]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
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
UW Photo Comments	[while there was no set-up for camera rinsing, the water clarity and the close approach of the reef sharks made for some great pictures. The crew was respectfull of the equipment and were always willing to lower the equipment to you once you were in the water.]

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Dive Review of Stuart's Cove/RCL's Sovereign of the Seas in Bahamas

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Dive Review of Stuart's Cove/RCL's Sovereign of the Seas in
Bahamas