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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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*Lois Ann*		San Diego Wreck Alley	The crew was knowledgeable. That was the only good part of this trip. This is a big metal cork of a boat. I got seasick for the fi... Full report		7/2004	Jeff Hawkins <100 Dives
*Horizon Divers/ Stayed at Ramada Inn*		Key Largo	Horizon made all arrangements for accommodation at the Ramada Inn, next door. Rental gear was old, but in good shape. Discount f... Full report		7/2004	David Schwab 250+ Dives
*Abyss Dive Center/ Marriott (Key Largo)*		Marathon, Florida	This was my 3rd time with Abyss and these folks do not disappoint. It is a fine operation with a single 6- diver boat. The staff ... Full report		5/2004	Eric Frick 100+ Dives
*Santa Rosa DIve Center/ N/A*		Santa Rosa, NM	The blue hole is a 81 foot deep artesian well located in Santa Rosa, NM, which is about 114 miles east of Albuquerque. The water i... Full report		4/2004	Paul Farago <100 Dives
*Underseas Inc*		Fla Keys	Good: Underseas can train a bunch of folks at once if you prearrange - will negotiate a reasonable rate for a big group. Use som... Full report		4/2004	G Fulkerson 250+ Dives
*Island Ventures*		Key Largo, Fl	Did actually not get to do this dive, so this report to serve as a word of advise. Island Venture run a nice little 6 pack boat ... Full report		1/2004	Morten Winckler 100+ Dives
*Amoray Divers/ Amy Slate's Amoray Inn*		Florida Key Largo	This is a well designed and very pleasant appearing resort. The rooms are large and clean, the small kitchen units work well, and ... Full report		1/2004	Dean K Knudson 100+ Dives
*North Star Charters/ (none)*		Munising, Michigan	Capt. Linda Lindquist runs a good operation aboard the 28' Linda K. Charters are to the wrecks in the Alger Underwater Preserve o... Full report		9/2003	Eric Frick 250+ Dives
*Florida West Scuba/ none*		Venice, Florida	This is a great place to dive for the teeth of Carcharocles Megaladon. Yes, the teeth are laying right on top of the sand for you ... Full report		9/2003	Thomas Daly 100+ Dives
*Florida West Scuba/ none*		Venice, Florida	This is a great place to dive for the teeth of Carcharocles Megaladon. Yes, the teeth are laying right on top of the sand for you ... Full report		9/2003	Thomas Daly 100+ Dives
*Quiescene Diving Service*		Florida - Upper Keys	Did a two tank afternoon trip, booked based on reviews in the Chap Book. They have 3 - 6 pack boats and plug themselves as not be... Full report		8/2003	Bill Harward 250+ Dives
*Off the Wall Charters*		Cooper River, South Carolina	This is not a trip for the light hearted or inexperienced. Expect little viz and a strong current, possible alligator sighting (o... Full report		8/2003	Barbara Petrecca 100+ Dives
*Silent World Diove Center/ Port Largo Villas*		Key Largo	Silent World is a smaller operation (two boats) with a retail store front and a separate dock for launching the boats. Silent Wor... Full report		7/2003	Al Ammons 100+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services/ Port Largo Villas*		Key Largo	Quiescence Diving Service, [. . . ] , has three six passenger boats docked behind the dive shop on US 1 in Key Largo. Th... Full report		7/2003	Al Ammons 100+ Dives
*HMS Minnow*		Key Largo	Jeff Jarvis of the HMS Minnow (hmsminnow. com) runs an excellent dive operation. He takes a maximum of 6 divers so that he can get... Full report		6/2003	Eva Katcher <100 Dives
*Aquanuts Dive Center/ Kelly's on the Bay*		Key Largo	Kelly's rooms are clean and comfortable. The area is very humid and they have a drying room to hang your BC and dive skins or wet... Full report		6/2003	Dave Bridenbaugh <100 Dives
*Cape Ann Divers*		Gloucester, MA	Cape Ann Diving offers challenging boat diving for the hardy. Most of the divers from New England dove with drysuits. One diver ... Full report		6/2003	Joseph Gallagher 250+ Dives
