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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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*Atocha Adventure*		Key West	I read about the opportunity to dive with the Mel Fisher Atocha/ Margarita treasure salvage operation in your Flotsam & Jetsam ... Full report		7/2009	Michael Marmesh 250+ Dives
*HMS Minnow*		Key Largo, Florida	After skipping a year of diving, I was glad to get to Key Largo and get wet. I chose to dive from the HMS Minnow, which is moored... Full report		7/2009	David Lindaman <100 Dives
*Fla. Keys Dive Center*		Islamorada, FL Keys	We dove 4 dives (2 days) with this operation. The employees in the dive shop were very friendly , and the check- in went smoothly. ... Full report		7/2009	Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Scuba-do*			The divesite was the Spiegel, a shipwreck laying +120 feet of water. Very strong currents. The dive operator was ok, they gave us ... Full report		7/2009	Andrea Di Fabio 100+ 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
*Mary Long*			My friends and I spent a week at Laguna Beach Resort. While the diving and services were fine, money was taken from safes by remov... Full report		6/2009	Mary Long 500+ Dives
*SouthPoint/ NA*		Key West	The boat, captain, and DMs was nice. The Vandenberg Wreck was great, even with 1 knot of current. Highly suggested. There is a ... Full report		6/2009	Scott Newland 100+ Dives
*Aquatic Safaris*		Wilmington, North Carolina	I just went out for a day because I was visiting my family. We went out to 23- mile ledge and then to the Hyde. The 23- mile ledge ... Full report		6/2009	Jim Hartman 250+ Dives	1
*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
*Quiescence Dive Center/Innerspace Dive Center/ N/A*		Florida Keys	Quiescence Dive Center in Key Largo- friendly and efficient dive operation. 3 6 packs with not a lot of shelter in the rain, no DM... Full report		5/2009	Chris Doering 250+ Dives
*Key Dives*		Islamorada, FL	We had cancelled the week before as seas were 5- 7 feet. By the following week, conditions had calmed down, and although the vis wa... Full report		5/2009	Ron & Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures*		West Palm Bch	Jim Abernathy's operation is always top notch. This was a club dive, on the Deep Obsession with only half of our usual number atten... Full report		5/2009	Ron & Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Pro Dive Shop*		Fort Lauderdale, FL	My wife and I were looking for a relatively inexpensive place for a long weekend of diving and decided to take advantage of free l... Full report		5/2009	Mort Rolleston 100+ Dives
*Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventure*		Palm Beach, FL	While visiting Fort Lauderdale, we heard from local divers that the diving was better up in Palm Beach, where we had read about it... Full report		5/2009	Mort Rolleston 100+ Dives
*Conch Republic Divers*		FL	The good: Great operation, fabulous boat- - very clean, wide decks, fresh water shower onboard- - no crowds!! Two options for getting ... Full report		4/2009	Julia Sweet <100 Dives
*Ocean Divers*		Key Largo, FL	We've dived with Ocean Divers in Key Largo since '04 and this trip was just as great. Weather was forecast to be windy with 4- 6 se... Full report		4/2009	Tim McCabe <100 Dives
*Subtropic Dive Center*		Key West	Subtropic Dive Center & Harborside Motel & Marina 4/ 21/ 09 Dive shop was very accommodating letting us clean up in their in- sto... Full report		4/2009	Patrick Wikstrom 500+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services/ Bayside Inn Key Largo*		Key Largo	Key Largo - Quiescence Diving Services & Bayside Inn Our three days of diving Key Largo w/ Quiescence was a pleasant easy divin... Full report		4/2009	Patrick Wikstrom 500+ Dives
*Horizon Divers/ Marriott Key Largo*		Florida Keys	I stayed at the Marriott and took a refresher course with one of their staff. This was a very good experience, and the teaching a... Full report		2/2009	George T Felt <100 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
*Amoray Dive Resort*		Key Largo FL	This was the worst dive experience yet. My girlfriend and my sister have limited experience and I thought the keys would be a perfe... Full report		12/2008	Bob Stoker <100 Dives
