Diving the Bahamas via cruise ship

[Tigerpaw]

I searched on Google and was surprised that there were hardly any dive operators in Nassau Bahamas. As far as I can tell Stuart Cove is available BUT their dives don't line up with the hours the ship is in port. I sent them an e-mail asking about scheduling a private dive but I get the feeling it's going to be super expensive. I also looked around the message board and it seems like that is the case, that it's hard to dive if you are a passenger with a cruise line. The cruise ship does not have any dive excursions but even if they did, I would most likely stay away due to the "cattle call" mentality of cruise dives. Wanted to see if there are any other alternatives OR should I just forget about diving the Bahamas. Thanks.

 

[jonhall]

forget about diving the Bahamas.

If Nassau is your only Bahama stop, it doesn't look good for diving. Haven't heard of anyone coming off cruise ship to dive, including me - logistics don't work. Opted for a land/water excursion and a walk in town visiting the Pirates of Nassau Museum - my wife and I both enjoyed that.

 

[BigDaddyGlad]

From my research, Stuart Cove's is indeed now the sole diving operator in Nassau.

 

[Damselfish]

Honestly I don’t think the diving there is worth spending alot of money or jumping through hoops for.