giggles1972 Posted April 25, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 25, 2004 my fiance and I are thinking about getting certified in scuba. I noticed on another site that some lines do offer this on board the ship. Does anyone know if the enchantment of the sea's offers this course? Stacey 1985 M/V Atlantic 1992 R.C. Nordic Empress 1996 Carnival Fantasy Days remaining till Enchantment of the Sea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banderboo Posted April 25, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 25, 2004 not sure about enchantment but on our voyager cruise they offered a "resort" certification. which means you have to dive with a certified diver master. Diane Legend of the Sea 9/12/04 Voyager of the Sea 8/24/03 Sovereign of the Sea 07/01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHADEN Posted April 26, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Hello, Stacey; Here's some GOOD free advice; Don't try to get certified in the middle of a cruise. According to your CD-clock, you still have 140 days, and that would be plenty of time. Sign up with a scuba shop in your town and do it right. You'll be glad you did. First of all, you won't get a "REAL" certification on a 7 day cruise. You have to have a certain number of hours in class and in water (can't remember how many, but it's a six-week class when done right.), pass a written test, AND you have to have 3 dives with dive-masters to get your certification. That takes a lot more time than what is available during a cruise. Secondly, you will enjoy your cruise alot more without hours of lessons each day messing up your schedule. When you get certified, buy your own mask, and regulators and take them along if you can. Any excursion offered by RCL will usually include equipment so you don't have to lug everything, but you don't know who has been chewing on that regulator just before you, and a rented/borrowed mask never fits right. Hope this helps. Will this be your honeymoon? Congratulations and EEENNNJJJOOOYYY!!! Darrell & Donna Pacific Princess '84 L.A. Olympics Majesty of the Seas 11/'98 Monarch of the Seas 5/2000 Grand Princess 7/2001 Maasdam 11/2001 Sovereign of the Seas 5/2002 Enchantment of the Seas 11/2002 Rhapsody of the Seas 6/2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike&Lorraine Posted April 26, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I couldn't agree more. Do the certification course before you leave and schedule your certification dives while you're on the ship. You don't want to spend so much time on your vacation in a classroom and in the pool. t's also a good idea to start a relationship with a local scuba shop if you plan to stay in the sport. I disagree somewhat with buying your regulator now, though. You aren't going to know if this sport is for you until you've actually done a few dives. A good regulator is expensive and if you decide that scuba is not for you you will have this expensive piece of equipment gathering dust. If you go with a reputable company for your certification dives, the regs will be well maintained and clean. You will also have a better idea of what you want in a regulator after you've done a few dives. There are many models on the market, from "Yugos" to "Cadillacs". I would buy your snorkel gear before-hand, though (you'll have to for your course at home anyway.) Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggles1972 Posted April 26, 2004 Author #5 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Thank you for the great feedback!!! I am going to call a few local dive shops today and find out what we need to do to get started, pricing, etc. I will keep you posted. Stacey 1985 M/V Atlantic 1992 R.C. Nordic Empress 1996 Carnival Fantasy Days remaining till Enchantment of the Sea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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