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Dive St. Vincent/Mariners Hotel, Sep, 2009, by David Haupt, KY, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 5143.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	1.5 hour delay on the LIAT leg flying down (San Juan to St. Vincent) due to electrical problems. Paid $60 for my second checked bag...both made it to St. V. Stayed at Mariners Hotel which was clean and AC kept the room cool. Breakfast was included and 20% off of dinner menu was a good value. The food was quite good. Dive St. Vincent was a short walk and Bill Tewes is a character. I was on guard at first due to what I have read about him, but we quickly became friends (we are alot alike I guess). His reputation for finding the little stuff is well earned. We saw Seahorses, Pipefish, Batfish, many different Crabs & Shrimps and juveniles of every Caribbean species of fish. No big fish here due to waters feeding the 100K people living on the Island. Dives were usually 25-30 feet and lasted 100-120 minutes. $60 for my second checked bag on the return trip (expected) and we actually got to San Juan 30 minutes early (unexpected). Both checked bags made it. Dive St. Vincent includes rental gear with your package to cut down on checked bags (and the equipment appeared to be in great shape), but I am more comfortable with my own. I would go back to St. Vincent in a heartbeat. Some of the friendliest people you will ever meet.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, All 3 Caymans, Turks & Caicos, Cozumel, LaPaz, Hawaii, Indonesia, St. Thomas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-125 Ft/ 23-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come up with a little air in your tank
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	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	Rinse tank under seat on the boat which was adequate for me. Showered with my camera at the end of the dive day for a thorough rinsing.

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Dive Review of Dive St. Vincent/Mariners Hotel in
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