Gatorshark
Contributor
I lived in Orlando until recently. I can attest that it is not a very convenient locale to dive openwater out of. On your itinerary its doable but not easy. Morning dives out of the locations mentioned will mean you need to LEAVE Orlando/Disney area anywhere from 6am (Jupoter) to 5am (Ft Lauderdale/Delray) for 730 show/830 go. You would be back to the dock about 1130, back in Otown around 2pm.
I would suggest a day diving the springs around Orlando (there are MANY and most are diver friendly) and one day drive for an OW boat dive. I have been out with most of the ops mentioned and never had a bad experience. Competition is pretty fierce so they want to treat you right!
All dive ops listed are on the east coast, to far from Tampa (west coast) unless you want to invest a full day including drive time.
For a unique Tampa area dive consider going down to Venice Beach. There is an entire forum devoted to Venice Beach Fossil Divers. Go find a Mega Tooth!
I would suggest a day diving the springs around Orlando (there are MANY and most are diver friendly) and one day drive for an OW boat dive. I have been out with most of the ops mentioned and never had a bad experience. Competition is pretty fierce so they want to treat you right!
All dive ops listed are on the east coast, to far from Tampa (west coast) unless you want to invest a full day including drive time.
For a unique Tampa area dive consider going down to Venice Beach. There is an entire forum devoted to Venice Beach Fossil Divers. Go find a Mega Tooth!