Venice Dive Center and Charter

Havent gone on a charter with them (yet) but rented dive gear from them today for a shore dive off venice beach. Kaitlyn was so sweet and helpful finding a BC that fit me well and made sure i was comfortable. once we were all set she gave us recommendations for places to park and where to start our dive. Definitely will be back and definitely will be planning to charter with them soon :) Gear rental was very affordable and dive shop was nice, excited to come back soon
Apr 2nd, 2024

Friendly and professional experience.
Feb 19th, 2024

An explanation for those worried about the guide jumping off the boat before others. THIS IS NOT A GUIDED DIVE TRIP. They were very clear that if you wanted to go with a dive master dedicated to you it would cost extra. They have dive masters available to guide you and I recommend it if you are new at scuba. The fossil expert Ben explains how to find the teeth and is super helpful. Its totally up to YOU to find teeth. Its up to YOU to make the most out of your air tanks. Watch some videos before hand to see what they look like underwater so you dont leave empty handed.
Jan 19th, 2024

The center is great but the charter could use some tweaks to make it better.
Jan 11th, 2024

Very disappointed with this Charter. Initial trip was cancelled on a Sunday due to weather. Rescheduled for Thursday. Sunday we contacted them and specifically discussed the probability of going out and we were told they were definitely going out Thursday and everything would be good to go. We informed them we would be flying in from out of town for this dive. That did not change their confidence in conditions. Arrived on Wednesday and was informed Wednesday evening the trip for the Thursday was cancelled due to zero visibility. Spoke with other local dive charters and they all said they would have never given the ok for a Thursday dive and it should have been communicated that it would be 50/50 at best. We are disappointed that this charter was more concerned with filling their boat than doing right by the customer and giving an honest assessment knowing they would be traveling 900+ miles for this dive. I expected more from them.
Jan 10th, 2024