Scuba Diving ... get certified or not???

[Mykal]

I would advise getting certified ahead of time. Besides you can start enjoying diving before you go, get a few dives in for experience, & then continue the fun after your cruise. You really don't want to be concentrating on "Am I doing everything right" etc on your vacation. You will enjoy it a lot more if you have some experience in before hand.

[vieque]

Hello Dirkgun..

Just wondering did you ever get certifified?

[LT1GMC]

Get certified. It opens up the opportunities to see so much more. You will not regret it. Be sure to do it in time to get your Cert card back, makes things much easier.

[Capt_BJ]

I think the thread lost my point

 

if you KNOW you want and are able to dive ... get certified

 

but if you are WONDERing ... or not sure .... do a Discovery first. Last year I 'sat in' on dd's certification dives. Of all the folks that were there day 1 - a snotty sea day .... she was the ONLY one that came back day two, to COMPLETE the OW requirements.

 

Trying OW in poor conditions (quarry .... questionable weather) can give a very unfavorable view of diving. DD saw that last year, but a cheerleader with MANY dives helped her power through