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aqua mania adventures/simpson bay resort, Sep, 2013, by richard broome, al, usa ( 1 report). Report 7387.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We had very good dive trip with great weather and mostly flat calm seas. We can't guarantee anything of course but, we saw sharks on all 10 dives along with turtles, barracudas, stingrays, morays, lionfish, scorpion fish and puffers. We dove wrecks and reefs and were pleasantly surprised how good the diving was. Much better than we expected. It's not Cayman diving but it was good, easy and saw lots of critters. Boat crew were great and took care of our needs. Depths were average 60-65 feet so only complaint was we always came up with air to spare, but there were others whom were out so no problem, we got our share. The dive master allowed us to enter and exit water first and last so we averaged around 55 minutes per dive. We were satisfied and would return. Topside was good, lots of good restaurants and bars and you have to go to Sunset Beach Bar and watch the airplanes land and take off. Cool! Prices are about what you'd expect on an island but not too pricey.
Websites	aqua mania adventures simpson bay resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, palau, Truk Lagoon, Yap, Cayman Islands, Roatan, Belize, Bonaire, Bahamas, Cuba, Cozumel,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-65 Ft/ 15-20 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	There was some time limits of 45-50 minutes but after the dive master saw how we dove they were comfortable letting us go in 1st and get out last so as to let us dive more of our profile. Maximum depth was 72', with 65' being the norm. We always came up with air so we were satisfied with dive times.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	We aren't photographers but there was only a rinse bucket on the boat. There was tables at the dock to set up gear and cameras.

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Dive Review of aqua mania adventures/simpson bay resort in St. Maarten

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Dive Review of aqua mania adventures/simpson bay resort in
St. Maarten