Which locations have you been scuba diving?

[scubadiver888]

I was reading in another thread that someone has been scuba diving on 20 locations. It got me wondering how many I've been to and what locations are still there to dive. Here is my list of locations:

 

Puerto Plata, DR

Negril, Jamaica

Varadero, Cuba

Bridgetown, Barbados

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

St. Thomas, USVI

St. George, Grenada

Kralendijk, Bonaire

Oranjestad, Aruba

Willemstad, Curacao

Castries, St. Lucia

Roseau, Dominica

Tortola, BVI

 

I'm hoping to add:

 

???, Antigua

Basseterre, St. Kitts

Samana, DR

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Georgetown, Grand Cayman

 

So where has everyone else been diving? Any recommendations for dive operators?

[bdklein]

None on a cruise, however (yet)

 

Long Island, NY

Mexican Riviera

Maui, Hawaii

St. Croix, USVI

New Providence Island, Bahamas

Curacao

 

Scheduled to dive on Cozumel on Mon Dec 22nd with Aldora Divers via a cruise on Royal Caribbean Navigator

[bruce-r]

So where has everyone else been diving?

Oregon - Several sites

California - Channel Islands (x2)

Washington State - many sites in the Puget Sound

Quadra Island British Columbia (x2)

Nanaimo British Columbia

Barclay Sound British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Hawaii -- Big Island

Cozumel (x3)

Cayman Brac

Grand Cayman

St. Thomas (x2)

Aruba

Curacao

Grand Turk

St. Marrten

Fiji

[scuba kbell]

Maui, Lanai, and Big Island - Hawaii

Key West and Key Largo - Florida

Aruba

Dutch Springs PA

NJ Coast

Nassau, Bahamas

Playa del Carmen and Cozumel -Mexico

Curacao

Grand Cayman

 

I am going on my first cruise next month and I am planning on diving Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel again. I am still trying to figure out who I am going to dive with or if I should just book through the cruise... I also have a future trip to Kauai, HI where I'll get to go diving. :)

[texswamper]

Key Largo

St. Thomas

Grenada

Bonaire

Aruba

 

December 08 Cruise

Cozumel-with Alison

Roatan-Subway scuba?

Costa Maya-Maya Palms

 

We've just moved to Angola, Africa so our list of diving locations has expanded. We will be diving in Mozambique, Zanibar and Sharm el Sheikh within the next couple of years! I'm always open for any suggestions from those who have been diving on this side of the world.:)

[budaman]

Cozumel

Majahual

Belize

Grand Cayman

Hawaii - Big Island & Maui

French Polynesia - Raiatea, Bora Bora & Moorea

Cook Islands - Rarotonga

 

 

Still looking to dive in order of preference:

Indonesia

Micronesia

Fiji

Australia

Maldives

Eastern & Southern Caribbean

 

Mike

 

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[scubadiver888]

I guess I should add:

 

Lake Ontario (several sites)

[mamasue]

Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt

Dahab, Sinai

Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Sussex, England.

Nah Trang, Vietnam, South China Sea

Bann Krut, Thailand

St Maarten

Grand Cayman

Maldives

Cancun Mexico

[docBarb]

Hi,

Fort Lauderdale, FL

West Palm Beach, FL

Grand Turk

Dominica

St. Barts

Cozumel

Cancun

Hawaii (2 islands)

St. Lucia

Roatan

And I hope many many more!

[the_dylaness]

Skaneateles Lake, NY

Great Barrier Reef

Lady Elliot Island, Australia

Tobago

Belize

Grand Cayman

Cozumel

A freezing cold quarry in Kentucky

Florida Keys

 

Coming up soon:

St. Thomas

Vieques, Puerto Rico

Grand Turk

[Loves_Dogs]

Cozumel

St Thomas

St Maarten

Barbados

Grand Cayman

Jamaica

 

hopefully will add Aruba, Curacao and Dominica after my next cruise!

