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Castle Comfort Lodge, May, 2014, by G. Tripp Jones MD, SC, US ( Top Contributor 72 reports with 28 Helpful votes). Report 7595.
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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
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Comments	Our dive shop, Wateree Dive Center in Columbia, SC, returned a year after our only other visit to Dominica. We flew from Charlotte to San Juan on USAirways without any problem. We were to connect with LIAT for a continuation thru Antigua, on to Dominica. However, the flight from San Juan was 3 hours late & we missed our connection. To LIAT's credit, they overnighted us at Halcyon Cove & it was very nice. We had a 3:00 am wake up to get to the airport for a 6:00 am flight to Dominica. However, we went to St. Lucia first, finally arriving in Dominica about 10:00 am. We then went over the mountains to Roseau & the roads were definitely better than a year ago. The Castle Comfort staff prepared breakfast & arranged for 2 pm dives the day of arrival. The food at Castle Comfort is excellent, with banana pancakes,my favorite. Local fruit juices & fresh fruit are daily staples. The food was really good & we ate at the hotel nightly. The diving was very nice. 2 dive masters are in the water & Imron showed a lot of really neat critters. The viz was quite good, & no current was noted. We had 14 divers on our boat & it did not seem crowded at all. Cameras were cared for & the dive staff was helpful. Unfortunately, my wife & I had to leave urgently due to a death in the immediate family & Arienne & her staff were extremely helpful with arrangements to return to the US as was our group leader, Serena Ogburn. We want to return to Dominica again. Our group did a night dive, whale watching ( success!) & a tour of a Calibishie village the rest of the week, & all were happy with our experience. The only unusual thing on the way back was that my loose cable ties in my carry-on were confiscated in Dominica as a security threat!?! Go figure!!??!! This is a very good dive operation & basic clean hotel & we will return, despite LIAT's deficiencies.
Websites	Castle Comfort Lodge
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Truk, Australia, etc
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational limits.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	My wife had no complaints.

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Dive Review of Castle Comfort Lodge in Dominica

Castle Comfort Lodge, May, 2014,

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Dive Review of Castle Comfort Lodge in
Dominica