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Its A Dive/ Marriott Hotel Full report   Key LArgo, FL   This is a follow up report from last year same time frame after the Labor Day Hoildays - the Hotel (Resort) rates drop greatly if t... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2006   David N Scarborough
250+ Dives
 
Rainbow Reef/ Holiday Inn Full report   Key Largo, Florida   2 Dive sites 1 good for Advanced and Wreck (Spiegel Grove), 1 for beginners (Shallow Wreck). The dive plan for Spiegel was 100'+. ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2006   Karen Green
100+ Dives
 
South Florida Dive Headquarters/ Canada House Full report   Ft Lauderdale, Florida   Crew was very accomadating and fun. Boat was comfortable and never over crowded. Water, drinks, snacks were provided and there w... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
9/2006   Karen Green
100+ Dives
 
Florida Keys Dive Center Full report   Upper Keys (Key Largo)   I dove with this operator for four two tank day trips and a night dive. I had my newly certified 14 year old daughter with me. Sh... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
9/2006   Tom Chase
100+ Dives
 
Wet Dreams/ NA Full report   Panama City, FL   My husband and I were in Panama City for an artificial reef seminar that included a dive on the Oriskany. The boat “Wet Dreams” w... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   Carol Cox
1000+ Dives
 
It's a Dive/ Marriott Key Largo Bay Resort Full report   Key Largo   Five divers and a 2 and 4 year old were on this trip. We had 3 new divers looking for a long weekend trip from Chicago as well as... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2006   Allan Baldwin
100+ Dives
 
None used Full report   Lake Okoboji Northwest, Iowa   West Lake Okoboji is a "blue water" in northwest Iowa. It is a far cry from diving in the Caribbean, but for land locked Iowa, it ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2006   Larry Sensenig
100+ Dives
 
Scuba Luv Full report   Santa Catalina Island, CA   We dove for two days around Santa Catalina Island. On the first day, we did three dives at Italian Gardens, Gibralter Pinnacle, a... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   Mort Rolleston
100+ Dives
 
Capt J.T. Barker Full report   North Carolina   North Carolina- Hatteras Village at end of Outer Banks. We dove for the first time with [. . . ] during the 4th of July 20... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   garry gough
250+ Dives
 
bottom scratcher Full report   catalina island   The weather was good. I have seen better vis here then what we had. Boat is tight as far as room. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2006   doug king
<100 Dives
 
Catalina Divers Supply Full report   Southern California   Catalina Divers Supply runs a boat called SCUBA CAT. The diving off Catalina Island is beautiful: kelp forests, the giant Black Se... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2006   Laura Mosqueda
250+ Dives
 
Key Dives Full report   Florida Keys   Mike and Marcia Goldberg run a first rate operation. The operation is small, only one boat, the GIANT STRIDE. They did not over pa... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   William K. Harryman
<100 Dives
 
Scuba Quest, Cape Coral Full report   Bradenton, FL.   We have lived on FL gulfcoast for over 30 years, and this was our first gulf dive. We had 2 newly cert. family members, and needed... Full report  
1 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   Ron & Dawn Steedman
100+ Dives
 
Silent World Full report   Key Largo   Typical Keys operation, where the dive masters never get wet. The only refreshments on the boat was a cooler of water. We were to... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
8/2006   Ron & Dawn Steedman
100+ Dives
 
Amoray Dive Resort Full report   Key Largo, FL   Q: "Please tell us the good, the bad, and what you wish you had known before you left home. . " A: It was "all good", there was no "b... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2006   john_fletcher
<100 Dives
 
Atlantis Dive Center Full report   Key Largo, Florida   This was my second dive on the Speigel Grove with Spencer Slate and Neal Watson. On the first one several years ago the ship was o... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   Gabriel I. Peñagarícano
500+ Dives
 
Scuba Tech/ N/A Full report   Florida Panhandle   Had an invitation to spend a week with friends at their summer place in Destin, FL. I did an internet search, found that there wa... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
7/2006   David Reubush
500+ Dives
 
The Dive Shack's Wet Dream Full report   Pensacola, Fl   Undercurrent News Letter The USS Oriskany, Pensacola, Florida The Dive Shack’s Wet Dream: July , 29- 30 2006 Robert Cecil, ... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   Robert Cecil
<100 Dives
 
divers city Full report   florida keys   Didn't dive with these guys so I can't coment on there boat operations. Allong with tavenier dive center, divers city offers cust... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2006   Scott Johnson
100+ Dives
 