*Amy Slates/ Amoray Dive Resort*		Florida Keys - Key Largo	This was a very quiet time in the Keys. Amoray Diver is a nice size boat that can accommodate a lot of divers and snokelers. It ... Full report		10/2008	Alan R Radzun 1000+ Dives
*Abyss Dive Center/ N/A*		Marathon, FL	Nice shop and boat. The people were helpful, but the main problem was that they misled our group of three divers regarding dive c... Full report		10/2008	Lois Wellner <100 Dives
*Conch Republic*		Tavernier, Fl	Wreck Trek- The Bibb, Eagle, & Spiegel Grove. This was a club dive, with about 20 of us along. The Bibb lies on it's side, starts a... Full report		10/2008	Ron & Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures*		Riviera Bch, Florida	I arranged a dive with this operation for our local club from the west coast of Fla. almost a year in advance. With a discount in... Full report		9/2008	Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Scubateers.com*		Lake Pleasant ,Arizona	In Phoenix for business, I made a boat dive with Scubateers. com at Lake Pleasant, a man- made lake just 45 minutes north of Phoenix... Full report		9/2008	fiona rattray 250+ 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
*Discovery Diving/ NA*		North Carolina	Basic dive services, minimal assistance with tanks and gear. No snacks or drinks provided. Bring your own computer, rental compu... Full report		8/2008	Rich 250+ 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
*Aqatic Safaris*		Wilmington, NC	My son and I made special advance arrangements (3 months ahead) with Aquatic Safaris in Wilmington, NC to complete the 5 required ... Full report		8/2008	Tim <100 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
*Amy Slate's Amoray Dive*		Florida Keys	We chose Amoray based on the good review in the Chapbook, and on the fact that they had a trip scheduled for the Spiegel Grove on... Full report		8/2008	Jorge More' 100+ Dives
*Ocean Divers/ m/v Santana*		Key Largo, Florida	Ocean Divers runs a solid operation; good safety briefings, crew looks after divers. Plenty of room on the boat during the week; ... Full report		8/2008	David Schwab 250+ Dives
*Casion Point Dive Park*		Avalon, CA	It’s been 2 year since I went over to the Casino Point dive park. I took the 7 AM Catalina Express over and returned at 6: 45 PM w... Full report		8/2008	Paul Jacobsen 500+ Dives
*Bonsai Diving*		Key West	Bonsai Diving ( [. . . ] ) located in Key West operates with a center console dual hull boat about 28 feet in length (ma... Full report		7/2008	William Deertz 500+ 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
*Oriskany Dive Charters, "Wildkat"/ Pensacola Beach condo weekly rental*		Pensacola, FL	Our dive shop stayed a week in Pensacola Beach to primarily dive the USS Oriskany. We had a total of 5 divers and 2 dove rebreathe... Full report		7/2008	Lee Fenner 100+ Dives
*American Divers*		South Padre Island	One dive operation in South Padre, American Divers. It's owned and operated by a gentleman that has a vast amount of experience in... Full report		7/2008	Sheri Guzick 100+ Dives
*American Divers*		South Padre Island Texas	My husband and I were truely excited to dive the Texas Clipper. It is a WW 2 era freighter that was sunk 17 miles off the coast of... Full report		7/2008	Christine Kuoni 100+ Dives
*Rainbowreef/ Ramada Inn*		Islamorada, Florida Keys	This is my third annual trip to the keys. I must say I love it. Good weather, good food, diving is above par and destination is ... Full report		7/2008	Jon 100+ Dives
*Conch Republic/ Ramada Inn Key Largo*		Florida Keys, Tavernier	We were not originally scheduled to dive with Conch on this trip. Our night dive was cancelled with Rainbowreef and they could no... Full report		7/2008	Jon 100+ Dives
*MDT Divers/ H2O Below*		Pensacola, Florida	Dived the USS Oriskany from the mv H2O Below, thru MDT Divers in Pensacola. Dive shop provided standard dive equipment and made a ... Full report		7/2008	David Schwab 250+ Dives
*Southpoint Divers*		Key West, FL	The crew was very helpful and informative. The site briefings were good and gave you the information you needed. Buddy teams wer... Full report		7/2008	Beth Appelt <100 Dives
*Jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures*		Riviera Bch., FL	We dove a lot with them in the late 90s, but hadn't again up til now. In those days, Jim and Anna were always there, and they had ... Full report		7/2008	Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives	1
