Diving in Cannes or Sicily?

[Web Monkey]

My wife and I are going on a cruise this October, and it's killing me that we'll be in the Mediterranean, and I'm not going to get to go diving at all.

Generally I can charter a boat or grab an excursion of the ship to sharpen my rescue skills, but for some bizarre reason, Carnival has no diving opportunities, and very little snorkeling in the Mediterranean.

If I were able to arrange some time, is there any diving near Cannes or maybe Sicily, that I could manage to do in a day (9am-5pm)?

Thanks!

Terry

 

[chrisch]

Both venues have dive shops and offer day trips. Cannes is a bit short on decent dives while Sicily is generally well rated. However, I'm sure you can find good and bad in both places.

A quick google will give you all you need:

Plongée sur Cannes (06)

Orca Diving centers and school - Palermo and Ustica - Diving center in Sicily

In both instances I would ring up rather than email - neither country are very oriented to Internet enquiries.

Chris

 

[Web Monkey]

Has anybody used Oloturia Sub in Messina?

The ship docks there, which would make it much easier to get to.

The SSI website says they have a house reef, which would be great, since I'm really looking for a few nice, easy, relaxing dives.

Thanks!

Terry

 

[Scared Silly]

Terry, skip Cannes and go a few km east to Juan Les Pins (Antibes). There is a great little dive club there. I dove with then while I lived in Antibes, I think they are now know as Easy Dive. EASY DIVE - centre et magasin de plongée sous marine à Antibes Juan les Pins

I have no idea of their schedule anymore as was 10 years since I lived there.

BTW if the diving is a bust skip Cannes and see Vieil Antibes (Old Antibes), there are some great museums including the Picasso which should be reopening. The old city is a Rue Petiton all narrow streets that are full of homes and shops, which is where I lived.

 

[Web Monkey]

Terry, skip Cannes and go a few km east to Juan Les Pins (Antibes). There is a great little dive club there. I dove with then while I lived in Antibes, I think they are now know as Easy Dive. EASY DIVE - centre et magasin de plongée sous marine à Antibes Juan les Pins

I have no idea of their schedule anymore as was 10 years since I lived there.

BTW if the diving is a bust skip Cannes and see Vieil Antibes (Old Antibes), there are some great museums including the Picasso which should be reopening. The old city is a Rue Petiton all narrow streets that are full of homes and shops, which is where I lived.

Thanks! i'll take a look!

Terry

 

[Boa Gialla]

Has anybody used Oloturia Sub in Messina?

The ship docks there, which would make it much easier to get to.

The SSI website says they have a house reef, which would be great, since I'm really looking for a few nice, easy, relaxing dives.

Thanks!

Terry

Hi. I don't know the Oloturia Sub in Messina, but I strongly reccomend you to dive in that area: you can find very exciting dives, with incredible Paramuricea Clavata, red and yellow. I love the dives in that area.

Ciao,
A.

 

[Web Monkey]

Hi. I don't know the Oloturia Sub in Messina, but I strongly reccomend you to dive in that area: you can find very exciting dives, with incredible Paramuricea Clavata, red and yellow. I love the dives in that area.

Ciao,
A.

That sounds great!

Should I sign up for boat dives, or are the shore dives good also?

Terry

 

[Boa Gialla]

That sounds great!

Should I sign up for boat dives, or are the shore dives good also?

Terry

Just matter of accessibility.

The dive sites are usually very close to the shore, so it's not so different. Take into account that the shore go very deep, so that you can find great depths at few meters off the shore.

A.