Annie is a wonderful teacher! When I needed a SCUBA skills review, she provided me with a private…read morelesson that was extremely helpful and also a lot of fun! Annie is patient, professional and extremely knowledgeable about the sport! She taught me things I never learned, and the one-on-one experience allowed her to personalize the training specifically to me. The most helpful skills she went over (that were never taught in my open ocean course under a different dive master) were perfecting neutral buoyancy and how to weight properly. I had been taught to wear way too much weight! She keeps things simple, intuitive and allows you to relax and just have fun. I know she has a passion for sharing the experience of breathing underwater with anyone and everyone, and this passion exudes from every pore. I also went on a dive trip that Annie coordinated, and it was so much fun! The trip was well planned, and stocked full of extra lessons between dives about diving, photography, travel, marine life... you name it! This was a four day trip and she really made the most of the time she had with us. I could tell Annie just loves to teach, and she has so much knowledge to share. I am not a professional photographer, but her tips even helped me take great underwater photos with my point and shoot camera. I think she knows just about anything and everything you would ever want to know concerning diving, traveling and more! She has been all over the world diving, and she is just inspirational to be around because she is all about achieving your dreams! Well thanks to Annie, I HAVE achieved my dreams and I am now working full time in a career that includes diving. I could not have made it as far as I have without her. Annie is one of my most valued mentors, and I encourage anyone considering learning to dive or furthering their dive experience to do it through Annie!! I would definitely love to go on more adventures with her!

This past summer of 2014 my son was new to the Seattle area and didn't have any friends here, yet,…read moreas we just moved from another country. A friend told us about this camp and we mulled it over with our son. He wanted to go so he could meet people and NOT be bored all summer. We signed him up for 1/2 week and HE LOVED IT! We were able to secure another week, a month or so later, he could not wait to go back! He had so many great experiences to share with us and is completely hooked on this camp! The entire staff were so friendly and welcoming, they made his experience one to remember! Since the summer camp, he also signed up for the Scuba Camp (same location) and finished with his Advanced Certification in Dry Suit Diving. He has made a lot of lifetime friends at this camp! Super job to Annie and her entire Camp Staff, you guys ROCK!!!!!! We'll be back!!!!

My teen son and I had the most amazing, supportive, and educational experience getting into the…read moreworld of scuba diving with Argonaut! The instructors are incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and truly do want each student to learn how to safely enjoy scuba, and continue their adventures and education! I would highly recommend this company for anyone at any level, we will definitely be back for enhancing our skillsets!

Full disclosure - this is more about the people than any shop, as I worked with some folks at…read moreArgonaut Diving through a different location. That said - the education was fantastic, the information was presented in multiple ways to make sure that everyone understood, there was no guilt in taking more time on specific things if needed, and once a true understanding was shown, they were happy to stop spending unnecessary time on it. It's clear that there is a STRONG inclination toward safety, and they do something abnormal by ensuring that it doesn't get in the way of also creating a welcoming atmosphere.

I had the best experience here. I've been recommending it to all my friends. Brad and Kailin (sp?)…read morewere great to work with. They made the whole experience so positive and fun. They made sure everyone could learn at their own pace. They emphasized safety and getting comfortable with all the diving skills before moving on. We had a trip with some diving planned shortly after completing our certification here and I felt like I was really well prepared. Great customer service too. All your gear is provided with the open water certification course so you don't have to pay for rentals on top of it. Brad also recommended gear for my fiancé and I when we were ready to buy and I trusted his recommendations. There was no upselling, just honest recommendations based on experience and what we said we wanted. We're hooked on diving now so we'll definitely be coming back and doing more courses here!

Permanently closed. Owner has abandoned business and left alot of angry customers in the lurch.read more

Nice friendly staff. I haven't taken any classes from them and wish they offered nitrox to rent…read more That being said, have had good interactions every time I've been in the store to get air tanks

Surly unhelpful instructor. Uninterested in making sure I was properly outfitted. Suit I tried on…read morepreclass was not the one they gave me and it it did not fit. Not properly weighted. Had to abandone class l. Out 500.

