Dive Review of Dive Mania/Pelican Club Resort in
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Dive Mania/Pelican Club Resort, Dec, 2003, by John Keith, UT, USA . Report 875.
No photos available at this time
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	While Undercurrents pans St. Maarten as a dive site, we found that the coral was reasonably good and the dives were fairly interesting (although not more that 70 feet). Although the sea was moderately rough (enough to cause some on the boat to be seasick and to result in fairly rough return to the boat), the coral was in good shape and there were a number of smaller fish species. We saw a large sting ray at the end of one dive. As for Dive Mania, we had around 15 persons on the boat, and the divemasters (3) did not seem to worry about what we did. That's OK for divers with experience, but no so good for the beginners we had with us. They sped ahead of the group and lost visual contact often. They also seemed to be not particularly careful of the coral or the sea life. We decided not to dive with them a second time. We had two well-kept rooms at the Pelican Resort - very comfortable, roomy, and well equipped. However, the people who dealt with the public were not friendly and seemed to be put upon to have to wait on us. Friendly island, my a--.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Turks and Caicos, Cabo San Lucas, Monterey CA, Florida Keys, Red Sea, Canary Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	27-28°C / 81-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive with divemaster
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Mania/Pelican Club Resort in St. Maarten

Dive Mania/Pelican Club Resort, Dec, 2003,

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Dive Review of Dive Mania/Pelican Club Resort in
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