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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
*Ocean Explorers Dive Center*		dutch side of the island	"the very best dive operation!" The best dive company I have ever been scuba diving with and I've been diving since 1994! My wife and I have over 700 dives each a... Full report		10/2018	don buswell-charkow 500+ Dives	1
*Aqua Mania Adventures/ Cruise ship*			"Good Cruise ship excursion" We were in St. Maarten for a day call on a cruise ship and arranged to dive with Aqua Mania Adventures. I was very skeptical, as... Full report		12/2014	Hugh E Aaron 500+ Dives
*Octopus Diving*		Grand Case, St. Martin, France	Excellent dive operation, highly professional, highly experienced. Chris runs a tight ship, and Sally a tight shop. You're in ... Full report		11/2012	Georg A Gottschalk 250+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers Dive Center/ N/A*		Simpson Bay Beach	Jef and Lucianna run a tight ship with a very well stocked dive store and professional, friendly and well trained divemasters. The... Full report		12/2010	Richard Basch 100+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers/ Divi Little Bay*			The following list of things may bother many people and that's why I've included them. Let it be known, it didn't bother me in th... Full report		11/2010	Thomas Wiles 250+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers*			I did 10 AM dives with Ocean Explorers Dive Center and had a wonderful experience. Owners Luciana and Jeff run an excellent opera... Full report		12/2009	John Dechant 250+ Dives
*Dive Safaris/ Oyster Bay Beach Resort*			Spent a week at a timeshare at the Oyster Bay Beach Resort with 4 days of diving for my group of 7 divers. Selected Dive Safaris, ... Full report		6/2006	Jim Schoeneck 100+ Dives
*Dive Adventures/ Pelican Bay Resort*		Simpson Bay	St. Maarten has not received great ratings or numerous reviews. I would say - GREAT! That leaves a fantastic reef unspoiled with... Full report		9/2005	Bruce Wallace 1000+ Dives
*SXM-Divers*			"Great Crew Makes for Great Diving" We had the privilege of diving with SXM- Divers based in Simpson Bay. Dan Norwood runs a top notch dive operation. He owns a 28’ RI... Full report		3/2023	tim nugent 1000+ Dives	1
*Octopous Diving*			"Nice dives, good viz, sharks" We did this dive from the cruise ship, arranged from home. Our dive master, Mike, was helpful and knowledgeable. I had shoulder surg... Full report		9/2018	Dawn 500+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers Dive Center/ Calisto Villa*			"And Now For Somethng Different..." We spent over a week diving w/ Ocean Explorers- two AM dives beginning at 8 or 11 AM. No night dive due to the weather mentioned b... Full report		8/2017	Michael Traylor 500+ Dives	1
*Ocean Explorers Dive Center/ Rainbow Beach Club*			"Thankgiving in St. Maarten" Really had a great couple of days of diving. The dives start off seeming like they will be average and then something would happe... Full report		11/2015	Kris Kraman 100+ Dives
*Octopus Diving/ Hotel L'Esplanade*		French Side	We did two tank dives on 4 days that we were there. They have three boats of differing size, so they can accomodate different size... Full report		3/2014	Jack Aland <100 Dives
*aqua mania adventures/ simpson bay resort*			We had very good dive trip with great weather and mostly flat calm seas. We can't guarantee anything of course but, we saw sharks ... Full report		9/2013	richard broome 500+ Dives
*Blue Bubbles/ Oyster Bay Beach Resort*			Hurricane Sandy decreased the viz, but we still enjoyed the dives. Since St. Maarten designated some areas a marine park several y... Full report		11/2012	Sheri Guzick 100+ Dives
*Octopus Diving/ La Samanna*		marine park off French St. Mar	In advance of this trip we did not have high expectations as far as diving went - diving on St. Martin seems to be regarded as "me... Full report		4/2012	Dorothy McDonald 500+ Dives
*Dive Safaris/ Atrium*		Simpson Bay	Stayed at the Atrium, located on Simpson Bay nestled on the beach with 3 decent dive operations nearby. Our desire was to dive wi... Full report		7/2010	Joseph Williams C. 250+ Dives
*Octopous Diving/ Independant Operator*			Weather was not helpful, Lots of rain with only 40- 50' visibility. Main thing here is the dive operation which we really enjoyed. ... Full report		4/2009	Rodney and Robin Bosche' 100+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers*		Dutch	St Maarten is not considered a premier dive destination by many divers but there is plenty of fish life and coral to keep you inte... Full report		9/2006	Michael Drumstas 500+ Dives
*Dive Safari*			This was by far the best of two experiences we have had diving with a group organized by a cruise ship. The previous experience a... Full report		11/2004	James Heimer 250+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers Dive Center/ ]Bahia Blue Villa*			"Good Diving Again at St. Maarten" We lodged in a 4 bedroom villa in Terres Basse with a kitchen, pool, hot tub, and en suite BR's. The cost is about the same as ... Full report		8/2019	Michael Traylor 500+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers Dive Center/ Simpson Bay*			"Ocean Explorers, SXM" I'm an airline pilot, and I got snowed into SXM for 4 days during the March snow storm (rough life, I know), so the other pilot an... Full report		4/2017	Chip Wright 250+ Dives	2
