1st timer, going to Cayman Islands , want to take scuba lessons

[PCguy760]

Hi, I have always wanted to scuba dive, just one of those things i somehow never managed to do. Now i am 41 and its time to get it done. I have done the snuba-dive stuff, where your tank is on a kayak type device floating above you and you can only go down like 25 feet. Done that several times in the caribbean, no issues. Never took a real scuba class though. I will be on a cruise ship and have never been too impressed with the ship sponsored excursions. ave had better luck doing my own thing. So, any tips on a place where i can get started at? I will be there within 10 days or so. If anyone have a shops name or website, i would appreciate it.

 

[EastEndDiver]

If you are going to be on island only for 1 day,as I seem to read your post, I think you are talking about "Discover Scuba" not a full blown scuba certification course.

You are probably better off doing Discover Scuba with the ships provider due to time constraints.

If you are talking about doing a scuba certification course it can't be done in one day.

 

[PCguy760]

1 day only , i guess i will look into the ships discover scuba deal, i just hate their Cattle Car approach to stuff, getting grouped with a bunch of people, i was hoping to be with maybe 5-6 divers

 

[AggieDiver]

If you are serious about it being time to learn to dive, go to a local dive shop and get your certification there. That way you can enjoy the limited time you have on island to dive instead of spending it demonstrating dive skills.

 

[Alex777]

If you are serious about it being time to learn to dive, go to a local dive shop and get your certification there. That way you can enjoy the limited time you have on island to dive instead of spending it demonstrating dive skills.

... +1

 

[knotical]

1 day only , i guess i will look into the ships discover scuba deal, i just hate their Cattle Car approach to stuff, getting grouped with a bunch of people, i was hoping to be with maybe 5-6 divers

If you do a Discover Scuba, the in-water ratio will be small, perhaps as high as 8 divers, depending on agency. A Discover Scuba is just that, trying it out. My wife did hers off a cruise ship many years ago and there were 4 divers with one instructor.

 

[CJ's]

Most dive shops here in Grand Cayman are PADI affiliated. PADI limits the ratio of students to instructors to 4:1 for Discover Scuba Diving courses so you shouldn't ever be in a large group for this course.