Dive Shop reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 203 Reddit reviews across 18 subreddits and 73 posts to rank the best Dive Shop brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/scuba, r/scubadiving, r/fortlauderdale, r/stcroix, r/curacao. Top-rated brands include Kaimana Divers (5.0/5), Dive.is (4.8/5), Island Divers (4.6/5).
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Reviews203
Subreddits18
Posts73
Brands100
Products0
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#1
Kaimana Divers
5.0
(7)
"Another plus one for Kaimana Divers."
"Gabe with Kaimana Divers! He runs an amazing shop."
"Have gone out with them in the past when visiting and had a great experience."
"Kaimana Divers."
"Gabe, Denise and the crew do a great job."
"Kaimana divers knows their stuff"
"Check with Gabe at Kaimana Divers, and Andrew at Hawaiian Diving Adventures (their boat is out of kewalo and is one of the nicer ones)."
#2
Dive.is
4.8
(6)
"Highly recommend Dive.is, they were super professional!"
"Im very happy with the instructors, very proffessional and they know the situations here very well."
"We also went with Dive.is. Excellent operation."
"I also recommend dive.is and getting dry suit certified before you arrive."
"Couldnt wish for a better experience. Their instructors were super friendly, funny, and helpful."
"I used dive.is a few years back. I didn’t do the certification with them as I already had it, but they seemed good and well organized."
#3
Island Divers
4.6
(5)
"My husband is an advanced diver and he LOVED his dives with Ondra from Island Divers."
"Https://www.islanddiverscozumel.com/"
"Very professional"
"I dove a few days with Island Divers Hawaii. I thought they were great."
"Island divers."
#4
Force-E
4.8
(4)
"Force-e is really good"
"Force-E is excellent."
"Best fill shop is Force-E, best boats is South Florida Diving Headquarters."
"Check out Force-E Riviera or Pura Vida Divers for shops."
#5
Blue Angel
4.8
(4)
"Blue Angel is a wonderful boutique hotel and diving operation."
"Blue Angel is great."
"We've done Blue Angel resort a number of times."
"Cozumel. There, you can get proper experience with deep and with currents."
#6
Salty Endeavors
4.5
(4)
"Salty Endeavors. White glove service if you want it, will pick you up at 15 or so different piers, were always on time, knowledgeable and experienced guides, small and fast boats, reasonably priced"
"Salty Endeavors."
"I might suggest checking out Salty Endeavors. Enjoy!"
"Dive with Salty Endeavors and the boat gets you in front of the hotel making it very easy for you."
#7
The Dive Bus
4.3
(4)
"I always recommend The Dive Bus. They have a really nice house reef and do take trips to some of the best dive sites on the island."
"We used The Dive Bus and it was great."
"I heard good things about the dive bus."
"The Dive Bus."
#8
Lahaina Divers
5.0
(3)
"Lahaina Divers is great."
"I dove with Lahaina divers a few years ago and they were well organized, had a capable team and a comfortable boat."
"Big fan of Lahaina Divers, have dove with them the last two years."
#9
Adventure Club
5.0
(3)
"+1 for adventure club."
"They have the best equipment I’ve seen of any shop."
"I did mine with The Adventure Club. It was great."
#10
Chuck and Robbie’s
5.0
(3)
"Great things about chuck and Robbie’s"
"I’ve dived with Ramon’s and Chuck and Robbie’s and both were great."
#11
Scuba Tony
5.0
(3)
"Scuba Tony is the one. Excellent instructors."
"We liked Scuba Tony a lot."
"Scuba Tony is a dive op that I’ve used several times."
#12
Dive Tutukaka
5.0
(3)
"Dive tutukaka is amazing, friendly and have great boats as well."
"Dive! Tutukaka is great."
"Dive! Tutukaka - give them a look."
#13
Horizon
5.0
(3)
"Always recommend Horizon, Silent World, Conch Republic and Quiescence"
"This is the way"
"Definitely Horizon. They're the biggest Tech diving center in Key Largo."
#14
Pura Vida
5.0
(3)
"The scuba club and Pura vida have the best boats and crew."
"My go-to dive centers in that area are Pura Vida and Narcosis."
"Used Pura Vida out of WBP a while ago and had a great experience."
#15
Sun Divers
5.0
(3)
"Sun Divers is the best in West end."
"Sun Divers is a good shop to go to in the area."
"I did my certification with Sun Divers and did a single take dive with West End Divers. I liked both places and would go with either of them again."
