Scubadoobie2 Posted December 11, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I'll be cruising the Eastern Caribbean itinerary on the Glory in June. I'd like to get in at least one scuba dive. Do any of you experienced scuba divers have a recommendation for the best port at which to do that and, if so, tell me with which company you had a great experience. (contact info for that company would be appreciated) Scheduled stops are Half Moon Cay St. Thomas/USVI San Juan and Grand Turk Thank you for your input. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted December 11, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) In St Thomas we used St Thomas Diving Club. They are out of Bolongo Bay. You can google them. They were very prompt in responding back to me and were awesome. We did a wreck and a reef dive. It was so nice not to be herded like a bunch of cattle like the ship's excursion was. We saw their boat go by and there had to be 50 people on it compared to like 8 of us. Edited December 11, 2014 by firemanbobswife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph7021 Posted December 11, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The people on the scuba board are super helpful I have found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor_jimc Posted December 11, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Blue Island Divers in St Thomas did a great dive when we were there last. They pick you right up from the cruise terminal. I would book with them again. on your list, Grand Turk is also a great choice..but I was shocked at the abundance and variety of corals and fish in St Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divinmule Posted December 11, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Second vote for Blue Island divers. No diving at Halfmoon cay No good option near the ship in San Juan Should find great diving in Grand Turk. Have fun Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalaDragonflyLady Posted December 11, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Third for Blue Island Divers on St Thomas, I have dived with them twice. Grand Turk diving is wonderful, just don't book with the ship (cattle call situation). I don't think diving is offered at Half Moon Cay any more, I dove there several years ago and only saw a handful of fish; had much better luck on a snorkel trip. Since it's a cruiseline-owned island there's nobody else to book with....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfdtiller Posted December 11, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I will be the fourth for Blue Island. G/F is a beginner and they took great care of her and made her first boat dive very comfortable. She now doesn't want to beach dive anymore. And a link: http://blueislanddivers.com/01_diving/CruiseShips.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising4 Posted December 11, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I choose St. Thomas Diving Club over Blue Island because of the beach/resort where they are located. Bolongo Bay has chairs, palapas, food, and drinks available at a reasonable fee. Divers and non-divers had a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dettlja Posted December 12, 2014 #9 Share Posted December 12, 2014 We did a shore dive at coki beach in St Thomas and had a great dive. We are both new divers so it was nice doing a shore dive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Tillie Posted December 12, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I have dove both at Grand Turks and St Thomas. We used Grand Turk Diving and Blue Island Divers in St Thomas. St Thomas was a pretty good dive, but the dive in Grand Turk has been my favorite of all the dives I have made in the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubadoobie2 Posted December 16, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted December 16, 2014 My thanks to all of you who posted. Can't wait! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compozer Posted December 16, 2014 #12 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Fifth for Blue Island Divers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 17, 2014 #13 Share Posted December 17, 2014 We would not miss diving in Grand Turk ! Here's the view near the pier This is where we were picked up by Blue Water Divers to dive on a 7000 ' deep wall - only us and the Dive Master ! Here's the view from where we ate lunch . The blue line on the horizon is the wall . It is a little pricey , but worth every penny . We will be diving here this Saturday from the Caribbean Princess ! http://www.grandturkscuba.com/grand-turk-diving/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaSSF Posted December 20, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 20, 2014 We dove Grand Turk as a ship excursion since we had 4 1/2 hours at the port. Short walk down the beach to the boat. Less than 10 min to the wall. All of our gear was already set up in the boat. We brought our own, so they helped us set it up as we traveled to the dive site - to help us "catch up" with everyone else Nice dive, though it wasn't Bonaire or Curacao. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.C Posted December 22, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 22, 2014 If your only diving once I would recommend GT over St. Thomas having been to both places numerous times. There is nothing wrong with St. Thomas I just prefer the diving at Grand Turk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted December 30, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I'll be cruising the Eastern Caribbean itinerary on the Glory in June. I'd like to get in at least one scuba dive. Do any of you experienced scuba divers have a recommendation for the best port at which to do that and, if so, tell me with which company you had a great experience. (contact info for that company would be appreciated) Scheduled stops are Half Moon Cay St. Thomas/USVI San Juan and Grand Turk Thank you for your input. :) I had a good experience with Blue Island Divers in St Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpluvsdolphins Posted December 31, 2014 #17 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Blue Island Divers in St Thomas did a great dive when we were there last. They pick you right up from the cruise terminal. I would book with them again. on your list, Grand Turk is also a great choice..but I was shocked at the abundance and variety of corals and fish in St Thomas I dove with them a couple of years ago. It was nice as pickup is right by the ship and they let you dive your air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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