Golden Princess Southern Caribbean

[Woodsmaster]

OK. Everything is booked except dives.....

 

We will be going to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Isla Margarita, and Aruba.

 

We want to make dives (two tank) at two or three of these stops.

 

If you have been diving on any of these, please share your experiences, the dive operators name, your rating of them, and contact info if you would dive with them again. We have four divers and possibly two snorkelers.

 

Thanks

 

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Monarch of the Seas 2000

Enchantment of the Seas 2001

Granduer of the Seas 2002

Horizon 7/2003

Rhapsody of the Seas 11/2003

 

Next cruise: July 2004 Golden Princess Southbound Scubahound

 

[brucejr]

I have been diving in St. Thomas and Aruba, so I'll only address those two spots.

 

In St. Thomas, if you are traveling with a mixed group of divers and non-divers,and want to stay together, a shore dive at Coki Beach is both fun and cost effective. Contact http://www.cokidive.com/ . If is just divers, I don't think you will go wrong with Chris Sawyer dive center or http://www.admiraltydive.com/

 

On Aruba I went with a small operator, http://www.divearuba.com/ I had a good time and wouldn't mind going with them again. Picked up from the ship and returned after the diving. I also did an afternoon dive with http://www.pelican-aruba.com/ because I had time in port and because I wanted to see the over-hyped Antilla Wreck a W.W.II German freighter that was scuttled by her captain. Best wreck in the Caribbean, NOT. It was interesting, but the visibility that afternoon was pretty poor, even by my standards and there just wasn't that much growth on it considering how long she has been down. I guess it would be a decent snorkel, but there ARE better wrecks to dive, even on Aruba. Pelican was also a decent operator. They use a much larger boat and therefore have the capability of taking a much larger group out diving. I like smaller groups.

 

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So when is the next cruise?

[Woodsmaster]

Do you know what size tanks these operators use?.... I have heard one of the St. Thomas operators uses 50cuft tanks and still gigs you the full rate for 80's....

 

If you can't laugh at yourself, then don't get up from the chair.

 

Sunward II 1982

Carnivale 1989

Galaxy 1998

Monarch of the Seas 2000

Enchantment of the Seas 2001

Granduer of the Seas 2002

Horizon 7/2003

Rhapsody of the Seas 11/2003

 

Next cruise: July 2004 Golden Princess Southbound Scubahound

 

[brucejr]

Coki beach used Al 80's

Don't know what Chris Sawyer uses, but I would be surprised if it was other than the caribbean standard of the AL 80.

[Woodsmaster]

Well we hooked up with Chris Sawyer in St. Thomas, Dive Greneda in Greneda and SeAruba Fly-n-dive......

will let you know how they went in late july or august

 

thanks for the comments

 

If you can't laugh at yourself, then don't get up from the chair.

 

Sunward II 1982

Carnivale 1989

Galaxy 1998

Monarch of the Seas 2000

Enchantment of the Seas 2001

Granduer of the Seas 2002

Horizon 7/2003

Rhapsody of the Seas 11/2003

 

Next cruise: July 2004 Golden Princess Southbound Scubahound

 

[eguiney]

I have dove with Coki Beach in St. Thomas - a beach dive and had a great time. Have heard nothing but goods things about Chris Sawyer, but last time I was there, we were scheuled into port too late to make his trip. His shop recommended Blue Island Divers http://www.blueislanddivers.com/ and I was very well pleased. Good operattion. Both used regular 80 AL tanks

 

There is no SCUBA on Isla de Margaritta