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One of the island's biggest bragging rights is scuba diving. St. Croix boasts a fantastic underwater wall along the north shore, where you'll interact with the marine life, including the region's famous sea horses as well as pelagic sharks and eagle rays. Salt River Canyon, Cane Bay and the Frederiksted pier are not to be missed.
Operators
N2 The Blue St. Croix: We specializes in small group diving, with a maximum of 6 divers per boat. Whether from our custom dive boats, or going right off the Frederiksted Pier, our personalized experience and unlimited bottom time makes us an excellent choice. Our dive shop is in front of the Frederiksted cruise ship pier, and the closest shop to the shipwreck dives on St. Croix. We are ready to take you N2 The Blue!
Dive Experience St. Croix: Our name says it all! Our dive masters and instructors have years of experience scuba diving and dive training in our beautiful Caribbean waters. Whether you are new to diving or a veteran scuba diver, you'll appreciate the professionalism at Dive Experience. Located at 1111 Strand Street, Downtown Christiansted, Established November 1983. We became St. Croix's first PADI 5 Star IDC facility. We offer dive training from Discover SCUBA to Open Water SCUBA Instructor.
St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures: Long time island residents, owners Molly and Ed Buckley head up the team of professional instructors and dive-masters that work to make your diving vacation a wonderful one. While our boats are the two largest dive boats on the island, We limit the numbers aboard so that each and every diver receives the personalized service for which we've become known. Also, our store stocks the latest dive gear, cool t-shirts, and more.
Cane Bay Dive Shop St. Croix: Dive St. Croix when you want to. Scheduled and unscheduled dives go out daily. Our standard dive shop hours are 8 am to 7 pm, seven days a week. Upon request, we can do anything from sunrise dives to full moon midnight dives. With several locations, we are largest full service Scuba and Snorkel Center on St. Croix. We offer sales and service on numerous brands of equipment and our rental equipment (Sherwood and Cressi-Sub) is replaced every year.
Dive Sites
Buck Island Reef National Monument - This lush protected area is operated by the National Park Service and has undersea markers which describe marine life.
Frederiksted Pier - This 250-yard concrete pier is encircled by lots of fish, sponges and sea horses. There are a trio of somewhat shallow wrecks northwest of Frederiksted. The Northwind is in 45' of water. The Barge lies a short swim away and is colorfully encrusted with sponges. The Suffolk Maid, a North Sea trawler is at a 65' depth. Less than 100 yards away, the Rosamaria, a 70' container ship, sits upright much deeper in 100' of water.
Salt River Canyon - This 1,000' drop-off has a submarine ravine ending in a waterfall, and it's west and east sites are the most requested and suggested dives on the island. Find countless species like big hawksbill turtles, moray and electric eels.
Wall at Cane Bay - Coral walls branch out at 40' to 60' - over a 600-foot drop-off along five miles of the northwest coast - and display dozens of old Danish anchors. Swim out 150 yards across a sandy plain to the site or take a 5-minute boat ride to a mooring.
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