Monterey Bay Scuba

"Professional dive shop with good equipment and knowledgeable staff. There are warm public showers nearby, which was a lifesaver after the dives! I feel that the service could be better for the price. The combo of 7mm wetsuits + hood + gloves that I got was not enough insulation for the cold water in Monterey. I was freezing a lot during both dives."

"What a great dive shop! They were on the brink of closing and my daughter needed her two tanks filled and they stayed open a few more minutes to do it. Thank you so much! We've always had great experiences here. Nice and close to easily get whatever you need for your dives."

"We went to book for a dive in August. The dive was cancelled and they were supposed to refund my credit card. I didn't receive any refund and wrote back. I got a refund for one person and I'm still waiting on a 250$ that's missing. I wrote back and no answer. Don't trust this business. Very disorganized and dishonest."

"We had a great experience here last week and have decided to use this shop again to rent a dive suit. We called a few days prior to reserve a suit and paid over the phone for the rental. A couple hour drive down here and we go to pick up the rental suit and.....they don't have it! Now we are without a suit and no other shop in the area has the size we need. Very disappointed, I used to work in a SCUBA shop and this was failure of training staff to ensure you have the equipment in hand before you make a reservation and take customer payment."

"I cannot recommend this dive shop highly enough. I went there with Bryson for our Scuba training and certification. John Richardson the owner was our instructor. John is superb in explaining how to Scuba and and has a passion for the sport with over 7000 dives locally and more the world over. He is a strict follower of PADI. He is supported by instructors and staff in the dive shop. His son Hunter is personable and motivated me to sign is up for Scuba. I chose the all-inclusive option which includes all rental equipment. You just come with swim trunks and a towel! The initial certification consists of 2 weekends. The first weekend is learning and getting familiar with the equipment on day 1. Day two is about the swimming test and confined water (pool) training with all equipment for both weekends. The second weekend is a about open water training (providing you qualify). Make sure you complete the PADI online course and pass the exam. And fill out the medical form and get a physical from your doctor if there are any conditions which need a doctors release. We just finished both weekends and Bryson got PADI certified. We ended with a really nice dinner at the nearby Italian restaurant. A friendly instructor and assistance and really good students.. what’s not to like about scuba diving here? Can’t wait to get certified!!"