Captian Colin is amazing!!! This experience was fantastic. Snorkeling trip was amazing! Captain…read moreColin taught us how to snorkel and made the experience one of a kind. Boat is nice but WET! Company was very accommodating and friendly. Highly recommend!!!

I definitely recommend this group and if you can take advantage of one of the coupons available it…read moremakes it even more affordable. My family has motion sickness issues and while 3 of us did get sick it was worth it for the memories and my daughter that wants to be a marine biologist didn't get sick and really enjoyed it. It was not the fault of the boat nor the captain and crew. It wasn't even that choppy. However I definitely like scuba diving better than snorkeling as I drank so much salt water trying to keep track of everyone going up and down and taking my snorkel in and out of my mouth that's definitely why I got sick.

I recently dived with this charter and found the crew to be friendly, competent, and efficient in…read moregetting us to and from the dive site. Unfortunately, several operational policies and equipment limitations made the overall experience less than ideal. Despite being fully trained, equipped, certified, and accustomed to solo diving with redundant gear, I was told solo diving is not allowed due to "insurance." This was disappointing, particularly since literally every other South Florida operator I dived with on this same trip had no issue with certified solo divers. Being forced into an instabuddy situation can actually increase risk if the assigned buddy lacks experience or compatibility. No dive guide is provided, which makes the restriction even more arbitrary. Limited Tank Options. Aluminum 80s are offered. No steel tanks and no Nitrox. On deeper sites (60-100 ft), this significantly limits bottom time compared to charters that offer enriched air or higher‑capacity cylinders. The boat uses plastic tank arms to secure the tanks. When I asked for a bungee, I was told it wasn't necessary for tanks without gear on them. During the ride back, an empty tank broke free and rolled across the deck. This is a preventable safety hazard and shouldn't happen on a professional dive boat. There is no bow‑to‑stern tagline, which makes moving alongside the boat in heavy surface current unnecessarily difficult and requires heavy kicking at the end of the dive to avoid missing the stern line. The stern tagline is tied off several feet away from the "fins-off" ladder, forcing divers to remove their fins while holding the ladder with one hand. In rough seas, this is an awkward, difficult and potentially unsafe process. For drift dives, I prefer to do a negative entry and use my own clutch reel which easily unwinds as I jump in and drop to the bottom. Instead, I was told I must splash first, then surface, and wait for the crew to throw the reel to me, even though I made it clear this was not my preferred diving style. This removes control from the diver and isn't consistent with how many experienced charters safely conduct drift dives. The crew themselves were great, but several policies and equipment choices feel unnecessarily restrictive or unsafe, especially compared to other South Florida operators.

American Dream Dive Charters is one of the best scuba diving charter experiences I've had in Fort…read moreLauderdale, FL. If you're looking for a safe, professional, and genuinely fun dive charter operating out of Ft. Lauderdale, this is the crew to book with. The crew is outstanding -- knowledgeable, organized, and clearly passionate about diving. Their briefings are thorough and easy to follow, and they do a great job making divers of all experience levels feel comfortable and confident. The atmosphere on the boat is always relaxed, welcoming, and upbeat. The diving has been consistently excellent. Every trip I've done with American Dream Dive Charters has been well planned, smoothly run, and full of memorable underwater experiences. The crew works hard to put divers on great sites while maintaining a strong focus on safety and customer service. I highly recommend American Dream Dive Charters to anyone looking to dive in Fort Lauderdale. I always look forward to getting back on their boat.

I wish I could give Brownie's 10 stars!! They had the wrist strap replacement for my computer,…read morehelped me find new dive booties, and then were able to service my BCD and regs super quick! I liked my service so much that I turned around and bought a new wetsuit and hood for my overseas trip in October. They were amazing!!!

I purchased my Brownie's Third Lung "snubs" system here 6 years ago and have enjoyed it since. I…read morehad an issue with a hose and spoke to Heather. She was helpful and great on the phone. I ordered the hose and I was Very impressed receiving the order on the following day. From Ft Lauderdale to St Pete. That kind of service is exceptional and really appreciated! Thanks Heather and the team at Brownies for a great product and fir coming through for me! Bravo.

