Captain Oliver’s Marina
Oyster Pond, St. Martin
T: 011-590-590-874801
F: 011-590-590-874801 info@thescubashop.net
La Palapa Marina
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten
T: 011-599-545 3213
F: 011-599-545 3209 info@thescubashop.net
Welcome to The Scuba Shop
Whether you visit The Scuba Shop from a Charter or
Private Yacht, Hotel, Timeshare Resort or Cruise Ship, you
will find invaluable information on Scuba Diving,
Snorkeling, Sailing, Water Sports and land based activities
on and around St. Maarten / St. Martin.
The Scuba Shop has
2 great Retail, Rental and
Service stores on St.
Maarten / St. Martin (Simpson
Bay and Oyster Pond).
Authorized Dealers for
Mares, Scubapro / Uwatec,
Suunto, Sherwood, Aqua Lung, Sea
Quest, Deep See, Body Glove,
Princeton Tec, Brownie's, Bauer
and many other brands, we offer
great, international names at
very competitive prices.
Duty Free
Retail -
Priced to get you diving today!
If you are looking to buy
new gear, Duty Free St. Maarten
/ St. Martin is definitely the
place to do it. When on island,
stop in to check out our great prices and current specials.
The waters of St. Maarten / St. Martin and the surrounding islands offer
very interesting and varied scuba diving at moderate depths, which means
easy and relaxed diving and snorkeling. Besides numerous varieties of
reef fish, you are likely to see Great Barracudas, Tarpon, Flying
Gurnard, Moray Eels, Snake Eels (there are no sea snakes in the
Caribbean), Stingrays, Spotted Eagle Rays, Manta Rays, Sharks - both
Nurse and Reef, Turtles, Lobster, and a lot of macro critters. There are
numerous well established coral reef systems with a wide variety of
beautiful soft and hard corals in pristine condition.
Dive / Sail Vacations!
For those of you who love to sail, St. Maarten / St. Martin is the ideal
destination for a Sail / Dive vacation. St. Maarten / St. Martin is home
to the major yacht charter companies, among them, Sunsail and The
Moorings. We offer a FREE DIVE GUIDE "Diving from Your Yacht in the
Waters of St. Maarten / St. Martin and the Surrounding Islands" which
gives general information and details on over 14 great dive sites
located just a short, safe dinghy ride from the best yacht anchorages.
Dive Safaris
Operating out of The Scuba Shop in Simpson Bay
and their head office in Bobby's Marina, Dive Safaris offers the
best Diving Trips with the friendliest staff (they even wash out
your dive mask for you), Nitrox and Scuba Courses up to Dive
Master level.
Interested in a dive course? - Dive Safaris in Simpson Bay is the
first dive shop on St. Maarten to offer students Suunto dive computers
to use during any scuba course at no extra charge.
Please click on the logo above or use the contents on the left to open
the Dive Safaris website to find out more about the dive schedule, the
boats, the dive sites and the shark dive.
