Is certification necessary for a first time dive?
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xwhitesmokex
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you can take a discovery class.. look into it it'll cost you around $50, but it might only be in a pool session.
Not at all. Any SCUBA shop will be able to offer you a trial experience after a short (some people say too short) classroom session.
Ask for a "Discover SCUBA". You can also do this locally in a pool with an instructor. if you like it, maybe you can do the full course before your vacation.
Ask for a "Discover SCUBA". You can also do this locally in a pool with an instructor. if you like it, maybe you can do the full course before your vacation.
JeffG
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No. Most (if not all) shops will have a "Discover Scuba". In the PADI world its basically the first class of scuba lessons.
I did mine in the Cayman Islands back in '95.
I did mine in the Cayman Islands back in '95.
SCUBAJENNIFER
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JeffG:
And look at ya now...Mr. 242 feet!!!
JeffG
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so lets see....12 yrs...thats ~20ft per yr.SCUBAJENNIFER:And look at ya now...Mr. 242 feet!!!
JeffG:
That's how many got hooked on this..... I did mine and then bought 5 more dives with a DM that same trip.....
As others have said.. Discover SCUBA gives you a taste of diving without certification.. If you get hooked.. you can always do your classroom & pool sessions at home.. and do your checkout dives & more in Cozumel.
Guba
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A "resort course" (read that "Discover Scuba") in Cozumel did it for me. I can remember thinking two thoughts at 45 feet after only a morning session around the pool and a quick shallow shore dive:
1) What the heck am I doing here!?
2) Having the time of my life! The first thing I'm doing when I get back is find a certifying dive center!
Only regret was in waiting so long.
Have fun!
1) What the heck am I doing here!?
2) Having the time of my life! The first thing I'm doing when I get back is find a certifying dive center!
Only regret was in waiting so long.
Have fun!
Some All-Inclusives in the Caribbean offer the Discover Scuba as an included activity. My girlfriend at the time did it in Breezes Curacao they did an hour in the clasroom and an hour in the pool and then took her to 25 feet on the house reef.
Cheers.
-J.-
Cheers.
-J.-
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