#16
Aquatic Ventures
5.0
(3)
"Aquatic Ventures is by far the best."
"Aquatic Ventures was a marvelous experience and a percentage of your course fees goes toward their diving courses for veterans."
"I've always used Aquatic Ventures, they have always treated me well."
#17
Reef Gliders
5.0
(3)
"Reef Gliders! Our group has been diving with them for 15 years."
"Reef Gliders - if you prefer the chance of a smaller group, not as busy as the bigger dive shops in West End."
"Reef Gliders in West End!"
#18
Maui Dreams
5.0
(3)
"Maui Dreams, Kihei was easy and inexpensive to rent the weights, tanks, and dive flag."
"I've had great experience with both Maui Dreams (Kihei) and Maui Diving (Lahaina)."
"Maui Dreams in Kihei is an amazing outfit."
#19
ScubaTony
4.7
(3)
"Get IC Ambassador + Chase IHG card if you can. Totally worth it"
"Was great for me."
"IC Presidente + Scubatony."
#20
Hawaiian Diving Adventures
4.7
(3)
"They are the only shop I dive with."
"Check with Gabe at Kaimana Divers, and Andrew at Hawaiian Diving Adventures (their boat is out of kewalo and is one of the nicer ones)."
"I would try Hawaiian Diving Adventures."
#21
Alton's
4.7
(3)
"If it’s fun diving you’re looking for, it’s gotta be Alton’s. The BEST DM on Utila, on site accommodations, and delicious food made"
"Last time I went I dived with Altons and it was great. Ask for Beto, he’s great at finding interesting creatures"
"Alton's for diving."
#22
Palm Beach Divers
4.7
(3)
"I dove with Palm Beach Divers and also had a great few dives with Robin."
"Robin and his staff were awesome."
"Palm Beach divers had a small fast boat and made it back in time after morningdive."
#23
Horizon Divers
4.7
(3)
"Horizon Divers!"
"Key Largo, go to someplace like Horizon Divers or Rainbow Reef."
#24
Tres Pelicanos
4.3
(3)
"Tres Pelicanos, hands down!"
"I dive with Tres Pelicanos & very happy with their service."
"Dive Shops - Tres Pelicanos."
#25
Dive Away
4.3
(3)
"We just dove a week with Dive Away Fiji and absolutely loved them."
"We will check out Dive Away and Aqua Trek."
"I have had multiple good experiences with Dive Away on the Coral Coast."
#26
Splash
4.0
(3)
"Splash or Seahorse."
"I took my OW lessons at Splash and had a good experience."
"[Splash](https://www.splashscuba.com/) on Banksville."
#27
Nep2une
5.0
(2)
"Highly recommend them."
"I’m a fan of Nep2une."
#28
East Coast Divers
5.0
(2)
"Nick, Alex and company run a great training program, they now own a dive charter boat (!!) for local boat dives, and also foster a great community of local divers around the shop."
"East Coast Divers is wonderful."
#29
Manta Dive
5.0
(2)
"Manta at Gili air is a fantastic dive shop."
"Me and my husband took our open water in Gili T at Manta dive, they were amazing and I can’t praise them enough."
#30
B Diving
5.0
(2)
"B Diving out of Cass Abao was amazing. The staff are super friendly - all of them are like a big family."
#31
Beach Cities Scuba
5.0
(2)
"I highly recommend Beach Cities Scuba."
"I highly recommend Beach Cities Scuba."
#32
MBT Divers
5.0
(2)
"MBT Divers for sure - ask for Billy."
"Good experience with MBT Divers, and I enjoy browsing their shop."
#33
Blue Water Divers
5.0
(2)
"Amazing experience and highly recommend them."
"Blue water divers is a great shop. Very personable and accommodating."
#34
Adventure Divers
5.0
(2)
"Look at Adventure Divers in Amed … very well run operation with some great dive guides."
"Just dove with Adventure Divers and they were great for fun dives."
#35
Coconut Tree Divers
5.0
(2)
"A long time ago I had a great experience with Coconut Tree Divers."
"Our go to shop is Coconut Tree Divers!"
#36
Austin's
5.0
(2)
"Another for Austins."
"Probably too far south, but Austin's is a great LDS."
#37
Flip Flop Divers
5.0
(2)
"Can also highly recommend Flip Flop Divers."
"Highly recommended and felt very safe at all times."
