Where is the best Scuba diving non certified in St. Thomas

[cruisin4fun323]

Hubby who has done scuba and a friend who has not would like a great place to go that will pick them up at the ship preferably or if not which beach is best for it? Thanks for your help leaving on the Liberty 2/2/08:D

[HBrad]

We used St Thomas Excursions Hull bay Diving

 

They picked us up at the ship, and dropped us off!

 

3 dove, and 2 of us went along for the ride, and hanged out at the beach, great time

 

http://www.stthomasexcursions.com/Hull_Bay_Diving.html

[zqvol]

Hubby who has done scuba and a friend who has not would like a great place to go that will pick them up at the ship preferably or if not which beach is best for it? Thanks for your help leaving on the Liberty 2/2/08:D

 

The non certified diver is going to be the problem. Contact Coki Divers and see what they can do to help.

[bruce-r]

Hubby who has done scuba and a friend who has not would like a great place to go that will pick them up at the ship preferably or if not which beach is best for it? Thanks for your help leaving on the Liberty 2/2/08:D

 

http://www.admiraltydive.com will pick up from the ship. I recommend them

 

They'll have to take a taxi, but http://www.cokidive.com is the choice for a shore discover scuba dive.

[cruisin4fun323]

Thanks for all your help:D With Admiraltydive will it matter that one of the guys has never dived? He should pick it up quickly and my husband has dived a few times. They are trying to avoid the Carnival croud and having to wait with everyone.

[bruce-r]

Thanks for all your help:D With Admiraltydive will it matter that one of the guys has never dived?

 

I recommend that you contact them directly. They will be much better at answering your questions.

[cruisin4fun323]

Thank you I thought the same after I posted it. No reason to beat a dead horse. Thanks again.

[Ronn452]

Good Day!

 

I have followed your posts and replies. I would strongly discourage your husband and friend diving without being certified; especially in open water.

 

Being a bit familiar with diving or getting the hang of it quickly is not a substitute for being able to respond if the equipment fails or a diver becomes lost or disoriented. I have been a diver for 30 years and my wife for 7. She still is a novice and I would not want her diving without a very competent partner.

 

To just don the equipment and go for it is a recipe for disaster or very serious consequences. I will be surprised if any dive shop in the islands will do anything other than offer a "discover scuba" dive without a "C" card. These are not like a true dive; but much better than nothing or contributing a couple of "souls: to Davy Jones Locker. If you find a taker, let us know; we will avoid them like the plague 'cause they are an unsafe dive shop.

 

Don't mean to douse your adventure, but I am thinking about their welfare.

 

Captain Ronn

[cccole]

I have to agree with you Captain Ronn. When we do a trip with certified divers and non we always arrange a boat that will do divers and snorkelers. Or.....just a boat for divers. I personally would not want any of the members in our family who are certified to be diving with a group that has a non-certified diver doing the same thing. I have sons who are very athletic, swim, play waterpolo, and "catch on quickly" but would never have thought of having them dive without being trained and certified.