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In February 2018, I did a 3-week Caribbean cruise on the Rotterdam.
When the time came to book excursions, I actually booked mine through Holland America's site for all my dives. I dove in 1) Costa Maya, 2) Aruba, and 3) Cayman Islands.
In Costa Maya, we dove with Dreamtime Dive Resort and felt they were extremely patient and safety oriented. Thankfully, there were only two of us from the ship, and each of us hadn't been diving in quite sometime, so a quick 30 minute refresher really helped getting us re-acquainted with equipment and knowing what to do.
In Aruba, we dove with Red Sail Sports Aruba where at first, I felt a little put-offish, but I realized it was more of my feeling than them ensuring everyone felt safe. The waters were great, warm, and lots of activity in the water to remember.
Finally, in Grand Cayman, our dive shop was Cayman Diving where the water was just luxurious. Crystal blue, could see long distances, and again, felt very safety oriented.
Even though these shops are not owned by Holland America, I felt that the cruise line did a good job of including them with excursion packages, and I would definitely look book them all again in the future, whether it be with Holland, or another line.
When the time came to book excursions, I actually booked mine through Holland America's site for all my dives. I dove in 1) Costa Maya, 2) Aruba, and 3) Cayman Islands.
In Costa Maya, we dove with Dreamtime Dive Resort and felt they were extremely patient and safety oriented. Thankfully, there were only two of us from the ship, and each of us hadn't been diving in quite sometime, so a quick 30 minute refresher really helped getting us re-acquainted with equipment and knowing what to do.
In Aruba, we dove with Red Sail Sports Aruba where at first, I felt a little put-offish, but I realized it was more of my feeling than them ensuring everyone felt safe. The waters were great, warm, and lots of activity in the water to remember.
Finally, in Grand Cayman, our dive shop was Cayman Diving where the water was just luxurious. Crystal blue, could see long distances, and again, felt very safety oriented.
Even though these shops are not owned by Holland America, I felt that the cruise line did a good job of including them with excursion packages, and I would definitely look book them all again in the future, whether it be with Holland, or another line.