HMS Minnow/ Private Residence Full report   Key Largo   I am a repeat customer with the HMS Minnow. Capt Jeff Jarvis and his wife Betty run the nicest little six- pack you could ever hop... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2006   David Lindaman
<100 Dives
 
Scuba-Do/ Marina Del Mar Full report   Key Largo   This was my first time diving in Pennekamp Marine Park - pretty sad since I live in Miami. We made arrangements for two afternoons... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
7/2006   Melissa Good
100+ Dives
 
Outer Banks Diving/ Marlin Full report   Hatteras, NC   Outer Banks Diving has upgraded their boat this year. . . the Flying Fish is bigger, faster, drier, and just overall nicer than the ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   Rick Tuss
500+ Dives
 
Blue Water Divers/ N/A Full report   Key Largo   We stayed at a family owned house, so have no comments on accommodations. The diving in Key Largo is great - clear, mostly calm, w... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
7/2006   Tricia Coyle
<100 Dives
 
Southern Swim & Scuba/ Atlanta Technical Divers Full report   North Florida Cave   Cave System tour and training, while in Mexico and diving in the Cenotes I was taken in by the sites and systems, came back to USA... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2006   David N Scarborough
250+ Dives
 
Viking Diving Full report   Pensacola, FL   Viking Diving of Pensacola is set up to dive the USS Orskiany with no problem. Our crew was very helpful and help gets diver in and... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2006   David N Scarborough
250+ Dives
 
Out to Sea Adventures/ Port Aransas, Texas Full report   western Gulf of Mexico   The best Spearfishing trip I've ever gone on, with more fish, better Captain and crew, and better accomodations than I've encounte... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2006   Rusty Hubbarth
250+ Dives
 
Subtropic Dive Shop Full report   Key West, FL   Q: "Please tell us the good, the bad, and what you wish you had known before you left home. . . " A: The "good news" is a referral fro... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   John A. Fletcher
<100 Dives
 
Its a Dive/ Marriott Key Largo Full report   Key Largo   I had three days of diving in Key Largo at the end of June. I stayed at the Marriott in Key Largo and dove with It’s a Dive who ar... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2006   Ian Kennedy
100+ Dives
 
American Dream II/ N/A Full report   Fort Lauderdale, FL   American Dream II is a 43 foot custom dive boat that ports out of the Pier 66 pier in Fort Lauderdale. Todd is the boat captain, ... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
6/2006   Melissa Good
100+ Dives
 
John Pennekemp State Park Dive Center/ private condo Full report   Key LArgo Florida   We have been diving with the crew at Pennekemp State Park for three years and always have a wonderful dive experience. Captains Joh... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Linda + Steve Tolf
100+ Dives
 
Conch Republic Divers/ Ocean Pointe Suites Full report   Tavernier   The sixth time is the charm. The Spiegle Grove has always been my bad- luck dive. Previous attempts all came a cropper. First tr... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2006   Richard Sziede
100+ Dives
 
White Star Quarry Full report   Ohio   White Star dive site is a modest operation that is a descent training site for beginner divers. There are three platforms which i... Full report  
1 stars
4 stars  
5/2006   Wayne Taylor
100+ Dives
 
Atlantis IV/ N/A Full report   Morehead City, NC   This was my first trip to dive the shipwrecks off the North Carolina coast. The Atlantis IV is a very comfortable boat and the cre... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2006   Clay Coleman
1000+ Dives
 
Our own boat/ our own RV Full report   Keys   My wife (100+ dives) and I (1, 000+) dives arrived in Key Largo in May 06 for a four month stay to dive the Pennekamp and Florida M... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2006   Bruce Wallace
1000+ Dives
 
Amoray Slate Dive Resort/ same Full report   Key Largo, FL   My wife and I stayed at the resort on Memorial Day weekend as a package deal. - Two- two tank boat trips plus a one tank night... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
5/2006   Walt Suita
250+ Dives
 
Island Dive & Water Sports/ Discovery Inn Full report   San Juan Islands, WA   Getting to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island for me involved a two hour drive north of Seattle to Anacortes, WA and then a one hour... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
4/2006   Larry Deweese
500+ Dives
 
Quiescence/ [Ocean point condo Full report   [Key largo   I dove with Quiescence(Q) Dive (mm103. 5)in April of 2006 for a two week. Q runs three 6 packs out of Key Largo. They have been aro... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2006   CHED MILLER
1000+ Dives
 
Rainbow Reef/ Ramada Inn Full report   Florida Keys   Rainbow Reef is a dive operation that is trying to make a name for itself but still needs some work. The dive staff is very frien... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2006   Jeremy Ellis
250+ Dives
 
