Dive Review of Centro de buceo Octopus in
Spain/Mallorca

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Centro de buceo Octopus, Jul, 2005, by David Schwab, AE, USA . Report 1831.
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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	Octopus Dive Centre is a small operation in Port de Soller, Mallorca, Spain; charming resort town, easy to reach from Europe. Owners Marc and Marilen take good care of their customers on two hard boats: OCTOPUS I and OCTOPUS III; dives twice daily at 10:00 and 16:00, night dives on request. Divemasters are very capable; safety and a good experience for the divers is important to them. Rental gear available . . . much of it new (Cressi), all of it in good shape. Twelve liter cylinders were always filled to 200 bar or more. Although guided, all dives lasted 55+ minutes. No corals to speak of (this is the Med!), but lots of rock formations and ocean grass. Sparse populations of large fish, some places there were lots of little fishies. Told there were mantas & eagle rays but saw none. Plenty of moray eels and barracudas. No wrecks, but we were told one is dived occasionally in Palma. Generally this area probably wouldn't get an experienced diver excited, but it is easy diving and a great spot for novices. Pleasant place to enjoy surface intervals; food is great (eat at the resturant El Pirat). My accommodation was "okay" but there are better (4*) hotels available. Check info at www.octopus-mallorca.com; note info on their trips to the Maldives.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	UK, Norway, Thailand, Red Sea, Turkey, Cyprus, Cayman Is, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	22-28°C / 72-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-25 M / 49-82 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth, time, all diving done under the supervision of a guide
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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 Centro de buceo Octopus in Spain/Mallorca

Centro de buceo Octopus, Jul, 2005,

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Dive Review of Centro de buceo Octopus in
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