Emerald Coast ScubaDive center

Emerald Coast Scuba works the Gulf waters off Destin, Florida, with three boats that go out most of the year. It is a PADI 5 Star Career Development Center, and its trips range from limestone reefs at around 85 feet to wrecks and artificial reefs at 60 to 70 feet.

New divers and snorkelers get a gentler outing: the jetties are a ten-minute boat ride away. Every divemaster on staff is also a PADI instructor, and Anna and Dylan, the PADI Course Directors, teach everything from open water to instructor level.

Mermaid courses and conservation programs round out the menu, and teaching is in English.