Diving Club Med (Aqua Quest Diving Series) [Paperback]

Michel Verdure (Author)

Book Description

Series: Aqua Quest Diving Series | Publication Date: December 29, 1994

Covers flavor of ten villages that offer scuba and describes dive sites.

Editorial Reviews

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Detailed maps, information on sightseeing and dining round out this valuable guide. -- Skin Diver

Divers will find maps, data about local marine life, topography and choice spots to submerge. -- New York Newsday

It is lavishly illustrated with color photographs which include aerial views of the villages. -- Florida Scuba News

This beautifully illustrated book detailing 10 villages is the ideal singles security blanket guide. -- New York Daily News

Verdure is a pro photographer and former manager of several Club Med villages, so he has captured the best of -- Quick Trips Travel Letter

About the Author

Michel Verdure is a professional photographer based in Miami, Florida. His assignments have taken him worldwide and have included four expeditions with the Cousteau Society. Michel is a master scuba instructor with over 20 years experience. He has worked as a diving and photography instructor, and as a director (chef de village) of several Club Med villages. His first book, Merveilles du Monde Sous-Marin, was published in Paris in 1988. His photographs have won first place in several major photography contests.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications (December 29, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881652009
• ISBN-13: 978-1881652007
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,136,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Something very different and refreshing., September 5, 2001

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This review is from: Diving Club Med (Aqua Quest Diving Series) (Paperback)

My first reaction on taking delivery of this book was very positive. What an excellent and refreshing concept - to produce a guide book for Scuba Divers to a series of resorts owned by one company as opposed to a country or region. Perhaps the publishers will also consider something very similar for those fleets of live-board diving boats that operate under the same flag but are found dotted around the world's leading Scuba Diving destinations - such as Peter Hughes and the Aggressor Fleet. Just a thought.

Measuring 10" x 7" "Diving Club Med" comes in the well-established medium size format favoured by Aqua Quest Publishing of New York. As I know from experience, these particular publishers, set high standards and demand all contributing authors/photographers maintain those standards at all times. Little wonder they are a leading name in the USA for books such as this.

From beginning to end, the reader is treated to a well-presented format containing plenty of vital and relevant information all lavishly supported by high quality colour images and maps. Chapter One is a potted history into the Club Med concept and this is followed by the company's overall approach to Scuba Diving, their policies, procedures and regulations combined with the diving programmes and training courses generally available.

From Chapter 3 onwards we get down to cases and these include the Club Med facilities in Turks & Caicos, St. Lucia, Bahamas (Columbus Isle and Eleuthera), Mexico (Cancun, Playa Banca and Sonora Bay), French Polynesia and Martinique. The final chapter, however, is all about their very own ship "Club Med" and her sailing/diving itinerary. I didn't even know Club Med had a ship and with ports of call such as Les Saintes, St. Barthelemy, BVI, Marie Galante, Nevis & St. Kitts, St. Martin, Dominica, St. Lucia, Bequia, Barbados, Tobago and Tortuga (to name but some) this is clearly one means of reaching some very remote diving destinations where the local diving facilities may be anything from lacking to non-existent.

For those people who would like to consider combining their annual diving vacation with the overall holiday atmosphere for which Club Med is world-famous, this book is a must and is thoroughly recommended.

NM