[Dive Master]

Florida Springs (Ginnie,Devil's Den, Blue Grotto,Paradise)

Key West

Antigua

Tortola, BVI

St. Maarten

St. Thomas

Grand Turk

Grand Cayman

Grand Bahama

Nassau

Half Moon Cay

Coco Cay

Cozumel

Costa Maya

Bermuda

Morehead City,NC

Lake Jocassee,SC (my home away from home)

 

Would like to dive Bonaire,Roatan, Key Largo.

Next up Stuart Cove's Shark Dive in Nassau.

 

I would probably dive a mud hole if it was deep enough !!!!!!

[travelbugs]

This is great!

 

Catalina Island, Ca.

Anacapa Island,Ca.(and a few places in between)

Grand Cayman

Maui & Big Island

St. Martin

Saba

Ventura, Ca.

Barbados

St. Lucia

 

May start thinking about Costa Rica. Delta is having a Major sale right now for next summer if you leave on a Sat and return on a Sun. ($228 RT from LAX to LIR). Direct flight. I'm not a Delta fan, but may have to suck it up for this one!

[scuba214]

Cozumel

Grand Caymen

Grand Turk

Costa Maya

Rivera Maya

St. Thomas

Mermet Springs Ill.

Rolla Quarry (forgot the name)

Nassau

Hoping to add Aruba and Curacao in two weeks!

[CSTX Mom]

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Taveuni, Fiji

Maui, Lanai, Kauai, Big Island

Monterey Bay, CA

Papagayo coast, Costa Rica

Bonaire (3 times)

Curacao

Grand Cayman

Little Cayman

Cozumel (lots), Playacar

Utila, Honduras (twice)

Belize: Blackbird Caye (includes Blue Hole and Half Moon Caye) and barrier reef

St. Kitts

Saba

Barbados (from cruise)

Turks & Caicos (twice)

Flower Gardens, Gulf of Mexico (twice)

[wnctarheel]

Cozumel

Belize

St. Thomas

Dominica

Aruba

Fla keys

Fla Panhandle

Lake Jocassee S.C.

Grand Turk

Bonaire

Grand Caymen

[Dive Master]

Cozumel

Belize

St. Thomas

Dominica

Aruba

Fla keys

Fla Panhandle

Lake Jocassee S.C.

Grand Turk

Bonaire

Grand Caymen

 

 

Wow, another Jocassee Junkee !!!! Have you ever dived the Mount Carmel Church Cemetery at Lake Jocassee? I just love diving the Cemetery and the Wall.There us nothing quite like getting that "Jocassee High"(narced) every Sunday.

[Capt_BJ]

Hmmm

 

St Thomas (many sites)

St John

Pennecamp Park, Key Largo (many)

Port Everglades Ship Channel ….

Grand Cayman (many)

Sunset House (many)

Ocho Rios (several – don’t bother)

Montego Bay

Nassau

Curacao

Aruba

Bonaire (many)

Klein Bonaire

Cozumel (many)

West Palm Beach FL

St Pete/Tampa FL

Cayman Brac (many)

Little Cayman (several)

Key West (many)

Islamorada

Cat Island Bahamas

Green Turtle Cay

Little San Salvador

Freeport Bahamas

Bimini

Guantanamo Bay

Bequia

Iles De Saints

St Barts

St Kitts

Dominica

Barbados

Buck Island USVI

Living Seas – EPCOT

Tortola

Roatan

 

…

[gmcrow]

How fun looking at everbody's lists! Here's ours:

Florida Springs

Ft. Lauderdale

West Palm Beach

Key Largo

Key West

Nassau

Abaco Islands, Bahamas

Belize

Roatan

Grand Cayman

Cozumel

Costa Maya

St. Thomas

St. Maarten

St. Lucia

Curacao

Coco Cay

Aruba

San Juan, PR

San Diego

Athens, Texas

Lake Meridith, Texas

Lake Whitney, Texas

Balmorhea, Texas

Abilene, Texas

Santa Rosa, NM

[reddi]

Here is our list:

 

Acapulco

Key Largo

Cozumel (many)

Aruba

Bonaire

Hawaii

Cairns, Australia (Great Barrier Reef) (many)

Grand Cayman

Roatan

 

Will be adding Belize next March and possibly Nassau and/or Costa Maya!

