cruiserabcd1 Posted April 22, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I have a c-card and I would like to dive on our upcoming cruise to Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel. My girlfriend will be joining me and it's just the two of us, but she is not a diver. She enjoys snorkeling, but has no interest in taking a dive course. Do you know if there is a way for both of us to be on an excursion where I can dive and she can snorkel from the same boat? We would like to stay together and not split up for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaBear55 Posted April 22, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Generally there is not much snorkeling at dive sites because of the depths involved. Roatan has some of the best snorkeling I have ever done and we did not feel we had missed a thing by not diving. You might consider snorkeling with yoru girlfreind. There are some great shore dives on the West End of the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabaras Posted April 22, 2013 #3 Share Posted April 22, 2013 For Roatan, many of the same shops offer both snorkeling and dive excursions (I know Subway and Bananarama) where you may be on a different boat, but you at least start and end together. Beyond that, you're stuck based on the depth thing. In Cozumel, the diving and snorkeling are really two different places. Not sure about Belize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted April 23, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 23, 2013 skip your dive and snorkel with her build your bond later she may decide to take a class once her confidence is up and she wants to do what you want to do I put diving aside for several years and snorkeled with wife until she said she'd like to try a Discovery Dive . . . Then we did that two weeks later she'd arranged certification class and a month after that we were on our way to Cayman for the first of MANY dive trips Just back from a week on Cayman at Sunset House with dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmedic Posted April 28, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 28, 2013 sueno del mar in roatan will let snorkelers and divers on the same boat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topspot Posted May 2, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Book a dive with Bananarama in Roatan. Your GF can snorkel from Tabyana beach where Bananarama is located, no charge. Best snorkel spot I have ever been to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare skittl1321 Posted May 2, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I'd pick one location for you to dive in, where there is something else good for her to do. (Cozumel? She could go on a ruins tour or dolphin-swim excursions). At the other ports do something together- snorkeling or otherwise. This coming from someone who spent half of my honeymoon apart from my husband- we went skiing, me on bunny slopes, him on moguls. We met up for meals :) It is important to have time together, but no reason for you to spend every second together. I wouldn't totally skip diving on a trip like this, if that is your thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted May 2, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I'm no marriage counselor just been married for 35 years in any construction project the foundation is very important ... in new construction you are responsible for the foundation however if the project is a remodel .... you are constrained by how much you are willing to cut back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddfuentes Posted May 3, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Lots of dive shops will try to accommodate snorklers if there is visibility but you'll need to contact individual dive shops to find out what they may offer. We don't book through cruise ships but rely on some good ol' fashioned internet searching and online reviews to determine the best shops to use, and then contact them via email to find out what they can do for us. You never know until you ask, and they'll be responsive if they want your business. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckersMidwest Posted May 3, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 3, 2013 My husband & son dove with ScubaTony in Cozumel. We booked it independently and it was terrific ! It ended up being a private excursion. They sent us a confirmation as well as google maps of what the area should look like. (Because otherwise, you'd be sure you were in the wrong place !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surreycruisers Posted May 5, 2013 #11 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Why not try finding a place that does 'snuba'? It's something hubby & I are looking not as he's a diver & I'm a snorkeller Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirrtor Posted May 11, 2013 #12 Share Posted May 11, 2013 As some others said, depending on the location, the shop might offer both. My wife only snorkels as well, and I like diving. When on holidays, we usually do a few trips together. We chose a local dive shop with a big boat, where you can enjoy the day at sea. If they know there are snorkelers onboard, the usually chose an "easy" dive site where there is something for both groups to do and sea. And after the dive/snorkel you can enjoy the boat. Does not work well on zodiacs ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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