Catalina Divers Full report   Catalina Island, Avalon   Catalina Divers has their main dive shop on the town pier with another tank fill and rental at the casino area. We went out on th... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2006   Jerry Jensen
100+ Dives
 
Key Dives Full report   Islamorado, Fla. Keys   Key Dives in Islamorado was awesome! I'm a beginner diver, They claimed it was Carbbean style Diving! They set up our equipment, h... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2006   Marjorie
<100 Dives
 
American Pro Divers/ Seagrass Inn Resort Full report   Crystal River, NW Florida   No, folks, I was not diving in salt water, but instead in the freshwater springs and caverns of northwestern Florida. I also snor... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
1/2006   Mary Wicksten
1000+ Dives
 
Conch Republic Divers/ The Ragged Edge Full report   Tavernier Key   I booked two and a half days of diving over MLK Jr. weekend with Conch Republic. The first day, a cold front moved in. With winds ... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
1/2006   Matthew Nathan
<100 Dives
 
Horizon Divers/ Ramada Full report   Key Largo, FL   The main purpose of this trip to complete my 12 year old son's open water certification. We have done most of our diving off Key ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2006   Ron Jyring
<100 Dives
 
Conch Republic Divers Full report   Florida Keys   My wife Kathy and I dove with Conch Republic Divers in Tavernier. This is a great dive operation and the folks are great to ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
12/2005   Dave Bridenbaugh
<100 Dives
 
Aquarius 2/ my parents house Full report   Monterey/Point Lobos   So I went home to see my parents for Christmas and wanted to dive. The diving is good in Northern California in December, I guess ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
12/2005   Arik Olson
<100 Dives
 
Dive Connections Full report   San Diego, CA   I found this operation on the net ( [. . . ] ), and did a Saturday afternoon two tank dive and a Sunday morning two tank di... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2005   Rich Orman
100+ Dives
 
BlueWater Divers of Key Largo Full report   Key Largo, FL   Blue Water Divers (BWD) is a two man operation which runs out of its berthing area at the Key Largo Marina next to the Holiday Inn... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2005   Chuck Donaldson
100+ Dives
 
It's a Dive/ Marriott Full report   Key Largo, FL   It's a Dive is a 5- star PADI resort. They are located in the Marriott Hotel complex on the bay side of Key Largo, FL. They are a... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2005   John W. Griffis III
500+ Dives
 
Parrot Island Scuba Adventures Full report   Pompano Beach, Florida   Parrot Island Scuba Adventures ( [. . . ] ) is a great dive charter. Reasonably priced, safety conscious, and accom... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2005   Joni & Bobby Lamb
250+ Dives
 
island dive and watersports Full report   San Juan Islands, WA   We live in Southern Oregon and there's not alot of ocean diving available unless you are extremly desperate. I picked up a copy o... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2005   jerry
100+ Dives
 
HMS Minnow/ Key Largo Holiday Inn Full report   Key Largo   Best dive operation in the upper keys. The boat is small, but the sites are close, and the boat is on the ocean side, minutes fro... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2005   Dean Knudson
250+ Dives
 
Island Dive and Watersports Full report   Washington state   First time diving the San Juan Islands Washington and booked onto Island Dive and Watersports charter for two days of three tank d... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2005   Jerry Jensen
100+ Dives
 
Bonne Terre Mine Full report   St. Louis, MO   Abandon lead mine - water is crystal clear; there is no marine life, but the mine equipment - cart; trains; tools, drills, are jus... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2005   Jack Gullo Jr.
250+ Dives
 
Discovery Diving Full report   Beaufort, NC   The boat crews were excellent - great service and very friendly. Would definitely request Jerry as our boat captain again. The ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2005   Angela Lockhart
250+ Dives
 
Captain Morgan's Dive Tours Full report   Marathon, FL   This is the third time my wife and I have been diving with Captain Morgan and it is always a pleasure. Captain Doug Morgan knows t... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
9/2005   Kirk Adams
<100 Dives
 
Amoray Full report   Key Largo   We arrived the day after hurricane Rita went through, so probably alters opinion of diving. We missed one day of diving due to wa... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2005   Lisa Strickland
<100 Dives
 
Divers City/ Island Bay Resort Full report   Tavernier, FL   IF you are going to do wreck diving in Key Largo, look up Divers City. Very knowledgable about wreck and technical diving. Good ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   Clare Petosa
100+ Dives
 
Catalina Divers Supply/ Catalina Island Full report   California   We went on a 2- tank boat dive to two locations. Good: LOTS of very different, interesting fish. Very 'friendly' Garibaldi, ... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
9/2005   Ron Kloberdanz
<100 Dives
 