*black river falls*		wisconsin	this is some of the best fresh water diving in the midwest! the water can be cold the deeper you go, but the vis is great!usually ... Full report		6/2003	guy johnson 500+ Dives
*black river falls*		wisconsin	this is some of the best fresh water diving in the midwest! the water can be cold the deeper you go, but the vis is great!usually ... Full report		6/2003	guy johnson 500+ Dives
*Lake Rawlings*		Virginia	This is a great place to go to "tune up" or to practice skills. They have a lot of LDSs holding classes and certifying, but it is... Full report		6/2003	Lisa <100 Dives
*Florida Keys Reef Divers - Jim Wyatt/ None*		Florida	We dove Looe Key with Florida Keys Reef Divers. The dive is shallow spur and groove formations with a maximum depth of twenty fiv... Full report		5/2003	Norm Jensen <100 Dives
*Aquatic Obsessions/Dive Clearwater*		West Florida	This is a report on a dive trip that did not happen, because of inept customer service by Aquatic Obsessions dive center. I live i... Full report		4/2003	Mel 500+ Dives
*Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center/ Barnacle Bed & Breakfast*		Florida Keys	Looe Key is very shallow and easy to dive. Most all dives will be no deeper than 30 ft. This outfit takes you a few miles offsho... Full report		10/2002	Julian Watkins/Debbie DiMascio 100+ Dives
*Sea Scan Dive Shop*			Sea Scan was a good dive shop and boat the Poppy set up for small groups of divers. Dive location was decided at launch and was v... Full report		8/2002	David Lemly 250+ Dives
*Spectre/ Cal Boat Diving*		California	Website: [. . . ] . Best spotlight of dive- playing with California sea lion. Spectre is one- day dive (3 ... Full report		8/2002	Greg Swager <100 Dives
*HMS Minnow/ I stayed at the Holiday Inn*		Key Largo	I used the 2002 Edition of the Diver's Chapbook to research this week of diving as I was taking my 13 year old grandson for his fi... Full report		7/2002	Emma Weyer 250+ Dives
*Dive Valhalla (Missle Silo Dive)/ Family Scuba Center, Midland, TX*		Abilene, TX	Website: [. . . ] It is a missle silo, housed ICBM missle with nuclear warhead, managed by US Air Force. It ... Full report		7/2002	Greg Swager <100 Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services/ Bayside Resort*		Key Largo	Diving: This was my 3rd time with Quiescence ( [. . . ] , phone 305/ 451- 2440) and it is still a great operation. They... Full report		5/2002	Eric Frick 100+ Dives
*Forever Young Charters*		Islamorada, Florida	"Safe and competent operation but not much to see" Florida's reefs are in very rough shape. There was very limited live coral and very limited reef fish life. We saw grunts, jacks, ... Full report		10/2024	Mr. Kurt Sheffer <100 Dives
NA		Fort Wetherill Rhode Island	"All I could see was the yellow wreck line" Living in CT I decided to go with two buddies to dive at Fort Wetherill in Jamestown Rhode Island which was said to have some of t... Full report		8/2024	Michael Good <100 Dives
*Pura Vida*		Palm Beach	"Blue Heron Bridge a disappointment" I did a mid- morning, guided shore dive at Blue Heron Bridge in Palm Beach. Apparently this is a popular shore dive with a very goo... Full report		6/2024	Samuel B Johnson 500+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services/ None*		Key Largo	"Fine dive operator; Obviously, not Indonesia" Because of COVID, we did not travel outside the country. We just wanted to be underwater again. Quiescence did a terrific job, but... Full report		6/2021	Alvin Rosenfeld 1000+ Dives
*Silent World*		Key Largo Florida	"Coral restoration day Key Largo." I signed up on Coral Restoration Foundation’s website to do a day of coral restoration with this outfitter. We attended a 2- hour p... Full report		4/2021	Mary Adams 500+ Dives
