glbtrekker
Contributor
I am a newly certified diver, but due to a number of circumstances I havent been able to dive in the last 4 years. However an opportunity has opened up recently to go on a cruise to the Western Caribbean and I would love to get back into the water. Since the trip leaves in less than 2 weeks, I dont have time to do a refresher course locally and Im trying to determine my options.
We will be visiting (in order), Cozumel, Belize, Roatan and Grand Cayman. Between all these ports, there is one option for someone whos been out of the water for as long as I have, its a shore dive at Grand Cayman on our last day. However, I would hate to miss out on some of the other opportunities.
I dont think Cozumel or Belize would be a good option for me at this stage, so Im looking primarily at Roatan or Grand Cayman. I contacted the dive shop in Roatan and they said that I could participate in their 2 tank excursion if I hired a private dive master for the day, which seems reasonable to me.
In addition, my 14 year old daughter wants to try one of the discover scuba excursions and if she does I will join her and let it be my refresher course. I know its not as good as an actual course, but I still have all my training manuals, etc. and intend to refresh my knowledge of tables, dive science, etc. before leaving.
So, Im thinking about maybe doing the discover scuba course with her in Roatan and then signing up for a 2 tank dive in Grand Cayman. They require that youve logged a dive in the last 2 years would the discover scuba on the day before suffice?
So what do you think? Option #1 private dive master in Roatan plus a discover scuba with daughter the next day? Or option #2 discover scuba in Roatan, then 2 tank dive the next day in Grand Cayman without private dive master?
We will be visiting (in order), Cozumel, Belize, Roatan and Grand Cayman. Between all these ports, there is one option for someone whos been out of the water for as long as I have, its a shore dive at Grand Cayman on our last day. However, I would hate to miss out on some of the other opportunities.
I dont think Cozumel or Belize would be a good option for me at this stage, so Im looking primarily at Roatan or Grand Cayman. I contacted the dive shop in Roatan and they said that I could participate in their 2 tank excursion if I hired a private dive master for the day, which seems reasonable to me.
In addition, my 14 year old daughter wants to try one of the discover scuba excursions and if she does I will join her and let it be my refresher course. I know its not as good as an actual course, but I still have all my training manuals, etc. and intend to refresh my knowledge of tables, dive science, etc. before leaving.
So, Im thinking about maybe doing the discover scuba course with her in Roatan and then signing up for a 2 tank dive in Grand Cayman. They require that youve logged a dive in the last 2 years would the discover scuba on the day before suffice?
So what do you think? Option #1 private dive master in Roatan plus a discover scuba with daughter the next day? Or option #2 discover scuba in Roatan, then 2 tank dive the next day in Grand Cayman without private dive master?