milami Posted January 9, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Hello, I am going on a cruise alone for the first time, i love diving could you help chose one or two destinations where diving is best on these stops : I am sailing next week with costa and reviews online are either old or confusing. I have dived a lot in Asia and i am a fan of big stuff, sharks, turtle, whales... Thanks a lot in advance. Jour 1 • Pointe a Pitre 23:00 Jour 2 • Philipsburg SM 13:00 18:00 Jour 3 • La Romana 13:30 Jour 4 • La Romana 07:00 Jour 4 • Ile Catalina(DOM) 09:00 13:00 Jour 5 • St Kitts 13:30 21:00 Jour 6 • Antigua 08:00 18:00 Jour 7 • Fort de France 10:00 21:00 Jour 8 • Pointe a Pitre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omeinv Posted January 10, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I've not been to the Dominican Republic, so I'm no help there. Antigua, the diving is far fro the port. It's on the south side of the island, near English Harbor. It's nothign to rave about, and not worth the expense and hassle of making the trip down there. St. Marten, the diving is better, but the operator I used to use, Octopus Diving, has changed hands since the hurricain, and is no longer reliable. If you can find a good operator there, it may be worth considering. St. Kitts has good to great diving. IN the past I've used Dive St. Kitts, but they now have several cruise line conracts. If they've contracted with your cruise line, they won't take you as an independent customer. I'll be diving with Pro Dive there in a few days, so I'll be able to give you a complete review. THus far they'e been very good with the pre-dive communication. Harris Denver, CO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milami Posted January 11, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hello Harris, Thank you so much for these infos. i might skip Antigua and st Martin then and just dive in St kitts, i have to check if they have a contract with Costa cruises. I will be on a boat tomorrow evening so i can't get your reply, i dont wanna pay 1000€ for an internet connection, i havent cruised in years and (10 years) and can't believe they are still charging for internet like if it is 1999 :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omeinv Posted January 11, 2019 #4 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I suspect Dive St. Kitts will be contracted to Costa, since Costa is part of Carnival Corp. I'm sure Pro Dive will be able to help. If Dive St. Kitts can accommodate you, they are good too. Both provide port pick-up and return. Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omeinv Posted January 16, 2019 #5 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I can now report that Pro Divers in St. Kitts is indeed a great dive operator. They made a great day's diving easy and fun. Harris Denver, CO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpluvsdolphins Posted February 10, 2019 #6 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 1/16/2019 at 3:00 PM, omeinv said: I can now report that Pro Divers in St. Kitts is indeed a great dive operator. They made a great day's diving easy and fun. Harris Denver, CO Thanks for reporting back. How much was it? Do they limit the bottom time? How many divers on the boat? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omeinv Posted February 10, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 10, 2019 6 hours ago, scorpluvsdolphins said: Thanks for reporting back. How much was it? Do they limit the bottom time? How many divers on the boat? Thanks I believe the total was $106.00 for a two tank dive. I have my own gear, so it likely is more if you use their equipment. The provided gear looked good. The depths are fairly moderate, but the only limit is they requested divers ascend from the first dive at 60 minutes (I actually had 62). The second dive was slightly deeper than the first (I know it's supposed to be the other way around). That dive I had 54 minutes. The Pro Dive boat is at the marina that is a short walk from the ship, so it couldn't have been more easy. All around, a great day. Harris Denver, CO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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