Survey respondents were asked to choose the best family-friendly experience they have dived with. This list ranks the top overall readers choice, followed by experiences that received an excellent score (based on number of votes and overall ratings) in alphabetical order.

Beaches Resorts, Turks and Caicos

Buddy Rangers, Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire

Family Summer Adventures, Jack’s Diving Locker, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Family Weeks, Aggressor Adventures, Caribbean Sea (Various)

Kids Sea Camp / Family Dive Adventures (Various)

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Caribbean/Atlantic

This close-to-home region is loved by divers for its warm water and its myriad hidden gems.

Dive Paradise

Plaza Resort Bonaire

The Resort at Marble Hill

VIP Diving Bonaire

Anse Chastanet Resort

Anthony’s Key Resort

Belize

Buddy Dive Resort

CoCo View Resort

Dive Saba

Golden Rock Resort

LionsDive/Ocean Encounters

Mayan Princess and Turquoise Bay Resorts

Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center

Ocean Frontiers and Compass Point

Ramon’s Village Resort and Dive Center

Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas

Aquanauts Grenada

Blackbird Caye Resort

Blue Note Scuba

Brac Scuba Shack

Clearly Cayman

DiveTech Grand Cayman

Divi Dive Bonaire/Divi Flamingo

Don Foster’s Dive Cayman

Ibagari Boutique Hotel

Living the Dream Divers

Sunset House

Sweet Bottom Dive USVI

Vacation Connection

Wannadive Bonaire

Pacific/Indian/Mediterranean

Biodiversity reigns supreme at this technicolor dive paradise.

Wakatobi Dive Resort

Baja California Sur

Beqa Lagoon Resort

Kona Honu Divers

Aaron’s Dive Shop

Jack’s Diving Locker

Papua Diving

Scandi Divers

Siladen Resort & Spa

United States and Canada

From wrecks to reefs, diving here is as captivating as it is budget-friendly.

Amoray Dive Resort

The Florida Keys

Kids Sea Camp/Family Dive Adventures

Maduro Dive

Sea Experience

Captain Hook’s Marina

Horizon Divers

Liveaboards

There’s no better way to experience some of the world’s best diving than on one of these roving hotels.

Aggressor Adventures

All Star Liveaboards

Pearl Fleet

Coralia Liveaboard

Pelagian Yacht

Dive Damai

Dive Gaia Liveaboard

Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet

Mermaid Liveaboards

Tiare Cruise