Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Dive Charter Recommendations

[dvr4lyf]

Has anyone heard of Ocean Safari, they are the only ones close enough and have a dive trip scheduled for a Wednesday afternoon.

Ocean Safari Diving Adventures

The are in South Beach 3 mins from where I need to be.

I have been with Parrot Island, Jerry is a great guy but my wife and I had a much better time with South Florida Diving Headquarters.

I hope you can fit them into your schedual, it's well worth it- You'll never want to dive with anyone else.

Are you going alone??

 

[DivingPrincessE]

A third recommendation here for Pro Dive. It was my first ocean dive and another shop wanted to charge $75 extra to put a DM in the water with me. Pro dive gave me a DM Guide/Buddy for only $30 extra.

 

[jazappi]

I will be out there on business and have basically between 12:30 and 6:00 to dive, and yes I will be alone that is why I am looking for a charter.

Is there any beach diving worth a darn if I find a dive buddy?

 

[letsgodiving]

RJ Diving in Miami

I haven' t had many bad diving experiences but that company are a disgrace. I booked a dive with them via the website last summer, and got a confirmation email.

We got up really early one morning and fought our way through the crazy Miami traffic, getting to the dock 30 minutes before scheduled pick up. Time went by and no dive boat showed up, and eventually we went in the dive shop. The kid in the shop said there was no dive trip that day, nothing in their calender.

Wasted four hours that day, and we could have dived eslewhere......Freaking amateur setup.

 

[letsgodiving]

my wife and I had a much better time with South Florida Diving Headquarters.

I hope you can fit them into your schedual, it's well worth it- You'll never want to dive with anyone else.

AMEN.....SFDH are great, especially if you dive during the week. Can be pretty crowded at the wekkends though.

 

[deepstops]

I haven' t had many bad diving experiences but that company are a disgrace. I booked a dive with them via the website last summer, and got a confirmation email.

We got up really early one morning and fought our way through the crazy Miami traffic, getting to the dock 30 minutes before scheduled pick up. Time went by and no dive boat showed up, and eventually we went in the dive shop. The kid in the shop said there was no dive trip that day, nothing in their calender.

Wasted four hours that day, and we could have dived eslewhere......Freaking amateur setup.

I'm calling BS on this post. RJ doesn't offer booking via their website and never has

AMEN.....SFDH are great, especially if you dive during the week. Can be pretty crowded at the wekkends though.

But strangely enough, SFDH does.

 

[TommyinMiami]

Tarpoon lagoon is still steady and relaible. Boat leave right from their south beach dive shop.

You can go to ocean ave or lincoln rd after your dive for some drinks or dinner.

 

[jazappi]

Thanks for the info. I will try to contact them closer to the date.

Sure, I know who they are but they don't run their own boat.
They use Dive Stop's boat from Haulover, RJ Diving Ventures from South Beach, and Diver's Paradise on Key Biscayne. You can book direct with anyone of these operators as well.

 

[letsgodiving]

I'm calling BS on this post. RJ doesn't offer booking via their website and never has

You are correct, it was Tarpoon Lagoon that jerked us around. I googled RJs address, and thought it was the same boat because they both go from the same dock.

My apologies to RR Diving Ventures.

 

[deepstops]

You are correct, it was Tarpoon Lagoon that jerked us around. I googled RJs address, and thought it was the same boat because they both go from the same dock.

My apologies to RJ Diving Ventures.

Actually, Tarpoon is merely a booking agent, they don't have their own boat, they put you on RJ's. That's just another reason to book direct with the boat