#38
Amoray
5.0
(2)
"My dad’s been since before I was born ~20 years ago and loved them then as well"
"Now? I just go to key largo and dive with amoray. Did my dm with them. Highly recommend amoray."
#39
Horizons
5.0
(2)
"Best is Horizons."
"Horizons."
#40
Eco Dive Center
5.0
(2)
"Eco Dive Center has awesome, down to earth people! Always recommend them."
"My collegue Tim is working for Eco Dive Center."
#41
Kyalami
5.0
(2)
"10/10 operation, crew is incredibly nice and knowledgeable."
"10/10 operation, crew is incredibly nice and knowledgeable"
#42
Dive Provo
5.0
(2)
"The kindness and patience of the guides... is the only reason my wife got back into diving."
"I would absolutely dive with them again."
#43
Pompano Dive Center
5.0
(2)
"Im partial to Pompano Dive Center, never really liked any shops in Ft Lauderdale."
"I'm a huge fan of Pompano Dive Center."
#44
Ramon's
5.0
(2)
"Really good experiences with Ramons"
"I had a very good experience."
#45
Bananarama
4.5
(2)
"Bananarama has been our go to for the past 8years."
"I will look into these other places as everything is walking distance at West Bay."
#46
Go West
4.5
(2)
"Go West was awesome. Highly recommend"
"We liked Go West at Playa Kalki."
#47
Dive Pros
4.5
(2)
"Definitely Dive Pros or MBT Divers. Both are solid shops."
"I would give Dive Pros or Shark Quest a call."
#48
Aloha Scuba
4.5
(2)
"We used Aloha Scuba diving and had a great time."
"I was pleased to see that they have trips for advanced divers."
#49
Papa Hogs
4.5
(2)
"I only dive with Papa Hogs."
"We always go to Papa Hogs. Smaller boats and groups we always have a great time."
#50
Cozumel Dive School
4.5
(2)
"Very affordable, quality instruction, and an incredible time."
"Cozumel Dive School was pretty great for me."
#51
Blue Marlin
4.5
(2)
"Check with blue marlin, manta dive and dive central gilli."
"Blue marlin on gili t has always been great for us."
#52
Utila Dive Center
4.5
(2)
"Go check out Utila Dive Center (UDC), they're one of the most quality outfits around."
"Dove with Utila Dive Center, tons of boats so smaller groups usually."
#53
Blue Life
4.5
(2)
"Check out Blue Life in Playa Del Carmen. That place is phenomenal."
"If you can get down to PDC then you could hit up Blue Life."
#54
Reef Pirates
4.5
(2)
"Oahu Hawaii, the reef pirates. I was looking for one last dive before my no dive time."
"I liked Reef Pirates out in Hawaii Kai."
#55
Challenge Diving
4.5
(2)
"My LDS has been using Challenge Diving for annual trips going on 17 years."
"They charter Challenge Diving. The DM made sure everyone got most out of their tank."
#56
Athina Diving
4.0
(2)
"I enjoyed it very much; Dimitris is a good and patient instructor."
"I enjoyed it very much; Dimitris is a good and patient instructor and DM."
#57
Manta
4.0
(2)
"I'd suggest the Corridor over Marine Park. I did Corridor with Manta."
"Manta is fine."
#58
Black Turtle
4.0
(2)
"I heard that Black Turtle is great."
"I’ve done fun dives with Black Turtle before. I have to say that the boat they operate with is one of the biggest and most comfortable day trip boats on Koh Tao."
#59
Scuba Club
4.0
(2)
"Awesome shore dives, good food, amazing staff"
"Great dive resort on the cheap. I go here often."
#60
Tarpoon Lagoon
4.0
(2)
"Tarpoon Lagoon out of the south beach Marina by Monty’s - Jake, Pat, Hannah, and Shawn in the office are dope people."
"I’ve been to Tarpoon Lagoon, pretty good!"
#61
Rainbow Reef
4.0
(2)
"I tried both Rainbow Reef and Horizon. They're great."
"Went out with Rainbow Reef last week. 8 dives in 3 days. No complaints."
#62
Dive Oahu
4.0
(2)
"I went on a wreck/night dive with Dive Oahu."
"Dive Oahu and trident adventures are both great."
#63
Top Dive
3.0
(2)
"I just scheduled through top dive for all my islands and it worked out well."
"I would not recommend Top Dive unless you're a self reliant diver."
#64
Pacific Wilderness
3.0
(2)
"Pacific wilderness is the cheapest, but that is just for beach dives."
