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    Marissa Charters

    4.6 (161 reviews)
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    Steven A.

    Best Scuba Charter in San Diego. Laura and Chris are super helpful!! Highly recommended!!!

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    Great dive boat in San Diego -- very organized and welcoming, with individual bins for each diver and a goodie bag with stickers and mask defog, as well as snacks. We had two great dives on the Yukon. Thanks to the crew for making everything run so smoothly.

    Kind and accommodating crew! Captain is a sweetheart and the crew is incredible! They take care of you and provide an amazing experience. Can't thank Lora, Chris and Rod enough for the experience. Highly recommend!

    Lora has the absolute best sites! I had an amazing time diving through the elk and giant kelp off of Point Loma. The visibility was great and I was lucky enough to encounter a sevengill shark twice! Both sites had lots of structure so you had the chance to look in crevices, on rocks, in the kelp, and open water for a variety of sea life. The boat is comfortable, her crew is amazing and helpful, and Lora gives us plenty of delicious snacks!

    A view off the aft starboard corner of the boat, showing that there was quite a lot of fog. It was fine anyway.

    I had an excellent time with Marissa Dive Charters. Before my dive even started, I confided in Captain Lora that I did have a pre-existing heart condition. But, as opposed to other dive charter companies I tried, she was able to contact her insurance company in order to make sure it was okay, so long as I had a clearance letter from my cardiologist. I felt she really went above and beyond, and was very kind about it. Once I got to the boat, everything went quite smoothly. The crew, Chris and Nate, were wonderful, and so helpful. They had hot beverages and snacks. They helped me quite a lot with my gear. Connor's Canyon Pinnacle, and Lost City kelp Forest were amazing dive sites. We got buzzed by a sea lion. I I've never been diving in a kelp Forest before, and this was a great experience. Highly recommended.

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    Callie M.

    A great two-dive day on the Marissa! I always enjoy their rocky-reef dive sites like Connors Canyon and Strawberry Fields Ledges (named for its abundant strawberry anemones) off Point Loma. Captain Lora and Divemaster Chris are always very helpful and attentive and do their best to make sure everyone is safe and comfortable. They'll even make you an "instant hot water bottle" (clever use of big Ziploc bags!) if you get cold on a dive. Since COVID, they've provided individual goody bags with snacks, candy, muffins etc. and also a "diver bling" bag with mask defogger, hand sanitizer and tissues. Hot tea and coffee are available on request. Lora's two beagles (in doggy life vests, of course) are sweet and friendly - and hilarious. (I think they honestly believe they are guarding the divers against those sea lions out in the kelp.) We have so many beautiful critters in our rocky reef: nudibranchs, colorful sponges, the aforesaid strawberry anemones, at least 3 species of gorgonians, tunicates, sea stars, morays, many different species of fish. Caveat for divers who are new to California rocky reefs, or who mostly dive in excellent tropical viz: do bring a good dive light. It's not nighttime-dark down there, but you'll miss seeing all the lovely colors if you don't have a light.

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    We can't wait either!! Thank you for the review!

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    1 year ago

    Amazing sites, excellent service, boat dogs, what else needs to be said? Diive with marissa!

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    Lora M.

    We agree! :) thank you for the review!

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    11 months ago

    Best dive boat in San Diego. Captain Lora and the crew are super organized and provide superior service!

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    Thank you for the 5 stars and photos! Come dive anytime!

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    Great people, great dive! Will definitely be back again. The most helpful crew I've ever had on a dive boat.

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    Thank you for the review!!

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    Hi Max!! Thank you for the review!!!

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    The pups say thank you for diving with us!

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    Great crew, really organized. Gave everyone their own snack bag, defog, hand sanitizers & stickers! Thanks to Lora, Chris & Nate!

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    Thank you for the review Mike, hope you dive with us again soon!

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