Diving in Domincan Republic

Greetings all,

Just booked a fortnight's family holiday next month in Dom Rep at the Coral
Marien by Hilton on Costa Dorada.

Anyone ever been to this hotel? According to the brochure it has a PADI
diving outfit on site, any idea of name? What's the diving like - any "must
do's" - any operators to avoid, etc

Also, having only dived in metric areas (i.e. depth in Metres & pressure in
Bar) is the Dom Rep within the American sphere of influence in terms of
measurements. If so can anyone point me in the direction of a good
explanation of conversions from cu ft to bar etc? Anything else to watch
out for?

Tried "Googling" etc and lots of people asking questions, but few replies
from anyone who's actually been.

TIA

David B in the UK

"David B" <david.dot.braithwaite@virgin.dot.net> wrote in message
news:lJDDc.1518$rJ4.1229@newsfe4-gui...
> Greetings all,
>
> Just booked a fortnight's family holiday next month in Dom Rep at the
Coral
> Marien by Hilton on Costa Dorada.
>
> Anyone ever been to this hotel? According to the brochure it has a PADI
> diving outfit on site, any idea of name? What's the diving like - any
"must
> do's" - any operators to avoid, etc
>
> Also, having only dived in metric areas (i.e. depth in Metres & pressure
in
> Bar) is the Dom Rep within the American sphere of influence in terms of
> measurements. If so can anyone point me in the direction of a good
> explanation of conversions from cu ft to bar etc? Anything else to watch
> out for?
>
> Tried "Googling" etc and lots of people asking questions, but few replies
> from anyone who's actually been.
>
> TIA
>
> David B in the UK

You shouldn't have any trouble with metric in the DR.

i just got back a couple of days ago. will post a report as soon as my
brain catches up. i dove out of Sosua on the north coast. it was so-so,
poor corals but some nice fish. also dove the south shore. La Romana and
Byahebe (sp?) was great.
more brits than americans there. dive masters know bar and pounds. i
don't know where costa dorada is.
elliott

David B wrote:

>Greetings all,
>
>Just booked a fortnight's family holiday next month in Dom Rep at the Coral
>Marien by Hilton on Costa Dorada.
>
>Anyone ever been to this hotel? According to the brochure it has a PADI
>diving outfit on site, any idea of name? What's the diving like - any "must
>do's" - any operators to avoid, etc
>
>Also, having only dived in metric areas (i.e. depth in Metres & pressure in
>Bar) is the Dom Rep within the American sphere of influence in terms of
>measurements. If so can anyone point me in the direction of a good
>explanation of conversions from cu ft to bar etc? Anything else to watch
>out for?
>
>Tried "Googling" etc and lots of people asking questions, but few replies
>from anyone who's actually been.
>
>TIA
>
>David B in the UK
>
>
>
>
>

"David B" <david.dot.braithwaite@virgin.dot.net> wrote in message
news:lJDDc.1518$rJ4.1229@newsfe4-gui...
> Greetings all,
>
> Just booked a fortnight's family holiday next month in Dom Rep at the
Coral
> Marien by Hilton on Costa Dorada.
>
> Anyone ever been to this hotel? According to the brochure it has a PADI
> diving outfit on site, any idea of name? What's the diving like - any
"must
> do's" - any operators to avoid, etc
>
> Also, having only dived in metric areas (i.e. depth in Metres & pressure
in
> Bar) is the Dom Rep within the American sphere of influence in terms of
> measurements. If so can anyone point me in the direction of a good
> explanation of conversions from cu ft to bar etc? Anything else to watch
> out for?
>
> Tried "Googling" etc and lots of people asking questions, but few replies
> from anyone who's actually been.
>
> TIA
>
> David B in the UK
>
David,

Hotel Info on link====Sea Pro Divers
http://www.dr1.com/directories/hotel...l_marien.shtml

Sea Pro Divers Web page
http://www.seaprodivers.com/


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