*Sea Dwellers/ Holiday Inn*		Key Largo	"Key Largo better than nothing with others having restrictions/closures" With all of the Covid restrictions in most countries, I decided to try the Keys as to offset any travel problems. So my grandson a... Full report		8/2020	Ronald Bailey 1000+ Dives
*Dive Key West*		Key West	"Very restrictive for experienced divers" Upon arrival, we were forced to attach our bcd and reg to a tank - to test pressure, analyze nitrox, prove our reg could breathe a... Full report		10/2018	Bill McManus 100+ Dives	2
*Key Dives/ Fiesta Key RV Resort*		Florida Keys	"Safety considerations mean I would not dive with them again." I was on an RV vacation in the Florida Keys and wanted to sample some new dive operations. In general I had a mediocre experience ... Full report		4/2017	Samuel B Johnson 500+ Dives	1
*Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort*		Key Largo	"Independence Day diving Key Largo" Did 8 dives in 2 days. The morning dives were shallow as snorkelers made the big boat trip. A shovel was required to get past th... Full report		7/2015	Robert A. Munno 500+ Dives
*Scuba Tech*		Destin, FL	I had never been in the FL panhandle and wanted to get an idea of what I would see if I did the wreck trail. I wasn't expecting t... Full report		7/2014	Wayne Johnson 250+ Dives
*Dive Key West*		Key West, Florida	I was pleasantly surprised at this Dive operation. The shop was located with easy access to parking and the shop. The boat left ... Full report		9/2013	Christine Zahm 250+ Dives	1
*Florida West Charters/Megadolon Charters*		Florida, Gulf Coast	8 dives over 3 days. Captain Dan was Knowledgable, helpful and seemed to be a comsumate profesional. Captain Steve, the owner, see... Full report		4/2012	Theodore C Recupero 100+ Dives
*Southpoint Divers*		Key West, FL	Spent long weekend in Key West and decided to dive the Vandenburg. Southpoint Divers were very easy to book, nice boat with plent... Full report		9/2011	Jeff and Nicole Robertson 100+ Dives
*none*		Lake Michigan, Door County	This was a shore dive at Pebble Beach, Little Sister Bay in Door County. Sheltered bay, nice short access, depth to 20' with lots... Full report		8/2011	Paula Kamps <100 Dives
*Outer Banks Diving/ Whalehead*		North Carolina	The Good: Avery and Johnny were competent and safety conscious. The Rest: boat was seriously overcrowded, requiring gearing up... Full report		7/2011	Howard Kaiser 500+ Dives
*Dive Key West/ N/A*		Key West	I dove with this company after my live- aboard to the Dry Tortugas was cancelled while I was en route to Key West. As well as refu... Full report		10/2010	Robert Atanasio 500+ Dives	2
*Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center*		Lower Keys	This was our 2nd attempt to dive the Looe Key Marine Sanctuary on the Kokomo Cat with Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center. Our fir... Full report		6/2010	Allan Ripple 100+ Dives
*Tarpoon Diving*		South Beach, Miami	I took a 2 tank morning dive through Tarpoon Diving in South Beach, Miami. They have their own shop but the dive boat is independe... Full report		4/2010	Graham McGregor 250+ Dives
*Splashdown Divers*			... Full report		8/2009	Paul Greene 500+ Dives
*Florida Keys Dive Center*			The original plan was to dive the Spiegel and the Duane shipwrecks in a "heavy metal" tour. Eventhough there was a tropical storm ... Full report		8/2009	Andrea Di Fabio 100+ Dives
*Rainbow Reef Dive Center*		Key Largo, FL	We recently spent a week in Key Largo with the Rainbow Reef Dive Center. The dive center is located in a kiosk in the front parki... Full report		7/2009	Tim Schultz <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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*Key Dives/ Ocean Point Suites*		Islamorada, Florida	We went on three two- tank trips with Key Dives. $75 guided 2- tank trip ($210 for 3 trips). Nice 42’ boat with 60 tank holders but ... Full report		4/2007	Scott Anders 100+ Dives
