jdbmga Posted January 11, 2008 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Which itinerary would be better for snorkeling and/or snuba Western: Labadee, Haiti, Ocho Rios, Jamaica (obviously none here), George Town, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel, Mexico or Eastern: CocoCay, Bahamas, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas and Philipsburg, St. Maarten, This is our first cruise. DH is a scuba certified but I am not so we will be snorkeling or possibly snuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted January 12, 2008 #2 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Which itinerary would be better for snorkeling and/or snuba Western: Labadee, Haiti, Ocho Rios, Jamaica (obviously none here), George Town, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel, Mexico or Eastern: CocoCay, Bahamas, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas and Philipsburg, St. Maarten, This is our first cruise. DH is a scuba certified but I am not so we will be snorkeling or possibly snuba. Neither of those itineraries is particularly scuba friendly, IMO. Of those two, I'd go with the Western. Labadee - unless the ship offers a dive excursion, you can't dive there. Jamaica - ick Cozumel - Great diving, pretty good snorkeling Grand Cayman - Great diving, better snorkeling than Cozumel IMO. Eastern CocoCay - same as Labadee St. Thomas - Fairly good diving St. Maarten - mediocre diving IMO, snorkeling probably not much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbmga Posted January 12, 2008 Author #3 Share Posted January 12, 2008 bruce, Thanks for your reply. I was asking about snuba though, not scuba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted January 12, 2008 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2008 bruce, Thanks for your reply. I was asking about snuba though, not scuba Yes, I know. I guess I read your OP incorrectly. I got all excited when I read that your DH was certified, so I missed the part after that where you said you'd be snorkeling or snuba (implying that he would NOT get to dive). I'd still pick Western. Have you considered doing a discover scuba dive instead of snuba? More operators offer that than snuba. In case you haven't already discovered it, http://www.snuba.com lists operators that offer snuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbmga Posted January 12, 2008 Author #5 Share Posted January 12, 2008 where can I find more information on discover scuba? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted January 13, 2008 #6 Share Posted January 13, 2008 where can I find more information on discover scuba? http://www.padi.com/english/common/courses/rec/begin/dsdsd.asp It is usually offered on caribbean cruises and most dive operators also offer this. Once you decide where you will be cruising, you can research more for providers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbmga Posted January 13, 2008 Author #7 Share Posted January 13, 2008 bruce, I looked into in and I'm going to take a discover scuba class locally next month. Then if I like it I can take the scuba certification class locally as well. So now I'm trying to find somewhere in Grand Cayman or Cozumel, preferably Grand Cayman since we stop there first, where I can complete my open water certification. Do you know of anywhere? Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubaran Posted January 14, 2008 #8 Share Posted January 14, 2008 bruce, I looked into in and I'm going to take a discover scuba class locally next month. Then if I like it I can take the scuba certification class locally as well. So now I'm trying to find somewhere in Grand Cayman or Cozumel, preferably Grand Cayman since we stop there first, where I can complete my open water certification. Do you know of anywhere? Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it. Hi, I'd recommend Sunset House Resort. They're a 5 minute (or less) taxi from the tender docks. They have a reef right outside the door for shore dives (and certification dives) and they have a full service dive shop right on premise. You can contact them and get more information (including the dive shop information) at www.sunsethouse.com. Good luck and welcome to diving :) Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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