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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Dive Narcosis*		West Palm Beach	I have been out with many operators. Van's is the best with whom I have gone. The boat is large and very fast. Everything is drift... Full report		9/2012	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Jupiter Dive Center*		Jupiter	At 8am I checked in with Steve Metcalf who is a dive master at Jupiter Dive Center. As part of the dive, Steve asked two Dive Mast... Full report		8/2012	Torsten Gross <100 Dives
*A Deep Blue Dive Center*		Fla.Keys	I find wreck diving relaxing, and, I am checking wrecks off my list. That is how I encountered this organization. Nice boat, cover... Full report		7/2012	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Ultimate Getaway/ Ultimate Adventure Dive Boat*		Dry Tortugas	First time on the boat, and I wish I was going back nextweek. Just came back on Sunday from a 4 day trip with Rick andthe crew... Full report		5/2012	john nihoff 250+ Dives
*Island Ventures*		Florida Keys	Island Ventures was the best outfit I have been with. Their motto is "Stress Free" diving and they live up to it. We dove the Sp... Full report		11/2011	Melissa S. Drapeau 250+ Dives
*Narcosis Charters*		Riviera Bch., Fl.	There is a wonderful thing happening in the palm beaches around the full moon in September. There has been a moratorium on fishing... Full report		9/2011	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Narcosis Charters*		Riviera Bch., Fl.	There is a wonderful thing happening in the palm beaches around the full moon in September. There has been a moratorium on fishing... Full report		9/2011	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Olympus Dive Center*		North Carolina Offshore	Last week I had the chance of doing some wreck diving in North Carolina. The diving is hit and miss depending on currents, surface... Full report		8/2011	C Leroy Anderson 1000+ Dives
*Dive Hatteras*		Hatteras	Chartered the Lion's Paw dive boat for a weekend of diving in August 2011 with a group of buddies - $840 per day for the entie boa... Full report		8/2011	B. Manning 250+ Dives
*Horizon Divers/ House rental*		Key Largo	The fist day of diving was on the larger of HD's two boats, the CheecaView which was stable even in the choppy water. This was the... Full report		7/2011	Donald A Ricetti <100 Dives
*Rainbow Reef Dive Center*		Key Largo, FL	Just wanted to post a few words about my experience with this outfit. Was passing through Key Largo, solo, and decided to dive on... Full report		5/2011	Amy Dement 100+ Dives
*Captains Corner/ None*		Florida Keys	Excellent Key West operator. One of the two best in town in my opinion. Large roomy boat. Large below- deck cabin where you can st... Full report		3/2011	J Kelly 500+ Dives
*Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort*		FL Keys	Just returned to the snow from 4 days of diving in Key Largo. We stayed at Amy Slates’s Amoray Diver resort. What a great time! ... Full report		2/2011	George Crull <100 Dives
*Scuba-Do*		Key Largo	Had the opportunity to dive the Spiegel Grove on two consecutive days. Both days there was a slight surface current, enough curre... Full report		12/2010	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Explorer dive boat*		channel islands	The northern Channel islands chain off the coast of Southern California includes from east to west Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa... Full report		11/2010	bill mashek 500+ Dives
*Julier*		Florida Keys	This was my second time on the Juliet and third liveaboard trip overall. I had previously had been on USVI and BVI trip on the sai... Full report		11/2010	Adam Hartnett 250+ Dives
