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We sail there in November. We've never been there. My husband is mostly
interested in the off shore diving. I'll probably do an excursion to the Harbour Village Resort while he dives. The cruise line doesn't seem to offer an off shore diving package. Does anyone have any suggestions? Can we all just go to the Harbour Village by cab and maybe find a dive shop that will allow him to do the diving nearby? All suggestions are appreciated! |
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Caribbean Girl wrote:
We sail there in November. We've never been there. My husband is mostly interested in the off shore diving. I'll probably do an excursion to the Harbour Village Resort while he dives. The cruise line doesn't seem to offer an off shore diving package. Does anyone have any suggestions? Can we all just go to the Harbour Village by cab and maybe find a dive shop that will allow him to do the diving nearby? All suggestions are appreciated! Bonaire is well known for its shore diving - my advice would be to not book thru the boat - if he has his gear go to a dive shop rent a couple of tanks and dive - he can probably get in 3 - 4 dives depending how long you are in Bonaire. Doesn't need a boat - just gear and tanks (you can rent the gear too) |
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Joe English wrote: Caribbean Girl wrote: I wonder WHY the same post under two different subjects Ok, I take it as a valid reason that the one I responded to was posted ONLY in rec.travel.cruises, and perhaps as an after thought that the scuba divers may know more, that this was cross-posted to three other groups, including rec.scuba and rec.scuba.locations -- the latter should draw useful INFO about diving in Bonaire. Bonaire is well known for its shore diving - my advice would be to not book thru the boat - if he has his gear go to a dive shop rent a couple of tanks and dive - he can probably get in 3 - 4 dives depending how long you are in Bonaire. Doesn't need a boat - just gear and tanks (you can rent the gear too) Good advice about the shore diving on rented tanks. The itinerary: Day Port Arrival Departure 1 San Juan, Puerto Rico 11:00 PM 2 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 7:00 AM 6:00 PM 3 St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis 7:00 AM 3:00 PM 4 Grenada 9:00 AM 3:00 PM 5 Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 6 Aruba 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 7 At Sea 8 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:00 AM There are scuba diving opportunities at St. Thomas, St. Kitts (crummy), Grenada, Bonaire, and Aruba. For those like myself who are over the 4-5 dives a day on liveaboards, this will be a suitable "dive cruise" to do one or two dives per port over several of the well-known Caribbean dive locations. -- Bob, |
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What kind of transportation would be involved in this plan? Would he just
take a taxi to the rental shop and to the dive spots? "Joe English" wrote in message om... Caribbean Girl wrote: We sail there in November. We've never been there. My husband is mostly interested in the off shore diving. I'll probably do an excursion to the Harbour Village Resort while he dives. The cruise line doesn't seem to offer an off shore diving package. Does anyone have any suggestions? Can we all just go to the Harbour Village by cab and maybe find a dive shop that will allow him to do the diving nearby? All suggestions are appreciated! Bonaire is well known for its shore diving - my advice would be to not book thru the boat - if he has his gear go to a dive shop rent a couple of tanks and dive - he can probably get in 3 - 4 dives depending how long you are in Bonaire. Doesn't need a boat - just gear and tanks (you can rent the gear too) |
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Caribbean Girl wrote: What kind of transportation would be involved in this plan? Would he just take a taxi to the rental shop and to the dive spots? "Joe English" wrote: Bonaire is well known for its shore diving - my advice would be to not book thru the boat - if he has his gear go to a dive shop rent a couple of tanks and dive - he can probably get in 3 - 4 dives depending how long you are in Bonaire. One hitch with this will be the Bonaire Marine Park "permit" and checkout dive requirement. To avoid losing a lot of time on a single day visit, it may be wise to do some prior arrangements. For who/where to dive with, if the cruise line is using the pier that's south of town, a very short walk south gets you to the Divi Flamingo hotel complex, where there's a diveshop. Its been a few years since I've been to Bonaire, but I'd say that this is probably only a 100m walk (from the Flamingo, we used to walk past the pier when going into town for dinner). I'd also recommend checking out: http://www.infobonaire.com/ And asking for advice on the discusion groups at: http://www.bonairetalk.com/ -hh |
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"Reef Fish" wrote in message oups.com... Joe English wrote: Caribbean Girl wrote: I wonder WHY the same post under two different subjects Ok, I take it as a valid reason that the one I responded to was posted ONLY in rec.travel.cruises, and perhaps as an after thought that the scuba divers may know more, that this was cross-posted to three other groups, including rec.scuba and rec.scuba.locations -- the latter should draw useful INFO about diving in Bonaire. Bonaire is well known for its shore diving - my advice would be to not book thru the boat - if he has his gear go to a dive shop rent a couple of tanks and dive - he can probably get in 3 - 4 dives depending how long you are in Bonaire. Doesn't need a boat - just gear and tanks (you can rent the gear too) Good advice about the shore diving on rented tanks. The itinerary: Day Port Arrival Departure 1 San Juan, Puerto Rico 11:00 PM 2 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 7:00 AM 6:00 PM 3 St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis 7:00 AM 3:00 PM 4 Grenada 9:00 AM 3:00 PM 5 Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 6 Aruba 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 7 At Sea 8 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:00 AM There are scuba diving opportunities at St. Thomas, St. Kitts (crummy), Grenada, Bonaire, and