Atlantic Edge Scuba 7672 Airpark Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20879

"I absolutely loved my trip with Atlantic Edge! The dive instructor and trip leader Ciara was so attentive, knowledgeable and made the experience so great along with the other participants! She managed the entire group seamlessly and catered to everyone's needs. It was my first-time diving and I felt so comfortable, and self-assured the entire time. Will definitely be diving and traveling with them again!"

"Atlantic Edge is terrific! I started going on group dive trips with them back in 2009 as they were at the forefront of eco dive travel (coral restoration, lion fish eradication, etc.) always with education and the environment at the heart of their work (often in partnership with the National Aquarium). From the Bahamas, to Key Largo to Bonaire and beyond these trips have had a huge influence on me, my life and my ocean conservation efforts. I've met some pretty incredible people - brilliant aquarists, world renowned divers, and people who are making a real difference in the world (eg. Her Deepness, Sylvia Earle, and the now famous Ken Nedimyer founder of the Coral Restoration Foundation who has influenced coral rescue efforts around the world). Recently Ciara Shams has taken over the coordination of most of their trips and she is the best dive trip coordinator I've ever met. Her attention to detail is beyond compare, communication is fantastic and she chooses amazing locations (we just got back from Belize and upcoming trips will include Iceland, Croatia, the Maldives and more!)."

"Completed the open water scuba certification with Ciara. She and all the dive masters (Debbie, Steve, and Benoit) were wonderful instructors. I had an incredible experience and a fun time learning. They made it very easy to follow and enthusiastic about teaching. It made the entire learning experience so easy and fun. Highly recommend and will be looking into doing more advanced courses in the future."

"Amazing dive shop/school! We’ve done many classes with them from open water, to AOW to many specialty classes. We’ve loved every instructor and dive master we’ve dealt with. They are all very nice, knowledgeable and passionate about diving. We did the dry suit class with them and when we went to put it to use in Iceland, the instructor there told us he was very impressed with how well we handled it and couldn’t believe we were new divers. He said many experienced divers seem to struggle with dry suit but we must have had an amazing instructor, which we did, Terry is wonderful. We did the aquarium dive with them and it was amazing. We went to Curaçao with them and it was hands down the most relaxing vacation I’ve ever taken because Debbie planned everything and gave us clear instructions on what we need to do which made the trip very stress free and the diving there was amazing. We bought a lot of dive equipment from there, all of it is great quality and you get great advice and recommendations for what will work best for you. The prices are very competitive and comparable to Amazon, so I’d definitely rather give Atlantic edge my business. I consider it great luck that we ended up with them; we live about an hour away and I had called several shops to inquire about getting certified and whoever answered my call was so amazing that we decided to go with a shop an hour away rather than a closer one. I can’t say enough good things about this place. If you’re not sure who to use for classes or equipment, give this place a shot, you won’t regret it."