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Scuba Fun Dive Center

Great Bay Marina | Pointe Blanche, Philipsburg, St. Maarten/St. Martin
599-542.3966
Ranked #4 of 15 tours in Philipsburg
4.5 of 5 stars 95 Reviews
Type: Water sports
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Dallas, TX
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

My wife and I are PADI certified Master Divers with well over 100 dives. When diving in unfamiliar waters we prefer to dive with a local Dive shop who would provide the Dive Master. The boat capitan and crew at Scuba Fun were top notch. Safety was top priority, as it should be. The Dive Master, Jude, was the best... More

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Issaquah, Washington
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2012

We did the discover scuba class with 6 kids 14 and younger and it was the best experience every. Some of the adults were certified divers already and everyone had a great time. This was booked through Carnival and all was good and well worth it. More

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Wayzata, MN
2 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2012

Antoine and his staff (Judith and Amy for us) were tops. We were traveling from Minnesota for vacation, and five of us needed our four certification dives. Antoine was remarkably prompt in our email exchanges on scheduling and the like prior to our leaving home. Once at the shop, the referral paperwork from our home dive shop was handled smoothly,... More

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london
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012

Had a great time! The crew were really professional as the captain gave a great speech and our leaders Virginia and Luke were great at pointing out all the wildlife and very friendly! More

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New Jersey, United States
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2012

This is a first-rate dive operation, with skilled and caring personnel, from the front-office management to the dive instructors/masters, to the boat captain. This was my second year of diving with them, doing six 2-tank dives over two weeks, and I will be back next year. Being nearly 65, with a bad back and problem knees, they made diving pain-free,... More

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Magnolia, Texas
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012

Very knowledgeable scuba operation. We enjoyed our dive and dive masters. More

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Gurgaon, India
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2012

We had an extremely positive experience. My son and I just completed our 4 open water dives for our certification. Our Dive Instructor - Zach - was outstanding! He was patient and did a wonderful job instructing us about both technique and the areas we dove. All 4 dive spots were perfect for our skill level - like swimming in... More

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Columbia, MO
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012

Went with the girlfriend on spring break to get certified as Open Water Divers. Class was easy, videos and books provided, instruction in person if needed. Geared up an into the water the very first day, in a pool, but neat enough. Instructor David is awesome, very friendly and informative. First dive in Little Bay saw lots of wrecks and... More

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Forster, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

Cruise stop in St Maarten. After morning tour, my group of 4 went on pre-booked snorkel / dive tour with scuba fun. Easy to get to, 5 minute walk from cruise dock. I did single tank dive whilst my 3 companions (wife & family) snorkelled. Great visibility, plenty to see. Very safe, friendly staff with nice large clean boat. A... More

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Highland Park, New Jersey
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

Scheduled 3 dives through the dive shop at Captain Oliver's with The Scuba Shop, with pick up and drop off in front of my hotel. So easy! First dive, first day, was a refresher with Tony. Could have been better, more thorough but the boat was full with other groups, and I think he was too distracted. Fortunately, there was... More

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AntoineScubaFun_11, Director of Sales at Scuba Fun Dive Center, responded to this review
April 3, 2012

I m absolutely sorry if you were not 100 % satisfied but I must come back on your review : the boat we used on both days is a "Newton 42", the boat is certified by US Coast Guard for 44 divers : on the first day there were 16 people on board and you say it is too much.... More

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