cbborromeo
Contributor
I have just returned from Turks and Caicos and would like to share my experiences of my dives in Provo. I was only able to dive for two days but my bottom time was very well spent.
Before going to Provo, I spent a good deal of time searching this and other boards in search of operator and dive site recommendations. My resort recommended that I use Big Blue Unlimited (www.bigblueunlimited.com ), which operates from the same marina that I used to get to the resort (which was on an outlying island). I hadn't found much information on Big Blue as an operator, but their credentials are very impressive.
As a dive operator, Big Blue Unlimited is the most professional, efficient, respectful operator I have been with. They treat divers like adults, letting us maximize our time underwater, and not limiting depth or bottom time as long as we dove within our certification limits. Furthermore, they are exceptionally well acquainted with the local waters, dive sites, and sea life within. Their goal is to provide the best diving experience possible, so they limit the number of divers they take out each day. They are a bit more expensive than the rest of the operators, but in my estimation, it was well worth the money for the quality service I got.
I equally enjoyed my dives in Provo, which included Northwest Point and French Cay. Each site was at least 45 minutes away, but I was rewarded with a great dive at each place we went (Black Forest, Thunderdome, G Spot, Double D). Apparently, there are two sites that get a bad reputation (Pine Cay or Grace Bay). Upon telling the Big Blue people that I heard those sites were just so-so, I was given a day's worth of heckling. I didn't make it on the day they dove those sites, but one of the people I in our dive group who went there on another day said that Pine Cay was exceptional with vis well over 100 feet. I guess it amounts to picking the right spot on the right day, which is something that Big Blue seems to have a very good handle on.
Thanks all!
Before going to Provo, I spent a good deal of time searching this and other boards in search of operator and dive site recommendations. My resort recommended that I use Big Blue Unlimited (www.bigblueunlimited.com ), which operates from the same marina that I used to get to the resort (which was on an outlying island). I hadn't found much information on Big Blue as an operator, but their credentials are very impressive.
As a dive operator, Big Blue Unlimited is the most professional, efficient, respectful operator I have been with. They treat divers like adults, letting us maximize our time underwater, and not limiting depth or bottom time as long as we dove within our certification limits. Furthermore, they are exceptionally well acquainted with the local waters, dive sites, and sea life within. Their goal is to provide the best diving experience possible, so they limit the number of divers they take out each day. They are a bit more expensive than the rest of the operators, but in my estimation, it was well worth the money for the quality service I got.
I equally enjoyed my dives in Provo, which included Northwest Point and French Cay. Each site was at least 45 minutes away, but I was rewarded with a great dive at each place we went (Black Forest, Thunderdome, G Spot, Double D). Apparently, there are two sites that get a bad reputation (Pine Cay or Grace Bay). Upon telling the Big Blue people that I heard those sites were just so-so, I was given a day's worth of heckling. I didn't make it on the day they dove those sites, but one of the people I in our dive group who went there on another day said that Pine Cay was exceptional with vis well over 100 feet. I guess it amounts to picking the right spot on the right day, which is something that Big Blue seems to have a very good handle on.
Thanks all!
