Feb/Mar Dive Travel - Help me narrow it down!

[alishaarrr]

Husband and I (AOW certified, confident divers) are looking at a dive trip (~5 days) in Feb or March but can't quite decide where to go. We're Cozumel devotees and it's hard to go anywhere else, but my husband especially has only dived the Yucatan, Belize, St. John, and Barbados - so there's room to explore.

Considering Hawaii but having some debate about weather that time of year.
Were very interested in Roatan but not sure about the reef health?
Maybe Bonaire, but not actually sure I'm huge on shore dives - or the above-water vibe there?
Possibly St. Lucia, but not sure how good the diving is?

Not keen to go too far afield from the US on this one, so Asia/Red Sea/South Pacific are out. Probably not keen on a liveaboard for this trip. Generally, we are rather posh travelers so enjoy a fairly luxe resort and good local culinary scene in addition to good diving.

Suggestions for those winter months that would fit our criteria? Considerations for/against the places we're already thinking about, or other places we should look into?

 

[Coffeemama]

Dived Hawaii a few year ago - off Maui and found it pretty bland - although the dive with sharks was pretty cool!! Super expensive to dive there too . Hawaii is great for other reasons but the diving maybe not so much. Also dived Roatan a few years ago and WOW was soo dissappointed - there is a huge reef restoration project going on (and that tells you right there that there is a major problem) good luck

 

[traiano]

There is some good diving in Hawaii. I really enjoyed the Molokini Back Wall and some wreck dives I did in Maui. But I suspect the water will be a bit cold for my taste in Hawaii in Feb/Mar.

I did a few dives in St. Lucia a few years ago. I definitely enjoyed my dives and wish I had more time there to visit more sites. My only real gripe was that some of the best dive sites were an hour by boat from the dock.