Comments on: Which is more fun Snorkeling or SCUBA diving?

By: scubabob

scubabob — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:40:08 +0000

Scuba. Snorkeling just doesn’t cut it for me. Why don’t you head to your local PADI dive shop and sign up for a Discover Scuba course. It’s free and will get you in a pool with basic instruction and supervision for an hour. If you like it, take it from there. The Open water cert, costs anywhere from 250 – 350 dollars, depending on who you take it from. You really only need personal gear to start, whcih is the same as snorkeling. Mask, fins and snorkel. The rest, once you have your Open water cert, you can rent anywhere in the world.
As for dive charters, they can actually be pretty cheap. They average about 50 bucks for a two tank dive but in some locations, can be upwards of 90 bucks.
Is it worth it? Yep, I doubt you’ll ever go in without a tank again. How many snorkelers get to explore wrecks, reef canyons or play with an octopus for more than the time you hold your breath?

By: Dr D

Dr D — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:24:25 +0000

Scuba is more fun. It’s expensive if you want certification yes. But you can just do a one time dive like I did. I cost about $150.

FIU also has courses in deep sea diving. You can register there. Not sure about the cost though.

By: Ashley N

Ashley N — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:01:18 +0000

Totally preference. SCUBA is a pain in the ass but gorgeous, snorkeling is awesome and fun and you can just do it anywhere anytime but you can’t go as deep as you want. So I reccomend trying both

By: cha!!!

cha!!! — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:39:04 +0000

Snorkeling is more fun because SCUBA is a long word and you have to carry a lot of things like oxygen tank and you also have to wear that wetsuit which isn’t really comfortable. But with snorkeling you can just wear your fancy swimsuits. =)