*Desert Divers Supply*		Lake Mead, Nevada	Desert Divers Supply does recreational and technical training, very polite, friendly and professional. I was able to rent 85 cu ft... Full report		1/2007	f rattray 250+ Dives
*Ocean Divers, Sea Dwellers, Conch Republic Divers/ Bayside Resort*		Key Largo, Flordida[N/A]	Key Largo: Bayside Resort: Ocean Divers, Sea Dwellers, and Conch Republic Divers, September 30- October 10, 2006, Jay & Sheila Harm... Full report		10/2006	S.A. Harmer <100 Dives
*Straits Scuba/ Driftwood Motel*		Straits of Mackinac	The best part of the trip was the wrecks. I was blown away by the wrecks states of preservation, and conditions. Each wreck we d... Full report		9/2006	Michael Bosveld 100+ Dives
*South Florida Dive Headquarters/ Canada House*		Ft Lauderdale, Florida	Crew was very accomadating and fun. Boat was comfortable and never over crowded. Water, drinks, snacks were provided and there w... Full report		9/2006	Karen Green 100+ Dives
*The Dive Shack's Wet Dream*		Pensacola, Fl	Undercurrent News Letter The USS Oriskany, Pensacola, Florida The Dive Shack’s Wet Dream: July , 29- 30 2006 Robert Cecil, ... Full report		7/2006	Robert Cecil <100 Dives
*jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures/ n/a*		West Palm Beach Florida	Reefs were in very poor condition. Lots of brown algae. We seen several large and one huge loggerhead turtles which kept us intere... Full report		6/2005	Dave Jackson <100 Dives
*Island Ventures/ Rock Reef Resort*		Key Largo, Florida	Rock Reef Resort was a laid- back and comfortable place to stay, a good alternative to standard hotel fare. No food on site, but n... Full report		11/2004	Andrew Levin <100 Dives
*Amy Slate's Amoray Inn*			Our group stayed several days at this resort, then, after an abrupt cancellation by a Bahamas liveaboard berthed in Ft. Lauderdale... Full report		11/2004	Dean Knudson 100+ Dives
*Amy Slate's Amoray*		Key Largo	Nice Catamaran style dive boat; lots of people on board. Lots of boats on reef. Good operation. Convenient parking. ... Full report		8/2004	Jack Gullo Jr. 100+ Dives
*Divers Den & "The Splash"/ Rented a Condo Independently*		Florida	Our group of six divers included three with fewer than 15 dives each. Plans were made for dives that met the needs of those with ... Full report		7/2004	Patrick Coyne 100+ Dives
*Quiescence/ Marriott*		Key Largo, Florida	This was my 4th time with Quiescence and these folks do not disappoint. It is a fine operation with 3 6- diver boats. The staff a... Full report		5/2004	Eric Frick 100+ Dives
*Amy Slates Amoray Divers/ Amy Slates*		Key Largo	This is typical Florida diving, shallow reefs and, if allowed, you could have some great bottom times. The wreck of the Duane is a... Full report		8/2003	Jeff Bloomer 250+ Dives
*Homestead Crater/ Homestead Resort*		Utah	Homstead crater is a hotspring. The water stays in the mid 90's year round. Because of the hight water temperature there are no fi... Full report		6/2003	Paul Farago <100 Dives
*Amoray Slates/ Amy Slates Dive Resort*		Florida	My and I are new to diving, in our early 'midddle age" and were looking for a good place to get some much needed expirence. Amy's... Full report		8/2002	Phil & Patricia Tobin <100 Dives
*American Pro Dive Center*		Florida	"Superb manatee experience" I went out with this operator twice. Once was a swim with manatees and the other was a drift dive in a fresh water spring system. ... Full report		6/2024	Samuel B Johnson 500+ Dives
*Captain Hook's - Marathon*			"Satisfactory dive operator - disappointing diving" Very well run operation. Quite friendly people. Everyone safe and competent and wanting to provide good dives. If I were to dive M... Full report		6/2024	Samuel B Johnson 500+ Dives
