One way to see the reefs

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  1. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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  3. kb.bear

    kb.bear Peppermint Shrimp

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    I'll take 2.
    So who has that kind of money?
     
  4. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    When I was in Hawaii a few weeks ago my wife and I took a submarine tour that took us 150 feet down to look at the reefs. The sub carrier 48 people.
    It cost $79.00 per person.

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  5. Matt Rogers

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    Whoa! That must have been really cool. Could you see a lot?
     
  6. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Matt,
    Honestly it was just okay. When you go down that deep the color spectrum changes and you don't really see any of the colors except for the bright fish...yellow tangs.

    I have some pics I'll post them.

    Sean
     
  7. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Reef shark via the submarine

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  9. kb.bear

    kb.bear Peppermint Shrimp

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    Still, very cool. what Island?
     
  10. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Maui...we stayed on the west side in the LaHaina area.
     
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    kb.bear Peppermint Shrimp

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    Thanks, on my next trip I was thinking about Maui. I'm board with big island
     
  12. skennelly

    skennelly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Maui is awesome!!, but if I can give you some advice.....stay away from the Royal LaHaina Resort. The virtual tours they have on the web are nothing like the actual rooms, and they simply don't care if you are dissappointed. Our first room was an ocean view room that faced another building so we couldn't see the ocean at all. On top of that we had a balcony, but the balcony door wouldn't open. I had to fight with them in order to have our room switched. It is a very old resort and the rooms reflect that. You would think they would do almost anything to keep their guests happy, but this was not the case at all and my requests were not unreasonable.

    They tried to tell me they have nothing to do with the virtual tours online and those websites have nothing to do with the hotel. They told me they have no control over how the hotel is represented. I couldn't help, but laugh at that.


    Sean