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Dive Dominica/Fort Young Hotel, May, 2006, by john gibbs, MI, usa . Report 2912.
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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	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
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Comments	Most of the divers on our boat were from Castle Comfort (Dive Dominicas homebase),but we opted to stay at the Fort Young Hotel on the edge of Dominica's capital city, Rousseau. The hotel offers a small dive shop, rinse tank and dock where we were picked up each morning at 0830 by Dive Dominica. The Fort Young Hotel,although a bit pricier than a stay at Castle Comfort, offers much nicer accomodations. Rooms are all air-conditioned, most with refridgerators.Hot water is plentiful. Beds were clean and comfortable. The hotel, built within the remains of an old fort, offers 2 swimming pools, a well stocked bar,an open air restaurant overlooking the ocean, and another, the finest restaurant in Rousseau on site. The food was always well prepared and varied. The diving is best around Scotts Head Point (Don't miss 'Condominiums')Both hard & soft coral large & healthy.Many schools of varied fish,seahorses,turtles,etc...No pelegics. However,one day a school of Frasier Dolphins followed us back to shore.Dive Dominica usually runs with 8 to 10 divers on board.(One day a crowd of 16 divers on board elicited cries of "cattlecar". The following day we were split into two boats)The divemasters tend to change from day to day but all seem knowledgible, very helpful and friendly.Fresh water and fruit juice on board. Tanks always filled to 3000psi. As this was our 2nd trip to Dominica in as many years,it seemed evident that many of the dive sites were worse for wear. Coral bleaching and algae growth were evident as well as less plentiful fishlife, particularly on the shallow dives. However, Dominica still offers some of the best diving in the carribean, and the island is absolutely beautiful.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Belize, BVI, s, Jamaica, Yucatan
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge
Water Temp	80-0°F / 27--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	60-0 Ft/ 18-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	120 feet max
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Fresh water rinse for cameras

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Dive Review of Dive Dominica/Fort Young Hotel in Dominica

Dive Dominica/Fort Young Hotel, May, 2006,

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Dive Review of Dive Dominica/Fort Young Hotel in
Dominica