Aruba, Curacao, st. Marteen Dive operators?

[Woodsmaster]

We will be traveling to Aruba, Curacao, St. Marteen and USVI.

 

Has anyone had any experience with dive operators in Aruba, Curacao, and St. Marteen??

 

Thanks for input.

[birdnutz]

I've been going to Aruba each year for the past 13 years, and have used Unique Sports located at the Radisson Hotel - www.visitaruba.com/uniquesports/www.visitaruba.com/uniquesports/

 

They are a great group of folks and keep the dive groups to a minimum. I believe they will pick you up in town.

[gmcrow]

We have reports at http://www.cruisedivers.blogspot.com

[CFDAlden]

Dove in St. Marteen with Dive Safari's, who is the Dive Operator there for Carnival. We had a blast, it wasn't too crowded. 7 people to a group.

[NeurosurgeryNP]

Dived with Diving Safaris in St. Maarten, also the cruise operator for Princess, and we had a great time. I felt like we got very personal attention.

[w&k]

When we are in Aruba, we dive with Clive at Dive Aruba... 3 times now? http://www.divearuba.com Clive picks up from just outside the gate, and it's small boat diving at its best - 6 or 7 divers maximum. The first dive tends to be deep, and my ear refused, so I did quite a bit of our first one this time as a 'champagne dive' in DH's bubbles. If you like small boats and max dive times, Clive is your style.

 

In Curacao, you absolutely have to dive with Suzy and Mark Pinnell at The Dive Bus at the Hut - we were just back there for our fourth trip, and they are an absolute riot. http://www.the-dive-bus.com They have had a pink frogfish hanging out for awhile, and we found it on both dives - super cool! If you search their website, we are the 'serial cruisers'. Easy and gorgeous beach diving, great food, cheap beer. My idea of paradise! Beware... they take blackmail pictures and post them, too.

 

Now, if I can ever figure out how to dump the photos off my camera... I could show everyone that pink frogfish...

 

I put together a little website for the Galaxy trip we just did, and some of the info there might be helpful - look at the tours page.

 

There are several threads on this board that talk about both operations. If you E-mail Suzy, tell her Wendy from Florida sent you.

 

Have a great time...and I wish we were going with you... but we won't get down there again until next spring.

 

Wendy

 

galaxy trip website

http://www.freewebs.com/galaxy-02-25-08

 

dive pix

http://community.webshots.com/user/wendyandkeith

 

dive reviews

http://www.freewebs.com/wendyandkeith

[w&k]

Here's a link to the latest post on The Dive Bus - and there are also links to our latest trip (blackmail) photos on their website.

 

Have a great time & sink a Polar for me!

 

Wendy

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=717281

[foneguy]

Dived with Diving Safaris in St. Maarten, also the cruise operator for Princess, and we had a great time. I felt like we got very personal attention.

i booked on my own w/ dive safaris, last year for my son, 1/2 the cost of going through the ship........very prof. people, and i was able to leave the gear at the shop b4 the dive while we roamed w/dw and dd:D

but if you end up in little bay, ( nice ) it is quite murky there poor vis