Todd is the best. He works with you and you're schedule. You'd be hard pressed to find a more…read moreknowledgeable and experienced teach. I would recommend him to everyone!!!!!!

From the owner: Diving can lead to adventures in exotic tropical locales and an exciting lifetime profession…read moreanywhere in the world. Choosing Aquaman Diving means you’re only satisfied with the very best in NAUI Instruction. NAUI has the highest training standards in the diving industry and NAUI divers enjoy a worldwide reputation for being accomplished underwater explorers where each breath turns a new page in a journey into the unknown.

Jorge A. took my husband out for two days of diving and four great dives via the Goliath. Jorge is…read morean excellent dive guide, did a thorough job explaining what to expect & made sure to point out all the neat things. He was also adept at making sure to document me, documenting our adventures!

Fantastic place to get Dive Certified! Everyone is so helpful and the second you walk in someone…read moreis there to greet you and answer any questions about classes or equipment. Staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Got my diver certification here April 2019 with my brother and they made it has easy as possible and was able to get it in a week between online studying, pool time and 4 dives following PADI guidelines. Rob Davis was our instructor and I HIGHLY recommend him! He was awesome, knowledgeable, experienced, and makes you feel very safe in the water. We were on a bit of a time constraint to get certified and Rob worked with us to get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible. It was a great experience and I would recommend people of all ages to get certified here at Lauderdale Diver.

Last year I wanted to get my two daughters (13 and 12 years old) certified to dive. I tried to make…read morearrangements with several of the local dive shops but I just couldn't get it to work with our schedule. This Summer, I tried a different route, searching for a private instructor. Thanks to the great reviews on Yelp, I found Michelle. I had been in search of a patient, compassionate and thorough instructor that my daughters and I would feel comfortable with in and out of the water. It was a perfect match! Michelle not only certified my daughters but gave me a much needed "refresher" so that I felt comfortable getting back into the water. She patiently answered all of our questions, guided us through the online PADI course, and arranged for all of the dives (including gear) necessary for my daughters to get their certification. She went above and beyond to make arrangements that worked for our schedule. Michelle even drove to Miami so that we could do our pool dive at our home! She also arranged for her husband, Rick, to join us on our first dive at Tigertail Recreational Center. We had the best experience with Michelle and Rick, they are both top notch instructors. Thanks to them, my husband and I can now share our love of diving with our daughters!

Michelle is a terrific instructor... very experienced, super knowledgeable and extremely patient…read morewhich is probably most important if you have a fear of the water. No matter your comfort level with the ocean, I'd highly recommend starting your journey into the sea with her as your SCUBA instructor!

Located at the far end of Sportsman's Park and visited today to find a pair of inexpensive diver's…read morebooties. They have a large assortment of booties by two companies - Tusa and Evo. The low cut Evo booties are cheap at $34.99 but the Tusa are pricey. Ordering online is the same price with free shipping with the purchase of two pairs. Actually was impressed by the quantity of angler products in the semi-spacious store. The two employees were available for questions upon entry.

Very nice, well stocked for the diver young and old. Very pleasant and helpful service. Prices…read morereasonable and excellent quality merchandise. Will be back!

These guys are absolutely hands down THE BEST dive shop in south Florida. I had a specific dive…read morewatch made by aqua lung that I broke trying to replace the battery (tiny little very specific screws rusted and broke, don't buy aqualung dive watches). aqualung directly was useless and literally refused to help without going through a "dealer". divers direct with their *3* big locations REFUSED to help me as did every other dive shop in the area. The owner at Underseas Sports said he would take it to his aqualung rep for me. it took some time but he had his aqualung rep actually find the last of these watches around and got the screws for me. He then brought the watch to the dive watch doctor who fixed the watch with the screws he sourced then mailed it back to me. They saved a $500 dive watch that the manufacturer refused to support. I cannot thank the team at underseas sports enough. If I could give them 6 stars, I would.

Amazing!! Decided while we were in Fort Lauderdale to get granddaughter certified as a diver…read more They were excellent and worked us in so that she could get it the very week we were there! She is thrilled to now be a certified diver and she said the experience couldn't have been better!!