Dive Review of Red Hook Dive Center/Private Villa in
Virgin Islands/St JohnSt Thomas

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Red Hook Dive Center/Private Villa: "Easy, Peasey", Jul, 2020, by Donald A Ricetti, PA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 11725.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	It is a bit of an effort to get here from St John, requires ferry rides to/from and a short 10 minute walk but well worth the effort. Staff is friendly and Don, one of the owners has greeted me by name every time since the first dive. Dive site are varied, as opposed to operators on St John. Boat is clean and not over crowded. Max is 8 divers plus 2 dive masters and the driver. Boat (Fools Gold) has current inspections and carries all a=safety gear including O2. At the time masks were required until boat unties and then are optional.
Websites	Red Hook Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Great Lakes, Hawaii, FL Keys
Closest Airport	St TZhomas	Getting There	Connect to the airport in St Thomas, then taxi to choice of Ferry to St John
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-50 Ft/ 12-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay near group, surface with 500psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No dedicated photo storage, single water bucket to acclimate cameras, not shared with masks. Will hand camera up/down as needed. Corals are typical of the area and not a good as in the past, including lots of damage from back to back hurricanes. Some areas are great to shoot large schools while many opportunities to closeup shots.

Subscriber's Comments

By Patricia Trull in TX, US at Jan 25, 2022 12:59 EST

I found Red Hook to be VERY restrictive. 50ft depth w 40/45 min intervals and on 1 dive it was a 30 min dive. Always came up with half a tank or more and forget it if you want to take pics cause the group leader won't wait.

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Dive Review of Red Hook Dive Center/Private Villa in Virgin Islands/St JohnSt Thomas

Red Hook Dive Center/Private Villa: "Easy, Peasey", Jul, 2020,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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

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Dive Review of Red Hook Dive Center/Private Villa in
Virgin Islands/St JohnSt Thomas