Help!

[WaterFaery]

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I am taking my 14 yr old son on a cruise next month (July) and hopefully by then he'll be a certified OWD. I am AOW diver.

 

I would like to visit such places as Bahama's, (to see more stingrays please) or swim with dolphins (not caged or captive) or anywhere I can snorkel or dive. Aruba? Curcao? St Maarten?

 

I have no experience in this at all.. We can go anywhere from 3-5 days (I'm hoping to go play with the Whalesharks in Holbox either before or after this_

 

I've never been on a cruise before and nor has my son so something that is geared to being suitable for a teenaged boy?

 

Dar

[tximprov]

:)

 

I am taking my 14 yr old son on a cruise next month (July) and hopefully by then he'll be a certified OWD. I am AOW diver.

 

I would like to visit such places as Bahama's, (to see more stingrays please) or swim with dolphins (not caged or captive) or anywhere I can snorkel or dive. Aruba? Curcao? St Maarten?

 

I have no experience in this at all.. We can go anywhere from 3-5 days (I'm hoping to go play with the Whalesharks in Holbox either before or after this_

 

I've never been on a cruise before and nor has my son so something that is geared to being suitable for a teenaged boy?

 

Dar

 

 

I would check with your local dive shop for recomendations.

[wesdindm]

If you choose to go to Freeport, Grand Bahamas, can recommend diving with Grand Bahama Scuba. Fred says he has "secret" dive locations where no one else goes.

http://www.grandbahamascuba.com/

If you want snorkeling, we recommend Reef Tours - our favorite is 1 hour snorkle and 1 hour sailing. http://www.bahamasvacationguide.com/reeftours/index.html

Unexo offers snorkel, diving and swim with dolphins. We haven't gone out with them yet, but they are next on the list. http://www.unexso.com/

[diverearl]

I am taking my 14 yr old son on a cruise next month (July) and hopefully by then he'll be a certified OWD. I am AOW diver.

 

I would like to visit such places as Bahama's, (to see more stingrays please) or swim with dolphins (not caged or captive) or anywhere I can snorkel or dive. Aruba? Curcao? St Maarten?

 

Try Grand Cayman for stingrays.

 

I have no experience in this at all.. We can go anywhere from 3-5 days (I'm hoping to go play with the Whalesharks in Holbox either before or after this_

 

July will be prime time for the whale sharks but you will probably need more time than you will have on a cruise. To swim with the gentle giants at Holbox you will need to come from the Cancun area and it is an all day trip, if this is a real priority do a land based vacation (my base would be Cozumel or at least Playa del Carmen).

 

I've never been on a cruise before and nor has my son so something that is geared to being suitable for a teenaged boy? Dar

 

There will be plenty of people his age on a Carnival cruise during the summer.