Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II in
Belize/Lighthouse Reef/Turneffe Reef

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Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II, Oct, 2012, by Michael J. Millet, CA, US ( Top Contributor 96 reports with 59 Helpful votes). Report 6763.
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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	The Sun Dancer II is a spacious boat with all cabins having a queen bed or 2 full twin beds. Cabins have a large window and plenty of storage; each has a flat screen and DVD player. The dive stations and dive deck are easy to get around even with a full boat. Diving on the atolls is fairly laid back with out & back dives along a wall. Very little current and decent viz. Encountered the usual Caribbean critters: hawksbill turtles, groupers, a few eagle rays, lots of eels, shrimp, crab, and had some good luck finding the spotted toadfish (so ugly they're almost cute). Also, plenty of barracuda and decent sized schools of jacks under the boat. Like other places in the Caribbean, the reef fish these atolls are being negatively affected by the growing presence of lionfish, which we encountered on essentially every dive. The crew was very friendly and helpful, as usual for an Aggressor/Dancer boat. I do feel that the variety and quality of the food served on the boat has declined.
Websites	Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Solomon Islands, PNG, GBR, Vanuatu, Palau, Philippines, Indonesia, Yap, Kosrae, Truk, Fiji, Socorros, All over the Caribbean.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The Sun Dancer II has 2 camera tables, plenty of battery charging stations and 2 large dedicated camera rinse tanks. Air hose at camera tables; no smaller towels for cameras. The marine life at the outer atolls of Belize is better than that around Ambergris Caye but it is not as plentiful and vibrant as it was a few years ago. The reefs appear to have more algae on them perhaps a result of the increase in lionfish that are eating the reef fish. Best photo ops were arrow crabs, pederson shrimp, hermit crabs, eels, spotted toadfish and a few moon jellies.

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Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II in Belize/Lighthouse Reef/Turneffe Reef

Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II, Oct, 2012,

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Dive Review of Peter Hughes -- Sun Dancer II in
Belize/Lighthouse Reef/Turneffe Reef