tankerman Posted October 14, 2007 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Are there any cruise lines that offer scuba certification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylouie Posted October 14, 2007 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2007 There sure are Princess for one, but to sane time and bandwidth check out this thread http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=619112 It was discussed before. Lester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseKing Posted October 15, 2007 #3 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Are there any cruise lines that offer scuba certification? As the above poster mentioned Princess offers a PADI Certification Program. It's call New Waves. They have a website but it seems to be down. You can try it. It is http://www.newwaves.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10X Posted October 17, 2007 #4 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Please keep in mind that the scuba course is not a two hour thing. Even if you do the book work in advance (and there is lots of it) you must still pass the written tests, profiency tests, pool dives, and open water dives while on your cruise. This can be very time consuming. I would recommend that you get certified locally and use your cruise time to practice and enjoy your new sport by doing some diving. You'll get to enjoy the underwater world rather than spending time removing and replacing your mask, BCD, weight belt, etc. underwater, rather than enjoying your new environment. The last I checked, onboard dive classes were comparable in cost to what I paid locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helo driver Posted October 17, 2007 #5 Share Posted October 17, 2007 We considered doing the course on the ship last year, but after considering the time involved, we did a discovery Scuba dive instead. Am now in the process of doing the certification locally so that we will be certified for our cruise next spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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