Dive Review of Castle Comfort Lodge in
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Castle Comfort Lodge, Jun, 2010, by Serena Black, NY, US ( 2 reports). Report 5587.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Castle Comfort is a small resort about a 20 minute walk south of Roseau. It has a bar, restaurant serving good, varied food at reasonable prices, 15 rooms and a dive operation. The rooms were very clean, the beds comfortable, the A/C worked, there were lots of outlets, both 110 and 220 volts and some TVs even got cable.. The beds provided the only work space for cameras. Wireless internet was free. Dive Dominica is located on the grounds. Boats leave every morning at 8:45 for 2 one hour dives with a one hour surface interval. The 60 minute limit is strictly enforced so the boats get back in time for lunch or to deal with cruise ship people. Briefings were like the recorded safety announcements on airplanes. There was little site specific information except ‘reef on the right, ocean on the left’. No sketch maps showing the topography. These would have been useful since visibility rarely exceeded 50 feet. I was with a group of 6 divers who had visited CC numerous times and we were all interested in creatures and small fish. Most of the time a DM was assigned to this slow group but you still could not lag too far behind and since we did not know where we were going you did not get very far in front. Current was occasionally noticeable but not memorable. Nitrox was available but not necessary. 80 cu ft were standard and 63 cu ft tanks available. The boats all had a marine toilet, rinse tanks for cameras, a dry storage area and plenty of drinking water. In spite of heavy silting big colorful sponges were thriving and there was some healthy hard and soft coral. When the light was good they were magnificent. Large fish of any species were absent. Corallimorphs and odd anemones could be found on most dives. A night boat dive was scheduled most weeks. Unlimited shore diving day or night, from the hotel’s dock was included. Grass beds started just north of the dock; 15-40 feet deep. Flying gurnards, bat fish, garden eels, Atlantic long armed octopus plus the grass dwellers: black ear wrasse, blue lip and buck tooth parrotfish and more. Wow No dive masters, no time limits and since it was shallow no deco worries. Diving in front of the hotel was so good I skipped the whale watching and inland hikes in favor of being underwater. 18 days was long enough to realize how little I know about the grass environment. I am already planning a return visit. Plus NO lion fish or breakins like Bonaire.
Websites	Castle Comfort Lodge
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Carribean, Pacific
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, surge, no currents
Water Temp	84-°F / 29-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-25 Ft/ 15-8 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minute maximum time, 100 feet maximum depth
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
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]The boats had large fresh water rinse tanks and there was a dedicated fresh water tank at the dive center. Boat crew was careful when handling the cameras.

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Dive Review of Castle Comfort Lodge in Dominica/Rouseau

Castle Comfort Lodge, Jun, 2010,

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Dive Review of Castle Comfort Lodge in
Dominica/Rouseau