Aruba. For those like myself who are over the 4-5 dives a day on liveaboards, this will be a suitable "dive cruise" to do one or two dives per port over several of the well-known Caribbean dive locations. Then any reef shore dive off any of the common sites in Bonaire would be spectacular. By far, the best diving of the places above. St Thomas, imo, had some pretty nice diving and I was pleasantly surprised, although I was there only briefly (via a cruise). Diving in Aruba is just a watered down version of diving in Bonaire. Aruba has many other things to offer and I'd recommend spending your time and dollars elsewhere. If you haven't been there, I'd recommend one of their "jeep adventure tours" which gets you to most of the cool sites and you get to drive across the back side of the island in a jeep, which is fun all by itself. As another poster mentioned, you should try to take care of getting your marine dive permit which is required (annually) to dive in Bonaire. I think it's still $10. |
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Skeptic wrote: "Reef Fish" wrote in message oups.com... Joe English wrote: Caribbean Girl wrote: I wonder WHY the same post under two different subjects Ok, I take it as a valid reason that the one I responded to was posted ONLY in rec.travel.cruises, and perhaps as an after thought that the scuba divers may know more, that this was cross-posted to three other groups, including rec.scuba and rec.scuba.locations -- the latter should draw useful INFO about diving in Bonaire. Bonaire is well known for its shore diving - my advice would be to not book thru the boat - if he has his gear go to a dive shop rent a couple of tanks and dive - he can probably get in 3 - 4 dives depending how long you are in Bonaire. Doesn't need a boat - just gear and tanks (you can rent the gear too) Good advice about the shore diving on rented tanks. The itinerary: Day Port Arrival Departure 1 San Juan, Puerto Rico 11:00 PM 2 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 7:00 AM 6:00 PM 3 St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis 7:00 AM 3:00 PM 4 Grenada 9:00 AM 3:00 PM 5 Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 6 Aruba 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 7 At Sea 8 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:00 AM There are scuba diving opportunities at St. Thomas, St. Kitts (crummy), Grenada, Bonaire, and Aruba. For those like myself who are over the 4-5 dives a day on liveaboards, this will be a suitable "dive cruise" to do one or two dives per port over several of the well-known Caribbean dive locations. Then any reef shore dive off any of the common sites in Bonaire would be spectacular. By far, the best diving of the places above. St Thomas, imo, had some pretty nice diving and I was pleasantly surprised, although I was there only briefly (via a cruise). Had a few good dives there; and a few forgetable dives there. Nothing to get excited about. Diving in Aruba is just a watered down version of diving in Bonaire. Aruba has many other things to offer and I'd recommend spending your time and dollars elsewhere. If you haven't been there, I'd recommend one of their "jeep adventure tours" which gets you to most of the cool sites and you get to drive across the back side of the island in a jeep, which is fun all by itself. Pretty good idea. To see the blow holes and the "other" side of the island. Unfortunately the "Natural bridge" was blown down by the hurricane last year. But the island has many quaint sightseeing sites, including a huge anchor (on land) that seems 10-15 feet tall. But for a 1 day port of call on a cruise, you can't see even a small fraction of everything that's worth seeing. -- Bob. |
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On 24 May 2006 18:35:53 -0700, "Reef Fish"
wrote: Unfortunately the "Natural bridge" was blown down by the hurricane last year. Hi Everyone, As a clarification the above is not correct. Here is one of the many news reports available. Of course there was no hurricane at the time. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com -- |
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On 24 May 2006 18:35:53 -0700, "Reef Fish"
wrote: Unfortunately the "Natural bridge" was blown down by the hurricane last year. Hi Everyone, As a clarification the above is not correct. Here is one of the many news reports available. Of course there was no hurricane at the time. http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ory?id=1091315 Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com -- |
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Ray Goldenberg wrote: On 24 May 2006 18:35:53 -0700, "Reef Fish" wrote: Unfortunately the "Natural bridge" was blown down by the hurricane last year. Hi Everyone, As a clarification the above is not correct. Here is one of the many news reports available. Of course there was no hurricane at the time. AD billboard snipped Where's the clarification? You're trying to get TWO ADs in for one nitpicking statement aren't you? Hurricane Season 2005 The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active on record. Twenty-eight named tropical (or subtropical) storms formed, breaking the old record of 21 of in 1995. Fifteen storms became hurricanes, breaking the old record of twelve of 1969. Seven of the hurricanes became major hurricanes (category three or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale) including four, Emily, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, which reached a potentially catastrophic category five intensity As far as our islands are concerned, only the ABC Islands were somewhat threatened by hurricane Emily The center of Hurricane Emily passed about 180 km north of the ABC islands on July 14 and 15 The Natural bridge of Aruba had started cracking even before 2005. The The record season of hurricanes in 2005 and the effect of Emily finally caused the bridge to collapse about a month later. So, what news releases does Ray Goldenberg have that's contrary to the above reports of the effects of hurricanes on the ABC islands? Ray, you are SO DUMB in your AD tactics that everyone is exposed to your spamming activities now. Making TWO ADs out of a NIT that the bridge was not blown down by the direct hit of a hurricane is about as useful as your press releases. -- Bob. |
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