This was an excellent diving experience: clear water, lots of diverse sea life, canyons, caves, channels, wrecks, a healthy reef, and never the same dive twice! The dive master (Hector) and boat captain (Alden) were very professional, helpful, and nice. There were two dives in the morning, one in the afternoon, with an optional drop-off dive back in to the resort.

EVERY dive was fantastic. Nearly every kind of dive is available from this dive shop at the Bay Islands Beach Resort (BIBR). We did 15 dives in 5 days. You can dive with this dive shop whether you stay at the BIBR or not. Water and fruit are provided in between dives. The dive boats appeared maintained and worked well during our stay. Our most favorite dive was the Blue Channel and our least favorite (visibility issues) was the Spooky Channel. We paid extra to charter a boat to the other side of the island and dove Mary's Place and 40-Foot Reef (I would recommend both). The cost was $500 for the boat and dive master, split between all divers. We also dove/snorkelled the Spooky Channel Snorkel Trail. It was fun—not as much sea life as a dive—but fun. I would not recommend snorkelling the Spooky Channel when the wind is blowing; swimming part of the trail against wind current can be tiring.

The cost of the week was $1,029 per person (dives, food included). Those not staying at BIBR or who are cruising can check the resort website for up-to-date visitor pricing. Every dive we went on had visitors from nearby rental homes who paid by the dive.

We added a shark diving experience ($82 per person, PLUS $50 for the must-have-to-prove-it-to-my-family DVD. They had me at hello). For the $82, the resort takes you and picks you up, and it includes the dive with sharks. It was worth the money: lots of sharks, good visibility, not as scary as I had thought 60-foot dive, 30 minutes long, lots of other fish, and facing your fears (priceless). Please look for a separate review of the accommodations, food, and shopping. Yes, we will visit Roatan again—the diving is WOW!