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Thanks guys... yeah, I was imagining we'd have 5-10 divers... Thanks for the Cozumel suggestions, that's been what I've been thinking given that I wanted a low-cost, easy option and I've done trips there before. Definitely looking for as many dives per day as possible since, on such a short...

Planning to take a trip of divers someplace fun in August... ideally looking for: -Relatively low cost -Easily reached and quick from DC so we can do a 4-5 day trip -Not a fan of the all-inclusive so looking for someplace with good hotel and food options Looking for suggestions...

Planning to take a trip of divers someplace fun in August... ideally looking for: -Relatively low cost -Easily reached and quick from DC so we can do a 4-5 day trip -Not a fan of the all-inclusive so looking for someplace with good hotel and food options Looking for suggestions...

Hi all... so I've read the other threads on here about this, but have a couple specific questions: I did my DM in Utila and loved it (yay cross creek/UDC!) and would go back in a second for the IDC. The only problem is that I can probably only take one vacation this summer and so need to...

Thanks everyone for all your advice... in the end I had even less time than I expected so took it... In the end, I had only a day and a half free (couldn't leave until Friday morning and had to fly out Saturday night)... So a few facts I discovered: -You can fly from Dar Es Salaam to...

Hi all... I'm heading to Tanzania for work and will be flying through Dar... will probably arrive evening and have two free days then need to be back about an hour north Dar by the third day. ALL OF WHICH is to say, anybody got insights about where I should go? I'm an experience divemaster...

Hey all... I'm going to be in Acapulco for other reasons and have a couple days with some friends to drive either North or South... for reasons that needn't be explained here, we need to stay within 4 or 5 hours of Acapulco. I hear Aca diving is really not so good... is there anything...

Hi All... Suggestions wanted: I'm planning to put together a trip (abt. 5 days) out of our dive shop in Washington DC around next Columbus day. The idea will be to offer a relatively quick and cheap trip to someplace interesting to take advantage of the long weekend. I had been thinking...

Hi All... Suggestions wanted: I'm planning to put together a trip (abt. 5 days) out of our dive shop in Washington DC around next Columbus day. The idea will be to offer a relatively quick and cheap trip to someplace interesting to take advantage of the long weekend. I had been thinking...

Bah, yeah, this is plenty of time to do the course in! Get the books ahead of time and do the reading, self study, etc. The exams are straight from all the books, so if you get them and do the work, you should be able to arrive ready to kick through all the tests (and get some help with...

Hey There... This is an interesting thread, all good things to keep in mind. I am a working divemaster (VERY part time), but I don't think it's a bad idea to do the cert even if you don't plan to work--it's great experience for then leading dives, even if it's just you and a buddy diving. It...

Been reading through the lots of really great suggestions here for dive operations in Cozumel--and as we all know different shops do different things well. I'd love suggestions for shops that specifically cater to advanced divers. Knowing it's not always possible, I'd love to make res. with...

Yeah, just wanted to chime in and second the support for Playa del Carmen and Jason's outfit (meant to do so right after I got back from my trip but didn't get a chance)... After reading through the scubaboard entries, I PMed Jason (PlayaCountryBoy) on Christmas day about a dive two days...

I'm looking for a cheap place for a week vacation that involves a) diving and b) beach-time. I'm traveling with a good friend and non-diver. It's a bit of a last hurah before she gets too pregnant to travel. We're very low-stress travelers, don't need much to make us happy--mostly some tasty...

From what you've described (specifically the BEACH piece) Roatan may be a better fit for you--but I'll leave that to others. On price and options, though, Utila's a really good one. I did my DM there and fished around at a couple different places before settling. How much time do you have? If...