Dive Review of Avalon II in
Cuba/Cuba . Gardens of the Queen

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Avalon II: "Great diving- Like going back in time!", Oct, 2018, by David C Kinney, VA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 10592 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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	First trip to Cuba- diving on the Avalon II to Gardens of the Queen. Nice boat, great crew- Rooms and diving would be cramped if there were 20 passengers onboard- we had 10 with a crew of 9 !! October 2018, water temp was 82-84, great weather, no currents. 4 dives per day or 3 plus nite dive (twice during the week), divemaster led dives due to Park regulations. Lots of sharks- Caribbean Reef Sharks and Silky Sharks on many dives. The divemaster (Tony) and I saw a Great Hammerhead as well!! The barrel sponges and large corals and sponges were the best I have ever seen in Caribbean! What was really amazing was the lack of Lionfish on all the dives. Sometimes we would be looking for Lionfish and during a 60 minute dive would only see 1 or 2 . This is great! We also dove with the resident Saltwater Crocodile- this was a first for me and I really enjoyed it! The service and food onboard was some of the best in over 50 liveaboards that I have been on over 30+ years of diving. After the trip was over we did a 6 hour bus ride to Havana where we toured the city for 3 days. All in all, this was one of the best trips I have been on for many years- I will plan on a return trip soon.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Costa Rica, Soccoro, Indonesia, Bahamas, Red Sea, Thailand, Galapagos, Cayman, Belize, Cozumel, Roatan Where the Sharks are!
Closest Airport	SNU	Getting There	MIA/SNU . Easy
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Divemaster led dives- not too strict
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Limited deck space for cameras- if there was a full boat with big housed cameras, it would have been difficult. I would suggest the boat upgrades the camera setups significantly! More tables, more charging stations, better rinse tanks.

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Dive Review of Avalon II in Cuba/Cuba . Gardens of the Queen

Avalon II: "Great diving- Like going back in time!", Oct, 2018,

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Dive Review of Avalon II in
Cuba/Cuba . Gardens of the Queen