For our 2022 survey, we asked readers to evaluate operators they’ve dived with in the past two years, and to pick the best they’ve ever dived with. We averaged those totals with the results from the 2021 and 2020 Readers Choice awards to populate our Best of Readers Choice list. For each category, we listed the top overall readers choice, along with all of the operators that received an excellent score (based on number of votes and percentile of score) in alphabetical order.

Best Overall

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: Dive with Martin, Cozumel, Mexico
Anthony’s Key Resort Dive Shop, Roatan, Honduras
Brac Scuba Shack 
Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands

Buddy Dive, Bonaire
Carib Inn Dive Center, Bonaire

CocoView Resort, Roatan, Honduras

Ocean Frontiers, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Reef Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
Reef Divers, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
Subway Watersports, Roatan, Honduras

Toucan Divers at Plaza Resort
, Bonaire
VIP Diving, Bonaire

Wannadive Bonaire at Eden Beach Resort, Bonaire

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Kona Honu Divers, Hawaii
Dive Maui, Hawaii

Dive Oahu, Hawaii

Fish ‘n Fins, Palau

Jack’s Diving Locker, Hawaii

Kona Diving Company, Hawaii

Maui Diving Scuba Center, Hawaii
Maui Dreams Dive Co., 
Hawaii
Rich Coast Divers, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Sam’s Tours, Palau
Seasport Divers, Kauai, 
Hawaii
Wakatobi Dive Resort 
Dive Center, Indonesia
Yap Divers at Manta Ray 
Bay Hotel, Yap

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Rainbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys
Captain Hook’s Dive Key West, Florida Keys

Horizon Divers, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Sea Experience, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Quality of Dive Boats

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: CocoView Resort, Roatan, Honduras

Anthony’s Key Resort Dive Shop, Roatan, Honduras
Brac Scuba Shack Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
Buddy Dive, Bonaire
Dive with Martin, Cozumel, Mexico
Divi Dive Bonaire 

Reef Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands

Reef Divers, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
Subway Watersports, 
Roatan, Honduras
Sunset Divers, Grand 
Cayman, Cayman Islands
Wannadive Bonaire at 
Eden Beach Resort, Bonaire

Inside Scoop: “My all-time favorite cenote is Tajma Ha amid the lush jungle inhabited by colorful birds. This dive also has a big, open cavern called Sugarbowl with spectacular light shows on sunny days where haloclines create mesmerizing effects.” —Susann Seifert, Pro Dive International

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Wakatobi Dive Resort Dive Center, Indonesia
Big Island Divers, Hawaii
Dive Maui, Hawaii

Dive Oahu, Hawaii

Fish ‘n Fins, Palau
Jack’s Diving Locker, Hawaii

Kona Diving Company, Hawaii
Kona Honu Divers, Hawaii
Maui Dive Shop, Hawaii
Maui Diving Scuba Center, Hawaii
Maui Dreams Dive Co., Hawaii

Rich Coast Divers, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Sam’s Tours, Palau

Seasport Divers, Kauai, 
Hawaii

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Rainbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys
Captain Hook’s Dive Key West, Florida Keys
Horizon Divers, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Sea Experience, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Quality of Rental Gear

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: Dive with Martin, Cozumel, Mexico
Anthony’s Key Resort Dive Shop, Roatan, Honduras
Buddy Dive, Bonaire
Carib Inn Dive Center, Bonaire

Divi Dive Bonaire 

Dockside Dive Center at CocoView Resort, Roatan, Honduras

Red Sail Sports, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Reef Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
Reef Divers, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
VIP Diving, Bonaire

Wannadive Bonaire at Eden Beach Resort, Bonaire

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Jack’s Diving Locker, Hawaii

Big Island Divers, Hawaii
Dive Maui, Hawaii

Dive Oahu, Hawaii

Fish ‘n Fins, Palau
Kona Honu Divers, Hawaii
Maui Dive Shop, Hawaii
Maui Diving Scuba Center, Hawaii
Maui Dreams Dive Co., Hawaii

Rich Coast Divers, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Sam’s Tours, Palau

Seasport Divers, Kauai, 
Hawaii
Wakatobi Dive Resort Dive Center, Indonesia

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: 
Sea Experience, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Captain Hook’s Dive Key West, Florida Keys

Horizon Divers, Key Largo, Florida Keys
Rainbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Quality of Facilities 


Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: CocoView Resort, Roatan, Honduras

Anthony’s Key Resort Dive Shop, Roatan, Honduras
Buddy Dive, Bonaire
Carib Inn Dive Center, Bonaire

Dive with Martin, Cozumel, Mexico
Divi Dive Bonaire 

Ocean Encounters, Curacao

Ocean Frontiers, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Reef Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
Reef Divers, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
Toucan Divers at Plaza Resort
, Bonaire
Utila Lodge Dive Center, Honduras
VIP Diving, Bonaire

Wannadive Bonaire at Eden Beach Resort, Bonaire

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Jack’s Diving Locker, Hawaii

Big Island Divers, Hawaii

Dive Maui, Hawaii

Fish ‘n Fins, Palau
Kona Diving Company, Hawaii

Kona Honu Divers, Hawaii
Maui Dive Shop, Hawaii
Maui Diving Scuba Center, Hawaii
Rich Coast Divers, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Sam’s Tours, Palau