*Atlantis Charters*		N/A	Atlantis IV . First rate boat, captain and crew. Have been diving with them for 7 years and will continue. Everything works jus... Full report		7/2008	Harry White 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
*Splashdown Divers*		Boynton Beach, FL	Am I in the Caribbean?? Well, no I guess not - but it sure seems like it. In fact I'm about a mile off the beaches of Boynton Beac... Full report		5/2008	Monty Chandler 250+ 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
*Rainbow Reef*		Key Largo, Florida	I can't say enough good things about these guys. My 12 year old son was certified with Rainbow Reef and it was a wonderfull experi... Full report		4/2008	Manny Perry 250+ 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
*Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort*		Key Largo	This was my third trip to Key Largo, arguably my favorite place to dive to date and I've written about the area in more detail in ... Full report		4/2008	Mort Rolleston <100 Dives
*Bonsai Divers*		Key West	Peter at Bonsai Divers is an easy- going, laid- back no- stress kind of guy. On Friday I contacted him about going diving on Saturday... Full report		3/2008	Rik Pavlescak <100 Dives
*Ocean Divers - Key Largo/ Mariners Club*			I had never been to Key Largo before so this was a new adventure for us. The dive operation was well manned and the staff was ver... Full report		3/2008	Mark VanDover <100 Dives
*So. Florida Diving Headquarters/ Sands Marina Hotel*		Pampano Beach, FL	We booked a boat that could hold no more than 12 divers and was to go to a wreck to 60 feet and then to a 30- 40 ft drift dive. We... Full report		3/2008	Marjorie Griffing 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
*Horizon Divers/ Condo*		Key Largo, FL	We spent 5 days diving the ship wrecks around Key Largo, we had Horizon Divers smaller boat to our selves for our group of six div... Full report		1/2008	Michael Bosveld 100+ Dives	1
*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
*Parrot Island Scuba Adventures*		Florida	The folks at Parrot Island Scuba Adventures run a great dive charter. The crew were friendly, helpful and skilled. I did a 2 tank ... Full report		12/2007	Jeff Haines <100 Dives
*Florida Keys Dive Center*		Florida Keys - Tavernier	Dove Snapper Ledge, Pickles, Horsehoe Ledge, Crocker Plateau and the Eagle. Diving around Tavernier the fish life was great, but ... Full report		12/2007	L. B. 100+ 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
*Aloha Dive*		Woodland Hills, California	I am an experienced diver with over 20 years of diving both locally and on far away trips. My two children have long wanted to go... Full report		11/2007	James Isaacs 250+ Dives
*MBT Divers*		Pensacola	While on a business trip to Alabama, I tacked on three extra days to dive the wrecks off Pensacola. Originally, I was going to di... Full report		10/2007	Mort Rolleston 100+ Dives
*Vortex Springs*		Vortex and Morrison Spgs, FL	As mentioned in another entry, while rough seas kept the Pensacola area dive boats at the dock for a couple of days, I decided to ... Full report		10/2007	Mort Rolleston 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
*Pro Dive International/ Did not stay in Ft. Lauderdale area*		Ft. Lauderdale	Arrived in Ft. Lauderdale on 11: 30AM flight and was able to pick up baggage, rental car, and arrive at Pro Dive by 12: 45. Pro Dive... Full report		9/2007	Jerry Hobart 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
*Rainbow Reef/ Ramada Inn*			I left Tampa at 7: 30 AM on Sunday, Sept 2nd, in order to avoid the major holiday traffic of the 1st. However, once I was on the 1... Full report		9/2007	Pat Sinclair 100+ 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
*Dive Key West/ Southern Cross Hotel*		Key West, Florida	Dive Key West has a very nice dive boat capable of easily handling 16 divers. Since the week after Labor Day is the slow season, o... Full report		9/2007	Jerry Hobart 250+ Dives
*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
*Tilden's Scuba Center*		Thunderbolt Wreck	Tilden's is a good, quality dive operator. Trips are run from the dock around the corner from their shop at Mile Marker 49. 5 in M... Full report		9/2007	Jack Kelly` 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
