Average age of Roatan Divers

[LynnB]

Just reading some post and wondering... Not sure if this is an appropriate post but just curious as to the age of most people that go to Roatan to dive?
I am young at heart and most of the time forget that I am not young! Wonder if I will ever feel old?

 

[Sirto]

59. Been to Roatan 4 times, always at Fantasy Island.

 

[jlevine]

Well...I have dove with people in Roatan who were in their 70s. I am in my 40s.

 

[Insta-Gator]

Nah, baby. It's all a state of mind. (however, I'm not allowed to wear speedos any more Something to do with the movement / change of my silhouette) Lost the battle of the bulge.

 

[Doc]

Depends on where you are standing.

A much younger crowd inhabits West End.

The several AI's attract an older crowd because of their pricing structure and what they offer.

The young folk want a little diving, maybe two a day on average, and probably a party scene every night. They spread their vacation time and dollar in different ways than "the elderly" who have largely forsaken booze and late nights- and just want to go diving.

I am certain that the Honduran Government or Dept of Tourism is absolutely unable to provide that answer. It would be consistent.

 

[Warmwater Wank]

LB--Yep, I bet some day you will feel old--but probably it'll be when you can't dive anymore, so until then enjoy Roatan! My wife dove CoCo View for the first time last fall and had a great time diving there with a gal who was 79. When I completed my OW diving in the West End almost 5 years ago (I'm 62 now) our DM's were probably all in their 20's, many of them doing bartender work at Sundowners after diving all day.

On one of our trips back there we dove with a guy who brought his 16 year old son, who was a very squared away diver and person. Guess I'm saying that it ain't the years, right? It's more the notion that we all share a stunningly phenomenal experience with diving and if we are honest, we can admit to being grateful for the chance.

My mom turned 99 last October and still seems to recall things better than I can. We hardly ever have "serious" talks but last year she had a rather debilitating health problem so i went back east to see her. I was holding her hand in the hospital and she said to me, out of the blue: "It's so strange. I don't know how to say this right but somehow...I still feel like a young girl inside." Gave me a lot of hope for the foreseeable! A shame mom never learned to dive! // ww

 

[LynnB]

Depends on where you are standing.

A much younger crowd inhabits West End.

The several AI's attract an older crowd because of their pricing structure and what they offer.

The young folk want a little diving, maybe two a day on average, and probably a party scene every night. They spread their vacation time and dollar in different ways than "the elderly" who have largely forsaken booze and late nights- and just want to go diving.

I am certain that the Honduran Government or Dept of Tourism is absolutely unable to provide that answer. It would be consistent.

I was actually meaning more FIBR and COCO VIEW........ I know West End tends to be the more party crowd. I am beyond that.....
Oh and since there are replies I am 57 years young! And I always have to think about!

 

[Rythmmaker]

I spent a week at AKR last year - they assign you to a boat for the entire week and you see the same people every day - not everyone goes on every dive, but you get the idea... Not too crowded, either - we never had more than 10-12 divers on-board - sometimes less, and for the size of the boat, that was very relaxed.

The age range on our boat seemed to mirror the general clientele - ages from mid teens to mid-fifties and up. Lots to do there for non-divers and up to 4-5 dives per day for the dedicated diver - I took one evening off and caught a taxi to West End and enjoyed a little night-life off the resort property.

I would definitely go back - the boats are large and comfortable, the staff will go way out of their way to make sure you have a great experience, and the value for the money is hard to beat (AI means it is easy to budget.)

Have fun! I'm sure you will have a blast no matter where on Roatan you go.

 

[silvernotch]

Heading to FI for the first time in April. I'm a whopping 28yrs old

 

[hdtran]

(Late) mid-life crisis. Just past the age where I can join AARP.