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    US Virgin Islands

    I'm not sure this is the correct form but it looks like the closest to the location. If not would someone please direct me to the proper form. I looking for info on diving on the US Virgin Island for the summer of 2019. Were the dive sites damaged by the hurricane in 2018? Any favorite dive...
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    Trip Report - Diving Cuba out of Matanzas

    We really enjoyed our visit to Cuba. The week prior to diving we toured the country in a combination bike/bus tour. Looking back it is easy to divide the first week into Havana & the tourist areas and the rest of Cuba. La Habana and the tourist areas are like any other tourist area. Rural...
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    Trip Report - Diving Cuba out of Matanzas

    We just returned from a 2 week tour of Cuba including 1 week of diving out of Matanzas, Cuba. Matanzas is about a 2 hour drive southeast of La Habana and a hour before you gets to the tourist area of Varadero. We used a private dive shop Club ScubAzul (www.clubscubazul.com) and am pleased to...
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    "Must" Dives?

    We are going to Cozumel the 1st part of Feb for 1 week. We are both OW certified with over 100+ dives. While moderate current does not bother us, VERY strong current or extreme technical dives are not our favorite type of diving. Does anyone have any "Must" dives that we need to make sure to...
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    Place to stay in Curacao

    For anyone that has been to Curacao recently - we are looking for a reasonably priced, diver friendly place to stay for one week of diving while on Curacao. Also any recommendations for a dive shop - or any to avoid? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thx.
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    Cozumel vs Curacao

    We are planning a 7-10 day trip in mid February to early March and are deciding between Cozumel vs Curacao. Anyone have any thoughts? Is there a difference in things to see? Any recommendations for dive shops? Are there activities to do above water (we are NOT into the bar/nightlife). Thanks in...
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    Diving Spring of 2016

    We are looking to go diving on the Pacific side of Mexico in the Spring of 2016. Specifically to catch a glimpse of the whale migration (orcas, whale sharks), both above and if possible below the surface. Any suggestions as to general time in terms of which weeks (ie..last week of March, middle...
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    Dive/Trip Report - El Hierro, Canary Islands

    We choose El Hierro as we enjoy going to interesting places we have never been and experiencing new and unique locations. It is not unusual you have not heard of El Hierro as Canary Island diving is very familiar to the Europeans, (mostly Spanish & Germans) but Carlos & Anita said there are...
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    Dive/Trip Report - El Hierro, Canary Islands

    We dove out of La Restinga, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain for 5 days, 29 May -2 June, 2015. We choose this week during the “slow” season on purpose to avoid the large crowds that occur later in the summer (specifically September -December). We used Arrecifal dive center...
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    Canary Islands

    I am thinking about a dive vacation to the Canary Islands and am looking for some basic information from anyone who has been there. When is the best time of the year to dive - May-June or Nov-Dec? Does one island have better diving than another? Is there an advantage to dive one island for a...
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    Bad news from Galapagos, Aggressor 1 Liveaboard is out of service 06/13

    What is even more amazing is they continue to post Captain Reports on there web site like NOTHING HAPPENED. In fact there is a post covering the June 16 week. www.aggressor.com/galapagos.php The captains log listings are on the right side of the page.
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    Best dive weather

    I'm planning on diving the GBR in 2010 and am thinking about a liveaboard. But I get sea sick in rough water!! SO - in general what time of the year has the calmest sea? Mar-Apr? June-July? etc.
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