Roatan

[eenglish]

we are going on a Carnival Cruise on Nov. Can anyone recommend a PADI dive shop that doesn't pack you into a small boat with dozens of people. Tx

[dallasdivergirl]

try Las Rocas .

Mirta is great.

Las Rocas will pick you up and they have a small operation. Probably will have 10 divers tops.

[frrdiver]

I went to Roatan on a Carnival Cruise in 2005 and we booked Anthony's Key Resort, you have to book it thru the Cruise. Progran. Excellent boat and crew, beautifull resort. Can't miss diving in Roatan.

[chinacat46]

I stayed at Anthony's for a week and really enjoyed it. Don't know about diving with a bunch of people with cruise though.

[PlatypusMan]

I've spoken with other people who have gone on cruises, and each and every one of them used Anthony's Key resort.

All of them stated that it was a great dive operation, and that they would use them again given the opportunity.

Hope this helps!

[georoc01]

I did the Anthony's Key stop through the cruise ship. If you are looking for small boats not packed with people, this isn't the option for you.

We had over 100 divers from my ship travel over to Anthony's key by bus from the boat. We split equally into four groups, dive with dolphins, discovery dive, and two boats of two tank divers. We had 25 divers on our boat plus 3 DMs.

Anthony's Key is very nice and a different experience if you are staying there. I'd look for other operations if you want small boats.

[Scuba-Bill]

We alway use Coconut Tree Divers. It is a great operation and they don't stuff too many on a boat.

http://www.coconuttreedivers.com/

[susski]

You can check with Fantasy Resort...ask for Robert, he runs the dive shop. Very professional group.

[przeor]

spend the day at CocoView, then you don't have to worry about boats at all! you can do two nice long dives on the wall.. it was a great way to spend our day in port.

[CaribbeanDiver]

I also recommend Bay Island Beach Resort. Their boats usually have a max of 6-8 divers. the dive masters are all terrific and take the time to point out the micro stuff.
Plus at Bay Island, you can dive the Spooky Channel Shore dive. Tons of fish life, beautiful reefs, coral. cant get lost as a rope anchored to the bottom runs the length.
Depths range from shallow to 90 feet. I just so happen to remember the ph number 1 800 4-ROATAN. Talk with Bob.