Hello everyone. Joined Scuba-board today to join in on this discussion (also, it's nice to see a dive forum that appears to focus on diving
I'm booked to stay at Bohio for ten days beginning April 1st. The link below is from Trip Advisor and was very helpful in deciding to stay there. Early impressions in dealing with Bohio have been very favorable. They've been responsive and prefer email communication to keep everything clear. It seems the all inclusive package which includes breakfast and lunch is the way to go. It also includes airfare from Provo to Grand Turk and Bohio makes that reservation for you. I was a little bit nervous about the fact that the airline that handles that flight- T&C Air- won't necessarily put your baggage on the same flight you're on. Based on weight, they may bring bags on a later flight then taxi bags to your hotel. From what I read, this didn't seem like a big problem as far as bags getting to their owners in time to dive the next day.
I also like the idea of a five minute boat ride to many sites and surface intervals spent on the beach. That sounds like a blast to me. The only downside was the lack of shore diving. They say it's available but it looks like a 300 yard swim to closest dive site. With that said, I'm told the divemaster will take us out in afternoon and/or night so I think we'll get our dives in.
Grand Turk built a major cruise ship port recently and as far as I can tell, Bohio is far enough north of there to barely be affected. This is something I would pay attention to. Oasis Divers is right by the cruise port and does cater to cruise divers. I think Blue Water Divers may as well. My only concern with diving with these shops is the likelihood that you would get too many divers of differing skill levels and I imagine they bend over backwards to accomodate the cruise ship passengers possibly at the expense of guests of the local hotels. I liked the idea of diving on a small boat with four to eight divers without the stress of having to hurry to get people back to their ship before departure.
I'll continue to post updates.