DIVE WEST SIDE SCUBA

8 months ago

This was our 7th diving holiday with West Side Scuba &, as always, we had a great time. This is a well-run, safe diving centre. The staff are friendly & helpful & they do their best to ensure that everyone enjoys the whole experience, not just the diving. Despite the weather limiting where we could dive most days we saw lots of amazing sealife, from tiny damsel fish to huge tarpons & great barracuda, rays, turtles, squid, lobsters & nudibranchs. There is so much to see here & a lot of it is on relatively shallow reefs that are accessible to all qualified divers. There are also lots of wrecks & some of them are within the 18m limit for open water divers. Most of the Carlisle Bay wrecks are within the 12m limit for people doing the Discover Scuba Dive course -this is an incredible place to do your first dive. They cater for levels of recreational diver, from those doing a Discover Scuba Diving course (just to see what the fuss is about) to experienced divers looking for something a bit more adventurous. They can provide all the necessary kit & their rental kit is very good. In the morning they do 2 dives with the surface interval on the boat. They provide chilled bottles of water & granola bars. In the afternoon they offer a shallow, easy dive suitable for DSDs & for less experienced divers. Whatever your level of experience I would definitely recommend West Side Scuba.

a year ago

I recently had the pleasure of diving with West Side Scuba for eight dives over four days, and the experience was absolutely fantastic! From start to finish, the team was professional, friendly, and made me feel completely at ease. Special shout-out to instructors Thea and Brandon, who were not only super friendly but also incredibly skilled and knowledgeable. The dives exceeded my expectations! I had the chance to explore stunning coral-covered wrecks and saw an amazing variety of marine life, including turtles, rays, and many colorful fish. Every dive felt like an adventure, and the underwater world was more beautiful than I could have imagined. If you’re looking for an unforgettable diving experience, West Side Scuba is the place to go! Highly recommended!

a year ago

Wonderful experience diving. Gear and boat are in great condition. Crew, Dive Master and Owner were great to work with and very responsive. Brandon went above and beyond making sure I had all the gear I needed, explained the dives, pointed out sea life and always put safety first. I dove multiple days doing some great shipwreck dives. Looking forward to coming back and diving again with Dive West Side Scuba. Thankful for my experience with them. They are professional, kind and hardworking 🤙🏼

5 months ago

I had an amazing experience with West Side Dive Shop! The dive itself was fantastic, the crew did an excellent job taking care of everyone, making sure experienced divers and open water divers each got the right level of attention and guidance. Everything felt very safe, clean, and well-organized. Peter, the owner, has been doing this for over 30 years and it truly shows in the quality of the operation and the professionalism of the team. The crew was second to none, friendly, knowledgeable, and made the whole day fun and memorable. I’d highly recommend West Side Dive Shop to both experienced divers and those just starting out. Thanks for a great dive and an unforgettable experience! 🤙

a year ago

Great experience with West Side Scuba, having done some quick research while in Barbados this dive centre came up as one of the higher rated dive centres so I decided to book through them. They where very accommodating with me booking quite last minute (the day before) and the dive itself was amazing with the opportunity to see multiple wreck sites in one dive and a multitude of marine life. The staff where very friendly and did their best to make the dive exciting and a positive experience as my partner has never dived from a boat before she was quite nervous. The only downside was upon arriving at 12 the staff where not notified of our booking and no one was able to take us on the dive so we ended up having to wait in the dive centre for around 2 and a half hours. Which was a disappointment as we had other plans book later in the day which caused us to miss other activities and with only being in Barbados for a week it was disappointing, but with my last minute booking of the day before I can understand that there maybe some miscommunication between staff and in the end the dive most definitely made up for it so I wouldn't knock the dive centre for that. All in all if you want a great dive centre whether it's your first time or you're an experience diver id highly recommend, every person I spoke to had a great time diving here. Thank you again