Florida Keys Dive Center

[mike_lutz]

Anyone have any opinions of Florida Keys Dive Center in Key Largo. Planning a trip down there in December and would appreciate any advise.

 

[Walter]

I'm not familiar with them. There's an operation with the same name in Tavernier about 10 miles south of Key Largo.

 

[deeper thoughts]

I use them for air fills, there boats are big and they are a few minutes from the oceanside, the shop seems friendly enough. mm90

 

[ReefGuy]

Isn't that the Upper Keys Dive Center (around mm 88.5)?

I'm not familiar with them. There's an operation with the same name in Tavernier about 10 miles south of Key Largo.

 

[deeper thoughts]

No you have 3 shops in that small area including divers city

 

[OCDinNC]

Anyone have any opinions of Florida Keys Dive Center in Key Largo. Planning a trip down there in December and would appreciate any advise.

FKDC is either in Tavernier or Islamorada... It's just south of Conch Republic (Tavernier Creek), but I think their info calls it Islamorada. Anyway, I dove with them one day about 1 1/2 yrs ago. I had no problems with them: professional, reasonably courteous, etc. They got me there and back; I'm alive to tell the tale. Good operation from what I know about them.

 

[HappyFunBoater]

I did a night dive with them a few months ago. They have a huge boat, and therefore lots of divers, but they have good ladders and plenty of room to put your gear on. I had no issues with them, but I prefer smaller 6-packs.

 

[deepstops]

No you have 3 shops in that small area including divers city

No, it's four shops - Tavernier Dive Center, Cristal Clear Charters, Diver's City USA, and FlaKeys Dive Center. They are all on "old A1A" oceanside across from Conch Republic.

 

[marusso]

I had 3 two tanks morning dives, and one night dive with them about two years ago. The captain and dive master were very courteous and professional. They do take a lot of people out on their trips, but the good news is that they basically let you dive however you want.

For example, on a 40 fsw reef dive, you can stay down for an hour and twenty minutes, they do not care. The other operators I have used give you a time limit, which in hindsight seems a little safer, given the fact they really do not know when to expect you back.

Last spring I dove with Quiescence Diving Services in Key Largo. They were a little bit more expensive, but only took out six divers at a time. The captain was extraordinarly friendly and let us collectively choose our sights.

 

[TAA]

I am thinking of going to Key Largo in the second week of December. What are the conditions like then? What thickness wetsuit/semi-dry would you recommend?