choiahoy
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Has anyone dove this site before? I’m having trouble locating much info on it other than that it’s shallow.
Buck Island - St Croix
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Diver Dave1
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When I tried the same search a while back, I found there were no companies providing diving at Buck Island at that time.
Apparently you can dive Buck Island on Wednesday afternoons. And if you have 4 people that are interested you may be able to arrange a private trip on a different day:
https://www.stcroixscuba.com/page/scuba_dive_buck_island
SCUBA DIVE BUCK ISLAND The Only Underwater National Monument In The United States
Buck Island’s Barrier Reef's underwater scene taxes human perceptions with the abundant variety of shape, pattern, color, texture, and movement. It’s barrier reef ranks among the Caribbean’s best. It’s thick branching elkhorn corals push their sheer mass to 30-foot heights. Like fortress walls corals rise off the sea floor and dominate the underwater world.
Through an exclusive arrangement with Caribbean Sea Adventures, we provide scuba diving to Buck Island every Wednesday afternoon. Other times may be available for at least 4 divers.
Check out more information on St. Croix's Buck Island here: https://www.nps.gov/buis/index.htm
Buck Island isn't just for snorkelers.
Two thirds of the island is surrounded by an elkhorn coral barrier reef, providing an ecosystem for hundreds of species of marine life.
https://caribbeanseaadventures.com/tour/buck-island-tours/
DIVE BUCK ISLAND REEF NATIONAL MONUMENT
Caribbean Sea Adventures is the sole provider of scuba diving services at Buck Island National Monument. We have teamed up with the experts of SCUBA - St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures known to be "the friendliest dive shop on earth." Together we provide the ideal diving experience. A white sandy bottom at just 40 feet yields to monuments of coral built like castles in the sky. Perfect for beginners, the seasoned pro looking for a new site, or even one last shallow dive before you head back to the real world.
Price: $100 per guest, $0 Tiny Humans, -10% mil/sr discount
Guests: 19 Maximum
Duration: 3 Hours
When: Every Wednesday at 2:00pm
Meeting Place: SCUBA 81 Queen Cross St, Christiansted, St. Croix, 00820 – Please arrive 30 minutes before scheduled time
Included: Tank, BCD, regulator, weights, fins, mask, dive master
https://www.stcroixscuba.com/page/scuba_dive_buck_island
SCUBA DIVE BUCK ISLAND The Only Underwater National Monument In The United States
Buck Island’s Barrier Reef's underwater scene taxes human perceptions with the abundant variety of shape, pattern, color, texture, and movement. It’s barrier reef ranks among the Caribbean’s best. It’s thick branching elkhorn corals push their sheer mass to 30-foot heights. Like fortress walls corals rise off the sea floor and dominate the underwater world.
Through an exclusive arrangement with Caribbean Sea Adventures, we provide scuba diving to Buck Island every Wednesday afternoon. Other times may be available for at least 4 divers.
Check out more information on St. Croix's Buck Island here: https://www.nps.gov/buis/index.htm
Buck Island isn't just for snorkelers.
Two thirds of the island is surrounded by an elkhorn coral barrier reef, providing an ecosystem for hundreds of species of marine life.
https://caribbeanseaadventures.com/tour/buck-island-tours/
DIVE BUCK ISLAND REEF NATIONAL MONUMENT
Caribbean Sea Adventures is the sole provider of scuba diving services at Buck Island National Monument. We have teamed up with the experts of SCUBA - St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures known to be "the friendliest dive shop on earth." Together we provide the ideal diving experience. A white sandy bottom at just 40 feet yields to monuments of coral built like castles in the sky. Perfect for beginners, the seasoned pro looking for a new site, or even one last shallow dive before you head back to the real world.
Price: $100 per guest, $0 Tiny Humans, -10% mil/sr discount
Guests: 19 Maximum
Duration: 3 Hours
When: Every Wednesday at 2:00pm
Meeting Place: SCUBA 81 Queen Cross St, Christiansted, St. Croix, 00820 – Please arrive 30 minutes before scheduled time
Included: Tank, BCD, regulator, weights, fins, mask, dive master
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Here is a video about Buck Island National Monument:
Buck Island sounds like a lot of fun for a 40 ft. dive and I am surprised that this is the first time I've heard anything about it. We spent a week on a liveaboard diving around St. Croix and another week land-based on the island and I never knew that diving Buck Island was an option or that the island offered good, shallow diving!
I'd like to hear from someone that has actually dived Buck Island to hear their opinion.
@drrich2 I believe that you included St. Croix Ultimate Blue Water Adventures in your recent trip report. Did you know that they offer dive trips to Buck Island? Did you dive Buck Island and if so, what did you think of it?
nps.gov/submerged : Submerged Resources Center, National Park Service, Denver, Colorado
I'd like to hear from someone that has actually dived Buck Island to hear their opinion.
@drrich2 I believe that you included St. Croix Ultimate Blue Water Adventures in your recent trip report. Did you know that they offer dive trips to Buck Island? Did you dive Buck Island and if so, what did you think of it?
nps.gov/submerged : Submerged Resources Center, National Park Service, Denver, Colorado
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drrich2
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On my trip I didn’t hear anything about diving Buck Island. It seems to be marketed for day trips with snorkeling. ‘Underwater national monument,’ huh? Be interesting to see if anyone else reports diving it.
Richard.
Richard.
SEMO Scuba
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I think it's been 3 or 4 years since I was at St Croix. My wife is not a diver and she took the snorkel trip to Buck Island. She was not impressed with the snorkel trip at all.
morecowbells
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It was 2 years ago when I visited St. Croix. I remember asking one of the dive ops about Buck Island. They told me that the island itself is a beautiful excursion with some good snorkeling, but the diving was nothing speculator.
It is a beautiful island and really is more of a sail / snorkel excursion .
Sea Dwellers
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If you want to pitch in, I can dive it next week and let you know.
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