My wife and I are experienced divers and were looking for a private scuba charter for our 2019 family vacation in Key Largo. With 2 adult daughters, one a non-diver and one a newly certified diver, and a 12-year-old son wanting to become certified, we needed more than the status-quo, billboard advertising, mega-dive shop cattle boat that seem to be on every corner in Key Largo. We found exactly what we were looking for with Lucky Fish Scuba!
A month ahead of our trip, Lucky Fish Scuba started the process of getting my son certified by setting him up with the online PADI open water certification coursework. The day after we arrived, Captain and Dive Instructor Glenn took my son to the pool to complete the pool-time training requirements. The next day Captain Glenn and his First Mate, Divemaster, and wife Jill welcomed us aboard their beautiful new boat to kick-off our Key Largo diving adventure.
Dive Instructor Glenn is amazing with new divers! Over our two days of diving, he provided my son the intimate attention, patience, and professionalism for his certification dives that any parent would expect. Glenn also went above and beyond for our daughter who was previously certified in Virginia but had a bad experience with her novice Divemaster. Glenn invited her to come along with he and my son, so he could review and refresh her skills to make her feel confident with diving. It didn't take long for her to feel right at home under the surface and to relax and enjoy the beauty of the reefs.
While Dive Instructor Glenn was working with my son and daughter, my wife and I dove with Divemaster Jill until we all eventually met up and explored the reefs together for a true family dive experience! They were great at pointing out all kinds of sea creatures that only a trained eye could spot. We dove at our pace and our timeline and never felt rushed to surface. After each dive, we were treated to a freshwater rinse-off and then to snacks and refreshing beverages. Glenn and Jill genuinely made us feel like family.
On one dive at the Christ of the Abyss, Jill took our non-diver daughter snorkeling, so she could see the reef and statue from above and watch us below. This proved to be such an amazing experience for my daughter, who had never wanted to put a mask and snorkel on, that we ended up spending a third day with Lucky Fish Scuba just to do a family snorkel over a shallow reef.
Thank you, Glenn and Jill, for one of our all-time best family vacations ever! If you want to truly experience the beauty of Key Largo reefs at your pace and your schedule, Lucky Fish Scuba is the only way to go. We cannot wait to plan and book our next Key Largo diving adventure with them! read more