PADI Scuba Diver Course-On Ship

[Caribbeansunrise]

......Will be getting the DAN coverage for DD and I, as DW will not be diving also

 

Thanks again

Happy Days!

 

Might want to check the non-diver coverage for your wife. It would pay to get her back to your home in case of any sickness or injury.

[PompeySailor]

Might want to check the non-diver coverage for your wife. It would pay to get her back to your home in case of any sickness or injury.

 

Will do, best to be safe.

Thanks again.

[S&M in Pgh]

I have done the refresher course on board after an extended absence from diving and felt it was very beneficial. However, doing the in the pool exercises on a rough sea day is very challenging. Its not just the water on the surface that is moving, you slide around a lot even at the bottom. Was kind of fun really.

 

Mike

[geocruiser]

I got my Open water C-card from PADI in 1984 from a Scuba store in NYC. We had classes two time a week (class room and pool)for six weeks. Each pool and class room class was over three hours. So it was at least six hour a week. Then we went to a quarry in PA for a week end of diving. The next week end we spent out on a boat doing ocean dives to complete the course and get the card. Just tell you this because there is a lot to learn. Your life depends on it. Just my two cents.

Edited July 3, 2014 by geocruiser

[sogy]

I just got certified:

 

I posted my experience here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=44755750&postcount=16

 

 

It does take a good amount of time. I guess it was a blessing for me because it rained the first 3 days on my cruise, so being in a classroom, or just reading didn't' bother at all. that and i was feeling a bit queezy.

 

i believe if i wanted to get the full open water certification, i had to do two more sections and two more dives. but i wanted to see the ruins in cozumel, so i didnt' get the full certification.

 

however, maybe it's my comfort level, but i wouldn't want to a dive without a divemaster/ instructor anyways, so the PADI scuba diver was good enough for me.