Ocean Adventures Dive

Great people! Very knowledgeable and easy going. Fun place to be. more

My boyfriend and I won't go anywhere else for our SCUBA needs. They always have a a great bin of sale items, their prices aren't ridiculous and the people there are always really helpful and friendly. We haven't been on any of their dive trips, but they always seem to have a great list of adventure options above the cashier. more

Classroom session was thorough. I'm sure the rest of the class will be great too! more

Always a friendly place and nice to stop in just to see whats new and going on. Staff are the most skilled divers around. Yes, I dive with other shops but I'm never as comfortable as I am with OADC. I simply trust those staff above all others. more

The instructor was obviously very experienced, and extremely professional without being the typical arrogant instructor that you run across in most shops. He took the time to asses my skill level and tailored the training to fit. I hadn't been in the water for a while but by the second dive I was right in the zone. more

I moved here over 1 year ago and quickly wanted to get into diving. Along with furthering my diving education, I've adopted the OADC as my CA family. I know if I have any questions regarding dive equipment, local dive spots, etc? the lovely people at OADC will be able to help me. more

Great place to learn to dive and even better with the refresher courses. I did my Open Water certification here a few years ago and had a great experience. My dive instructor was patient and very helpful. more

Appreciated the help with getting additional instruction without having to set up an appointment or paying for the help. more

Piotr helped me get in and out quickly and was proactive in grabbing what I needed, and explaining everything. He also switched smoothly to another customer that came in during my visit. more

I just finished my open water certification course with Karen . Karen is a great instructor and really takes the time to answer any questions and is very patient, which is a good thing when you have a ton of questions and anxiety about your first dives! more

When I first tried to do my Divemaster course I convinced myself that I couldn't buddy breathe for the gear exchange. That was that. I could never be a Divemaster. That's where Szilvia Gogh, PADI Course Director for both Ocean Adventures and Aqua Adventures dive shops, came into the picture. She had a couple of long talks with me in an effort to convince me that I would have something to contribute as a Divemaster. Soon I found myself doing pool sessions and ocean dives with her and her students (the academics were never my problem). I liked her easy, laid back style but don't get me wrong. If someone tried to get away with something she definitely caught it and called them on it (even me!). When someone had difficulties she never made them feel bad. I heard her tell an open water student who didn't complete her course with the rest of her class ""Go ahead and get your picture taken. You will get the card eventually"". When we came to my biggest challenge (the infamous buddy breathing/gear exchange) Szilvia had me practice with her a couple of times. Then one day she told me I was doing it. When I balked she said ""No big deal. If you can do it I'll give you credit. If you can't, you will have had a good practice"". And that was that. The pressure was off and I could do it. After that I started having fun. We went to the Catalina Underwater Park a couple of times with students and on a dive boat where I found I was conducting tours to people who never dove in California before. I am happy to have finally completed my Divemaster training and loved having Szilvia as my instructor. And I now have additional skills and knowledge to take back to those research and scientific dives I still plan to do! more

Great dive shop I am writing in response to the post on 8/23 calling Ocean Adventures the biggest scam shop in diving. I have had the pleasure of diving with Ocean Adventures since 2005 and could not be happier with the staff and especially the owner Steve Ladd. I posted a review on Ocean Adventures back in 2008 (scroll down to the end of this post for my original review). I hope everyone who read the previous post will take into account a few points. The customer received a refund, not store credit, a refund. Further, why is it necessary to characterize the owner's personal appearance in negative terms? How is that relevant? The author of that post revealed her lack of class with the continued use of her acronym. I am proud to be an Ocean Adventures diver, I have and will continue to recommend the shop to anyone I meet. Original Post from 2008 I happened upon Ocean Adventures gearing up for a tropical trip and they not only gave me a good discount on gear I still own and use, they encouraged me to stop back by and tell them about the trip upon my return. They introduced me to California diving and expanded my dive training to Dive Master level. I am happy to recommend this shop to anyone who wants to learn how to dive, take a refresher course or further your dive training. If you enjoy diving the islands off our coast get on an Ocean Adventures boat, you will be diving with top notch divers and have way too much fun. Pros: Great instructors, large inventory, helpful staff more

I'm really sorry to hear you had a bad experience. I took my rescue class through their shop and had no trouble at all. I'm sure if you speak directly to the shop owner Steve, he will make it right. Pros: Small classes with experienced instructors. more

Overall we had excellent level of instruction and safety from our instructor. He was very thurough and made sure that we understood everything. The only thing we didn't like was the poor level of communication to finish our certificate. Pros: great saftey and instruction Cons: communication; they needed to assure us we would be certified with them more