*Rainbow Reef Dive Center*		Key Largo	"In general a good operator with fine divemasters" Over the space of six days, I did 10 dives with Rainbow Reef Divers, 4 two tank afternoon dives and 2 one tank night dives, all at... Full report		6/2024	Samuel B Johnson 500+ Dives	1
*Kyalami Scuba Club*		Palm Beach	"Excellent opereation but the reefs are a disaster" A two tank afternoon outing off Palm Beach, both drift dives with a moderate surface interval. The sites were about a 30 minute ri... Full report		6/2024	Samuel B Johnson 500+ Dives	1
*Southpoint Divers*		Florida	"Saw two 35 Goliath Grouper at Sand Key" I got to Southpoint around 10: 00 am... Full report		1/2023	Jack Hobbs <100 Dives
*Key Dives/ No name motel in Marathon*		Florida Keys	"Good Operation but Nothing to See" We had never been to the Keys and decided to drive down with friends who live in Ft. Lauderdale. We arranged to dive two days, on... Full report		6/2022	Karen Card 250+ Dives
*Captains Corner Dive Center*		Key West	"Mostly Dead Reefs" It being my first time in Key West since Sea Hunt was on the air I couldn't pass up the chance to dive even though the rest of my ... Full report		9/2021	John Barack 100+ Dives
*Truth Aquatics/ Vision*		California Channel islands	"Disappointed. " Four years ago we had our best Cali trip ever, aboard Truth "Conception". See my post. This time we expected no less, aboard a f... Full report		8/2016	Theodore C Recupero 500+ Dives
*Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort*		Key Largo	This trip was booked for the New Years holiday with 9 divers for four days. The boat captain was the rudest, most arrogant captain... Full report		1/2010	Jim Little 250+ 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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*Scuba Quest, Cape Coral*		Bradenton, FL.	We have lived on FL gulfcoast for over 30 years, and this was our first gulf dive. We had 2 newly cert. family members, and needed... Full report		8/2006	Ron & Dawn Steedman 100+ Dives
*Scuba Tech/ N/A*		Florida Panhandle	Had an invitation to spend a week with friends at their summer place in Destin, FL. I did an internet search, found that there wa... Full report		7/2006	David Reubush 500+ Dives
*White Star Quarry*		Ohio	White Star dive site is a modest operation that is a descent training site for beginner divers. There are three platforms which i... Full report		5/2006	Wayne Taylor 100+ Dives
*Amoray Slate Dive Resort/ same*		Key Largo, FL	My wife and I stayed at the resort on Memorial Day weekend as a package deal. - Two- two tank boat trips plus a one tank night... Full report		5/2006	Walt Suita 250+ Dives
*Express Watersports - Scuba Express/ N/A*		Myrtle Beach, SC	Let me start by saying I believe they have an overall good operation. This particluar dive was called 11 mile reef. There were 3... Full report		8/2005	John Crellin 100+ Dives
*Key Biscayne Park, John Pennekamp Park/ none*		South Florida	Wish we hadn't gone with either park's staff and had chosen independent dive shops over park operations! (Typical government incom... Full report		2/2005	Betty & John Nevelus 1000+ Dives
*Paradise Charters/Island Reef Diver*		Key L argo, Florida	I signed up for a half day with Paradise Charters based on earlier reviews on Undercurrent. My first inkling of trouble was when, ... Full report		11/2004	Andrew Levin <100 Dives
*Coral Island Charters*		Palm Beach	A couple of us decided to try Coral Island Charters in Palm Beach after phoning them and asking them we could dive a specific dive... Full report		7/2004	Steven Kovacs 250+ Dives
*Subtropic/ West/Banana Bay-Largo/AmySlatesAmor*		Keys	Larger boat was out of service so we were a bit crowed on the smaller one. Diving was poor. We had a family emergency and needed t... Full report		10/2003	paul brown <100 Dives
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