*Cape Ann Charters/ Harvard Square Hotel, Boston*		Gloucester, MA	I had the pleasure of diving with Cape Ann Charters, Gloucester, MA on September 10, 2010. A friend I met diving with Underwat... Full report		9/2010	Craig A Wood 250+ Dives
*I Dive Inc. (Starfish Enterprise)*		Boynton Beach Florida	An old favorite just gets better. We live locally and Starfish has always been a favorite in an area that has lots of dive boats ... Full report		8/2010	Jim Garren 250+ Dives
*Narcosis*		Palm Beach	Capt. Van always gives the customer their moneys worth. He has a fast large boat that is ideally suited for drift diving the Palm Be... Full report		8/2010	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives	1
*Jupiter Dive Center/ Marriott Resort, Singer Island*		Jupiter, Florida	I spent a long weekend with my family on Singer Island and drove 15 minutes north to Jupiter Dive Center for a 2- tank Saturday aft... Full report		8/2010	Brent Barnes 250+ Dives
*Jupiter Dive Center/ La Quinta or Waterfront Inn*		Jupiter, Florida	We reside in Tampa but make the trip to Jupiter as often as possible. Jupiter diving with Jupiter Dive Center is our favorite U. S... Full report		8/2010	Veronica Harding 100+ Dives
*Dive Duck Key/ Hawk's Cay*		Florida Keys	A spur of the moment trip caused by low cost accomodations & airfare, plus a chance to get newly certified son James into the... Full report		8/2010	Timothy A Kolakowski 250+ Dives	1
*Atlantis Charters*		Block Island, U-853	Chartered the Atlantis to dive the U- 853 off of Block Island, RI. Boat is moored in New London, CT so ride out is a little under ... Full report		7/2010	B. Manning 250+ Dives
*Nass-T-Habit Adventure Team*		Lake Michigan	The Nass- T- Habit is a private (6 divers max) charter boat that runs on Lake Michigan out of the Milwaukee, WI area. This is Great... Full report		6/2010	Allan Ripple 100+ Dives
*Force-E/ Admiral's Club*			If you want to dive Phil Foster Park in West Palm/ Riviera Beach, you want the max convenience, aren’t allergic to a little pet dan... Full report		3/2010	Paul Selden 250+ Dives
*HMS Minnow Dive Charters/ Key West Inn*		Key Largo	Second time diving with Captain Jeff. . . . first time was in 2003. Friendly retired cop. He runs a nice, small operation. Nice, fas... Full report		2/2010	Richard Visser 100+ Dives
*Epcot Dive Quest/ Hampton Inn*		Orlando, FL	I checked my Chapbooks back to 2003 and did not find an entry on this dive location. I may be the first to list Orlando, FL as a d... Full report		12/2009	Dan Huthwaite <100 Dives
*Snappa*			This was a shark cage diving operation. Very organized and efficient. Blue sharks and Makos were seen on this trip. Not much "d... Full report		9/2009	Jack Gullo Jr. 500+ Dives
*Subtropic Dive Center*		Key West - Vandenberg	The Vandenberg is just one awesome wreck. Subtropic does a "double- dip" two- tank dive with a long surface interval to off- gas in- b... Full report		9/2009	Jack Kelly 500+ Dives
*Spencer Slate*		Florida Keys	There is nothing bad about Slate's outstanding operation. ... Full report		8/2009	Gabriel I. Peñagarícano 500+ Dives
*Soth Point Divers*		Key West	Had I known that it was a cattle boat with overzealous operators that treated everyone to the lowest common denominator, I would h... Full report		8/2009	Gabriel I. Peñagarícano 500+ Dives
*Spree Expeditions/ M/V Spree*		Dry Tortugas / Key West	This is for May and August 2009. M/ V Spree is a 110 ft. steel hull that is set up excellent for diving 5 dives a day. One price ... Full report		8/2009	Roger Floerke 250+ Dives
*Olympus Dive Center*		North Carolina	Olympus' web site suggests great visibility in August and water temperatures around 80. Perhaps these exist. But on my 3 days of d... Full report		8/2009	Larry 500+ Dives
