smashweights
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Hey all! We'll be going on a Western Caribbean cruise via Royal Caribbean in Feb 2025. I would love to get a few dives in but not sure how best to budget my time. We'll have my wife and two young kids as well as two other families (our good friends) who have 6 young kids total as well, so a pretty large group with lots of littles. My wife and I are the only divers, me moreso than her too. My son (8) loves to snorkel so a shore dive where he could snorkel while I (or we) dive would be perfect. We don't currently have any specific excursion plans. We'll port in Cozumel, Puerta Costa Maya, Roatan, and Coco Cay. I have about 40 dives all off the Florida panhandle and peak cert is rescue.
I have no idea where to start but I guess I'd ask the following:
1. Of those ports, where would you recommend diving? My inclination is Roatan and Cozumel based on reading and probably not Coco Cay since we'll be at the big Royal Caribbean "resort" with the kids.
2. Any specific dive ops to recommend? Book directly (and risk missing the ship) or via the cruise?
3. I have all my own dive gear but not sure how much I really want to take. I figure my dive computer no question but should I bother with anything else?
4. What else should I be considering? I haven't dove outside the country yet.
Thanks in advance!
I have no idea where to start but I guess I'd ask the following:
1. Of those ports, where would you recommend diving? My inclination is Roatan and Cozumel based on reading and probably not Coco Cay since we'll be at the big Royal Caribbean "resort" with the kids.
2. Any specific dive ops to recommend? Book directly (and risk missing the ship) or via the cruise?
3. I have all my own dive gear but not sure how much I really want to take. I figure my dive computer no question but should I bother with anything else?
4. What else should I be considering? I haven't dove outside the country yet.
Thanks in advance!