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Has anyone had an issue boarding a RC cruise with their own personal SCUBA dive equipment. I have a dive excursion booked for Grand Layman's and can't get info on what I'm required to bring and/or what is or isn't allowed. Don't want to get to boarding and find an issue

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We brought all our own gear on a cruise once when we were able to drive to the embarkation port and only rented weights and tanks from our dive operator in Cozumel. We carried on our regulators, BCs, computers, and masks, and sent the rest with the porters. We didn't have any issues getting it all onboard with the exception of a small screwdriver or wrench (I can't remember which) in hubby's "save a dive" kit. We had to pick that bag up from security and convince them we weren't going to try to dismantle the ship. They let us keep it with a very serious "it must stay in your cabin" speech. This was many years ago, shortly after a passenger had managed to get into a crew only area on a different ship and released the anchor, so we might not be flagged for that tool today. 

We were planning on diving after our upcoming cruise in March - plans fell through so there is a dedicated dive trip in our future instead. Anyway, we planned on renting all our gear this time because we are flying in and didn't want to deal with the hassle.

To be honest it was a PITA to carry around all the gear on boarding and disembarkation day, but we didn't want to chance our luggage being manhandled, winding up with a broken computer or some other damage. If we were going to dive again at a port stop, we would probably just rent all our gear. It's just not worth bringing it all for a single 2 tank dive.

  • 2 weeks later...
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Husband scuba dives and always rents equipment, because the suitcase cannot fit it all (formal clothes come first for all my photos!).  He does the same with his faraway skiing trips (although he always brings his own helmet). Most dive excursion costs include all of the equipment, anyway. Sometimes they even give you a wetsuit (Hawaii did this -full body, because it was a bit chilly), although he has a "shorty" he can bring. He just brings his scuba watch and that is about it (and a waterproof case for ID, money, etc.). He has very nice flippers but they are heavy as well, so he will only bring if we go to a resort hotel and he can scuba/snorkel every day.

Have a great time!

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I, too, realized it was a REAL PITA bringing all my scuba gear after my first scuba cruise. After that I brought my mask, regulator, computer, fins and gloves. All that fir in my carry on bag when we flew to the port of embarkation. Much easier and enjoyable. 😎

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I dive at least once on every cruise.  We always rent equipment from the operator.  We used to take fins, but no more (my husband takes booties because his feet blister without them — strange issue).   I do always take my mask because I love it.  After 100+ dives (I lost count long ago), we’ve only had an equipment problem once (it was in Grand Caymen).  On that occasion, air was free flowing into the BC, and I needed to disconnect the BC during the dive.  After that, I always do a thoughtful weight check before starting the dive.  My only other issue was at PDDC where the BC would not hold air, but I figured out the issue before the dive started, so it was fine.    The pain of hauling equipment is just not worth the effort for me.

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