Diving in Nassau?

Hello!

I am a recently certified diver and I have jsut booked a very last minute cruise to the Bahamas. I would love to do a dive in Nassau because our visibility stinks in my area and I'd love to experience what Nassau has to offer.

Does anyone have recommendations for charters there? I don't want to use the cruise line for anything and I have no idea where to even begin about thinking about this.

Greater Caribbean and Bermuda

You might want to click on Regional Forums and post your question in the Greater Caribbean/Bermuda forum. You'll probably get many more answers.

On New Providence, you essentially have two options - Bahama Divers or Stuart Coves. There are a couple very small 6 packs, but BD and SC are the two major operators. SC is the biggest of those. BD is located near the bridge to Paradise Island. SC It is located on the far other end of the island (about a 30-40 min drive from the cruise terminal). Both will pick you up and drop you back off, though.

SC is a great operation. Yes, they are bigger, but they still don't do "cattle boats" IMO. They have lots of boats and do a good job grouping divers on boats accordingly to experience and taking them to appropriate sites. There are many shallow sites (both patch reefs and even wrecks), so be very open with the shop about your skill level and preference and they will put you on the right boat. SC does a lot of work for the film and tv industries. You might recognize their shop and boats. You will have fun! Post a trip report when you get back!


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Lopez116 said it all, while I was slowly typing essentially the same reply!
Enjoy your trip.

Explore Scuba is the 3rd possible option - they're on Paradise Island. Explore Scuba - Custom Dive Charters in The Bahamas

For some HAL, Disney or RCL excursions, you'll need to book thru the cruise line for Cove's. The upside is they guarantee 2 dives regardless of when you arrive. Details at the bottom here: Stuart Cove's Cruise Ships Shark Cage Diving - Cruise Ships

Thank you all for the information!! I really hope we can work this out to enjoy a dive while we're down there.

Bahama Divers is staffed by Bahamians, if soaking up some local flavour is important to you.


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