Diving without a certification?

[travgurl]

What place or excursion do you recommend for first time divers without a certification?

[coevan]

Any PADI dive shop will have discovery dives, you will do a little class room, maybe a little pool and a beach dive to 30' with a dive master, a wonderful experience. You do not need a ship's shore excursion for this. The cost is between $75 and $100pp, well worht it. Go to http://www.padi.com and go to Cozumel

[bruce-r]

Travelnotes.cc offers a Discover Scuba dive tour.

[coevan]

but, you can not do a dive trip without a "c" card, they always check

[3boyzmom]

Just a clarification for the previous post who said "you cannot do a dive without a certification. They always check."

 

The Discover Scuba program is offered through PADI. It is a dive for beginners who are not certified. It's a great way to experience scuba diving without a full certification- but it does not mean they just give you the equipment and toss you in the water. You will get some basic training/education on land, and you do get to do 1 or 2 shallow dives.

 

I highly recommend it. I'm not certified, but after doing the excursion in Hawaii, I plan to get certified.

[travgurl]

Has anyone done the one/two tank dives for beginners through Eagle Ray?

[coevan]

Just a clarification for the previous post who said "you cannot do a dive without a certification. They always check."

 

The Discover Scuba program is offered through PADI. It is a dive for beginners who are not certified. It's a great way to experience scuba diving without a full certification- but it does not mean they just give you the equipment and toss you in the water. You will get some basic training/education on land, and you do get to do 1 or 2 shallow dives.

 

I highly recommend it. I'm not certified, but after doing the excursion in Hawaii, I plan to get certified.

 

Absolutley, I was not very clear. The discovery dive or resort course, no certification is need.

 

Has anyone done the one/two tank dives for beginners through Eagle Ray?

 

Discovery dives for begginers are only one tank snd usually no more then 30' deep.

[Bucks fan]

I have done two discover scuba courses both in St. Thomas and absolutely loved it. My wife does not like scuba diving but likes to snorkel. Can anyone recommend an excursion or dive shop that we could do both.

[coevan]

We did this last year. My wife snorkeled above our bubbles, she said she saw us at 60' very clearly. Sorry, I can't remember their name, but if you Google scuba Cozumel, you'll find plenty of dive shops. You can also go to http://www.padi.com and follow the links to Cozumel.