Discovery Diving Full report   North Carolina   This was our 3rd trip to NC graveyard in last 5 years. Each time has been with Discovery Diving on the Captain's Lady. Captain Ler... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2005   Steve Woerner
1000+ Dives
 
olympus dive center/ midnight express Full report   Morehead city,North Carolina   The diving here seems excellent, the dive shop seems to balance betwween being a hardcore wrek diving place and dealing with photo... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
8/2005   al marvelli
500+ Dives
 
Scuba Luv/King Neptune Full report   Santa Catalina Island, CA   Warmer than expected- - could have used a 3mm and much less lead. Spectacular visibility for west coast. Bird rock A+, Eagle Reef A+... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2005   Jeff Presley
<100 Dives
 
Express Watersports - Scuba Express/ N/A Full report   Myrtle Beach, SC   Let me start by saying I believe they have an overall good operation. This particluar dive was called 11 mile reef. There were 3... Full report  
1 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   John Crellin
100+ Dives
 
Gilboa Quarry Full report   Ohio   Gilboa Quarry is a local quarry privately owned and established for divers. There is a $12 fee for divers, $6 fee for non- divers, ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Wayne Taylor
100+ Dives
 
Amoray/ Amy Slade's Amoray Resort Full report   Florida Keys   This is not a cheap dive vacation, but it is worth it! This was a family dive vacation. We flew into Miami, rented an SUV an... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   Joe Sindorf
<100 Dives
 
Abyss Dive Center/ Holiday Inn Marathon Key Full report   Florida Keys - Marathon   Tremendous operation. This is a family owned and operated shop and it is very well done. The boat is in great condition and is f... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Joe Sindorf
<100 Dives
 
olympus dive center Full report   north carolina   We flew into Railegh- Durham airport, rented a car for the drive to Morehead City, North Carolina. The boat was excellant for the ty... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   guy johnson
500+ Dives
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Outer Banks Diving Full report   North Carolina   We have been diving out of Hatteras every July 4 for the last 8 years. Due to the weather, it's rare to squeeze in 3 staight days ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2005   Rick Tuss
500+ Dives
 
Olympus Full report   North Carolina (Atlantic)   Ah, Mighty Olympus: What's happened to you? I've been with this dive operation many times in the past, have even taken courses wit... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2005   Ed Noga
500+ Dives
 
SeaDwellers/ Key Largo Full report   Florida Keys   SeaDwellers was a great dive outfit. Nice boat and equipment. The crew were great. We had Jim as a dive quide the first day and... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2005   Gwin & Holly
<100 Dives
 
HMS Minnow/ N/A Full report   Key Largo, Florida   This is the sixth year in a row that I have dove with the HMS Minnow. Owners/ Operators Capt. Jeff Jarvis and his wife Betty run t... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   David Lindaman
<100 Dives
 
HMS Minnow Full report   Key Largo, Fl   I have taken 7, 1- week dive trips to Key Largo from 2000- 2005, and I dove from the HMS Minnow on every occasion. Jeff Jarvis... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   Gary Cowden
100+ Dives
 
jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures/ n/a Full report   West Palm Beach Florida   Reefs were in very poor condition. Lots of brown algae. We seen several large and one huge loggerhead turtles which kept us intere... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
6/2005   Dave Jackson
<100 Dives
 
Quiescence/ Bayside Resort Full report   Key Largo, Florida   The Keys represent a good option for a diver looking for reef diving within easy traveling distance from the continental US. Few ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Eric Frick
100+ Dives
 
Discovery Diving Full report   Beaufort, North Carolina   ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   Joe Dormer
<100 Dives
 
Tropic Vista Dive Resort Full report   Tavernier   The Tropic Vista Motel is not the top choice of many for a vacation; however, it is ideally set up for someone who wants to comple... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Jeremy Ellis
250+ Dives
 
coastal scuba Full report   myrtl beach Sc   Coastal scuba has only one agenda, taking your money. This was a decompression dive trip and coastal had no clue what to do. 3 cre... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2005   mark malin
500+ Dives
 
Key Biscayne Park, John Pennekamp Park/ none Full report   South Florida   Wish we hadn't gone with either park's staff and had chosen independent dive shops over park operations! (Typical government incom... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
2/2005   Betty & John Nevelus
1000+ Dives
 
HMS MINNOW Full report   Florida Keys   THE HMS MINNOW is a six pack that leaves from the 100 mile marker in back of the Holiday Inn at Key Largo. I dove with a friend t... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2005   Gregg Gaylord
500+ Dives
 
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