Great customer service and terrific, highly professional experience end-to-end…read more Rob was great to work with in scheduling the certification training and supporting equipment. Chris and Caleb were top-notch dive masters, giving personal attention at every turn. They clearly cared about the success and learnings of every single participant in the dive.

I would not recommend this shop to anyone who is looking for training or certification. I recently…read moretook the open water course here and the amount of things they hid from you until you paid could fill a book. Firstly, this is a dive shop in Jacksonville but the training does not take place in the ocean but a hundred miles away from the shop past gainsville for which you have to provide your own transportation, accommodation, and transport all of the rental equipment as well. Next, the amount of people that they allow to take this course at a time is way too many. For my open water course there was one instructor and ten students. 90% of each dive we were forced to be underwater, cold, not doing anything while the instructor made his rounds to the other 9 students. Not only was the instructor split between the open water students, but he was also actively training advanced students as well on the same days. This means the open water students were constantly waiting for the instructor to be done with the advanced students before we could get our training and go on our dives. What could have been done in 3 hours was stretched to 8 hour days because of the dive shop's greed for more customers. The instructor himself did seem like a good guy but the organization, the lack of shared information, and the fact that twice as many people were allowed to sign up as there should've been made this an awful experience where I was wishing I had gone with any other shop.

Amazing inventory awesome price costumers service great and amazing knowledge from the employees A++read more

Amazing customer service from Bob. He was very professional, patient, and very knowledgable about…read morediving. He took his time explaining everything in a way we understood especially this being our first time diving. He took his time helping us pick out our diving equipment and explained in depth how to pick exactly the perfect fit for everything. Can't not wait to start this new hobby!

You don't often eat Chicken Parmesan and then meet a turtle. This happened to me recently, but it…read morewas a painted sea turtle on a wall who told me his name was Bob. Well .. I pretended he told me his name was Bob, and I pretended that Bob told me to enter the store. Pretend or not, that turtle drove me to the store. Fortunately, I listened to Bob. This is despite not being a diver. But I am a snorkeler! In fact, the next time someone asks me my hobby, I'm going to say, "I'm a snorkeler." I have never heard that before. I bought some snorkel equipment and headed to Florida Springs. You know what kind of fish I saw there? Me neither. I just know they were little colorful ones. I also saw many of Bob's friends, many of which said hello. As far as the shopping experience goes, A+. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Highly recommended--even if you only snorkel.

We shopped around and settled on APD. Great selection, top-notch rental equipment, easygoing and…read moreexpert staff are interested in making sure everything is a perfect fit. No pressure or upsell. Regarding instruction, Matt is an exceptional instructor. You will be impressed.

Scuba Cove Adventures provides local JAX offshore dive trips that operate from the Palm Cove…read moreMarina. I've enjoyed my Atlantic Beach Local Reefs & Wrecks dive trips with boat captain and dive guide Chris. You can count on always having great days out on the local wrecks and reefs during his 2- Or 3-Tank, offshore Boat Dives. SCA prices are reasonable and priced according to # of tanks. Note: You must be an Advanced Diver to go to depths of 100 plus feet. Pretty cool that SCA Rates also include fishing license and lobster permits, however, Rates do not include dive gear or tanks (BYOG - bring your own gear or rent from one of the many local dive shops). Although, one day trips accommodate up to 12 divers, I've typically gone out with 8 divers on these trips - SCA has a Dive Master on board for all dive trips. SCA is a decent outfit if you're interested in booking a local offshore dive trip.

Want to learn to Scuba Dive? Need a Refresher Course? This…read moreis the only place I recommend. Fintastic Diving Adventures is an amazing Scuba Diving company that specializes in classes, certifications and trips for the whole family. I highly recommend them. Though based in Jacksonville, FL, they regularly hold classes in Atlanta. I've been scuba certified for over 30 years but I took a refresher course with Fintastic after being away from the sport for a while. The owner, Saffron, also taught my children to dive and we have traveled with her on more than 10 trips. Each one was organized, professionally done and tons of FUN. You can rent her gear for classes and trips or she can hook you up with your own gear at reasonable prices. Well known and respected in the diving industry, Saffron is a wonderful teacher with over 6,000 dives. Sitting on multiple Scuba Safety Councils, she is the person that professional divers recommend when asked for the name of a scuba instructor. Saffron's background in marine biology is a great help in identifying wildlife above and below the water. To top it all off.. Saffron is a nice person and I think nice matters. Apart from the group trips she arranges, she often accompanies private groups who want their own dive master with them on their trip. Check out their website !

Saffron is wonderful teaching kids and adults about marine life. Her background in marine life is…read morejust an add on bonus to your whole diving experience. Friendly service, very convenient and great pricing! Would recommend to all my family and friends.

