Dive Review of Ark Royal in
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Ark Royal, Feb, 2011, by Frances Lewis, MI, US ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 5957 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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I had been 2 yrs previous in the Maldives and returned based on the diving that previous trip. On this trip the diving was disappointing compared with the previous. Quite a few dives had strong currents which made some of the divers in our group very uncomfortable. We did see huge schools of sharks & some large pelagics, but the variety and quantity of marine life was way less. We saw no mantas, very few eels, not many big fish other than the sharks and few huge schools of fish. The coral looked very healthy, but there was very little soft coral. The dives were missing the "wow" factor of the previous trip. We were in a different area; much further south than the previous trip. While we did see many interesting things, I couldn't recommend diving the southern islands due to the trip cost and length of travel to get there.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, UK, Calif., Grt. Lakes, Australia, Fiji, Palau, Solomons, Hawaii, Truk, Yap, Vanuatu, Baja.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	70-110 Ft/ 21-34 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limit given during each dive briefing, but not strictly enforced; no decompression diving & no exceeding sport diving limits.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Area for camera set up not large enough to accomodate all the photographers; camera rinse tank also rather small; crew very accomodating and careful with camera handling.

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Dive Review of Ark Royal in Maldives

Ark Royal, Feb, 2011,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Ark Royal in
Maldives