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St. Thomas and St. Maarten
rxatrix - 7/29/2011 12:31 AM
Category: Travel
Replies: 4



Will be in St. Thomas and St. Maarten for Christmas week 2011. Any info on Dive Shop/Operators would be great. You can reply directly to my emai addy: mailto: rxatrix@comcast.net


Thanks
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skyking - 8/02/2011 5:52 PM


We enjoyed Octopus Divers. They are located on the North end, French side.


Steve
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rxatrix - 8/07/2011 1:33 PM
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll check them out.
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ladytop - 8/29/2011 11:09 AM
If you are on the Dutch side, near Phillipsburg, check out Scuba Fun Dive Center, web site - http://scubafundivecenter.com/. Their site claims they are the only 5 star instructor development dive resort on the island, I never checked it personally. The reviews I saw on them on tripadvisor.com were great, and since they were within walking distance of where I was staying, I did two morning dives with them every day for 5 days. They were the best that I have been diving with, but I have only been diving with two other charters, one of which I will probably never dive with again. I asked all kinds of questions before I booked since I was going without my buddy. Antoine and Elaine (possibly the owners?) were very patient and helpful in answering all my questions. The crew (Dave, Tony, Fab, and Frank) was great. I bought one of their shop t-shirts and had all of them sign the back as a souvenir. The boat we usually took could carry 24, but we usually had 14 or less, and one day there were only 5. But the groups were always less than 6 per dive leader. After I got home, Antoine sent me an email apologizing for not being in the shop to say goodbye when I left my last day.
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rxatrix - 9/03/2011 9:34 AM
Thanks for the headsup. Right part of town! Will only be there for a day (cruise) and looking for something close to port but don’t care for the cruise ship excursions. Will check them out!