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Dive Review of Maui Dreams Dive Co./Private home in
Hawaii/Maui

Maui Dreams Dive Co./Private home: "Nice to dive in Maui again…5-star Operation in 3-star Location!", Aug, 2021,

by Jeff Hauser, CO, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 11579 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling 3 stars
Value for $$ 3 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Used to dive Maui a lot with Ed Robinson Divers. When I went to schedule, found they now only offer shore dives…sold dive boat at beginning of pandemic. Tried Mike Severns but at end of July was totally booked thru September and didn’t have waitlist offered. Ended up with Maui Dreams…but wasn’t disappointed…they are good.

Caveat: I hate cattleboats, doing 95% of my diving with liveaboards or ops with 6-packs. But for a cattleboat, Maui Diamond II (Maui Dreams’ dive boat) is operated extraordinarily well. Went out three times with them and typical dive group was 6 divers / DM or larger with two DM’s. All levels of divers but grouped by experience. Safe, friendly operation that I highly recommend. BTW, only gave it 3 stars for $ value due to extremely (relative) high cost of diving in Hawaii —with ALL ops — not singling Maui Dreams specifically!

Did 2 (“advanced”= +$10 to cost) backwall of Molokini; 1 Molokini “backwall” (that wasn’t really…more to side where slopes down to accommodate newer divers I think) with second dive inside the crater but almost identical in enviro; then 3rd dive day with them was to Carthaginian wreck @96’. I typically avoid wrecks…prefer lots of sea life…and this dive reinforced my preference NOT to bother with wrecks. But 2nd dive at Mala was the best of the trip! Max 30’, it’s a collapsed pier in which lots of creatures reside. Saw sharks, turtles, eels, crabs, shrimps, nudis, loads of tropical fish including three kinds of trumpetfish, and a good sized frogfish, scowling at all the attention. 85 minutes of a photographer’s dream!

Overall big kudos to a great crew and smooth op…from captains to DM’s, everybody was very friendly, knowledgeable and supportive (of the newer divers onboard). Good overall safety briefing and proper predive briefings. And these people like to dive! Good vibe on each of my 3 dive days. Recommended!
Websites Maui Dreams Dive Co.   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Hawaii, Florida Keys, Caymans, Aruba, CA, BVI, Cuba, Cancun, Cozumel, Bonaire, Roatan, Fiji, Indonesia
Closest Airport Kahalui Getting There Many airlines have nonstop flights to Maui or else thru DFW, Denver, Phoenix, LA, SD, SF, Seattle etc.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy Seas calm, choppy, surge, no currents
Water Temp 78-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 5
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Went as group but ascended w/buddy whenever ready. Others can continue their dives… Dive your tank/computer with no set time limit. DM stays down til last diver. Nice.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Camara “island” about 3’ x 4’ in center of open deck area. No rinse buckets but hose available. Boat holds 18+ divers, camera area wouldn’t accommodate large group of photographers.
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