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Dive Review of Dive Provo/Comfort Suites in
Turks and Caicos

Dive Provo/Comfort Suites, Jun, 2006,

by Brian Newton, IN, USA . Report 2550.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 3 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments I can not say enough about Dive Provo. I have been to other destinations that have good dive operators, but I think that Dive Provo is by far the best that I have ever had.
When I first arrived on Turks and Caicos I really wasn't feeling good so I decided to take a day off from diving. They crew got me oriented to the boat and up to speed with the others quickly. The dive shop provided you with a rental mesh bag that your equipment would be kept in all week. Once I got my gear on the boat I never had to worry about taking it off or rinsing it, because it was done for me. That was a first.
If it wasn't bad enough that I had felt bad my first day there my BC developed a problem while I was there. My power inflator hose had came "unglued" from the bladder. I was told that if I could not fix my BC there were rentals in the dive shop. After trying to fix it and having no luck I thought I would have to rent equipment that I had never used and might not be real comfortable with. The captain of the boat that day said that he might have a glue that might work. He said if that didn't work there was not a lot that could be done since there are evidently not a lot of repair facilities on the island. He asked me if he could give it a try and I said that he could. Well the next day my BC was back on the boat and it worked prefectly. We had decided to do a deep dive that day and needless to say I felt a lot better doing it in my own equipment. To my kowledge they never charged me for fixing it. I know I missed a day of diving and I never recovered that money getting my BC fixed made up for it.
Thanks to Dive Provo and their staff my dive vacation was a lot more enjoyable than it could have been.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Cozumel, Bahamas, Playa del Carmen, Grand Cayman
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather Seas
Water Temp 0-0°F / -18--18°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 5 stars
Large Pelagics 3 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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