*Pura Vida Divers*		West Palm Beach, FL	Every dive in West Palm Beach is a drift dive and our currents averaged being moderate for the 5 days of diving we did. Most of t... Full report		8/2007	Roger Roth 500+ Dives
*Looe Reef Resort*		Florida Keys	Looe Key Resort is actually a motel with a dive shop attached, with a resort you could pay for everything at once but at Looe Key ... Full report		8/2007	Raymond Clark 500+ 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
*Abyss*		Florida Keys - Marathon	We enjoyed 5 days diving with Abyss, in Marathon. They run a great dive op, with only 6 divers on a roomy boat, which even has a ... Full report		8/2007	Joyce & Stephen Leftly 100+ Dives
*Santa Rosa Dive Shop*		Blue Hole Santa Rosa, NM	This site is easy to locate within the city of Santa Rosa, NM. A dive permit is required and may be purchased at the visitor cent... Full report		7/2007	Wayne Taylor 250+ Dives
*Starfish Enterprise/ www.idivestarfish.com*		just S. of Palm Beach,FL	Starfish Enterprise ( [. . . ] )was the best "domestic" dive experience I have had to date. And it ranks right up ther... Full report		7/2007	Petra Israel 250+ Dives
*It's A Dive/ Marriott*		Key Largo, FL	We dove on the City of Washington wreck and Lobster Ledges, both in Elbow Reef, Pennekamp State Park. The wreck (spread out over 1... Full report		7/2007	John Satterfield 250+ Dives
*Undersea Inc./ Double Tree Grand Key Resort*		Looe Key Reserve	Undersea Inc. shop is 1 mile north of boat. The Pegusus (boat)has seen better days. Planned to do two days of diving, only did o... Full report		7/2007	David Andel 100+ Dives	1
*Silent World/ Bayside Inn*		Florida Keys - Key Largo	I had a couple of days off from work after working 70 hour weeks for the last month. I decided to head down to the Florida Keys a... Full report		7/2007	Pat Sinclair 100+ Dives
*Island Ventures/ Suites at Key Largo*			The accomodations were older, but nice, on the water ( adj. to a marina) with a pool. Bedroom upstairs with a pull out sofa downst... Full report		7/2007	Ron & Dawn Steedman 100+ Dives
*Capt. Pete's Ft. Myers/Diversity*		Deerfield Bch, FL	This was a dive boat rented by the dive center in Ft. Myers for an open water certification dive, where others could join in. The ... Full report		7/2007	Ron & Dawn Steedman 100+ Dives
*Subtropic Dive Center*		Key West - Florida Keys	Subtropic runs several different dive trips out of its shop on Truman Avenue in Key West, just about 1/ 2 mile or so from Duval Str... Full report		7/2007	Jack Kelly 250+ 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
*Conch Republic Divers*		Florida Keys	This was my third trip with Conch Republic Divers and the first for the rest of my party. The weather was isolated t- storms and s... Full report		6/2007	Ray Simpkins 250+ Dives
*HMS MINNOW/ HOLLIDAY INN*		KEY LARGO,FL	JEFF IS A GREAT CAPTAIN. WE DOVE FOR 6 DAYS TWO AM DIVES/ DAY. MY FAMILY LOVED THE PERSONAL ATTENTION ON THIS 6 PACK BOAT. WE DOVE T... Full report		6/2007	BENJAMIN 1000+ Dives
*Olympus Dive Center*		Outer Banks, NC	I'll lead off by saying that this was probably my worst diving experience in the 12 years since I've been certified - so much so t... Full report		6/2007	George Connaughton <100 Dives	1
*Nordic Divers*		Wisconsin	On October 22nd, 1929, the 350 foot steamship Milwaukee disappeared with all on board somewhere on Lake Michigan's vast storm swep... Full report		5/2007	Matt Schultz 1000+ Dives
*Rainbow Reef/ Ramada Inn*		Key Largo	We traveled via bus from Atlanta to Key Largo with a group from Atlanta. Of the 17 divers on the trip, 4 were doing open water ch... Full report		5/2007	Marjorie Griffing 100+ Dives
*Cooper River Dive Charters*		Cooper River, S.C.	I've been diving in the Cooper River for a number of years, searching for that elusive 6- inch Megalodon tooth. Haven't found a who... Full report		5/2007	Edward Noga 500+ Dives
*Jupiter Dive Center*		jupiter, florida	This is the time of year for lemon sharks and Turtles. The tourists and snow birds have mostly departed, and the crazy lobste... Full report		5/2007	EDMUND DOERING III MD 500+ Dives
*Scuba Emporium*		Ft. Lauderdale, FL	We booked with Scuba Emporium for 5 dives weeks before the trip, and also confirmed the dive time of 10am a few days before the di... Full report		5/2007	T Griffin 250+ Dives
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