One Dive on Cruise

[Georgia Lady]

We will be Cruising with Carnival in Oct. and would like to dive in one port.
We promised our teenage daughter this would not be a "dive trip"!:no
So since we can only take advantage of one port, any suggestions would be appreciated!

Ports will be:

Grand Turk 7:00am - 2:30pm
Half Moon Cay 9:30am - 6:00pm
Nassau 7:00am - 3:00pm

 

[BurBunny]

No question at all here, dive Grand Turk. Gorgeous, clear water, quality operation (Oasis Divers), terrific sea life.

Second choice would be Nassau, third and way down the list is Half Moon Cay - this is only marginal diving in my book, and with a top-notch stop on your itinerary (GT) and a good stop (Nassau) no reason to waste your one dive day at HMC.

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[Georgia Lady]

Thanks! I thought that Grand Turk was the best choice but having never dove with a cruise line before I wasn't sure if that would make a difference. Would you recommend diving through Carnival or setting up the dive myself?

 

[BurBunny]

Because of the times in port, as I recall Carnival arrives too late to go out on an independent excursion and get in 2 tanks. Not that many dive operations on Grand Turk anyway, and Oasis is the largest and quite good in general. While I normally advocate booking independently, this port is one where it's difficult and not necessary.