*Discovery Diving*		Morehead City NC	Dove Friday with Discovery Diving on Outrageous with about 16 divers. Long, very rough trip (over 1 1/ 2 hrs) out to U352 sub and S... Full report		7/2009	Lynda Durfee 100+ Dives
*Subtropic*		Key West, FL	We went for 2 dives on the Vandenberg. O/ W divers were allowed, but one of Subtropic's staff was required as a guide (@$25/ person... Full report		7/2009	David Rosen 500+ Dives
*Scuba Do*		Fl Keys	I lived in and dove the Keys in the late 70's and 80's. Best Corals, best fish, I have ever seen. Then came the fall, white coral, ... Full report		6/2009	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Armando Menocal/ Horizon Divers*		key largo	Excellent treatment. did 4 dives in 2 days, including 2 very fine dives on Spiegel Grove wreck. Let divers go on own. Staff very h... Full report		5/2009	Armando Menocal 100+ Dives
*Truth Aquatics/ The Truth*		Channel Islands, CA	Terrific operation! They have three boats, Truth, Conception, and Vision. I've been out with Truth Aquatics seven times in the pa... Full report		3/2009	Bob DeFeo 250+ Dives
*Monterey Bay Dive Company*		Monterey, California	My trip to Monterey was necessitated by the fact that I needed several fill- in shots for a book I am working on. Both the shop and... Full report		12/2008	Dan Clements 100+ Dives
*World Wide Diving Adventures/ www.finstad.com*		monterey bay, Pt. Lobos	Kristy and Her Dad Bill Finstad are Marine Biologists. They offer a variety of trips in Monterey (Marine Biology is the emphasis)... Full report		9/2008	Bil Mashek 1000+ Dives
*MBT Divers/H2O Below*		Pensacola, Florida	This was a joint operation with MBT as the dive shop and H2O as the dive boat operators. They ran a very well organized operation f... Full report		8/2008	guy 1000+ Dives
*Atlantic Beach Diving/ None*		Morehead City, North Carolina	This was second trip to Morehead and first in 10 years. This diving is not for the beginner. AOW plus nitrox is a must if you wa... Full report		8/2008	Jon Armiger 100+ Dives
*Sanctuary*		Monterey Bay, CA	This was my first experience on this boat and only my second in cold water. There were only two passengers on this six- pack boat, ... Full report		7/2008	Robert Halem <100 Dives
*Peace Dive Center/ Peace Dive Boat*		California	The Peace travels from Ventura California to our Channel Islands, where there is more life per square foot than anywhere else in t... Full report		7/2008	Russell Person 500+ Dives
*H2O Below*		Pensacola	The Oriskany dives are not for the new diver. Some of the currents can be strong, have some experience at boat diving. The boat wi... Full report		6/2008	Earnie Wilson 250+ Dives
*horizon divers*		key largo	checked in with dan dawson(owner) who was very nice and polite. boarded a boat called the pises. had alot of room as there was onl... Full report		5/2008	michael richmond 1000+ Dives
*Porthole Dive Charters*			One of the best run dive boat operations- - bar none. Capt Mike Ferguson and his crew are extremely dedicated to safety and custome... Full report		4/2008	Bob DeFeo 100+ Dives
*Parrot Island Scuba*		Pompano Beach, Florida	I was going to be in the Broward County area for a few days and was looking for an inexpensive way to set up some lodging and divi... Full report		4/2008	Tom Carlson 100+ Dives
*Porthole Charters*		Puget Sound, Washington State	This was an excellent trip on a brand new dive boat operated by Captain Mike Fergeson of Porthole Charters. The boat was the Mark ... Full report		3/2008	Tom Carlson 100+ Dives
*Innerspace Dive Shop*		Big Pine Key, Florida	[My husband and I were renting a house for the months of January and February on Ramrod Key. We brought our dive gear so we could... Full report		2/2008	Pat Archer 250+ Dives
