Conch Republic Divers

Conch Republic’s team manages to be professional, but still approachable and fun. Two boats, a dive shop and quality crew will help get that bottom time logged, and there are showers at base for you to get rid of the evidence. Pool’s open, jump in! ;-)

Mark was awesome dive master and Dan was a great captain. It was our first ocean dive so highly recommend!

Great boat to dive on. On a recent trip, we dove the Spiegel Grove, the Eagle, the Bibb, and the Duane, and had a great time. The boats crew and captain are very friendly and professional, and they take good care of you… without smothering you! Highly recommended!

I tried a couple of dive operations in the Keys and I really liked Conch Republic. I am an experienced diver (50 – 100 dives a year) but lots of local Keys dive ops are geared exclusively toward the once-​a-​year diver on vacation. Conch Republic can handle both.
You can snorkel, shallow reef dive, or go on some deeper dives like the Conch Wall that are too far for other boats to travel to. Everyone was great. They also don’t limit you to short dives like some other outfits. One of the sites we went to had more fish in one area than I have ever seen in my diving career.
They do nitrox fills, and they will even let you store your gear there if you are doing multi-​day diving. The shop is small but well stocked with goodies and souvenirs you will want to bring home with you.
Main dive boat is a beautiful, big, roomy Newton with twin ladders and handholds. They really are the best. They also have a smaller Island Hopper that looks comfortable as well. The even do rebreather work.
Definitely check them out.

Love these guys! Son and I had five great dives with them in July. They know the areas, helped keep us away from the crowds, and didn’t make us stick with a tour guide trying to rush you out of air. They even had 100’s! Thanks for a great trip, guys!

Did 6 dives with Conch Republic Divers at the end of July 2014 and had a great experience. The boats weren’t overcrowded (even though it was a weekend) and all of the staff was friendly and helpful. I like the fact that the shop is right at the boat, so you can pay and do waivers inside, do gas analysis at the shop, then load all of your gear on the boat. I’ve been diving with outfitters that rush you through the gas analysis or don’t provide tank tags, but CRD does it all safely and without hassling you. The only reason for 4 and not 5 stars is that you have to pay extra for an in water guide, which is a standard service other places I’ve been diving, but not in the Keys for some reason. Especially for the deep wrecks that can have strong currents, I want someone who is local and knows the site. I did pay extra for a guide and did not regret it, but it did add significant cost to the total price.

I had to change my review since it’s been about 8 years since I started diving with Conch Republic.
All of the staff is great and helpful. Brenda has a good eye for great folks and I’ve never met anyone at CRD who was any less than extremely polite and helpful.
CRD has everything you’ll need for a great diving experience and you won’t meet a better group of dive professionals.
People ask me why I don’t try other dive outfits. If I’m diving the upper Keys there’s no need. Conch Republic Divers is the best. Why go anywhere else?
Chris

One of my first jobs in the keys as young man was as a Divemaster for this company and I’m happy to say that as its changed owner’s a few times since then it always gives me that warm and fuzzy feeling. Great people all the way around from inside the store to those on the boat.

I’ve been out with a couple of different dive crews and with all the different dive outfits in the Keys, these guys are the ones to go with. Everyone here is knowledgeable, friendly and more than happy to go the extra step to help out. Our group had every level of diver from masters to beginners and they could accommodate all of us, without blinking an eye.
As a Deaf diver I need a little bit of extra prep, and these guys knew what to do and how to help with out any trouble at all.
Gear rental was a breeze and scheduling was easy.

There are so many dive outfits in the Keys. My wife and I chose CRD from the reviews and we were not disappointed. They are safe, informative, helpful, and have easy going personality. If you are a novice diver, they welcome you and help you along. The boat was roomy for a group of 25 divers. I appreciated the 2 ladders on our boat (one traditional, one fin ladder). The most helpful aspect of CRD is their website, you can book online and know which dive site you are going to that day. The dive site is very well described. They are located just off of Tavenier creek and a quick shot out to the ocean.

My wife and I dove the Speigel Grove with CRD twice. Very professional and informative dive shop and dive crew. They had Nitrox available for us. The boat was very nice, clean and modern, plus the boat was fast! Coming from Calif’s 56 degree water, it was a pleasure diving in Florida’ s clear 86 degree water without a wetsuit in October! We will definitely dive with CRD the next time we go to The Keys… Can’t wait!

I am a very happy new diver. I came across Conch Republic looking for a place to complete my check out dives for my open water certification. They truly are the friendliest dive shop! From the dive shop to the boat and everyone in between, everyone was awesome. My instructor Kelly was very knowledgeable and helpful. It made us a lot less nervous on our check out dives. The boat was clean and the crew was very organized. The crew got us out right after roll call and head count. No milling around the dock with this crew. They want you in the water. After all that is what you are there for. I think with a lot of things in life, you get what you pay for. Conch republic is worth every penny. Let them take you to the less dived area’s and the hidden gems that people talk about, but seldom get the chance to experience it. Thanks CRD.
Dave

We had a wonderful experience running a satellite youth camp of over 100 campers in Islamorada, FL. Capt. Gary and the crew over at Conch Republic couldn’t have been any better in their customer service as our teens from ages 12 – 18 scuffled off the back our their boat as we explored some fantastic reefs perfect for snorkeling! Also, I was able to do some diving with Capt. Gary, and he was very professional and friendly as he refreshed me on my SCUBA skills and we took off to get some underwater footage of the campers as they dived. The crew was very knowledgeable of the different dive sites that we visited! Thanks Conch Republic for a great experience! We look forward to diving with you again next year!

Ok they rock, fast boats, great service over helpfull staff, call backs to book you on, air fills on site, clean boats! rinse and hang stations on site with easy pull up & dump parking,
we had a great time, not the cheapest but worth $$$$ your life is worth the money!
Great top side briefings too,

I went on a reef dive with Conch Republic Divers today and couldn’t be happier. Not only did they accommodate me at last minute and arranged for a DM to be in the water.
Also the boat was very nice and big, had all the things you would expect and more.
The crew was very nice and made sure everybody had a good dive.
Thumbs up for Conch Republic Divers!