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We just came back from another Blackbeard cruise two weeks ago and can recommend it as good value for your diving $, but you have to be realistic about what you are indeed buying. But if you harbor expectations or a need for fancy travel, pampering, luxury accomodations, or haute cuisine, you will be (at best) disappointed. The crossing (across the Gulf Stream) is, at best, uneventful and can be rough. The diving is good, but not world class unless you prevail on your Captain to consider certain areas. The food is generally ok, but not memorable except for the infrequent instance when they've hired a top flight chef who has temporarily decided that he/she wants to do something fun. All this said, you can log a lot of bottom time with few restrictions or little effort at sites that are generally in good shape and have lots of sharks. We saw sharks on probably half of our dives. The quality of the crew depends on which boat you're on (ask to sail with Ernie or Paul - both are great guys).jepuskar:
