I did a discover dive at the age of 64 in 2018.
Got certified and dived 6 times in 2019 then covid hit. Started diving again in Dec 2020 and now have 26 dives, all while on cruises.
Anyway...just returned from a cruise to Cozumel, Costa Maya, Belize and Roatan with my brothers and their wives. I talked my brothers (66 and 58 years old) into doing a discovery dive in Roatan. I dived while they were doing the instruction and then we all went out and dived together on my second dive. It was a lot of fun seeing them try it.
In that most discovery dives are just some onshore instruction, practice in shallow water and then a short dive, adding another "real" dive to the equation was interesting. It was also interesting watching them cope with bouyancy and trim. My 58 y/o brother did better (by not very much) than my 66 y/o brother who was all over the place. Both were athletic in their younger days. Neither had any problems going underwater or equalizing ears,
I don't think either one will take up diving but both said they enjoyed it and would do it again. I was proud of them for trying it.
BTW, I've met people on cruises who only do discovery dives. Some have more dives than me. They never get certified but are happy doing discovery dives as an activity.
Got certified and dived 6 times in 2019 then covid hit. Started diving again in Dec 2020 and now have 26 dives, all while on cruises.
Anyway...just returned from a cruise to Cozumel, Costa Maya, Belize and Roatan with my brothers and their wives. I talked my brothers (66 and 58 years old) into doing a discovery dive in Roatan. I dived while they were doing the instruction and then we all went out and dived together on my second dive. It was a lot of fun seeing them try it.
In that most discovery dives are just some onshore instruction, practice in shallow water and then a short dive, adding another "real" dive to the equation was interesting. It was also interesting watching them cope with bouyancy and trim. My 58 y/o brother did better (by not very much) than my 66 y/o brother who was all over the place. Both were athletic in their younger days. Neither had any problems going underwater or equalizing ears,
I don't think either one will take up diving but both said they enjoyed it and would do it again. I was proud of them for trying it.
BTW, I've met people on cruises who only do discovery dives. Some have more dives than me. They never get certified but are happy doing discovery dives as an activity.