Seasport Divers, Kauai, 
Hawaii
Wakatobi Dive Resort
Dive Center, Indonesia
Yap Divers at Manta Ray Bay Hotel, Yap

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Rainbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys
Captain Hook’s Dive Key West, Florida Keys
Horizon Divers, Key Largo, Florida Keys
SeaExperience, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Quality of Staff

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: Dive with Martin, Cozumel, Mexico
Anthony’s Key Resort Dive Shop, Roatan, Honduras
Brac Scuba Shack Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
Carib Inn Dive Center, Bonaire

CocoView Resort, Roatan, Honduras

Ocean Frontiers, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Reef Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 

Reef Divers, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Reef Divers, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
Scuba Du, Cozumel, Mexico
Subway Watersports, Roatan, Honduras
Toucan Divers at Plaza Resort
, Bonaire
VIP Diving, Bonaire


Wannadive Bonaire at 
Eden Beach Resort, Bonaire 


Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Kona Honu Divers, Hawaii
Dive Oahu, Hawaii

Fish ‘n Fins, Palau
Jack’s Diving Locker, Hawaii


Maui Dive Shop, Hawaii
Maui Diving Scuba Center, Hawaii
Maui Dreams Dive Co., 
Hawaii
Nautilus Dive Tech, Cabo 
San Lucas, Mexico
Rich Coast Divers, Gua
nacaste, Costa Rica
Sam’s Tours, Palau

Seasport Divers, Kauai, 
Hawaii
Wakatobi Dive Resort Dive Center, Indonesia
Yap Divers at Manta Ray Bay Hotel, Yap

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Rainbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys
Captain Hook’s Dive Key West, Florida Keys
Horizon Divers, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Sea Experience, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Quality of Dive Training and Courses

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: Dive with Martin, Cozumel, Mexico
Anthony’s Key Resort Dive Shop, Roatan, Honduras
Barefoot Divers, Roatan, Honduras
Buddy Dive, Bonaire
Carib Inn Dive Center, Bonaire

Cave Training Mexico, Riviera Maya

Dive Provo, Turks and Caicos

Dockside Dive Center at CocoView Resort, Roatan, Honduras

Pro Dive International, Dominican Republic and Mexico

Toucan Divers at Plaza Resort
, Bonaire
VIP Diving, Bonaire

Wannadive Bonaire at Eden Beach Resort, Bonaire

Inside Scoop: “Salt Pier is a classic Bonaire dive because the pillars provide a vertical reef, allowing you a different underwater perspective. These pillars are covered in sponges, and you can see all kinds of small critters living in the nooks and crannies.”
—Poppy Martes, Divi Dive Bonaire

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Maui Diving Scuba Center, Hawaii
Big Island Divers, Hawaii
Dive Maui, Hawaii

Dive Oahu, Hawaii

Fish ‘n Fins, Palau Jack’s Diving Locker, Hawaii

Kona Honu Divers, Hawaii
Maui Dive Shop, Hawaii
Maui Dreams Dive Co., Hawaii

Rich Coast Dive, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Sam’s Tours, Palau

Seasport Divers, Kauai, 
Hawaii
Wakatobi Dive Resort Dive Center, Indonesia

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Rainbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys
Captain Hook’s Dive Key West, Florida Keys
Horizon Divers, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Sea Experience, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Attention to Safety

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: [Dive with Martin, Cozumel, Mexico
Buddy Dive, Bonaire
Brac Scuba Shack Divers, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands

Carib Inn Dive Center, Bonaire

CocoView Resort, Roatan, Honduras

Reef Divers, 
Cayman Brac, 
Cayman Islands
Reef Divers, Little 
Cayman, Cayman Islands
Utila Lodge Dive 
Center, Honduras
VIP Diving, Bonaire


Wannadive Bonaire at 
Eden Beach Resort, Bonaire 


Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Jack’s Diving Locker, Hawaii

Big Island Divers, Hawaii
Dive Maui, Hawaii

Dive Oahu, Hawaii

Fish ‘n Fins, Palau
Kona Diving Company, Hawaii
Kona Honu Divers, Hawaii
Maui Dive Shop, Hawaii
Maui Diving Scuba Center, Hawaii
Maui Dreams Dive Co., 
Hawaii

Rich Coast Divers, Gua
nacaste, Costa Rica

Sam’s Tours, Palau

Seasport Divers, Kauai, 
Hawaii
Wakatobi Dive Resort 
Dive Center, Indonesia
Yap Divers at Manta Ray 
Bay Hotel, Yap 


United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Rainbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys
Captain Hook’s Dive Key West, Florida Keys

Horizon Divers, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Sea Experience, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Best Dive Travel Agencies in the World

For the past three years, we have asked our readers to pick the best dive travel agency they have utilized. We averaged and listed the top overall readers choice, along with all of the travel services that received an excellent score (based on number of votes) in alphabetical order.

Readers Choice: Caradonna Adventures
Family Dive Adventures
Island Dreams Tours & Travel
Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas
PADI Travel
Reef & Rainforest: Dive & Adventure Travel
Scuba Travel Ventures
Vacation Connection