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I just got back from 2 weeks in Curacao. Most of the information I used to plan that trip was a result of this thread so I'll report back and many thanks to all the people who posted here and provided such valuable tips:
For the first part of my trip I stayed in the Willemstad area and used The Dive Bus for shore dives. I was completely satisfied with their services and all the dives I did with them were magnificent. I would use them again. What I wouldn't do again is stay at a dive dedicated resort in the Willemstad area (why bother when The Dive Bus offers reliable shuttle service) or use a Willemstad area dive operation for boat dives (you'll be spending a lot of time on a boat getting to all those fantastic dive sites way out on the west end of the island - it's easier to drive to Westpunt, spend a day or 2 and use Ocean Encounters WEST for boat dives in that area).
For the second part of my trip I stayed in Westpunt (All West Apartments) and did a combination of boat/shore dives using Ocean Encounters West. Again, services all around were superb and dives were spectacular. I would do this again. In fact I WILL do this again, I think I'll go back in October because the diving was so awesome.
I would also eat all my meals on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Sol Foods (because the food was reasonably priced, incredibly good, and this is where all the divers hang out so it's a real feel good crowd).
The reefs are in excellent condition, some of those coral formations are take-your-breath-away. Macro diving doesn't get much better than this because of the visibility and negligible currents (except for Watamula where the current is schizophrenic).
Thanks again to all who posted on this thread and whose input contributed to my extraordinary vacation.
For the first part of my trip I stayed in the Willemstad area and used The Dive Bus for shore dives. I was completely satisfied with their services and all the dives I did with them were magnificent. I would use them again. What I wouldn't do again is stay at a dive dedicated resort in the Willemstad area (why bother when The Dive Bus offers reliable shuttle service) or use a Willemstad area dive operation for boat dives (you'll be spending a lot of time on a boat getting to all those fantastic dive sites way out on the west end of the island - it's easier to drive to Westpunt, spend a day or 2 and use Ocean Encounters WEST for boat dives in that area).
For the second part of my trip I stayed in Westpunt (All West Apartments) and did a combination of boat/shore dives using Ocean Encounters West. Again, services all around were superb and dives were spectacular. I would do this again. In fact I WILL do this again, I think I'll go back in October because the diving was so awesome.
I would also eat all my meals on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Sol Foods (because the food was reasonably priced, incredibly good, and this is where all the divers hang out so it's a real feel good crowd).
The reefs are in excellent condition, some of those coral formations are take-your-breath-away. Macro diving doesn't get much better than this because of the visibility and negligible currents (except for Watamula where the current is schizophrenic).
Thanks again to all who posted on this thread and whose input contributed to my extraordinary vacation.