Diving at Kona, Kaleakeakua Bay?

[Middleager]

We're going to Kona port on the NCL Pride of American ship, on Wed. Aug. 29. I'd like to go scuba diving at the K Bay, but can't seem to find dive ops to go there.

 

Anyone done diving at the K bay, on a cruise port stop in Kona?

 

Thanks.

[madrusty]

Contact Jack's Diving Locker. You should consider the night dive with the manta rays. We did this with Jack's a few year ago and it doesn't get any better than that.

Kim

[Kryssa]

We always dive with Big Island Divers when we're on the island.

 

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[Middleager]

Contact Jack's Diving Locker. You should consider the night dive with the manta rays. We did this with Jack's a few year ago and it doesn't get any better than that.

Kim

 

We always dive with Big Island Divers when we're on the island.

They don't go to the K Bay.

 

The POA is in port for 1 day (as pretty well all cruise ship stops), so not possible to do the night dive, unless we want to "miss the boat".

[amersnerd]

Kaleakeakua Bay is mostly shore dives and no public transportation usually runs between Kailua Kona and there (have to take a taxi or rent a car), I would recommend staying in Kailua Kona & diving with Jack's Diving Locker. Also, the water is extra cold in Kaleakeakua Bay-I think there is a natural spring close to it that chills the water.

 

If you've never dived close to Kailua Kona, you cannot go wrong! Every site is incredible-so many endemic species, so many turtles (honu) the size of Volkeswagen beetles, incredible reef structure.

 

Tell the divemaster what it is you want to see & they'll customize the trip based on what you want. I cannot say enough good things about Jack's Diving Locker-we use them every time we're on the Big Island.

 

Hope you have a great time on your cruise!