[Wspinelli]

St Lawerence River

Raquette lake

Blue Mountain Lake

Fourth lake

Lake George

Lake Champlain

Lake Ontario

Hinkley Resvoir

Skaneateles Lake

Onondaga Lake

Salt Ponds near Onondaga lake

Oneida River

My bathtub

My pool

Chesapeake Bay

Daytona Beach

Melbourne Fl

West Palm

Altamonte Springs

Pensacola

Fl Keys

Barbados

Grand Cayman

Bonaire

Bahama's

Grand Bahamas

Cozumel

Puerto Morales

Red Panty Cenote

Beleize

St Thomas

 

And probably a few more I can't remember

[sedonuts]

We (DH and I) have had the opportunity to dive in the following locations:

 

Turks and Caicos

Hawaii

Fiji --- mind blowing

St Thomas

Dominica

Grenada

Barbados

Bonaire

Grand Cayman

Costa Maya

Belize

Roatan

Cozumel

Aruba

 

We have done several land based scuba trips as well as cruises that have featured great dive spots.

 

We have learned that cruising makes it easy and fun to travel with family

and still include scuba diving, which is our passion.

 

Upcoming Trips: 7 day b2b on the Summit in December, Cancun/Puerto Morales in February and Fiji for 2 weeks in April.

 

I look forward to reading post from other divers that cruise. It seems that some dive ops stereotype "cruise ship" divers, we strive to change their minds. We are passionate about diving, I am just not a big fan of flying and cruising makes it possible to sample many dive locations w/o flying plus combines a dive trip with family get together.

 

Peace out!

 

Anne

[Pacific Sandy]

Hi Everyone - Just returned from a cruise on the East Coast of Australia (Great Barrier Reef) and Vanuatu & New Caledonia. It was incredible.

 

We flew up to Cairns and did a 3 day live aboard dive trip on the outer GBR. We used Prodive. They were fantastic. We did 8 dives including one night dive. Amazing.

 

I knew it would be wonderful but it was so much more than that. The coral was the best we have ever seen and the fish were huge and plentiful.

 

We also did a dive in the Whitsundays and 2 dives on the "President Coolidge" in Vanuatu. It is rated one of the top 4 wreck dives in the world. It was only 20 meters from shore!!

 

We are already aching to go back. We've heard about a wonderful dive to the Yongala off of Townsville which we want to do.

 

North Queensland is very tropical and just gorgeous. The people are incredibly friendly.

 

Happy diving!!

[scubaran]

Hi Everyone - Just returned from a cruise on the East Coast of Australia (Great Barrier Reef) and Vanuatu & New Caledonia. It was incredible.

 

We flew up to Cairns and did a 3 day live aboard dive trip on the outer GBR. We used Prodive. They were fantastic. We did 8 dives including one night dive. Amazing.

 

I knew it would be wonderful but it was so much more than that. The coral was the best we have ever seen and the fish were huge and plentiful.

 

We also did a dive in the Whitsundays and 2 dives on the "President Coolidge" in Vanuatu. It is rated one of the top 4 wreck dives in the world. It was only 20 meters from shore!!

 

We are already aching to go back. We've heard about a wonderful dive to the Yongala off of Townsville which we want to do.

 

North Queensland is very tropical and just gorgeous. The people are incredibly friendly.

 

Happy diving!!

 

Sounds like you had a great trip! Of course we're all totally jealous AND you will be posting pictures right?!?!? :D

 

Randall

[Pacific Sandy]

Hi Randall - Here's a couple

 

 

I loved the huge Parrotfish. On our night dive, we saw them inside the mucous balloon they blow and go inside to sleep. It was so cool.

 

Enormous Wrasses (bumphead, humphead, steephead, Napoleon), lionfish, schools of surgeonfish, lots of reef sharks, really friendly and gigantic rock cod. Tons of purple, pink & dark green coral. Brain coral the size of minivans. Dark red fan coral.

 

I could go on for hours.

 

Sandra