"If you want the cheapest place, that's probably Pacific Wilderness at only $300 for all beach dives."
#65
Seahorse Divers
5.0
(1)
"Can highly recommended!"
#66
St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures
5.0
(1)
"Is an excellent shop with great staff."
#67
Big Blue
5.0
(1)
"Big Blue always had a good name... Ros still working there?"
#68
Crucian Adventures Divers
5.0
(1)
"Is great and locally owned."
#69
Cane Bay
5.0
(1)
"I can vouch for Cane Bay right off the cruise pier for a boat dive."
#70
Master Divers
5.0
(1)
"I had a great experience with master divers as a customer/student."
#71
Savedra
5.0
(1)
"Go to Moalboal, Philippines. When you're there go to Savedra and get Koz to do your course if she's available."
#72
SCUBA
5.0
(1)
"Personally SCUBA is the by far the best."
#73
St. Croix Underwater Blue Adventures
5.0
(1)
"They were awesome."
#74
Crystal Dive
5.0
(1)
"Did my OW, AOW and Nitrox with Crystal Dive - great experience, discounts in accommodation"
#75
Florida Underwater Sports
5.0
(1)
"Florida underwater sports (PADI) and scuba quest (NAUI) are the two I have used. Both are very friendly!"
#76
MDA
5.0
(1)
"MDA in piti is great and most likely the cheapest. 279 for the course, plus rental is like 40 each day x 2 days. This is the cheapest i habe ever seen."
#77
Roatan Clearwater Adventures
5.0
(1)
"Roatan clearwater adventures it’s probably my favorite although we tend to dive with Mayan Princess because we get a deal on the room and dive package."
#78
Blue Planet
5.0
(1)
"We dove with Blue Planet in June 2022. Was only planning a couple days of diving but did five bc we had such a great time!"
#79
Calypso Dive Charter
5.0
(1)
"Calypso Dive Charter! They are amazing."
#80
Roatan Divers
5.0
(1)
"If you go to West End, check out Roatan Divers, Pro Dive Roatan, or West End Divers. In West Bay, West Bay Divers is awesome."
#81
Dive Time Charters
5.0
(1)
"If your schedule lines up with Dive Time Charters, Josh is the best shark DM in the area."
#82
Marlin Divers
5.0
(1)
"[Marlin Divers] are nice professional people."
#83
Eurodive
5.0
(1)
"Eurodive in Amed is an excellent shop. Lorenz is calm, patient and incredibly knowledgeable."
#84
Wolf's Dive Shop
5.0
(1)
"Wolf's Dive Shop in Benton Harbor is still open and could help find a charter."
#85
Fun & Sun Dive Resort
5.0
(1)
"Look for fun & sun dive resort."
#86
Pray Dive
5.0
(1)
"Pray Dive in Karon Beach is awesome."
#87
Muff Divers
5.0
(1)
"Muff Divers in wilton manors"
#88
CocoView
5.0
(1)
"CocoView on Roatan"
#89
Divine Divers
5.0
(1)
"We dove with Divine Divers in Gilil Meno in September 2017. Great staff and great vibes."
#90
Excel Scuba
5.0
(1)
"Excel scuba. Dave Holland"
#91
Sail Rock
5.0
(1)
"If you aren't going to Koh Tao, make sure you do a Sail Rock dive from Koh Phangan."
#92
Mafia Island
5.0
(1)
"Skip Zanzibar and go south to Mafia Island. Off the beaten path destination- pristine diving and virtually no tourists"
#93
Dive Curacao
5.0
(1)
"[Here](https://www.divecuracao.info/dive/curacao-diving-guide/) is an excellent interactive list of dive sites in Curacao."
#94
Captain Slates
5.0
(1)
"CAPTAIN SLATES."
#95
Living Oceans
4.0
(1)
"I like Living Oceans."
#96
Go Dive
4.0
(1)
"Go Dive had a big nice boat which was nice on days when I had no plans."
#97
Emerald Charters
3.0
(1)
"I've done a dedicated shark dive with Emerald Charters."
#98
Dolphin Explorer
3.0
(1)
"This is your best bet for local diving."
#99
Blue Planet Divers
3.0
(1)
"Blue planet divers"
#100
Phantom Divers
2.0
(1)
"I would advise against Phantom Divers. May have just been the DM I had, but there were quite a few shortcuts taken that I wasn't comfortable with."
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