Suggestions for dive sites / operators in St. Croix

[montyburns130]

I'll be in St. Croix for 10 days with my family beginning Monday the 8th. I'd like to dive four or five times with one being a night dive. We are staying at the Buccanner, but I'm open to diving with anyone on the island (just interested in the best sites and operation). Thanks a lot for any referrals & suggestions.

 

[snowtion]

I will be going to St. Croix on the 13th of March so I'm also interested in the area if anyone has any added expertise. If you scroll back through the threads that mention St. Croix you can learn a lot about it from mostly the locals who post on these boards. When I get time I'll reply with a list I've compiled of all the dive sites, dive operations, things you might see while diving, and of course after-diving activities.

 

[snowtion]

All of this information I've compiled and summarized, sometimes quoted word for word from the boards to give me an idea of what St. Croix is like through their opinions. I hope this helps you, or anyone else for that matter. If you have anything to add or correct, it would be much appreciated.



Dive Operations:

1) Anchor Dive
2) Cane Bay Divers

a. Beach dive in front of shop​

b. Covers west and north coast​

c. Nitrox - $8 a fill​

3) N2 The Blue
4) Scuba Shack
5) SCUBA

a. North coast​

6) Dive Experience

a. North coast​

Dive Sites

1) Fredericksted Pier

a. Good at night​

b. Great when no ships are in the dock​

c. 10/4/2009 excerpt:​

i. “Fredricksted Pier is one of my all time favorite dive sites. It had such a wide variety of life on it. We saw morays of all kinds, batfish, frogfish, seahorses, 4-6 octopus on just 1 dive just before dusk, lobsters, crabs, scorpian fish, trunk fish, porcupine fish, trumpet fish, angel fish, spotted drum fish, a juvenile tile fish, a juvenile french angel, cowfish, flying gunard, squid (at night), stingrays, turtles, and so much more I cannot name them all. I dove this site 6 times and it was like diving a different site every time. Loved it!”​

2) Cane Bay
3) North Star – could be in Cane Bay

a. Tons of fish and marine life.​

4) Salt River Canyon

a. West Wall​

i. Little canyons and swim thrus​

b. East Wall​

c. Shore dive​

i. Surface swim 65 yards to buoy, down to 40 ft, 40 ft to wall​

ii. Great sea life, wall gradual, makes deco easy​

5)
6) Wall off Sandy Point
7) beach dive by GrapeTree Hotel
8) Underwater trail by Buck Island
9) patch reefs east of Christiansted
10) Christiansted Harbour

a. Wreck dive​

i. Barge flipped over – moray eels, maybe dolphins​

ii. Moray named “Earl”​

11) Rust op twist – name of a plantation
12) Turner Hole

a. Good snorkeling area​

b. Next to Divi Hotel​

13) Armageddon

a. Old pier wreckage from when it was destroyed​

14) The Wrecks
15) Jimmy’s Surprise

a. Deep pinacle​

Restaurants:

1) Tivoli

a. Known for their lobster​

2) Bacchus

a. Second floor, windows to a street​

b. Kind of pricey​

3) Stixx

a. Crab races​

b. Restaurant/bar on marina​

4) Rum Runner

a. Excellent key lime pie​

5) Cheeseburger in American Paradise
6) Mt. Pelier Domino Club

a. Famous beer drinking pigs (non-alcoholic)​

7) Cruzan Rum Distillery

a. Fun tour, tasting room​

 

[montyburns130]

This is a great summary. I took your advice and searched historical posts as well. Thanks for taking the time to put this post together.

 

[marine9]

Dove with Cane Bay and N2 the Blue - both understanding
dive operations. Really good people and easy of work with.
In fact on two dives, with Cane Bay, it was the boat Capt.,
Dive Master and me!
When I dove the Frederiksted Pier at night with N2 The Blue -
it was just a instructor and me!
Enjoy your trip!