*Bandito Charters*		Puget Sound, WA	Captain Rick Myers, RJ was the DM/ deckhand, boat was the Sampan, a 43’ 14 passenger dive boat. The boat is Coast Guard Inspected w... Full report		1/2008	Tom Carlson 100+ Dives
*Silent world/ key largo suites*		Florida Keys	four day weekend trip set up with divers from [. . . ] web board south east florida club< aka SCRUBS>. They set up ... Full report		1/2008	al marvelli 1000+ Dives
*Pura Vida Divers*		West Palm Beach	Went down there with a lot of other divers telling me that the diving would not be that good. Saw lots of little critters every di... Full report		12/2007	Alex Hall 100+ Dives
*It's A Dive/ Marriott Beach Resort*		Key Largo, Florida	This is an annual trip for our dive club- We love it. Captain Daniel and Captain Mike done a wonderful job. They helped make our d... Full report		9/2007	David N Scarborough 250+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services/ Holiday Inn, Key Largo*		Key Largo, Florida	Holiday Inn is excellent location to stay if you are diving and/ or eating in the Key Largo, Florida area. Rooms are of suitable ... Full report		9/2007	Jerry Hobart 250+ Dives
*Tilden's Scuba Center/ None*		Marathon,Florida	Tilden's Scuba Center(MM 49. 5) was very safety conscious and requires a dive guide on all Thunderbolt wreck dives. Crew was ve... Full report		9/2007	Jerry Hobart 250+ Dives
*Innerspace Dive Center( MM 29.5)/ Looe Key Reef Resort( MM 27.5)*		Looe Key, Florida	Since this was the slow season after Labor Day, it was hard to find a dive boat that would take us to the A. Busch Sr. on a Tuesda... Full report		9/2007	Jerry Hobart 250+ Dives	1
*Olympus Dive Center*		Morehead City, NC	Seas were rough first weekend after labor day and many divers were seasick. Once in the water and below the chop the conditions we... Full report		9/2007	Manny Perry 250+ Dives	1
*Bonne Terre Mine*		Missouri	A flooded lead mine. No current, super viz, water a constant 58 - so a 7 mm or drysuit is needed. The mine is cavern like, with ... Full report		9/2007	Jack Gullo 250+ Dives
*DIver Down*		Moorehead City, NC	Diver Down is a cut to the chase outfit in Atlantic Beach, N. C. The crew are highly skilled and are there to help in anyway to mak... Full report		8/2007	Cooper Cecil <100 Dives
*Ocean Divers/ Bayside Cay Club Resort*		Key Largo	We dove in Key Largo with Ocean Divers. Our trip was done through [. . . ] that always put together a great trip. As al... Full report		8/2007	Jill Caple <100 Dives
*Discovery Diving*		Beaufort NC	Number 1 is I wish I had gone to North Carolina long before. Number 2 was that discovery diving along with Olympus provide you wit... Full report		8/2007	Martin Kelly 100+ Dives
*Horizon Divers/ Ramada - Key Largo*		Key Largo, FL	July and August have been good months for me for water conditions. The seas were flat to 1 ft. Horizon was a great operator. Ve... Full report		8/2007	Dan Huthwaite <100 Dives
*out to sea adventures*		Pt. Aransas, Texas	Captain Mike Miglini continues to run a highly professional Spearfishing operation. This time, we went out 26 miles to the oil rig... Full report		6/2007	rusty hubbarth 250+ Dives
*Quiescence*		Florida Keys	Quiescence Dive Services located in Key Largo bills themselves as having a "Personalized" scuba operation. Many companies use ... Full report		5/2007	Alexander Griffin 250+ Dives
*Conch Republic Divers*		Key Largo	Very good dive operation. Only had one concern one day when I told the captain and instructor on the boat that a diver was below 6... Full report		4/2007	Bear Johnston 250+ Dives
*Conch Republic Divers/ none*		Tavernier, florida	Dive shop catered to beginner to advanced divers, they have nitrox, shallow dives and deep diving. Boats were large and spacious, ... Full report		3/2007	Kent/Julie Balliet 100+ Dives
