Dive Review of Amy Slates Amoray Divers/Amy Slates in
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Amy Slates Amoray Divers/Amy Slates, Aug, 2003, by Jeff Bloomer, KY, USA . Report 697.
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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	This is typical Florida diving, shallow reefs and, if allowed, you could have some great bottom times. The wreck of the Duane is awesome, one of the best dives in this part of the world. Tons of fish and growth, it is sitting upright and is breath taking. The Spiegle Grove is a BIG wreak but too new for much growth, but a must do for experianced divers who can handle the current. Good fish life on most dives. The diving is self guided so if your inexperianced you may want to ask to tag along with someone as the divemasters do not get in the water. The crew was going to take us on a night dive to a site devoid of almost all life we had dived that day. After talking with Amy Slate and telling her I had nobody interested in diving it and that if they insisted on diving there we were sitting it out they chose another site. The alternate site turned out great, a bit of a boat ride but worth it. Individuals would be hard pressed to get much cooperation but our group was large enough that I was able to pull some strings so watch out if visiting as a couple or small group. Now for the boat. Up until now I have been successful at avoiding cattle boats, until now. The boat was always loaded with snorkelers or a class. Very congested and the crew was very strict about what could be placed where. Set anything other than a body part on the padded bench and look out for the Captain to start chewing you out. The crew was more set on keeping on schedule than having divers enjoy themselves. There is almost a palpable tension with the crew. I don't know where that comes from but most are very distant to rude and almost never interact with the divers. A couple of divers in our group attempted to liven things up and the most we got out of the crew was a glare and wise crack. Traveling back to the dock there is a place the boat passes under a bridge. On que, every trip, the crew is required, I was told, to play a rendition of "That's Amoray" by The Barefoot Man. I even offered to tip the guy big if he would not play it one time, no luck! As I said in the comments on cameras one of out group chose not to put his camera in the small camera bucket. The camera fell overboard as we approached a morring bouy. The crew could have easliy circled around as there was only one other boat on the wreak. They chose not to and told the diver to "wave goodbuy" to his $250 camera. A poor commentary on the crews customer service level but certainly in character. Needless to say tipping was non-existant. The resort itself is comfortable and well maintained. Parking is tight and you seldom parked near your room unless you lucked out and never moved your car. All the restaurants in the area are good and you wont go wrong with any of them. The 2.5 hour drive down to Key West is worth it so go and spend the day. You wont miss much in the diving.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Through out the Caribbean and US.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limits, air and time where all restricted.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	The camera area, or at least what should have been the camera area, doubled as the area to hand out lead and as the cutting board for slicing up oranges for after dive snacks. One small bucket to keep a camera in which was not well controlled from keeping other items out of it. One diver in our group chose not to use the bucket and his camera fell overboard. The crew refused to turn back for the camera and although a modest unit, $250 dollars, it was lost. As the group leader I spoke with Amy Slate about how her crew responded but she was unwilling to do anything for the diver.

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Dive Review of Amy Slates Amoray Divers/Amy Slates in The Continental USA/Key Largo

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Dive Review of Amy Slates Amoray Divers/Amy Slates in
The Continental USA/Key Largo