I just got back from 5 days in Key Largo with the FSU Dive club (Panama City Campus). We dove in two groups of 10 with Capt Mark and Scott on the SCUBA-DOO and I have nothing but good things to say. The were the epitemy of what a scuba charter should be; knowledgeable in dive theory, safety conscious, friendly and diplomatic as possible when several of the students wanted to dive beyond there expereince. As the Clubs Dive Safety Officer that meant alot to me and prevented the people in question from being embarrassed in front of the group. I highly reccomend these guys as a charter, even with 10 people aboard there was plenty of room on the boat and it was a comfortable ride even in the rough seas we had on Wednesday (4-6') when we dove the Spiegel Grove.
Vis was great the whole time and the current was Keys Moderate which is above average for us panhandle divers but still no problem if you do what the Capt tells you and stay on the line until you get to the wreck! (we had a few people try to free descend)
We stayed at the Marina Del Mar resort just down the canal from the boat. The rooms weren't the Westin but were perfect for a group of 20, 20 something divers. The resort put us all together in a clump so as to minimize the distress to the other people in the area. If we were to lazy to walk to either Coconuts or Sharky's/The Galley then room service was an option which is always nice.
We had really good experiences with Horizon Divers on the other side of the canal for our shop needs and I hear they run a good charter, but I have to recommend Scuba Doo Charters, 522 Caribbean Dr.....(305) 451-3446 if anyone is planning a trip down there!
Vis was great the whole time and the current was Keys Moderate which is above average for us panhandle divers but still no problem if you do what the Capt tells you and stay on the line until you get to the wreck! (we had a few people try to free descend)
We stayed at the Marina Del Mar resort just down the canal from the boat. The rooms weren't the Westin but were perfect for a group of 20, 20 something divers. The resort put us all together in a clump so as to minimize the distress to the other people in the area. If we were to lazy to walk to either Coconuts or Sharky's/The Galley then room service was an option which is always nice.
We had really good experiences with Horizon Divers on the other side of the canal for our shop needs and I hear they run a good charter, but I have to recommend Scuba Doo Charters, 522 Caribbean Dr.....(305) 451-3446 if anyone is planning a trip down there!
