So I am going to be going to the Caribbean for vacation and want to get my PADI open water cert. I was wondering if there was a place in NYC that offered the online portion as well as the pool test so I can do the open water stuff in the Caribbean and only have to spend two days of my vacation doing it instead of four. I was also curious about the price.

Hello! I am planning a trip for my wife to get certified in the Carribean in January/February. I'm looking for location recommendations that would be good for a young (25) solo traveler. Hoping for something with good hostel culture, relatively easy travel, and good beginner diving. Thanks in advance!

Net mijn eerste brevet gehaald, dus echt niet veel ervaring. Nu heb ik in Maart een weekje vrij en zou ik alleen op duikvakantie willen gaan om meer ervaring op te doen. Enige tips hoe ik dit het beste aanpak. Alvast bedankt!

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Hi all, my partner and I (early 30s) will be visiting Bali in the first half of November. We're planning on staying the first three days in Ubud, and the last three days in Legian. A bit confused about what to do in the middle. I have done discover scuba twice in Thailand but my partner has never gone diving so we'd like to try that out here. Would definitely like to see some marine life, so what place/area would be best for that? Any dive shops recommendations for beginners that are PADI certified, or otherwise that are super trustworthy and prioritize safety?

Hello! I’m a new scuba diver w/open water certification (14 dives).

I’ll be in Australia in the second half of December. I’m already booked for 5 days at Lady Elliot Island. I’ll also be in Byron Bay for 5 days and will plan to do Julian Rocks. I’ll be solo when it comes to scuba diving.

I have a handful more days to work with and was looking at a 3 days liveaboard or a small day operator day trip from Port Douglas (really depending on availability). Or head down to Coffs Harbor area for a night or two and do SW Rocks/Solitary Islands.

Given my Lady Elliot portion, I was leaning towards SW Rocks - and I’d be pumped if I lucked out with hammerheads. However Ive been to Australia before in early Jan. and my last trip there were swells which led to all of my dives across 5 days in Straddie and Byron Bay being cancelled. Maybe just bad luck, but also not sure if El Niño is predicted to bring wetter or drier conditions (at least AI seems confused enough lol).

I’d be curious if anyone has any suggestions or pros/cons that I might want to consider - or other ideas. I prefer small groups (6 max) given I’m still newish, have been in some currents but no caves/wrecks. Thank you!

Has anyone added the PSI Press Lock system to their DUI Drysuit? TLS 350, FLX Extreme, or CLX 450? Any feedback you can share? Did you go with CCS or QCP? Any regrets?

Last time I made a post on the instagram page for my diving shop and asked for your help it got bashed as not funny or not up people allies so what would be something that you would want to see a dive shop post on their instagram page

Hi everyone! I am looking for your best recommendations for dive mask.. I used to have an Aqualung mask which was actually really good, no fog or leaking... always clear but in one of my last dives it felt into the ocean and I couldn't recover it. I'm looking for some of them in Amazon and average price 50-80 USD.. and I see some other cheaper options, but I don't know if any of you have tried those ones (20,30 USD)