*Dave Ochs' Aqua Safari Adventures*			Dave Ochs set up a week- long trip for two colleagues and me to explore the wrecks and reefs off Southeastern Florida and Key La... Full report		3/2007	Raymond "Chat" Watts 1000+ Dives
*Off The Wall Charters, Inc./ na*		Cooper River, South Carolina	What a hoot!! Diving the black water in the Cooper River for fossillized shark teeth and artifacts with Bill Routh is the ultimat... Full report		3/2007	Mary Jo Milazzo 250+ Dives
*Ocean Divers/ Holiday Inn Key Largo Resort*		Key Largo, Florida	My first opportunity to dive in Key Largo came in September 2004, preceding a business trip to Miami. Based on Undercurrent rev... Full report		12/2006	Craig Wood 100+ Dives
*Its A Dive/ Marriott Hotel*		Key LArgo, FL	This is a follow up report from last year same time frame after the Labor Day Hoildays - the Hotel (Resort) rates drop greatly if t... Full report		9/2006	David N Scarborough 250+ Dives
*Great White Adventures*		Isla de Guadelupe	Staff was amazing. they have been working together for years and really like each other so they are happy and very efficient. They ... Full report		9/2006	Lupo 1000+ Dives
*Capt J.T. Barker*		North Carolina	North Carolina- Hatteras Village at end of Outer Banks. We dove for the first time with [. . . ] during the 4th of July 20... Full report		8/2006	garry gough 250+ Dives
*Catalina Divers Supply*		Southern California	Catalina Divers Supply runs a boat called SCUBA CAT. The diving off Catalina Island is beautiful: kelp forests, the giant Black Se... Full report		8/2006	Laura Mosqueda 250+ Dives
*Amoray Dive Resort*		Key Largo, FL	Q: "Please tell us the good, the bad, and what you wish you had known before you left home. . " A: It was "all good", there was no "b... Full report		7/2006	john_fletcher <100 Dives
*Atlantis Dive Center*		Key Largo, Florida	This was my second dive on the Speigel Grove with Spencer Slate and Neal Watson. On the first one several years ago the ship was o... Full report		7/2006	Gabriel I. Peñagarícano 500+ Dives
*Outer Banks Diving/ Marlin*		Hatteras, NC	Outer Banks Diving has upgraded their boat this year. . . the Flying Fish is bigger, faster, drier, and just overall nicer than the ... Full report		7/2006	Rick Tuss 500+ Dives
*Southern Swim & Scuba/ Atlanta Technical Divers*		North Florida Cave	Cave System tour and training, while in Mexico and diving in the Cenotes I was taken in by the sites and systems, came back to USA... Full report		7/2006	David N Scarborough 250+ Dives
*Truth Aquatics*		Channel Islands, Calif	Overall conditions were great, water temp though too warm for my drysuit unless I went deep and found the thermocline. We were on... Full report		7/2006	Jerry Jensen 100+ Dives
*Viking Diving*		Pensacola, FL	Viking Diving of Pensacola is set up to dive the USS Orskiany with no problem. Our crew was very helpful and help gets diver in and... Full report		6/2006	David N Scarborough 250+ Dives
*Out to Sea Adventures/ Port Aransas, Texas*		western Gulf of Mexico	The best Spearfishing trip I've ever gone on, with more fish, better Captain and crew, and better accomodations than I've encounte... Full report		6/2006	Rusty Hubbarth 250+ Dives
*Subtropic Dive Shop*		Key West, FL	Q: "Please tell us the good, the bad, and what you wish you had known before you left home. . . " A: The "good news" is a referral fro... Full report		6/2006	John A. Fletcher <100 Dives
*Conch Republic Divers/ Ocean Pointe Suites*		Tavernier	The sixth time is the charm. The Spiegle Grove has always been my bad- luck dive. Previous attempts all came a cropper. First tr... Full report		5/2006	Richard Sziede 100+ Dives
