Island Diving Center

I visited Island dive center while on a cruise ship with my son this last week (March 2 2020) My son did his 1&2 open water certification with them. I can’t express enough how great these people are, From the contacts through emails to the one on one training my son received. All the people that work here are top notch. I will definitely be returning in the future. And Highly recommend them to anyone visiting Roatan! Thanks Guys for awesome experience.

I did my Open Water certification dives 1 and 2 here in January 2020 during a stop on a cruise. Our group was picked up by two vans outside the port area with no issues. Will was awesome to have as my dive leader and I couldn’t have asked for a better first two dives with him. He was thorough in reviewing the skills I learned in theory and the confined water dives prior to my trip, but also allowed for plenty of exploration during the two 1-hour dives. I would definitely dive with them again. My huge family of 26 (14 adults and 12 kids) went snorkelling during my dive and they really enjoyed it. They had a couple of guides to help them find creatures in the water. The only thing that could’ve been improved was that it was pretty hectic when we arrived in regards to paper work. It would’ve been great if we could’ve had the paperwork sent to us beforehand to have filled out and ready to go when we arrived... but that’s what you get for travelling in huge packs! The hotel on site is being built/renovated so the dive shop site is underwhelming but the drawings of what is to come look impressive and I think this would be a great place to stay for a scuba vacation. I can’t wait to dive in Roatan again!

The Best dive shop on the island, without exception. Small groups, super accommodating, friendly and well equipped. Bill Perkins has over 3000 dives on Roatan. His knowledge of the reefs, which he loves to share, is vast and deep, and his ability to spot marine life is simply super human. ViVi is on par with Bill in most every way, just maybe a little more laid back, which she supplements with her lion fish hunting prowess. She always keeps the dives interesting, if not exciting. Their boat pilots are always helpful and efficient. And Amanda in the office keeps it all running smoothly. This team does what they do so well because they love their work, and it shows. You cannot go wrong with Island Dive Center.

All of the staff are great. Ava, Bill, and Stew were great dive masters and showed us some amazing spots. Barney at the West Bay shop was very helpful and quick to grab any equipment we needed. The boat captains were all friendly safe and professional. Great experience, great shop, great employees, and excellent customer service. I highly recommend this shop and we will definitely be back. Thanks!

I'll second the recommendation for Island Diving Center and for Bill Perkins. Dived with Bill at least 10 times during two different vacations, and he's an excellent divemaster.