Go Diving with Sea Ventures in Fajardo or Humacao
Looking to go diving while on the North East of Puerto Rico? Sea Ventures offers dive trips daily!
Planning a Trip
It is great if you have some flexibility in planning the dive trip to make sure the weather and marine forecasts are favorable.
Sea Ventures, a PADI 5-star dive center, runs dive boats out — Puerto del Rey Marina in Fajardo. They do dive trips on the reefs off of Fajardo and the out islands and other trips to Culebra. Both places have nice diving (I think Culebra is a little better), it depends how long a boat trip you want to make.
The Dive Boat & Crew
We arrived at the marina and easily found the big dive boat at the marina. The crew consisted of the captain and two dive masters.
The captain gave the usual boat briefing about life jackets and the emergency radio. The dive masters gave a general dive briefing about donning our gear, giant stride water entry, descending and ascending.
After the briefings were complete, we departed for the first dive site.
There were 7 certified divers on the boat: 5 of us would be diving with Raymond, while the other 2 divers would be doing easier, refresher dives with Tony since they had not been diving in quite some time.
The ride to the first dive site was about 25 minutes. Depending o nthe time or year and weather patterns , the seas can get a bit rough, so prepare for that.
Our Dives
The dive sites were interesting and diverse. We saw many coral formations scattered, some large crevices, swim-throughs and over-hanging ledges. There were plenty of places to look in and under — good hiding places for various types of critters. Maximum depth is usually around 70-80 ft. My dive computer registered a water temperature of 82°F on both dives, and this was in February!.
Both dive sites had an abundance of colorful and healthy soft corals and sponges, but we weren’t lucky enough to see any large sea life. Some of the things we did see included lobster, angel fish, a moray eel, barracuda, squirrel fish, a southern stingray and a lionfish.
Wrapping It Up
We both wore wetsuits, though we probably didn’t need them given the water temperature was 82°F.
Both of us had our own dive gear, so I can’t really comment on the quality or condition of the rental gear. From looking at the rental gear some of the other divers were using, it looked like your typical decent resort rental gear.
Sea Ventures provided water, soda and light snacks for between dives. There was no head on the boat, but there was a restroom at the marina for us to use (and, of course, there was the ocean — but you never pee in your wet suit, right?).
After the second dive, it was about a 30-minute ride back to the marina.
Normally, when we review an activity that is not free to the public, we pay the admission price out of our own pockets. However, we just want you to know that the guys at Sea Ventures were kind enough to offer me this trip for free. While we don’t feel that this free ride influenced our review one way or the other, we felt that we should tell you, just as a matter of fact.
Details
Check online for the most recent price, but it includes weights and tanks They rent all gear if needed for a very reasonable price.
If you're happy, let them know it — Don't forget to tip your your bartender, tour guide or trip operator if you enjoyed yourself. Gratuities are appreciated and typically aren't included in the price they charge you.
They are located at the Puerto Del Rey Marina in Fajardo
Sea Ventures offers a morning 2-tank dive almost every day. They also make the Culebra trips a few times a week. They have snorkeling available for people who don’t dive. .
Allow about 5 hours total for a 2-tank dive, that includes arriving at least 30 minutes before the dive departure time.
Call (787) 863-3483 for more information. More information is available and reservations can be made online.
Visit the Sea Ventures web site for more information and to book the tour you want and driving directions.
In addition to the dives mentioned in this article, Sea Ventures also offers the PADI Discover SCUBA program, snorkeling trips, “just along for the ride”, night dives, a Culebra dive trip, and a full range of PADI SCUBA certification courses.
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