Our two sons (18 and 16) took their PADI diving lessons at Ocean Encounters. Great instructors, state of the art equipment and very friendly staff. more

Just to be honest I would not dive with them again. I dove with them for two days. At the end of the second day I left my wet gear there. I was planning to stay somewhere else other than the hilton. Ocean encounters put my bc, wetsuit, and one boot on the boat. I was not on the boat!... more

My wife and I are both very experienced cold water divers. We have dived with many operations throughout the world and we would rank Ocean Encounters among the best. It is a DAN member and supporter and a PADI 5-star facility. All levels of instruction are available. From the friendly and efficient office staff to the equipment room staff to... more

I have been to Curacao several times and visited several dive operations on the island. As an experienced diver, (300+ dives) I look for the overall quality of a dive operation including customer service, accommodations for dive gear, if they are family friendly, and how the dive crew interacts with the divers (assist inexperienced divers, dive briefing, displays genuine interest... more

We have been diving with Ocean Encounters for six years and have never been disappointed with the quality of the diving, the friendly staff and their adherence to high safety standards. We are advanced divers with over 300 dives and have dived with many dive operations - Ocean Encounters is one of the very best. The staff, with very little... more

I just read some of the reviews regarding diving with Ocean Encounters and would like to share my experiences with them. I have been to Curacao 6 times over the last 3 years and during one of those trips, we stayed at the Sea Aquarium where the southern Ocean Encounters is located. I have to agree that the customer service... more

I dove with these people in 2003. As a single diver I was basically crapped on at every turn with these inconsiderate, money hungry, cretins. I cannot in words describe how bad it was diving with them. Every day I got shuffled onto the " cruise" boats, you know the one I'm talking about: the one with all the buffet... more

Unlike previous reviewers, my experience with Ocean Encounters was very good. I signed up for 2 dives in Curacao with Royal Caribbean as part of my 7-day Caribbean cruise. On March 12, 2008, I arrived in port. A man named Jeremiah was there to meet those who signed up for the dives. Once everyone showed up, he herded us to... more

We arrived in Curacao excited to do some more diving as we continued our month long vacation. We discovered that Ocean Encounters is simply to rigid on their dive schedules and quite overpriced! We had done a dolphin dive with them previously in 2006 and the dive itself was great. albeit short, but the staff wasn't all that friendly and... more