Great instructors are hard to find, but Karl at Ranger Rick's Scuba Adventure is the kind who makes…read moreyou wonder why you didn't do this sooner. Patient? Absolutely. Knowledgeable? Off the charts. Fun to learn from? You have no idea. I never thought I'd be the kind of person who goes scuba diving. But here I am, freshly certified and already looking forward to my next underwater adventure -- and it's all thanks to Karl and the amazing team at Ranger Rick's Scuba Adventure! Karl was an absolute legend throughout the entire certification process -- warm, funny, and incredibly skilled at breaking down complex skills into easy, digestible steps. The whole experience was seamlessly run and genuinely one of the highlights of my year. Crossing this off my bucket list felt AMAZING. If you're looking to get Open Water Certified, R.R.S.A is the place to be and Karl is your guy. He has this incredible gift of making you feel completely at ease while keeping the energy fun and exciting the whole time. Cannot recommend highly enough!

I got my Open Water certification through the University of Central Florida, which is where Ranger…read moreRick's Scuba Adventure will often provide instruction and the opportunity to get certified. One of the best decisions I've ever made! Not only do I get a cool accomplishment, but I also got the memories and experience Karl provided. If you're considering using their services, you'll find no complaints here - highly recommend.

The team did an awesome job of teaching me and reassuring me through the entire process. They…read morehelped me to calm my nerves and to really feel comfortable. David Jr is an amazing instructor and has the unique ability to make you feel completely safe and to find humor in the midst of the course. Not to mention this company does incredible work, through "The Scuba Gym", with all types of individuals struggling with various conditions and helps bring healing and hope. They are truly making a difference in this World!

Worst Scuba Pl., I've ever been to in my entire life. I've been A long time scuba enthusiast and I…read morelike to be a connoisseur of scuba stores however, the staff was extremely rude, also the variety sucks for for lack of a better word. I would definitely give this negative stars if I could but seeing that I cannot one star seems to be and overvaluation of this degenerate business. I showed up during their business hours and to no surprise they were empty because they get new customers because their service sucks. Definitely don't come here! Worst place you could go take your money elsewhere.

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff, easy entry point for a day on the river. Great time…read morekayaking with the manatees!

MANATEES ARE MAGICAL! We saw well over 30+ manatees on our late January kayaking outing. We rented…read morea 2-seater top kayak (comes w paddles and life vests). And from the staff to the dock hands, to the quality of the vessel and cleanliness of the shop: 10/10. A guide handed us a laminated map (nice touch) and told us where to head for manatee sightings. And even pointed us to a cove that homes a lot of turtles and alligators. We saw it all! They have volunteers overseeing the 3 sisters springs, to help monitor the safety of the manatees (and scold ignorant people lol). Great time! If you're unsure, let me assure you.. just book.

Thank you to Heidi and Andy for the awesome time! So special getting to swim with manatees, and…read morethanks for answering all my many excited questions!

This was our second time using Birds to swim with Manatees and we will choose them every time now…read more Had an amazing experience with Captain Misty and Guide Gina. Highly recommend the 6am tour as you get viewing time before it gets really busy. I really appreciate Birds Underwater as they do a great job educating you about the manatees and how to passively observe. Made the manatees more comfortable and as a result we got to have some amazing interactions with them.

We spent about an hour at Divers Direct Orlando, and it was time very well spent. Walter (Walt) was…read moreincredible helping my mom find a properly fitting mask. She has a very petite face and has struggled for years to find one that actually works. Walt was so patient and walked her through everything step by step. He also helped her find basic swim gear, including a shorty wetsuit that fit correctly without leaking. While he was working with her, I explored the massive store and picked up fins, booties, and a full-length wetsuit. I love that they have so much inventory. You can really take your time trying different options and finding what fits best. I was able to compare fins with different bootie lengths and try on wetsuits that were actually sized correctly. Huge shoutout as well to the general manager Rachael and assistant manager Loren for their patience during checkout. My mom was able to drive her gear home, but I was flying back to Virginia the next day and stressing about packing everything. They reminded me about the free shipping over a certain amount, which was an epic stress reliever. Overall, I absolutely love this store. I wish we had something like it where I live. I'll definitely be following their social pages to keep an eye on future trips and events. Such a great group of people.

I was only looking for some snorkeling fins, and it was very easy to navigate the store and find…read morethe area where they had a variety of fins in different colors and price ranges from $40-110 adult fins and slightly less for kids fins. Ladies, the fins are sized for men unfortunately, so pick the size that is about 1.5 sizes lower than what you usually wear, based on advice I got from a staff member. Sure enough, as someone who normally wears a women's 11, the size 9-10 fins fit perfectly, and I didn't even bother trying any other sizes. There were plenty of fins for a variety of sizes available, and prices were competitive, reasonable, and accurate compared to their website. The staff member at the register was able to apply the 10% off welcome offer to my order, so I walked away with brand new fins for less than $40! Overall a very smooth process!

Garrett was a blast! We are just coming into the warm season and most manatees are back in the…read moregulf, he still got us to 7 manatees, 2 gators, and we caught a dolphin in kings bay towards the end. He gave us plenty of time to look for things to come up out of the water which was great for my 2 year old. Boat was shaded and was enjoyable even with a small child. Other tours wouldn't let me book because she was under 3- we brought our own lifevest but they did also have some on board that were her size.

Thank you Piper and Wade (best guide and captain combo ever!) for an experience my wife and I will…read morenever forget! Amazing! We learned so much and got to go face to face with a big old male. Piper's encouragement and direction kept us calm when things got exciting! Would recommend to everyone who loves nature. Also the office staff were gracious and made great recommendation for lunch at a local deli. 100% glad we chose these guys.

Predatory Practices & False Claims Blue Green was an…read moreenjoyable but expensive undertaking for my family. We have a high level paid in full contract with them. My daughter has suffered a serve medical trauma that left us unable to use/find properties based on her being wheelchair bound Even arriving at a location where we were placed in a property that we couldn't even access. After many calls with increasingly poor customer service we decided to end the relationship. We were given options and tried the Pinnacle option (waste of time and $$) So we choose the exit option they offer. Of course they want more money. We were told we would have to exit by a specific date. We spent over 8hrs on the phone trying to exercise the option constant transfers and disconnects. Final spoke to someone who gave us a new price of over 4000.00 more. When asked to speak to someone he informed there is no one else and that he has no manager. Refused our money and said that he was ok that someone lied to us about the cost. I am not exaggerating at all these are his words and are recorded. I could only laugh in utter disbelief. He told me there is no way to process a complaint. Please avoid this company and their predatory practices. I refuse to pay one more dime then the 6082.00 dollars i was told I could pay to exit. I am not trying to get out free just trying to be treated with some sense of fairness. Until there is an agreement of PIF I will not send them another payment

While buying a vacation package from bluegreen resort I was given a "Hawaiian vacation " After…read moreCOVID I booked the vacation for my honeymoon. I was shocked to find out it was only 3 days and in a dive of a hotel but hey for an extra $1765 we'll upgrade you to real vacation. What a scam!

One of the best things about the trip was Captain Sean. He was a great guide. He was filled with so…read moremuch information and so many fun facts. He had a great sense of humor. He also knew where to find all the manatees. Also our photographer Serena was great. The photos she took were unbelievable. Well worth the money spent. Which was not a lot considering the amazing pictures we got. It's going to capture our memories at snorkeling with manatees forever. It was on our bucket list of things to do and I totally am amazed by the experience. It wouldn't have been the same without the captain in the photographer. It was just the perfect day.

Awesome adventure they took our time with us and the tour guides really take such special care of…read morethese precious manatees. We loved it!!