Dermochelys
Contributor
My understanding is that none of the dive boats in Monterey offer guided boat dives, they just give you a ride to the dive site and then you're on your own. Therefore, it seems like if I wanted to do a guided boat dive, I would have to hire a guide, and then pay for their trip on the boat on top of their cost for guiding the dives. Am I correct?
For more context....I've sadly not been able to dive for a long time, but I'm planning a trip to New Zealand in October and I hope to go diving while I'm there. However, I'll need to get in some dives before then. I'll also be taking a refresher course somewhere in the Sacramento Area (haven't figured where yet), but after that I'd like to maybe try some boat dives out of Monterey. I've done shore dives there (Pt. Lobos, Breakwater for my cert.), but I'd much prefer a boat dive especially since the Breakwater gets so crowded and it can be a long walk if the parking lot is full, and Pt. Lobos has the long surface swim.
Anyway, any recommendations for boats / guides would be great! Note, my certification level is OW if that makes a difference, my understanding is that some boats only take AOW divers.
For more context....I've sadly not been able to dive for a long time, but I'm planning a trip to New Zealand in October and I hope to go diving while I'm there. However, I'll need to get in some dives before then. I'll also be taking a refresher course somewhere in the Sacramento Area (haven't figured where yet), but after that I'd like to maybe try some boat dives out of Monterey. I've done shore dives there (Pt. Lobos, Breakwater for my cert.), but I'd much prefer a boat dive especially since the Breakwater gets so crowded and it can be a long walk if the parking lot is full, and Pt. Lobos has the long surface swim.
Anyway, any recommendations for boats / guides would be great! Note, my certification level is OW if that makes a difference, my understanding is that some boats only take AOW divers.