*Ocean Explorers Dive Center/ Divi Little Bay*		south coast	"Ocean Explorers, great dive shop" A small operation with first class service. Very close to the airport, a little inconspicuous from the road as it is on the far si... Full report		1/2017	George Lynch 500+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers Dive Center/ Condo - VRBO*		Simpson Bay	"Surprisingly great diving" This is a small operation, the majority of the divers are return customers, I almost did not get a spot on the boat. They limit t... Full report		6/2015	Richard Rigg 250+ Dives
*Dive Adventures/ Simpson Bay Resort*			Beautiful place, scene, water; beach nice but small. The trip was worth it just for the view from our balcony. Diving good. Dive... Full report		9/2013	John Godkin 250+ Dives
*Octopus Diving/ La Vista*		Gran Case, St Martin	Went to St. Maartin on a vacation with a timeshare I had bought independently of the resort. The resort was very well maintained ... Full report		5/2012	Timothy Waite 500+ Dives
*Aqua Mania/ Divi Little Bay*			My family went to St Maarten / Dutch side for spring break with the kids, 9 and 12 years old. My son did his open water referral di... Full report		4/2012	Terry Grainger 250+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers*		Dutch Side	This dive operation is excellent! The boats are moored on a beach in front of the dive shop. You will need to walk some of your ge... Full report		4/2012	Adam Dorfman 250+ Dives
*Blue Bubbles/ Divi Little Bay Resort*			Owner, Bobbi, and his employees are super expecially Dale, the DM. Faith, who runs the operations could not have been any ... Full report		6/2011	Ernest A Krumbein 500+ Dives
*Caribbean Dive College*			Michel, Kelly, Paul and Nicki were excellent in all aspects of the dive - Their shop is a little hard to find - located in Phillip... Full report		10/2010	Richard E. Heath 250+ Dives
*Scuba Fun*			Scuba Fun is great. . . . safety conscious. . . professional. . . knowledgable. . . . courteous. . . competent divemasters. . . one in water for each ... Full report		8/2009	Kirby Turnage 100+ Dives
*Dive Safaris/ Cruise ship*			The dive operator was very good. They have their dive shop close to the cuise ship docks. They picked us up at the water taxi do... Full report		5/2008	Bob R. 100+ Dives
*Dive Safaris*		Phillipsburg	Dove as shore excursion from Disney Wonder cruise ship. Visted the 18th century HMS Proselyte's cannons, anchors and other debris, ... Full report		9/2007	Don Winchester <100 Dives
*Dive Safaris/ Wyndham Sapphire*		Dutch side	Dive Safaris includes ANY equipment you need in the price. $70 for the shark dive, $93 for a 2 tank AM. The shark dive is well d... Full report		2/2007	tom nagle 500+ Dives
*Ocean Explorers*			Great guys to go diving with. Septmber is probably not the best time to dive in St. Martin. . . water was very warm and probably les... Full report		9/2005	Kendall Erickson <100 Dives
*Little Bay Watersports & Dive Center/ Oyster Bay Beach Resort*			Fourth time to dive in St. Maarten. Within the last 2 years, certain areas have been designated marine parks and permanent mooring... Full report		10/2004	Sheri Ray 100+ Dives
*Dive Safaris/ Pelican Resort*			Our 2- tank boat dive with Dive Safaris were on a newly sunk tug and the older wreck (barge). We had 5 people on the dive. The di... Full report		12/2003	John Keith 100+ Dives
*Dive Adventures*			"Easy Diving in St Maarten" Dive Adventures is part of a larger water sports and boat activity company named Aqua Mania Adventures headquartered at the Simpso... Full report		9/2023	Denis Esslinger 100+ Dives
*Scuba Fun Dive Center/ Pasanggrahan Hotel*			The diving off of St. Maarten is very average and the weather conditions due to Hurricane Tomas made the conditions less than aver... Full report		11/2010	Michael J. Millet 1000+ Dives
*Octopus Diving/ Private Residence*			Octopus Diving is what I would consider a good operation with excellent owners. They take your gear to one of their two small 6 p... Full report		6/2010	Cameron Cole <100 Dives
*Ocean Explorers/ Royal Islander Club*		42025	We found St. Martin to be a beautiful and friendly island. There are some great beaches and wonderful places to eat. Try Lee's in ... Full report		6/2006	Gary W Brown 100+ Dives
*Dive Adventures/ N/A*			We went to St Maarten knowing that the diving was “poor”, but since this was a family vacation first, we had to set diving as a lo... Full report		1/2006	Marc 1000+ Dives
*Dive Mania/ Pelican Club Resort*			While Undercurrents pans St. Maarten as a dive site, we found that the coral was reasonably good and the dives were fairly interes... Full report		12/2003	John Keith 100+ Dives
*Octopous Diving*		DUTCH SIDE OF ST MARTIN	" OCTOPUSDIVING .COM CANCELED- MY- DIVE.. BUT DID NOT CHARGE ME" I BOOKED THIS DIVE ON LINE IN DECEMBER 22 2015 I EMAILED THE DIVE SHOP TOLD THEM I WANTED TO DIVE FEB 18 2016 THURSDAY 8;00AM. T... Full report		2/2016	Robert Levine 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Fun Caraibes/ Oyster Bay Beach Resort*			Scuba Fun Caraibes was our worst dive operation experience. Fortunately, their only boat broke down after the third dive and they ... Full report		6/2003	Sheri Ray <100 Dives

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