Dive Review of MV Reina Silvia in
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MV Reina Silvia, Nov, 2005, by Dean Ulven, Limburg, Belgium . Report 2187.
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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
Advanced
Comments	I booked with Aguatic Encounters (aquatenctr@aol.com). Marc B did an excellent job at every stage making sure we were informed and ensuring each stage of the trip was organized and fun. The arrival was flawless even though we had Hurricane Wilma to contend with in Miami. The MV Reina Silvia was a great boat and excellent platform from which to dive and explore the islands, the crew was friendly and efficient and the food was very good. The boat was comfortable and clean with plenty of room. The beds were very good too with plenty of room to stretch my 6 ft body out. The weather was a mixed bag of clouds and sun with just a spot of mist. The diving was varied and excellent: some current but nothing raging. We saw sierra mackeral, sea lions, tropical fish, pacific mullet and endemic nudibranches in the inner islands. At Darwin Island we saw hammerheads in the hundreds (the guide said thousands but I can't count that high, I had a public education what can I say), galapagos sharks, black tip reef sharks, rainbow runners, jack, huge schools of bonito, wahoo, yellow fin tuna, turtles and dolphin. I had 7 whale shark encounters in 2 1/2 days, the photographers had a ball getting their shots. We had such a good diving at Darwin we didn't even bother with Wolf island. All in all it was a perfect trip. I'd do it again in a second and wouldn't consdier another boat, guide or organizer.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Spain, Cyprus, North Sea, Thailand
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	17-27°C / 63-81°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-25 M / 33-82 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Not much. You were free to dive your profile but most of us stuck resonabley close to the guide for fear of missing out on something.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	> 2
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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of MV Reina Silvia in Galapagos Islands/Ecuador

MV Reina Silvia, Nov, 2005,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of MV Reina Silvia in
Galapagos Islands/Ecuador