Puerto Rico

[Jake 10]

 

[Jake 10]

Scuba Local Shops

 

[Jake 10]

Scuba local shops

 

[Jake 10]

Top 10 Dive Sites in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico - Top 10 Dive Sites

 

[Silt Life]

Just dove PR in June. Love that place~!

 

[Jake 10]

In Puerto Rico food is great, diverse and modestly priced. It is a US Territory so no need for passport or currency ex-change. Most of the people speak English and those who don't is because they are afraid of making mistakes in their pronunciation.

disclaimer, I don't work for the local tourism department or any tourist company. I just enjoy the island, their friendly people, and the diverse food. (American, Latin, Cuban, Spain, Italian, Chinese, Lebanese, and other lesser Antilles influences).

 

[Jake 10]

here is a link to all dive sites and a brief description of each, enjoy !
Scuba Diving: From Novice to Advanced

 

[Wookie]

I’ve spent a lot of time diving Puerto Rico, I took my live aboard there on a few occasions.

It’s completely legit, especially Mona and some of the shallow banks in Mona Passage.

 

[drrich2]

I’ve spent a lot of time diving Puerto Rico, I took my live aboard there on a few occasions.

Any thoughts on why it doesn't seem to be more of a mainstream dive destination (I'm thinking land-based, but live-aboard is also a worthy question) with more 'mindshare' (as judged from forum threads and trip reports)? Even if I focus on boat diving and exclude shore diving focused destinations, Cozumel, Roatan and Belize seem to heavily lead in the region...with the Florida Keys also getting attention.

Puerto Rico is large, it's got topside attractions, it's a U.S. territory...seems like it'd be a rocking good dive destination with a number of package deal offerings (e.g.: hotel, # of boat trips - like Rainbow Reef Dive Center offers in Key Largo).

 

[Wookie]

Any thoughts on why it doesn't seem to be more of a mainstream dive destination (I'm thinking land-based, but live-aboard is also a worthy question) with more 'mindshare' (as judged from forum threads and trip reports)? Even if I focus on boat diving and exclude shore diving focused destinations, Cozumel, Roatan and Belize seem to heavily lead in the region...with the Florida Keys also getting attention.

Puerto Rico is large, it's got topside attractions, it's a U.S. territory...seems like it'd be a rocking good dive destination with a number of package deal offerings (e.g.: hotel, # of boat trips - like Rainbow Reef Dive Center offers in Key Largo).

Americans are leery of Puerto Rico IMO. There are some tremendous dive operations all over the island, including Vieques and all around the west, south, and east sides.

I wonder why most folks haven’t looked into it?

Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, all have excellent diving.