Dive Review of Blue Island Divers/Marriott Frenchman's Cove in
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Blue Island Divers/Marriott Frenchman's Cove, Dec, 2012, by Ms Lynda Durfee, VA, US ( Top Contributor 49 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 6831.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I found Blue Island Divers from Trip Advisor reports, then searched Undercurrent reviews (latest was 2008). Went to web site, then sent email a few months ahead and got a prompt reply from Killian. I had indicated I wanted to do wrecks and deep dives, not "baby" dives and they have been happy to accomodate that request. The boat does pick up cruise ship divers, but most of these are good divers since BID doesn't have contracts/arrangements with any cruise lines, so divers find them by word of mouth and good reviews. Today was my 5th day of diving, with several large wrecks, beautiful reefs and wide assortment of the usual tropical fish. I plan to do more dives this week. NITROX available. I've gone on the morning dives, but they do schedule 1:30 trips if sufficient number of bookings. Leaves from Crown Bay Marina (west side of harbor), so they can quickly reach the west side dive sites. Never had to share a site with another dive boat. Only water (no snacks) provided, but there is a grocery and restaurant at the marina where you can get breakfast, lunch, snacks. Nice restrooms with showers at marina and free parking. Never rushed on a dive; if you've got air, you can spend time around the boat if others have run out and surfaced. I got 80 minutes on a first dive while DM was teaching a Discover Diving student and others were snorkeling at the end of the dive. DMs look for lionfish to kill, so the sites they frequent are relatively "clean", but we spotted 7 or 8 on one dive today and the DM got at least 4. I wouldn't have thought of St. Thomas as a diving destination (I'm staying on a timeshare exchange) and have been pleasantly surprised at the quality and variety of diving. Killian, Pauli and G (DMs) have made me want to come back next year! Weather can be changeable in December; had some wind last week, some showers passed through, but generally sunny with some clouds. They will rinse and store your gear overnight if your diving with them again; rental gear looks in good condition.
Websites	Blue Island Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Hawaii, Palau, Lake Tahoe
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco. Come up with 500 psi or more.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	separate camera bucket

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Dive Review of Blue Island Divers/Marriott Frenchman's Cove in Virgin Islands/St. Thomas

Blue Island Divers/Marriott Frenchman's Cove, Dec, 2012,

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Dive Review of Blue Island Divers/Marriott Frenchman's Cove in
Virgin Islands/St. Thomas