Dive Review of Sandals Resort in
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Sandals Resort: "Not up to Sandals Standards", Oct, 2021, by John kirkenir, NJ, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 11754 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	My wife and I had been to this resort in 2019 (see review) and loved everything about the resort and the diving. This time was no where near as good. For starters the Newton is down for a lengthy engine replacement. The resort rented and OLD sightseeing boat to use in the interim. Totally not suited for diving. No tank racks, poor ladder and entry platform, slow (like top speed 10 knots) and smoke fumes that gave you a headache by the time you go to the dock. The boat had a funky entrance in the bow. You walked in from the beach and if the seas are higher than 2-3 feet they have to bus you to the port about 20 minutes away. The boat on most days had 20-25 divers on it. The first dive of the morning was at 8 am this was a deeper dive for more experienced divers. Usually less people on this dive. The second was shallower and was usually more crowded. The afternoon dive was for students essentially. Groups were made up of 5-8 divers and the DM. Our divemaster for the week was Travis who did a great job keeping the group together and leading. No long dives. Dives ended at around 45-50 minutes or when the first diver in group hit 1,000 psi. Most dives were drift dives. The diving was good. Visibility was not great due to heavy rains the week we were there 30-40 feet. Lots of great and healthy coral, reef fish and critters. The attitude of the operation has definitely suffered. The best way I can describe most of the dive staff is friendly(ish) but not very helpful or enthusiastic. We go to Sandals resorts for the diving. Not a great experience this time around.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Cozumel, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Florida, curaçao, Bermuda, North Carolina, Aruba, Curacao, Antigua, Dominican Republic, Hawaii
Closest Airport	GND	Getting There	Direct Flight JFK
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Led dives - mostly drift - first diver in group at 1,000 psi ends dive
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	basically - none

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Dive Review of Sandals Resort in Grenada

Sandals Resort: "Not up to Sandals Standards", Oct, 2021,

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Dive Review of Sandals Resort in
Grenada