Dive Review of Jupiter Dive Center in
The Continental USA/Jupiter, FL

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Jupiter Dive Center: "Outstanding with Jupiter Dive Center and Goliath Groupers", Sep, 2020, by Pamela Wright, TX, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 11487 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Our first time to dive with JDC and I don't think it will be our last! JDC helped us with a spontaneous trip to see the Goliath Grouper spawning, even recommending hotel and restaurants. Shop is large, well-stocked (Scuba Pro) and operated in an amazingly friendly, safe and relaxed (but efficient) atmosphere. All our dives were drift dives and the current was very strong. We covered 1.3 miles on one of our dives and that was with us making stops! With confidence in the crew, we quickly became comfortable diving our own dives and maximizing our time. 7 dives, 3 days, used their rentals. Masks required on property and on boat. Equipment was perfect. Boat was clean and safe. Crews were amazing. We got lucky with our timing and with picking JDC! Goliath Specialty - Taking the Goliath specialty wasn't a must-do before going down but Sandy Carlson made the Goliaths WAY more interesting in the water. Nice to ID male/female, several behavior patterns, etc. Goliaths are congregating on the Zion wreck right now for spawning and currents were too strong to go there our first day, which was really disappointing, but we got there the next day and they were mind-blowing!! Probably 50 Goliaths in 2 areas. We waited for other divers to proceed and got to watch behavior from our specialty. We want to go back and see if we can score 2 or more Goliath dives next year. Jupiter Wreck Trek - Currents were probably too stout for new divers, but we loved it! For Goliaths we stayed on the Zion most of our dive, but wound up on the Esso Bonaire, which was some easy, not really "penetration" into a fun, very visual wreck. Lights really make the colors pop. Since we flew solo on this dive, we were relieved the Captain’s compass setting was dead-on. Having that made us much more confident diving our dive. Lobster Diving - Wasn't interested in this, but others on the boat were, so we hooked up with their dive and had a blast watching the lobsters get caught, analyzed and often released. Great experience to do this with experienced lobster hunters and wound up with a new interest! Blue Heron Bridge - We're Master divers with a ton of dives and experiences, but this was a fun, easy and unique dive… we were told #1 shore dive in America! We splurged on a guide (since this was last minute, a guide let us be lazy with prep) and diving with Steve Watkins made it much more informative and enjoyable. Team - Alex was incredible! Helping reattach lights, lust over new fins and an attitude that never dipped. Hannah was another marvel. I was frazzled due to timing, she was not! Always helpful and calm under pressure. We dove with Troy, Brooks, Alex and Angelo and all were amazing. You never know what you'll get on a dive boat and these guys were all top notch. Our Captains were amazing (oops, names?) and we were especially grateful for day 2 Captain getting us to at least one wreck dive. Lisa and Gerry were the masterminds behind getting our trip to actually work out. They operate a terrific dive shop! We'd actually considered diving different shops each day to get a different experience, but we didn't want to go anywhere else :-) Misc – JDC recommended the Best Western and things went smoothly and safely. We booked with Hotels.com, but found later we could’ve saved a couple$ booking direct. EASY access to diving, food, groceries, etc. Dive Food – We struck out at Food Mart and Publix for lunches, but scored big time with the Subway (806 N Old Dixie Hwy, Jupiter, FL 33458) opening at 7a each day (don’t believe Google, glad I called), so breakfast and boat lunches were quick, easy and on the way each day. There’s also a very popular taqueria a couple doors down, but it looked really busy. We wanted quick with no crowds, so Jose’s Subway was perfect for us. Restaurants – Had great meals at Blue Point (Sandbar Salad!), Food Shack (the creative dishes will shock you when you see it’s a hole in a strip center), Jetty’s (upscale and very relaxed) and Frigates (delicious salad and tacos). Tourism – We really enjoyed the Loggerhead Maritime Center. Tours were at 2pm, but timing didn’t work for us…maybe next time. Other than our easy access to Cozumel, we rarely go to the same place very often, but after cold diving the last 2-3 years, Jupiter was a surprise delight! Warm waters and a fabulous experience. Ready to go back!
Websites	Jupiter Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Indonesia, Bahamas, Cayman, Hawaii, Cozumel, Cancun, Florida, Guadalupe Islands, Coronado Islands, Belize, Roatan
Closest Airport	Palm Beach International	Getting There	Fly, then rental car
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	45min max
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Jupiter Dive Center in The Continental USA/Jupiter, FL

Jupiter Dive Center: "Outstanding with Jupiter Dive Center and Goliath Groupers", Sep, 2020,

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Dive Review of Jupiter Dive Center in
The Continental USA/Jupiter, FL