Best Dive Ever?
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MSilvia
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Why? Let me count the ways...
Best visibility I've ever seen
Warmest open water I've been in
Only coral reef I've ever been on, and it's spectacular
Only time I've been in the water with barracuda
Spectacular marine life
First time with an underwater camera, and I got great shots
Only live aboard trip so far
Got to dive under an oil rig
My dive buddy was a gorgeous friend I hadn't seen in years
It was an amazing learning experience
Best visibility I've ever seen
Warmest open water I've been in
Only coral reef I've ever been on, and it's spectacular
Only time I've been in the water with barracuda
Spectacular marine life
First time with an underwater camera, and I got great shots
Only live aboard trip so far
Got to dive under an oil rig
My dive buddy was a gorgeous friend I hadn't seen in years
It was an amazing learning experience
Curly
Contributor
The next one! 
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Just to say that further to my last bid for best dive so far I have topped it during my recent trip back to Cyprus.
New best, an offshore dive called Fred near Kyrenia Harbour. It's in about 70 feet of clean, clear seawater and features fish feeding of Grouper, Sea Bream and other small fry. This is the only dive the local centres feed the fish and the results are spectacular. Also on show, regular Morays and occasional turtles.
MN
New best, an offshore dive called Fred near Kyrenia Harbour. It's in about 70 feet of clean, clear seawater and features fish feeding of Grouper, Sea Bream and other small fry. This is the only dive the local centres feed the fish and the results are spectacular. Also on show, regular Morays and occasional turtles.
MN
jamespitt
Guest
getting stuck in a ripping current with my first customer at Batee Tokong and hanging on for dear life watching other divers shooting past with their guides racing after them. and then jesper showing me he only had 25bar left and i said no worries, i've got 30 left! biggest adrenaline rush EVER!
also a dive at the Canyon, indo, with 35m+ vis, awesome topography, just 3 divers, napolean wrasses, a herd of bison-like bumphead parrotfishes, leaf fish, barracudas etc. it was the most peaceful i have ever felt.
jim
also a dive at the Canyon, indo, with 35m+ vis, awesome topography, just 3 divers, napolean wrasses, a herd of bison-like bumphead parrotfishes, leaf fish, barracudas etc. it was the most peaceful i have ever felt.
jim
I've got several 'bests' for various reasons but some of my favorites have been on Coco View Wall in Roatan. Just Beast and I all by ourselves on fabulous vertical walls. Not another diver in sight so the fish weren't scared. As we moved slowly along the wall, they were as curious as we were, coming out to see what we were. We never covered much distance but we saw more on those dives than ever before.
Then there was the Whale Shark at the Flower Gardens. Being checked out up close and very personal by a curious Octopus in Cozumel. Watching Sergent Major babies hatch. Coming up after a night dive in Pompano Beach to pancake flat seas with a sky full of stars and the lights on shore highlighting the building shapes.
Then there was the Whale Shark at the Flower Gardens. Being checked out up close and very personal by a curious Octopus in Cozumel. Watching Sergent Major babies hatch. Coming up after a night dive in Pompano Beach to pancake flat seas with a sky full of stars and the lights on shore highlighting the building shapes.
Bigberg50
Registered
It's very hard to select one dive as the best ever. Several stand out for varied reasons: On Coz, Barracuda stands out because of the ripping current and the fantastic ride. My first dive along the wall at GC stands out because of the incredible feeling of weightlessness as one looks down into the abyss and hovers along the most colorful wall I've yet seen. A simple shallow dive on St. Thomas stands out as it was the first time I really got the knack of this neutral boyancy thing and finally the beach reef in fron of the Marriott on Maui since that was my first dive outside of a pool.
Reeflover
Guest
I have many best dives, but the most memorable ones were in Hawaii. The Lanai Cathedrals was an incredible dive with swim throughs and many different species of fish. While we were there we were checked out by a pod of wild Spinner Dolphins It was awesome.
The other dive off of Maui was the Molokini Crater. Great wall dive around and in the crater of an old volcano. Fish of all kinds everywhere !!!
To end that trip we dove in Turtle Town off of Maui. Wild sea turtles of different species all around us. Of course, the dive operators were very specific in instructing everyone on the dive not to touch or harass the turtles in any way, just enjoy them.
It was awesome.The other dive off of Maui was the Molokini Crater. Great wall dive around and in the crater of an old volcano. Fish of all kinds everywhere !!!
To end that trip we dove in Turtle Town off of Maui. Wild sea turtles of different species all around us. Of course, the dive operators were very specific in instructing everyone on the dive not to touch or harass the turtles in any way, just enjoy them.
scubagatorgal
Contributor
I have thought about this one hard and have really enjoyed thinking about all the really "special" dives that I have enjoyed. Honorable mentions would have included Saba, Roatan, Cozumel, Bonaire and cool encounters with manatees and dolphins underwater.
But the most special dive for me was a shallow dive and not especially spectacular underwater scenery. What made it special was watching my newly certified teenagers experience thier first Carribean dive in Grand Cayman at Stingray City. While I had recounted the wonders of diving for years that had always passed on getting certifed. A few months ago I talked them into getting certified for our upcoming Carribean vacation. Through out thier certification process and check out dives in Central Florida springs and West Palm they had been less than impressed but very easily learned their diving skills.
To watch their faces as over 20 rays swooped and swirled around them as gentle as puppies and their gathering the courage to feed them was simply awesome. Passing on the wonder of diving to the next generation simply has to be experienced as words and pictures never can truly convey the magic of a perfect dive or a special encounter with an underwater creature.
Since then my kids have come to appreciate and love diving and went on to dive Roatan and Cozumel. They are now hooked and our family dive vacations just got a lot more expensive...
But the most special dive for me was a shallow dive and not especially spectacular underwater scenery. What made it special was watching my newly certified teenagers experience thier first Carribean dive in Grand Cayman at Stingray City. While I had recounted the wonders of diving for years that had always passed on getting certifed. A few months ago I talked them into getting certified for our upcoming Carribean vacation. Through out thier certification process and check out dives in Central Florida springs and West Palm they had been less than impressed but very easily learned their diving skills.
To watch their faces as over 20 rays swooped and swirled around them as gentle as puppies and their gathering the courage to feed them was simply awesome. Passing on the wonder of diving to the next generation simply has to be experienced as words and pictures never can truly convey the magic of a perfect dive or a special encounter with an underwater creature.
Since then my kids have come to appreciate and love diving and went on to dive Roatan and Cozumel. They are now hooked and our family dive vacations just got a lot more expensive...
gentlegiant
Contributor
I had my best dive so far about 1 month ago on the wreck of the Baja California, a freighter sunk in WWII off the coast of Naples FL. She sits in about 115 ft of water and is a bit broken up but it is still a great dive. The ship has about 10 large Jewfish (giant grouper) lving on and around it along with Queen angels and other tropicals. On the way up and down you get checked out by a group of large barracuda. I can't wait to have the chance to dive her again. They two dives on this wreck were a perfect cap off to a great 4 days of diving in the Dry Tortugas.
