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Emperor Group: "Over Dived and Absolute Madness", Apr, 2019, by Christhol Swanson, NT, AU ( Reviewer 6 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 10968 has 3 Helpful votes.
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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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Comments	While much has been written about global warming and the resulting damage to the reef, not a lot has been written about the impact divers have on the reef. It is unfortunate that even though dive operators strongly encourage a no touch policy there is no real way of making sure divers do the right thing once they are in the water. Some of the dive sites in the Maldives could do with a well deserved rest from divers at least for just a couple of years to help the sites recover from the human handling they receive. The scheduled whale shark experience was a circus. We had been briefed on the rules, don't go too close, don't get in front etc etc etc. When we arrived at the site there were about 12 boats each with an average of 20 snorkelers. A whale shark appeared, there was a lot of shouting and there were instantly at least 50-60 snorkelers in the water. Then a speed boat appeared from no where, raced through all the snorkelers already in the water and dumped all of it's 15 snorkelers, including some small children, smack bang on top of the whale shark. Absolute Madness. The other circus was nurse shark night dive. Lots of divers in the water, great experience but definitely not one I'd like to repeat. Overall, it was a fabulous experience, the briefings were excellent, the food was varied and plentiful, the cabins are roomy and the staff are absolutely wonderful. It was only the diving that was a little disappointing.
Websites	Emperor Group
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Australia
Closest Airport	Male	Getting There	Singapore to Male.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	28-30°C / 82-86°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	5-20 M / 16-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 mins 50 bar
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Small rinse tanks and a small camera space on board, no air, no towels. We were fortunate to only have a couple of serious photographers on board.

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Dive Review of Emperor Group in Maldives/Best of Maldives

Emperor Group: "Over Dived and Absolute Madness", Apr, 2019,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Emperor Group in
Maldives/Best of Maldives