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St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures/Cruise ship: "We will go back for more!", Dec, 2014, by Hugh E Aaron, VA, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 21 Helpful votes). Report 8135.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	In St, Croix for one day, diving off a cruise ship, we arranged to dive the wall with St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures (SCUBA). Everything about the operation was superb. When making reservations, they were lightening fast in responding and helped us figure out the best and cheapest transportation from the cruise terminal to Christiansted. Captain Ed sent us all of the paperwork to fill out in advance, so when we arrived at the shop, we had only to show our C-cards, turn in our papers and pay before heading out on the boat. They would not permit us to carry or set up our gear (well, they might have if we insisted). They said we were on vacation and they wanted to do it for us. We had the luck of arriving on tech diving day. Not being tech divers, we wondered how it would go, as we watched a group load up tanks and tanks of various gasses and the associated tech gear. The answer was it went great. Capt. Ed took us to an awesome spot while the tech guys readied their gear. Then during our interval, Capt. Ed dropped the tech divers in to do their deep thing while we positioned for our second dive. All of the divers surfaced at about the same time! The captain”s briefing covered all of the safety gear and boat details. Dunks tanks for cameras and mask rinsing were provided. There was a shower for those who wished as well. Fresh water was plentiful and divers were met with a big cup of icewater immediately after the dive. Fresh fruit was served during the surface interval. Beers were on tap after the final dive. The dive master was attentive and led an excellent dive. The wall off Christiansted provided excellent diving. Lots of variety of reef fish to one side and a back drop of deep blue below and behind. We decided this island is worthy of a longer stay next time. And we would definitely dive with SCUBA again. They provided an excellent experience from start to finish!
Websites	St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	USVI, Bahamas, Florida, Bonaire, Hawaii, Santa Catalina, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Belize, Roatan, Cozumel, Nevis, St Kitts, Saba, BVI, Barbados, St. Maarten, Virginia, North Carolina
Closest Airport	not sure	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	85-100 Ft/ 26-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We dove as a group, but were given much leeway to dive our computers. After returning to the area where the boat was - we could explore on our own til our air was gone.
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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	We were not taking pictures, but were warned away from dunking anything in the camera bucket which generally is a good sign for the photographers. The photographers on board seemed quite happy.

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Dive Review of St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures/Cruise ship in Virgin Islands/St. Croix

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Dive Review of St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures/Cruise ship in
Virgin Islands/St. Croix