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Aquanauts Grenada/True Blue, Mar, 2008, by Don Hoft, MA, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4019.
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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	My non-diving mate and I have visited this lovely island 4-5 times thru the years and each time I have dived regularly with Aquanauts divers. It has been a pleasure to watch them develop and improve thru the years. They have become a well run, professional operation that is fun to dive with. The overall experience is great. The owners, Peter and Gerlinda are very much in evidence and the staff are capable and fun to be with. DM's Paul and Bruce have been with them "forever", both are pro's. This trip we spent three weeks on the island at True Blue Hotel, with me diving roughly half that time. 3 good boats, clean well equiped, with a head and shower. Diving varies from good to very good, with the best sites on the south (Atlantic) side of the island (not always accessible), but with lots of interest on the lea side. Wrecks are a big plus here, the King Mitch and HemaII are excellent dives (south), both at approx 100'. On these the growth is excellent, with sightings of sharks, and eagle rays, 4-5 at a time are usual. They are fairly large (100' +) and fun dives. On the lea side the famous Bianca C, the largest in the Caribbean at 600' is always popular. Often the current flows such that you can drift over the entire wreck, across the rising sand and up slowly on a reef before hitting your safety stop. Shakum is also popular. Viz is usually around 35-50' on the wrecks. Many of the reefs are very healthy, fish numbers are typical Caribbean, but sightings of interesting life is common, i.e. interesting sea worms, nudibrancs, baby nurse sharks, juvenile drums, and others. . The overall "package"; the island, hotel, dive operation and the diving is well worth the effort/cost.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Most Caribbean islands, Pacific, mid-east, indian ocean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Buddy, 130 ft, experience dictates amount of control. Very mature handling.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Large camara tank aboard boats, crew handled camaras carefully. More than adaquate overall.

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Dive Review of Aquanauts Grenada/True Blue in Grenada

Aquanauts Grenada/True Blue, Mar, 2008,

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Dive Review of Aquanauts Grenada/True Blue in
Grenada