*Atlantis IV/ N/A*		Morehead City, NC	This was my first trip to dive the shipwrecks off the North Carolina coast. The Atlantis IV is a very comfortable boat and the cre... Full report		5/2006	Clay Coleman 1000+ Dives
*Our own boat/ our own RV*		Keys	My wife (100+ dives) and I (1, 000+) dives arrived in Key Largo in May 06 for a four month stay to dive the Pennekamp and Florida M... Full report		5/2006	Bruce Wallace 1000+ Dives
*Rainbow Reef/ Ramada Inn*		Florida Keys	Rainbow Reef is a dive operation that is trying to make a name for itself but still needs some work. The dive staff is very frien... Full report		4/2006	Jeremy Ellis 250+ Dives
*Catalina Divers*		Catalina Island, Avalon	Catalina Divers has their main dive shop on the town pier with another tank fill and rental at the casino area. We went out on th... Full report		2/2006	Jerry Jensen 100+ Dives
*Key Dives*		Islamorado, Fla. Keys	Key Dives in Islamorado was awesome! I'm a beginner diver, They claimed it was Carbbean style Diving! They set up our equipment, h... Full report		2/2006	Marjorie <100 Dives
*Aquarius 2/ my parents house*		Monterey/Point Lobos	So I went home to see my parents for Christmas and wanted to dive. The diving is good in Northern California in December, I guess ... Full report		12/2005	Arik Olson <100 Dives
*BlueWater Divers of Key Largo*		Key Largo, FL	Blue Water Divers (BWD) is a two man operation which runs out of its berthing area at the Key Largo Marina next to the Holiday Inn... Full report		11/2005	Chuck Donaldson 100+ Dives
*It's a Dive/ Marriott*		Key Largo, FL	It's a Dive is a 5- star PADI resort. They are located in the Marriott Hotel complex on the bay side of Key Largo, FL. They are a... Full report		11/2005	John W. Griffis III 500+ Dives
*Parrot Island Scuba Adventures*		Pompano Beach, Florida	Parrot Island Scuba Adventures ( [. . . ] ) is a great dive charter. Reasonably priced, safety conscious, and accom... Full report		11/2005	Joni & Bobby Lamb 250+ Dives
*island dive and watersports*		San Juan Islands, WA	We live in Southern Oregon and there's not alot of ocean diving available unless you are extremly desperate. I picked up a copy o... Full report		10/2005	jerry 100+ Dives
*Island Dive and Watersports*		Washington state	First time diving the San Juan Islands Washington and booked onto Island Dive and Watersports charter for two days of three tank d... Full report		10/2005	Jerry Jensen 100+ Dives
*Discovery Diving*		Beaufort, NC	The boat crews were excellent - great service and very friendly. Would definitely request Jerry as our boat captain again. The ... Full report		9/2005	Angela Lockhart 250+ Dives
*Truth Aquatics*		California	Good operation. Middle boat, Conception, stolen in March returned to fleet September 1. Refit to new condition, max divers 36. ... Full report		9/2005	Byran (Bud) Worsham 250+ Dives
*Divers City/ Island Bay Resort*		Tavernier, FL	IF you are going to do wreck diving in Key Largo, look up Divers City. Very knowledgable about wreck and technical diving. Good ... Full report		9/2005	Clare Petosa 100+ Dives
*Discovery Diving*		North Carolina	This was our 3rd trip to NC graveyard in last 5 years. Each time has been with Discovery Diving on the Captain's Lady. Captain Ler... Full report		8/2005	Steve Woerner 1000+ Dives
*M/V Fling*		Gulf of Mexico	The M/ V Fling holds approximately 30 divers + crew. This trip was a 3 day adventure with the first events beginning with boarding... Full report		8/2005	Clay Briscoe <100 Dives
*Scuba Luv/King Neptune*		Santa Catalina Island, CA	Warmer than expected- - could have used a 3mm and much less lead. Spectacular visibility for west coast. Bird rock A+, Eagle Reef A+... Full report		8/2005	Jeff Presley <100 Dives
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