Dive Review of Underwater Safaris in
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Underwater Safaris, Sep, 2007, by Don Winchester, NC, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 3672.
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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	Dove as a shore excursion from Disney Wonder cruise ship. Visted the Supermarket with rows of coral covered lava banks extending up from a sandy bottom. Unfortunately, according to the dive crew, the vis was apparently down after currents pulled in the murk stirred up by a hurricane that crossed the southern Caribbean the prevous week. Dive master made one of the best pre-dive presentations I have ever experienced, explaining the dive plan and laying out the rules and expectations in a humorous, but effective manner. Either because of the limited vis, the muck in the water or some other reason, the fish count seemed a little dissapointing. Second tank was on some collapsing WW II barges with interesting sea life and swim-throughs. The dive master led the group through the maze of the fire coral covered superstructure and around the outside as small fish schools and critters alternately ducked out and then hid themselves in the dark cavities. A small sea turtle let most of the divers cruise by before launching himself out of the depths of a cavity heading for the surface. Appearing out of the haze, a very large blowfish came in to hide in the caverns and hung, motionless, watching through a rusty hole in the sheet steel. Though the sealife did not live up to my preconceptions, it was a great dive, nonetheless.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Tortola; St. Thomas; Grand Caymen; Isla de Utila; Roatan; Belize; Mahahual, Costa Maya; Crystal River, FL; Blue Grotto, FL; Rainbow River, FL: EPCOT, Walt Disney World; Lake Norman (NC) Quarry.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-75 Ft/ 18-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Divers were expected to stay in general group vicinity. However, divers were expected to return with minimum of 500 psi in tank.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	Small bucket for Cameras. No camera table.

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Dive Review of Underwater Safaris in Virgin Islands/Charlotte Amalie

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Dive Review of Underwater Safaris in
Virgin Islands/Charlotte Amalie