Wife, Kids and I have a couple cabins booked on the Freedom Feb 2nd. 12 day cruise with stops in:
St Lucia 08:00 to 16:00
St Maarten 09:00 to 19:00
Curacao 09:00 to 20:00
Aruba 08:00 to 16:00
Cozumel 08:00 to 16:00
Several days at sea, embarking in Ft. Lauderdale, return to reality in Galveston TX.
We are experienced cruisers with several different lines, however I am new to diving. Less than 20 dives but feeling more comfortable with each. Open to wall, wreck dives (exterior viewing only), drifts; pretty much anything with good visibility.
I am VERY safety conscious, possibility to an extreme but I am a product of my workplace and seeing what mayhem stupidity can cause. As a result, I am not interested in operations with questionable practises
We have booked excursions through the cruise lines before but I am looking to go renegade and pre-book diving on my own.
I am the only diver in the family and want to make the most of the opportunities in each port while wife and children relax on beach and shop.
I know most of the excursions tend to be 2 tank boat dives when booking through cruise lines. Given our extended stays at some of the ports, are 3 or more dives possible if diving appropriately within tables and using computer for safe NDL's
Any ideas, suggestions and references for each port would be appreciated.
Thanks
St Lucia 08:00 to 16:00
St Maarten 09:00 to 19:00
Curacao 09:00 to 20:00
Aruba 08:00 to 16:00
Cozumel 08:00 to 16:00
Several days at sea, embarking in Ft. Lauderdale, return to reality in Galveston TX.
We are experienced cruisers with several different lines, however I am new to diving. Less than 20 dives but feeling more comfortable with each. Open to wall, wreck dives (exterior viewing only), drifts; pretty much anything with good visibility.
I am VERY safety conscious, possibility to an extreme but I am a product of my workplace and seeing what mayhem stupidity can cause. As a result, I am not interested in operations with questionable practises
We have booked excursions through the cruise lines before but I am looking to go renegade and pre-book diving on my own.
I am the only diver in the family and want to make the most of the opportunities in each port while wife and children relax on beach and shop.
I know most of the excursions tend to be 2 tank boat dives when booking through cruise lines. Given our extended stays at some of the ports, are 3 or more dives possible if diving appropriately within tables and using computer for safe NDL's
Any ideas, suggestions and references for each port would be appreciated.
Thanks