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I am planning our honeymoon for next month, and am pursuing an open water certification (my partner is not). I have snorkeled for most of my life including in Galapagos, but since Curaçao is known for diving and we haven't been on a tropical vacation since pre-COVID, I wanted to take the opportunity to get scuba certified.
I have completed my PADI eLearning and confined water dives in my home dive shop this month. I have the open water dives booked across two days with Bahia Dive Shop near our AirBnB for the first half of our trip based on the recommendation of our travel agent who lives on the island.
Anyone have experience with Bahia for open water certification dives or any thoughts on best place/shop to complete them on the island?
Further more, assuming I can get my certification confidently and want to plan 1-2 additional dives over the course of our honeymoon, what are the best combo beginner friendly and beautiful dive spots around the island that I should prioritize?
We will have a rental car so getting around the island is not a barrier. We will be filling the rest of our water time snorkeling together so if any recommendations come to mind for that too, even better, but my #1 priority is to make sure I have a safe and confident certification plan.
Edit: The original inspiration for getting certified was the opportunity to hunt Lion fish, but at the advice of instructor and after realizing just how significant the jump from snorkel to scuba is, I don't think that is something I should attempt while I'm a new diver. But something to aspire to in my future diving career!
I have completed my PADI eLearning and confined water dives in my home dive shop this month. I have the open water dives booked across two days with Bahia Dive Shop near our AirBnB for the first half of our trip based on the recommendation of our travel agent who lives on the island.
Anyone have experience with Bahia for open water certification dives or any thoughts on best place/shop to complete them on the island?
Further more, assuming I can get my certification confidently and want to plan 1-2 additional dives over the course of our honeymoon, what are the best combo beginner friendly and beautiful dive spots around the island that I should prioritize?
We will have a rental car so getting around the island is not a barrier. We will be filling the rest of our water time snorkeling together so if any recommendations come to mind for that too, even better, but my #1 priority is to make sure I have a safe and confident certification plan.
Edit: The original inspiration for getting certified was the opportunity to hunt Lion fish, but at the advice of instructor and after realizing just how significant the jump from snorkel to scuba is, I don't think that is something I should attempt while I'm a new diver. But something to aspire to in my future diving career!
