The diving in St. Croix is done mostly along the North shore at Cane Bay. There are a wide variety of sites including the Cane Bay Wall which runs along the entire North shore. Max time by boat is about 15 minutes on very calm water. The Cane Bay Dive Shop has 4 boats with a maximum of 6 divers per boat. Entries are done through a hole in the bow or over the side with doning gear in the water. What's great here is the shore diving possibilities. Unlike many resorts there actually is great shore diving because the Wall is a short swim off the beach.
The coral and sponge life is abundant and very varied.
There are plenty of hiding spots for critters, including eels, lobsters, crabs, octopus, stone fish, and the always enjoyable find sea horses. Fish life is sparse at times but just when you don't expect it, a sea turtle, barracuda, or rays swim by. The Night diving is available every day, except at the pier where they need a minimum of 2 divers.
Boats go out at 9:30, 1:30, and 3:30. Nitrox is available at any mix but the standard mix is 32. Dive time is not limited and you are free to explore on your own. There are only 2 wrecks, one at 110 ft to 70ft, a 100 ft ferry, and a tug boat at about 60 ft. You never have to touch your gear except at setup and break down, the DM's change over and load the gear.
We stayed at Carambola resort about 2 miles away, and the shop will pick you up and drop you off, but we had a car. The rooms at Carambola have a king bed and pull out sofa bed with the largest bathrooms I have seen, and a screened in porch for a natural feel. We had a fridge but I think some rooms didn't.
Right at the dive shop was a bar and restaurant, not pricy but very local, called Full Moon. Down the road a piece was Off the Wall a real local stop where you will see much of the dive staff relaxing after a hard day lugging tanks.
The coral and sponge life is abundant and very varied.
There are plenty of hiding spots for critters, including eels, lobsters, crabs, octopus, stone fish, and the always enjoyable find sea horses. Fish life is sparse at times but just when you don't expect it, a sea turtle, barracuda, or rays swim by. The Night diving is available every day, except at the pier where they need a minimum of 2 divers.
Boats go out at 9:30, 1:30, and 3:30. Nitrox is available at any mix but the standard mix is 32. Dive time is not limited and you are free to explore on your own. There are only 2 wrecks, one at 110 ft to 70ft, a 100 ft ferry, and a tug boat at about 60 ft. You never have to touch your gear except at setup and break down, the DM's change over and load the gear.
We stayed at Carambola resort about 2 miles away, and the shop will pick you up and drop you off, but we had a car. The rooms at Carambola have a king bed and pull out sofa bed with the largest bathrooms I have seen, and a screened in porch for a natural feel. We had a fridge but I think some rooms didn't.
Right at the dive shop was a bar and restaurant, not pricy but very local, called Full Moon. Down the road a piece was Off the Wall a real local stop where you will see much of the dive staff relaxing after a hard day lugging tanks.
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Hi Bill,
I am going down to St. Croix in a few weeks. How would you compare the dive experience against the Keys or Bonaire?
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