tigerbob63
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New to the site & forum but am here with the hope that someone can assist with a question about my family's upcoming trip to Maui in July to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary with our kids joining us to witness our vow renewal and so we can show them our favorite place on earth.
A little background first to help clarify my question: my wife first experienced the underwater world on our 10th Wedding Anniversary trip back in 1998 when we took some type of boat excursion trip out to Molikini where we decided to try "Snuba" since we had never done anything like that before. It was such a cool experience that we were hooked but living in the Memphis, Tennessee area we just don't get a lot of opportunities to enjoy the sport as much as we would like. While in Punta Cana 2003, my wife & I both got PADI Scuba Diver cards {dive up to 40ft with PADI Pro}. My daughter (20) will receive her SSI Open Water Certification next weekend when she completes her 4 dives as part of a college course. Unfortunately, neither of my boys (22 & 17) have never been diving so they are complete newbie's.
So since the majority of us are not fully certified, think the best option for all of us to share the experience together in Hawaii is to just do an introductory dive. However, I have not been able to find one that seems to meet the needs of our varying levels of experience while also giving my 2 boys the chance to experience the wonder & beauty of the underwater world of Molikini.
Is there anybody out there aware of any dive shops or tour operators that offer an introductory dive package that would include:
I apologize for the long post but wanted to give as much detail as possible so that the moderators, forum members, and the people here who know the local area & dive operators can make recommendations & referrals if they have any.
Thank you in advance to any & all who can give direction & suggestions on helping us locate a dive option that will make this a special event for the whole family!!
Bob Benson
Southaven, Mississippi
A little background first to help clarify my question: my wife first experienced the underwater world on our 10th Wedding Anniversary trip back in 1998 when we took some type of boat excursion trip out to Molikini where we decided to try "Snuba" since we had never done anything like that before. It was such a cool experience that we were hooked but living in the Memphis, Tennessee area we just don't get a lot of opportunities to enjoy the sport as much as we would like. While in Punta Cana 2003, my wife & I both got PADI Scuba Diver cards {dive up to 40ft with PADI Pro}. My daughter (20) will receive her SSI Open Water Certification next weekend when she completes her 4 dives as part of a college course. Unfortunately, neither of my boys (22 & 17) have never been diving so they are complete newbie's.
So since the majority of us are not fully certified, think the best option for all of us to share the experience together in Hawaii is to just do an introductory dive. However, I have not been able to find one that seems to meet the needs of our varying levels of experience while also giving my 2 boys the chance to experience the wonder & beauty of the underwater world of Molikini.
Is there anybody out there aware of any dive shops or tour operators that offer an introductory dive package that would include:
- Dive on Molikini for those of us who are determined to be certified to dive the crater
- Offers Snuba as an option on Molikini for those who are not certified to dive the crater
- Shoreline/Other(?) Introductory Dive for the whole family so we can all dive together
- And has an opening available for morning July 16th as that is our only open date for this dive
I apologize for the long post but wanted to give as much detail as possible so that the moderators, forum members, and the people here who know the local area & dive operators can make recommendations & referrals if they have any.
Thank you in advance to any & all who can give direction & suggestions on helping us locate a dive option that will make this a special event for the whole family!!
Bob Benson
Southaven, Mississippi