I got my Drysuit cert from Silent World and have done multiple club dives and a recent trip to…read moreVancouver. The shop is fantastic and the staff is amazing. The recent trip was organized by Maddux and her enthusiasm and love of all things ocean was contagious. Everyone who works there is super helpful in terms of equipment and sharing expertise.

Just completed their beginner open water diving course and couldn't be happier with the experience…read more Craig was an awesome instructor, very knowledgeable and patient (I asked a lot of questions) and helped everyone feel safe in the water. The DMs who were assisting were also great. I cannot say enough about the rest of the staff (instructors, dive masters, etc). Every interaction was professional, positive, encouraging and welcoming. I'm talking about Kai, Jake, Maddux, Boris, and especially DMs Leean and Chris who were assisting for the pool instruction and open water dives.

My son and I just completed our Open Water and Dry Suit certification. These folks were great…read moregetting us set up with nice equipment and Brian, our scuba instructor was great. Patient and knowledgeable, he made the experience straightforward and got us through the tricky parts of the training. If you are interested in scuba certification in the Seattle area, give these folks a try. Even if you do the final open water referral dives in warm water, take the pool classes here, as this is a great team. As a side note, August diving in Lake Washington is just fine - warm water and calm conditions.

Great shop and PADI open water certification program! Our instructor Kyle happened to be in store…read morethe day before and was super helpful in selecting the right personal gear. I got a nice set of fins, goggles, snorkel, and wet suit, all fitting and functioning well above expectations. I'll likely stick to warm water dives but glad to know this place is close by and has a well stocked inventory of gear and knowledgeable staff!

This is a nice scuba shop! They treat everyone who walks in…read morethe door like a valued customer. We use this shop for our dive classes when we conduct them in the Tacoma area. These guys have always been super friendly and helpful. Since we are from out of town its nice to feel accepted by a local dive shop and not like we are invading their territory. So when any of our customers inquire about a scuba shop in the Tacoma area we send them here.

Last weekend my son and I finished our PADI Open Water cert and we had a blast. Our instructor…read moreChris Vosse was outstanding. He was not only a great teacher but a great leader. His attention to diver safety makes you feel extremely comfortable when going out in the open water. Chris was so great, my son and I decided to continue our dive training and signed up for Advance Open Water Training with Chris. If you want a great scuba instructor who makes your scuba experience fun, safe and an experience to remember, look no further.

Great contact for diving in Tacoma, and great prices! I had non-diving friends move to Tacoma, and…read morefinally got the chance to visit from out of state. I was looking for a guided dive and had never been in open saltwater before. It was a bit of a last minute trip, and the shop was really really good about working with me to match me with a buddy, and had cheaper rental prices than all the other places I checked. Professional and easy to work with. I dove with Allen Raphael, and he was wonderful! Incredibly helpful, attentive to any questions I had, and was incredibly fun and knowledgeable about what we were seeing. I was also a little nervous, and he had a very easygoing calm personality while managing to get all the little details just right. I felt super safe and free to enjoy the dive, and he went the extra mile to work with me and my limitations, (no car, no place to dry gear overnight etc.) Lots of amazing sea critters too, lungfish, rockfish, nudibranchs, flounder, crabs and starfish of all sizes, sea cucumbers, anemone's...you'd never guess it's all down there by looking at the coast, and it's mostly all okay to touch! So incredible. Fantastic to work with, and we've already picked out the dives for my return trip!

The best place in the Sound for Fills, Suit Repairs, Service. If it's not Commercial Only gear this…read moreis the only place to go. Josh is also more then capable of working on Commercial Gear there is just another shop in Seattle that holds the right's for KMDSI service and sales, there is nothing Tacoma Scuba can do about that so it's not a negative. I have nothing but good things to say about this shop they have treated me very well!