Dive Review of Coral Divers in
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Coral Divers: "First time diving Curacao", Nov, 2018, by Susan A Crane, PA, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 10688.
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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
Overall Rating
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Comments	This was my first trip to Curacao. The resort, Oasis Coral Estates, was wonderful and the diving was good for the Caribbean. There was still quite a bit of coral bleaching evident but some sites were better than others. The resort is located on the far west end of the island which meant that it was too far for the dive operators close to the city to get there. We never saw another dive boat the whole time. The downside was we were too far away to get to some of the more renown dives on the island unless we wanted to drive to another dive operation. We did two boat dives in the morning, the farthest was about a 30 minute boat trip, and there was unlimited shore diving on the house reef which was quite adequate. I was shown a small frog fish and a seahorse on the house reef. Someone else saw two octopus on a night dive there. They brought drinks on the boat but no snacks except on the day we did the farthest dive. There was no head on the boat so the ocean was the bathroom. The visibility was excellent with little to no current. The surface got a bit rough at times dues to windy weather and a few people had problems with being seasick during the transits. There were plenty of small fish in spite of the numerous lion fish. There is one restaurant in town that serves lion fish but I never got to try it. The dive masters were very helpful with handling equipment but made little effort on the dives to point things out. There were two on every dive, one in front and one in the back. On one dive, they both failed to notice that some of the group was missing when we first started out until I pointed out that I couldn't find a few people. The dive master went back to our starting point and found them but I was dismayed that it took me pointing out to them that we were not all there. There are two restaurants at the resort both of which were quite good although a bit pricey. We drove to the city a couple of times for dinner which was 30 min drive from the resort. My room had a refrigerator, microwave, toaster and coffee maker so I was able to make lunches in my room. Breakfast was included with the dive package. My major complaint was the small biting insects at the resort. I don't know what they are called, no-see-ums I guess. But they leave bumps that itch for days. Luckily I brought some deet with me and used it when sitting outside. I am one of those people that insects seem to like so got bit more than most.
Websites	Coral Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Belize, Cayman Islands, Galapagos, Palau, Indonesia, Philippines,
Closest Airport	CUR	Getting There	I had to fly through Miami since there were no direct flights from PHL
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	83-°F / 28-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	100- Ft/ 30- M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Almost all dives were drift dives so one had to stay with the dive master.
Liveaboard?	no	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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There was a fresh water rinse bucket on the boat, but not a dedicated one at the dive shop. There was no camera room so I took my camera equipment back to my room every day.

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Dive Review of Coral Divers in Curaçao

Coral Divers: "First time diving Curacao", Nov, 2018,

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Dive Review of Coral Divers in
Curaçao