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Big Blue & Dive Provo/Allegro, Aug, 2003, by Kris Cummings, IN, USA . Report 683.
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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	I went on this trip with a dive group of about 130 people. We were all lined up to dive ahead of time with a specific group on specific boats with Dive Provo. The boats were plenty big enough to accommodate 20 divers but not 20 camera systems. I also went to Provo to complete my semi-closed Rebreather certification. I lined this up through O2 Technical with my instructor being John Garvin. The Dive operation that O2 technical uses is Big Blue. I purchased my own Drager Dolphin Rebreather and took it with me to get certified with John Garvin. I then started using the Rebreather to enhance my photographs and video. I started getting greatly improved videos immediately. An example was being face to face, within inches of each other a 6 foot Caribbean Reef Shark. Big Blue and O2 Technical are some of the best people in the dive business I have dealt with during my 18 years of diving. The Allegro Resort was fine, I highly recommend getting reservations at either of the 2 onsite restaurants as the restaurants are superior to the buffet. The pool is first class, with water volley ball being the sport after a long morning of diving. Diver's have time for breakfast prior to diving and will return in time to still have a leisurely lunch before the buffet is taken down to begin preparing for dinner.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	I have been to Cozumel 5 times, Hawaii; Oahu 5 times & The Big Island and worked for Jack's Dive Locker for a few months, Grand Cayman 3 times, a Black Beards Liveaboard, Bahamas 3 times, Key Largo, Turks and Caicos.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	60-200 Ft/ 18-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Each diver must have a dive computer. Try to stay above 100' Be on the boat with 500psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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	My dives with Dive Provo were geared for photographers. I still take photo's using film and heavy high output Ikelite strobes. My equipment takes up a lot more room than these new compact digital beauties. My video equipment takes up less room so I switched to shooting video for the remainder of the trip to allow more room for the other photographers. Diving with Big Blue I had all the room I wanted for my equipment.

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Dive Review of Big Blue & Dive Provo/Allegro in Turks and Caicos/Provo

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