Kid friendly dive Charter

[Lilly]

My young daughter and I have recently received our c-card and been diving some cold dark spots in the north honing our skills. We are now thinking of taking a long weekend in Key Largo. I'm looking for a charter service that is good with kids and typically stay in areas that depth is less than 40ft. My daughter is a strong swimmer and takes her diving skills very seriously, and dosen't need any special treatment. We just don't want to get stuck on a cattle boat with a bunch of guys that just want to go deep. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Lilly

 

[Capt Gary]

The majority of the dive operations here in the Upper Keys and the Keys in general will have a set schedule that should indicate where they will be diving going on a given day. If you explain the dive profile of you and your daughter you shouldn't have a problem and should get the dives your looking for.

Most of the boats will be full this holiday weekend. When calling an operator you might want to ask them the max number of divers they place on their boats and the size of the vessel. This will give you a good idea of how packed the dive trip will or could be.

By the way if the last two days are any indication of how this weekend diving will be, it should be fantistic.

Good Diving,
Capt Gary

 

[matts1w]

If you are willing to drive another hour, Marathon might be a good option as most of the diving is rather shallow. Looe Key Marine Sanctuary is a great shallow dive.

Give Tilden's Scuba a call.

 

[Scuba_Dad]

I dove with Ocean Divers a few years ago when ScubaKat11 had just turned 11 (the day after her birthday). They took us to Molasses Reef. Nice place... very shallow... lots of fire coral. You might also try Amy Slate and Capt Slate. I think they both do shallow dives.

My first choice would be to dive with Capt Gary...

Hey Gary,
If I wasn't doing O/W dives on the 10th & 11th, I'd be down there with DUDC.

Al