Sea Experience

Sea Experience has been a perennial Readers Choice Award winner since 2019—its staff, boats and facility have all earned awards, and it also earned high praise for its attention to safety. In fact, if you took all the things divers say they want in a dive operation and created a checklist, Sea Experience would tick every single item.

The diving is truly among the best in South Florida. With a convenient beachside location at the Bahia Mar DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sea Experience puts divers and snorkelers on the most beautiful sites in year-round warm water. For divers, there are a host of renowned wrecks, including Robert Edmister and Hog Heaven, as well as relaxing reef drift dives. On the shallow Fort Lauderdale Twin Ledges site, snorkelers will spot some of the same colorful tropical fish divers see—such as French, grey and queen angelfish.

Sea Experience won five awards in the 2025 Scuba Diving Magazine Readers Choice Awards.

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When you choose Sea Experience, everything is at your fingertips: The dive boat and glass-bottom snorkeling boat are at the resort’s marina, so the boats are just steps away from your room, as are the dive shop, gear rental facility, classroom and pool. The retail shop is open seven days a week.

A PADI Five Star Career Development Center (CDC), Sea Experience also offers instruction from Discover Scuba Diving experiences to Master Scuba Diver Trainer courses and beyond.

Sea Experience takes pride in everything it does, from introducing snorkelers to the beauty of the ocean, training divers seeking advanced certifications or simply showcasing the best of Fort Lauderdale.

Sea Experience incorporates Eco Pro marine conservation training into its IDC programs.

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Going Pro

Are you ready to make diving a career? Sea Experience is a leading PADI Five Star Career Development Center (CDC), with 6 IDCs offered every year. These professional programs are conducted by some of the most qualified instructors in the industry. Combined, Sea Experience Course Directors have over 100 years of industry experience and more than 30,000 dives completed. Sea Experience also offers a job placement assistance program. The knowledge that you gain will put you on the path to an exciting career in the dive industry.