Which Catalina dive boat?

[Jorbar1551]

We are planning a three day dive trip with diving on all 3 days on Catalina. What boat does everybody prefer and what are the benefits and cons of each?

what about price? Are the dive boats flexible on where they go? i dont want to be diving the same place every day.

 

[Teamcasa]

Are you staying on Catalina or the mainland? If you are staying on the island both operations are great. The King Neptune has a compressor, Scuba Cat just takes tanks.

 

[drbill]

Both boats can give you a good experience, but of course I'm quite partial to Scuba Luv's King Neptune since I dive with them all the time. The boats will always try to mix dive sites when divers are on board for more than one day. The King Neptune is a more comfortable winter dive boat since it has a heated lounge area, there is an open sandwich and salad bar, and they have a compressor on board so you don't have to swap out your BCD and reg.