Dive Review of Avalon III in
Cuba/Jardin de la Reina

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Avalon III: "Diving Jardin de la Reina aboard the Avalon III", May, 2023, by Leslie Russum, CO, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 12441 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Booking the Avalon boats appears to only be available via dive shops and clubs. They are the sole source allowed to service the marine reserve. Unfortunately, the club I booked with was very disorganized and provided conflicting and incorrect information. We weren't given the final hotel details until 3 days before departure (and even then they gave u ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cook Islands, Galapagos, Guadeloupe, Tortola, Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, Dominica, Kona, Cuba
Closest Airport	Camaguey, Cuba	Getting There	Direct flights from Miami via AA to Havana, Santa Clara or Camaguey. Avalon motor coaches pick up at all and drop you at the port in Jucaro
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-80 Ft/ 6-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None -- you were allowed to keep diving if your buddy had to ascend. You just joined another team. The DMs allowed you to dive around the buoy area while they assisted other divers into the boat at the end of the dive.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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
UW Photo Comments	Dedicated rinse tank and tables. All charging done inside on the main deck, but they need more outlets (people daisy ch ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Avalon III in Cuba/Jardin de la Reina

Avalon III: "Diving Jardin de la Reina aboard the Avalon III", May, 2023,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Avalon III in
Cuba/Jardin de la Reina