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Dive Destination: "A nice week of diving, but.....", Nov, 2023, by Rick Bates, ON, CA ( Contributor 18 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12734 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
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Comments	This was a return trip to Coral Estates Luxury Resort. I previously said I would probably not return due to issues in our group’s visit in Nov 2011. (Curaçao/West side Diving Review of Coral Divers, 2021/11 (undercurrent.org) However, in response to my concerns last trip, the Dive OP manager offered us some free add-ons if we wanted to return. (Free Nitrox, one extra free afternoon boat dive, and a free “Sunset Cruise including drinks and snacks” – more on that later) We were a group of 20 people, including 4 non-divers. We were expected at the resort by about 3-4:00 PM, and on arrival, almost half our rooms were not ready yet! They said “just a few more minutes”. However, the last of our group wasn’t allowed into their room until 7:15 PM. Almost 4 hours after arrival. Totally unacceptable for a large resort that knew we were coming six months ago. The extra complication with the rooms not available is that I had 4 divers scheduled for a refresher dive (requested by the dive shop for people who hadn’t been diving for 2 years or more). People had to use lobby washrooms and dive shop area to unpack their gear and get ready for the dive without a room. Two days later the Dive OP (thro ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Dive Destination [same]Coral Luxury Estates
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia(Wakatobi), Indonesia(Misool), Komodo Islands, Papua New Guinea, Australia(Melborne/Sydney/GBR), Fiji, Florida (east coast), Florida Keys, Bahamas (Abaco), Curaçao, Roatan, Bonaire, St. Maarten, Belize(Ambergris Key), Turks & Caicos, Cozumel, Great Lakes, St Lawrence River, North Carolina, Fiji
Closest Airport	Curacao (Hato)	Getting There	Direct from Toronto
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	86-88°F / 30-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay with group, 60 min max
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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
Large Pelagics
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Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No facilities on boat. rinse tanks with masks and regs on dock ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Dive Destination in Curaçao/Sint Willibrordus

Dive Destination: "A nice week of diving, but.....", Nov, 2023,

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Dive Review of Dive Destination in
Curaçao/Sint Willibrordus