5/5 Steve M. 1 year ago on Google
My
wife
and
I
dived
with
Ocean
Spirit
in
December
2022.
We
undertook
a
total
of
26
dives
with
them,
ranging
from
reef
dives,
night
dives,
wreck
dives
and
shark
dives.
We
are
PADI
Rescue
with
20
years
experience
and
over
400
dives
each
and
always
take
our
own
equipment.
We
have
dived
all
over
the
world
including
South
Africa,
Maldives,
Fiji,
Red
Sea
(5
times),
Mexico
both
sides,
Caribbean…….
The
list
goes
on
and
we
are
also
regular
UK
divers.
The
reason
I
state
this
is
to
demonstrate
that
we
have
other
places
to
compare
Ocean
Spirit
with.
Our
interests
lie
mainly
in
shark/pelagic
encounters
and
this
was
the
primary
reason
we
booked
to
dive
in
Mauritius
-
don’t
get
me
wrong
there
are
many
places
in
the
world
where
the
encounters
are
greater,
but
Palau
etc
from
the
UK
are
just
too
expensive.
Before
we
booked
our
flights
to
Mauritius
(£672
return)
I
contacted
a
number
of
dive
centres
to
see
what
was
offered
and
by
whom,
I
have
learned
that
you
get
a
very
early
feel
for
a
dive
centre
from
responses
you
get
in
advance
of
booking,
some
promise
the
earth
or
don’t
respond
or
change
the
information
when
you
probe
deeper
eg
they
disclose
that
you
are
actually
visiting
in
the
wrong
season
for
that
species.
OS
were
honest
from
the
start
and
very
responsive
to
questions,
I
got
the
sense
they
actually
cared
about
managing
our
expectations,
no
promises
of
sightings
etc,
their
website
was
clear
with
pricing
and
they
clarified
their
prices
for
us
taking
our
own
gear,
having
said
that
their
own
gear
was
of
a
very
high
standard
and
we
would
have
been
completely
happy
to
use
theirs
(we
have
experienced
some
appalling
dive
gear
over
the
years
with
different
centres
hence
we
use
our
own).
On
arrival
in
Mauritius
we
went
in
person
to
the
dive
centre
and
met
with
the
staff
who
were
very
friendly
and
accommodating,
it
was
clear
that
they
cater
for
every
range
of
experience
from
non
divers
undertaking
a
‘try
dive’,
to
new
starters,
to
the
more
experienced.
The
staff
were
a
pleasure
to
deal
with
and
couldn’t
do
enough
to
help,
everyone
has
a
passion
for
diving.
The
owners
Jill
and
Roger
are
like
newbies
with
their
enthusiasm
(Roger
40+
years
of
diving
coming
up
to
his
6000
dive!!!).
We
dived
with
them
both
regularly
and
can
say
they
bring
a
tranquility
and
professionalism
to
the
experience,
coupled
with
their
professional
instructors
Bernard
(what
a
character
and
comedian)
Bobby,
Yo,
Nandi
and
Dhani.
I
will
also
give
a
special
mention
to
Jovani
(at
the
helm
of
their
dive
boat
which
is
a
very
comfortable
purpose
built
dive
boat
not
all
dive
boats
in
Mauritius
are
in
my
view
suitable
for
comfortable
or
safe
entry/exit
-
choose
your
dive
centre
carefully)
as
an
experienced
boat
skipper
myself,
it’s
very
comforting
when
a
skipper
with
Jovanis
experience
is
dropping
you
off
and
getting
you
out
-
his
boat
handling
is
exceptional.
The
diving
OS
provided
was
varied
with
different
sites
and
they
go
the
extra
mile
to
ensure
you
see
as
much
as
you
can,
IF
you
decide
you
want
to
do
the
shark
dives,
which
I
highly
recommend,
your
experience
will
be
taken
into
account
and
your
safety
managed
to
an
exceptional
level.
My
acid
test
is
-
“Would
I
book
to
dive
with
OS
again?”
My
answer
-
100%
definitely
yes!!!
Excellent
dive
centre,
Excellent
Facilities,
Excellent
equipment,
Excellent
safety
standards,
Excellent
staff.
Well
done
guys
and
thank
you
for
a
wonderful
2
weeks
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