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Dive Bonaire, Dec, 2010, by David Lang, IL, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 5906.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
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Comments	We signed up for a dive excursion through Princess Cruises. Dive Bonaire had us sign the usual waiver and fill out a health history form. On the form I checked “yes” that I am over 45 years old and someone in my family (my 90 year old father) has heart disease. Because I checked this item Dive Bonaire refused to let me come on the dive. The only option they offered was for me to get a doctor’s letter saying I was fit to dive. When I asked how they expected me to do that when my doctor was in the States and the group was leaving in 15 minutes, they just looked at me. They were extremely nasty about it We learned later from friends that Dive Bonaire took out 32 divers with 2 dive leaders. We also heard that they did not supervise a 12 year old minor who was supposed to dive under supervision. All the people we talked with said they would never go with this shop again. VIP Divers When we were refused the Dive Bonaire outing, we walked down the dock and signed up with VIP Divers. We had an outstanding experience with them. There were 3 dive leaders (2 were dive masters) for 8 divers. We took 2 shore dives. They assisted with all equipment. The current was quite strong and they provided assistance when we had difficulty getting into shore. They made sure we had 2 excellent dives. We would book with them any time!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Mainly in the Caribbean, but also Red Sea, Hawaii, Key Largo.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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