I say it like this because many people seemed to get ill coming back up, including me, but I am not sure if it was sea sick (never happened to me before) or pressure differences or whatever, but many people got sick within minutes of being back on the boat. The only other issue was (sea sickness?). I am not good in tight spaces, but I didn't have too many problems with this. One woman lasted less than 20 seconds underwater. If you have clausterphobia, then you may have difficulty with this. You are down for about 30 minutes, and I guess you have to control your breathing as I was getting close to the end of my oxygen, but they monitored things quite well. After that, the divers begin to escort you back to the boat to ascend. They are so close the brush up against you and you can actually reach out and touch them. Towards the end of the dive, the gather you all around and do a fish feed right in front of your helmet, so the fish are right in front of your face. We didn't see any stingrays or sharks, but one of our group saw barracuda and I saw a turtle on top of the many fish. I am NOT good with the water, but being in the clear dome for me was magical, seeing all the coral and the animals and things like that. To me it was the coolest thing being underwater. I was concerned for my daughter as she was 11 at the time, but she was off on her own piloting her SUB. It serves to keep you at about 15-20 feet and it allows the boat to monitor where you are in case you get lost. Each SUB is attached to a buoy that floats on the surface. Once we were all down we were free to go where we wanted. The only down side is having to wait and hold onto the other SUBs until we are all down below together-but this is for safety as the divers have to keep an eye on you. ![]() Now, for me, backing into the open ocean and release my grip on the boat to man a SUB was a little daunting, but I felt totally safe as they have 5 divers in the water. We did a dry mount, and it was pretty easy. They lower the SUB into the water and you walk down the ladder and into the water. The captain picks 10 people to go into the SUBs and the other people can snorkel off the boat during the first portion. The boat took us to a protected island (about a mile off). The boat ride out was interesting, but this is not the scenic part of New Providence, so don't expect much with regards to holiday views. The cove is a tight fit, but the boat captain is very experienced pulling out and coming back in, so that was interesting for me to watch. Initially, you go to class for 10-15 minutes to learn how to use the SUB and get the hand signals down and to learn how to mount and dismount the SUB. We were told we would both be on the same boat, but this was from someone at Atlantis resort. My wife took our younger daughter on the Stuart Cove's snorkel adventure. I took my daughter, who is a good swimmer (and I am NOT) for this underwater adventure. One thing you need to make time for (and they don't make much of a big deal about it) is getting a cheeseburger from their grill when you're done. Overall, Stuart Cove's is a great excursion!! Everyone is friendly and we had a great time. I think we'd try the snuba next time over the subs. ![]() The crew was great and made sure we were all safe and took us snorkeling afterwards so we did get to see some great fish. A few people in our group had trouble with the noise inside the sub and maneuvering it. Plus, you'll be too busy trying to operate the sub to concentrate on anything else. ![]() They're fun, but don't expect to see a bunch of fish because the noise and bubbles scare them away. This is a must-do for anyone visiting the Bahamas!! The mini-subs weren't quite what we were expecting. The snorkeling was great! We went to three sites and each was incredible! The crew was very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We took two excursions with Stuart Cove's crew.
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