Dive Review of B & B Scuba/Ritz Carlton Maui in
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B & B Scuba/Ritz Carlton Maui, Jan, 2004, by Steve and Beth Welch, IL, USA . Report 937.
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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 wife and I took IANTD rebreather training from Brad Varney at B & B. Can't say enough good things about them. They were professional, fun, and flexible. Small boats, no cattle operation here. On every dive had 3 divemasters in water on for 8 people. Kept beginners and experienced divers separate and spread the groups out so we weren't running into eachother. Got out to Molokini very early to avoid the crowds which is definitely the way to go. Rebreather training was outstanding. We did two days of open water training as part of the course, then rented the gear for a third day to experience diving with it. The diving was excellent. However, recent swells have decimated some of the coral, as it looks like someone took a rake over the sea floor. Didn't matter to us as we loved the dives. Saw tons of tropical fish, and even a friendly manta at Molokini. On second dive near Kihei saw frogfish, octopus, flounder, etc. Blesi Varney, Brad's wife, is a wonderful divemaster and clearly loves to be in the water. Heard whales singing on every dive and saw whales on the way to and from the crater every day, including a breach on one occasion and a baby doing tail waves on another! Delicious food between dives; Blesi's turkey sandwiches on Hawaiian bread are special! Full fills. Would dive with them anytime.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We dove Molokini Crater and depth limits were 80 feet but were allowed to dive our profile. Asked to come up with 300 - 500 psi. B & B was great to dive with.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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 B & B Scuba/Ritz Carlton Maui in Hawaii/Maui

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Dive Review of B & B Scuba/Ritz Carlton Maui in
Hawaii/Maui