Taking a Cruise to Aruba and Curacao and Need Dive Shop Recommendations

[bertje]

I can highly recommend Scuba Lodge Dive Center Pietermaai. I always thought I preferred boat diving but these guys changed my mind! Second visit in less than a year totaling four weeks of shore diving.
The scuba equipment, organization and supervision were exceptional. The choose a divesite depending on needs of the divers, level of divers and circumstances. The drive all around the island to go to the best spots. I can recommend dives as the Superior Producer, Tugboat and the Westpoint trip. The have a great combination between being serious during diving and easy going around the dives. That’s what makes it special.
There is an onsite beachfront restaurant, which is very convenient and a nice break during multi-tank dives. It was a excellent experience.

---------- Post added April 8th, 2015 at 04:03 PM ----------

I can highly recommend Scuba Lodge Dive Center Pietermaai. I always thought I preferred boat diving but these guys changed my mind! Second visit in less than a year totaling four weeks of shore diving.
The scuba equipment, organization and supervision were exceptional. The choose a divesite depending on needs of the divers, level of divers and circumstances. The drive all around the island to go to the best spots. I can recommend dives as the Superior Producer, Tugboat and the Westpoint trip. The have a great combination between being serious during diving and easy going around the dives. That’s what makes it special.
There is an onsite beachfront restaurant, which is very convenient and a nice break during multi-tank dives. It was a excellent experience.

 

[Bas Harts]

Hey ScubaDocER,

Send me an email at Bas@bashartsdiving.com and maybe we can set up some dives for your friends on Curacao.

Bas

 

[drbill]

Dive with Clive in Aruba. His service was very personalized (even took me out solo one trip)

 

[mcnc20]

we did 4 dives with Clive in March 2015 - very good spots, good attention to detail by Clive. He picked us up as requested. Overall it was a great experience.

 

[pnt.craig]

Thanks everyone... great information before our cruise.

 

[cruzbound]

+1 for Clive in Aruba and curious2dive in Curacao - they were both excellent. Has from curious2dive takes photos on the dive and then sends them to you at no cost. Have fun - Curacao is beautiful - we saw our first seahorse there.

 

[scuba-trini]

I was recently on a cruise which also included Aruba and Curacao. In Aruba, I went with Red Sail because everyone else who I checked was either full or don't do afternoon dives. We went to Arashi which was a decent dive. In Curacao, I used Atlantis who picked me up on time and had a great dive at Car Pile.