Dive Review of Calipso Dive in
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Calipso Dive: "The Galapagos Does Not Disappoint", Jun, 2023, by Pamela Herbert, NC, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 12460.
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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 $$
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Comments	The Boat: The Calipso is a modern, clean, well provisioned boat that has both smoke detectors and fire sprinklers throughout. They also had a few 02 tanks and fire extinguishers (3 stations, I believe). I felt very safe. They ran a full blown muster drill the day we boarded so that everyone had experience grabbing and donning their life vests. We also did a check out dive so everyone could test their rental equipment and figure out how much weight they needed. We got to play with sea lions in the process. The ensuite cabins (all of them) were a nice size with plenty of storage space. The main deck had a large dive deck with individual stations where you had your tank and a stainless steel locker with a hinged lid. There were 4 hot water shower heads across the back of the deck and warm towels after every dive. There were numbered hangers for hanging wetsuits. Inside on the main deck is a charging area, dining room, bar and briefing area. Lots of room to socialize. 2 cabins are on the main deck and 6 are upstairs. Up from there was a nice sun deck with a jacuzzi, tables for sun de ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Calipso Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Guanaja, Utila, Roatan, Belize, Bonaire, Curacao, Baja, Bahamas, NC coast
Closest Airport	QUI	Getting There	we flew from RDU through Atlanta. No issues but it's hard to line up Quito to Galapagos flights without spending the night
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	76-80°F / 24-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay with guide and do safety stop at roughly 40-50 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	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
UW Photo Comments	There is a camera table on the dive deck and a rinse tank. There are lots of outlets in the dining room. Only 1 diver had a large ri ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Calipso Dive in Galapagos Islands

Calipso Dive: "The Galapagos Does Not Disappoint", Jun, 2023,

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Dive Review of Calipso Dive in
Galapagos Islands