scuba-diving

New Year Resolutions for Scuba Divers

The New Year is the start of a new chapter! Here are 5 resolutions to get your ship on the right path for the year 2025.

Ultimate Travel Diving Guide - Ft. Lauderdale & West Palm Beach

In this travel guide, we'll focus on our first stop out of four: Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Whether you're a seasoned diver or new to the sport, there’s something here for everyone.

6 Tips for Planning a Successful Dive Day

Here are a few ways to make sure you have a successful dive day planned ahead.

Affordable Dive Travel

Scuba diving doesn't have to be expensive. Try these tips to keep the price of your underwater lifestyle low.

Scuba Diving Fitness: Staying in Shape for your Scuba Life

This blog explores the hows and whys of staying in physical and mental shape for your scuba lifestyle.

Why to be Thankful for Scuba Diving

Scuba diving is a popular recreational activity that draws people from all around the world. Read how with these unique experiences and benefits, it's clear why divers should feel grateful for the sport.

Cave Diving: The Dark Depths are Calling

Cave Diving is not for the faint of heart nor the inexperienced, here's what you need to know.

World's Spookiest Dive Sites

These locations are steeped in mystery, with haunting stories and ghostly atmospheres that add an extra layer of intrigue and excitement to the dive, leaving you with more than just memories of beauty—but a curious and unnerving sense of the unknown.

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Mental Health Benefits of Scuba Diving

Let’s look into some of the many ways that scuba diving can have a positive impact on your overall mental health.

Liveaboards: Everything You Need to Know

For avid scuba divers seeking an immersive experience, few options are as rewarding as a liveaboard trip. These specialized boats offer the opportunity to live, sleep, and dive from a floating base, traveling from site to site in some of the world’s most breathtaking and remote underwater destinations.

How to Be a Better Scuba Diver: What Not to Do

Here are some things to avoid so that you can be a better scuba diver.

Preparing for Wetsuit Season

As summer fades and fall approaches, we can be sure that the waters will get a little chilly. Of course, here in Florida, we tend to go diving all year long, but it is important to be prepared for colder waters in order to have an enjoyable dive.

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Biggest Marine Animals Around Where to Dive With Them: North America Edition

Let’s look at some of the biggest animals that swim around North American water and where to go diving with them.

What is Scuba Diving?

Have you ever wondered what it is like to explore the underwater world, feeling weightless as colorful fish glide by?

Diving with Nitrox vs. Normal Air: What’s the Difference?

Here’s a look at how nitrox and normal air compare, and what that means for your diving experience.

Understanding Diving Conditions

Whether you’re an experienced diver or new to scuba, knowing the diving conditions is crucial for a safe and enjoyable experience. Before diving, check factors like currents, visibility, temperature, and tides, as they all affect your dive.

Freshwater vs. Saltwater Diving

A rivalry as old as water, let's take a deeper look into the similarities and differences between saltwater scuba diving and freshwater scuba diving.

Night Diving: Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are you ready to get spooky? Because we're discussing one of the scariest scuba diving experiences one can have—night diving!!!

Sustainable Diving Practices: Protecting the Ocean for Generations

Learning how to be a more environmentally conscious diver can have benefits that can last generations.

Learn to Scuba Dive in South Florida: What to Expect

Are you interested in or want to learn to dive? Here is what to expect when getting Open Water Certified by Divers Direct Fort Lauderdale.

Memorial Day Dives: Historic Sunken Warships You Can Dive In Florida

In recognition of Memorial Day and our fallen soldiers, here are some fascinating warship diving sites in Florida, each with a unique history.

The Dos and Don’ts of Getting Reacquainted with Scuba Diving

Here you'll find some essential Dos and Don'ts when it comes to getting back in your dive gear and in the water after an extended break.

Dive Boat Etiquette 101

Here are a few unspoken rules when it comes to diving etiquette that I wish someone had told me when I first started diving.

Buoyancy Control Tips

Mastering buoyancy control is necessary for any diver who wants to make the most of their underwater experience. Here are a few tips to get you streamlined.

Shore Diving vs Boat Diving: Pros and Cons

In this blog, we'll compare shore diving and boat diving, discussing the pros and cons of each. Are you ready to dive in?

Diving from a Private Boat vs Diving with a Dive Operation

Let’s talk about some differences between taking your own boat to go diving and diving with a scuba operation. Depending on what you’re looking for out of your dive, there may be pros and cons to both.