Jakewithalotofquestions Posted March 10, 2006 #1 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Hi everyone! My fiance and I will be heading to Grand Caymon Islands on a cruise. We both would need to take class for scuba diving before we could go. I'm curioius who you all can recommend. Which outfit can do the discovery course and then take us to some good dive locations??? Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew sailbum Posted March 10, 2006 #2 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Any dive center with qualified instructors can teach a discover scuba course. Whether a shop can do it for you and coordinate it with your scheduled port call is a question better suited to the individual shop. In general: A discover scuba program is designed for persons who are not certified divers. Maximum depth limit is 40ft. Minimum age is 10. Maximum student to instructor ratio is 8:1 in a pool. It drops to 4:1 in the open water. There are standard health questions. Depending upon your answers to the health questions, you may be required to seek the approval of a physician prior to diving. It can be very dangerous to lie about your medical condition in order to dive. You must complete the entire program with each shop - it is NOT transferrable. (This is the single most commonly ignored dive industry standard, in my opinion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted March 10, 2006 #3 Share Posted March 10, 2006 You might look at http://abanksdivers.com.ky/ and http://www.edenrockdive.com/ Both of these shops are within walking distance from the pier the ship's tenders use. Both offer a Discover Scuba dive. Drew's advice about the medical issues is right on the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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