Divequest and certification question

[lazarru]

My wife has a YMCA diving certification from about 15 yrs ago. Does anyone know if this is valid for attending the Divequest session?

She also only has the actual certificate, not the card, is that valid?

Thanks

 

[two-foxes]

We booked this for our trip in Sept....it is my understanding you must have an open water certification card.....I am not sure that a YMCA dive cert would count, unless it specifies open water. If she doesn't have the open water cert, I would assume it would be a no go. When I reserved the tour, the CM was VERY specific about the c-card.

 

[stingfancb]

My son's cert is YMCA and he did divequest in December. No problems at all - I would call reservations and tell them spec what you have and see if they need you to get anything else. (card instead of cert)
My son dives quite frequently off the South Florida coast and he said that divequest was one of his best dives ever. He absolutely loved it and would go again in a heartbeat. My only complaint was what they charged for the video (can't remember the exact cost, but not cheap). We bought it because it was a b'day gift. It's not very long and each person is only on it for a few minutes. Of course, he loves it.