Malcolm and Amanda are great instructors. They provided excellent service during the certification…read moreof my daughter as a Rescue Scuba Diver. They are very knowledgeable and professional. I will be using them again in the future for more of my daughter's certifications.

Had a truly great experience with Malcolm and Shaw. They were both very experienced, patient, and…read moreinformative. The class was fun but I learned a ton throughout each day. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to get into scuba or advance their skills.

I had an amazing instructor to guide me with my refresher's course. Last year I took my initial OW…read moreclass with another outfit. Unfortunately, I've ruptured my ear drum. And could not/ did not dive for seven months. Yes! It took me that long to heal. I'm no longer a spring chicken plus I wanted to be sure I'm completely healed. After explaining to Steve my situation as a newbie, he drew the best plan for me. He assigned Mr Rick Ryan as my instructor to restart my dive at the beautiful Ginnie Springs Alachua FL (this spring is a must to visit.) It was just perfect as Rick did a fantastic job. He was very kind and patient, very knowledgeable and fun to be with! Thank you, Rick! So, I like to extend my kudos to Sea Hunt Scuba Dive and company. For sure, these folks are highly recommended.

Great customer service, very knowledgeable and easy going staff. I recommend going in to the store,…read morethey have great gear for sale, but more importantly the owners are present and great to talk to about diving in the state.

Best Scuba shop, owner also an old school local cave diver, very knowledgable. Extensive and…read morewonderful inventory. All the good things others say are true!

I originally called Lloyd because I wanted to do a refresher course. Unfortunately he was booked…read morefor the time I needed, but we then started talking and he gave me a lot of information on where I might go to do The course. I then told him I was going on a trip, and he recommended that I come to the shop and get a mask and snorkel. As soon as I walked in he was so kind and inviting. And to make it even better the dog, Rusty, was the best greeter ever! I've actually never been in a scuba store so I had no idea what was in there. Lloyd gave me a tour of the facility and even gave me a brief history of his over 30 year stint in Gainesville. He is beyond knowledgeable! He has been a master cave dive instructor for 25 years. What's great about this shop is that Lloyd has tested everything that he sells. He immediately was able to place me in 3 masks and then walked me through which one might be the best for me. He has a 100% satisfaction guarantee and told me that if that mass prove to be not the best fit then I would be able to return it and he would fit me for another. That makes shoving out 70 bucks for a mask a little less daunting. I really enjoyed his shop and he comes highly recommended. I will definitely be going back!

We came to Academy to look for some sneakers for my husband and to get out of the house. I haven't…read morebeen to Academy in awhile, so was looking forward to looking around. When you walked inside the store, in the lobby they had gloves, hand sanitizer, and disinfect available for customers to use. The store is pretty large, lots of items, everything from workout equipment like machines, weights, boxing equipment. They also have a ton of sporting equipment like bats, balls, gloves, etc. While we were walking around our little had his eye on a bike, so we headed over to the bikes to check them out. He was able to test out a bunch of bikes, which was nice (wide open aisles). We headed over to the shoes. I have to say, their shoe prices seemed pretty high, but that could be because I purchase most of my athletic shoes from outlets. We also checked out their grills (large selection). We didn't wind up buying anything, but did a ton of browsing. Pros: -Large store -Taking COVID precautions -Variety of items Cons: -Shoe prices seemed high Tips: If you're not in a rush, take some time to browse.

We had a product delivered to our house. The packaging was very damaged and the product itself was…read moredamaged when we brought it to the store to return it. We still had to pay the $30 shipping charge for a damaged product, which we returned! I give them a zero for customer service but because I must give a star to post this I'm doing that.

Ken is a good guy. Always helpful and friendly. He knows his stuff too. His prices are just about…read morethe most reasonable in the area. He offers just about anything dive related in the shop and if he doesn't he will order it for you. In addition to scuba certification he offers advanced classes, CPR classes, spring dive trips, ocean dive trips, and Disney dive trips. He's got a trip to just about anywhere you want and if he doesn't, just suggest it to him. So book a trip and have fun!

I recently moved to the area and have visited almost every dive shop in the area. I keep coming…read moreback to Idive. I am PADI certified and they are NAUI but that is ok. PADI is becoming too commercialized anyways. The shop is smaller than the larger ones, but the staff and service more than make up for that. Kayley is very friendly and easy to talk to. I have even just stopped by to chat. Their trips are fun and have a family type of atmosphere. I would definitely recommend going on one to meet everyone. I moved from San Diego so the diving in Jacksonville doesn't compare but Idive makes it more bearable. If anyone is looking for a dive shop give Idive a shot. You will not regret the family atmosphere here. It may not be a big box store like Divers Supply but it is a great place.