We're just back from a great week of scuba diving at Grand Cayman. The trip was organized and led by the pros at Diventures, who set us up at a very nice dive resort (Sunset House) and assigned us two excellent dive experts (Drew and John) to run things. The dive masters on the boat (Alex, Don, and Basil) took care of us, laying out the dive plan and safety rules clearly and making sure we saw all the underwater sights, from the coral, turtles, rays, and fish to the shipwrecks (especially the Kittiwake, which we swam through--amazing!). To top it off, we met some very nice people and formed friendships we hope will be lasting. Thank you Diventures.

Beautiful new facility and the staff is so nice and knowledgeable. My teen and I went to the try scuba class to decide if we wanted to pursue certification. We definitely will be!

Diventures is an absolutely wonderful store! They have great, knowledgeable staff, offer classes quite often (and can schedule private classes if needed) and offer great gear and travel services - and even servicing of gear. When I first visited, I was surprised to find such a gem of a store! Have been a return customer ever since. Really looking forward to the new location being finished - will be so great to have a pool on-site for training opportunities! Highly recommend!

I took a try scuba class ($75) and a scuba diving certificate course ($500) last summer. It price is higher than PADI but the service is horrible. The retail price of DiVentures' scuba gear is more than twice of the manufacturing price. Items| Retail Price| Manufacturing Price Goggle $158 $64 Snorkel $56 $26 Fin $148 $68 Boot $52 $24 BCD $811 $398 Regulator $514 $245 2nd gauge $245 $115 Wetsuit $398 $189 Computer $230 $105 Compass $138 $62 Mesh bag $22 $10 Total with Sales Tax roughly $3,000 $1,400 If you're economical, think twice before making purchase from DiVentures. Check out cheaper equipment online. There are plenty available online. The class and open water dive check were so simple, and the depth was around 10 or 15 feet. You don't need expensive equipment for it. If you plan to dive in ocean, there are plenty local dive centers to rent you a full set of equipment. Plus, scuba fin is too big to fit in a baggage. Also, ask around the dive level before you choose DiVentures. I learned it the hard way. After I received my scuba diving certificate from DiVentures, my friend who earned a certificate from PADI compared our certificate. Although both of us are certified for Level 1, mine allows to dive only up to 60 feet, but hers would allow up to 100 feet. It must be that DiVentures split the Level 1 course in PADI into 2 different courses, so it could charge students another couple of hundred bucks. Its leadership is horrible. It closed the store early without any notification, so I couldn’t return the rental gear when I arrived the store. The open water dive check instructor/store manager knew that we are going to return gear that day. However, she didn’t email/message us the early closure of the store. I complained the early closure without notification to the CEO of the company. He said to me, “is it you first time to encounter a store closed early?” If the tone at the top is to deny the wrongdoing, it’s not surprising that the store doesn’t have any standard. Even worse, its instructors made racial comments/jokes. In the incidence that no personnel opened the swimming pool for the class, the instructor shouted out loudly, “it’s more acceptable when white people screwed up”. I complained it to the CEO. He thought I just made up stories. If you are a people with color, think twice before you choose DiVentures.

I took a try scuba class ($75) and a scuba diving certificate course ($500) last summer. It price is higher than PADI but the service is horrible. The retail price of DiVentures' scuba gear is more than twice of the manufacturing price. Items|Retail Price|Manufacturing Price Goggle $158 $64 Snorkel $56 $26 Fin $148 $68 Boot $52 $24 BCD $811 $398 Regulator $514 $245 2nd gauge $245 $115 Wetsuit $398 $189 Computer $230 $105 Compass $138 $62 Mesh bag $22 $10 Total with Sales Tax roughly $3,000 $1,400 If you're economical, think twice before making purchase from DiVentures. Check out cheaper equipment online. There are plenty available online. The class and open water dive check were so simple, and the depth was around 10 or 15 feet. You don't need expensive equipment for it. If you plan to dive in ocean, there are plenty local dive centers to rent you a full set of equipment. Plus, scuba fin is too big to fit in a baggage. Also, ask around the dive level before you choose DiVentures. I learned it the hard way. After I received my scuba diving certificate from DiVentures, my friend who earned a certificate from PADI compared our certificate. Although both of us are certified for Level 1, mine allows to dive only up to 60 feet, but hers would allow up to 100 feet. It must be that DiVentures split the Level 1 course in PADI into 2 different courses, so it could charge students another couple of hundred bucks. Its leadership is horrible. It closed the store early without any notification, so I couldn’t return the rental gear when I arrived the store. The open water dive check instructor/store manager knew that we are going to return gear that day. However, she didn’t email/message us the early closure of the store. I complained the early closure without notification to the CEO of the company. He said to me, “is it you first time to encounter a store closed early?” If the tone at the top is to deny the wrongdoing, it’s not surprising that the store doesn’t have any standard. Even worse, its instructors made racial comments/jokes. In the incidence that no personnel opened the swimming pool for the class, the instructor shouted out loudly, “it’s more acceptable when white people screwed up”. I complained it to the CEO. He thought I just made up stories. If you are a people with color, think twice before you choose DiVentures.