Scuba Diving Hotspots: Passport or Not?
April 2, 2008. If you're a scuba diver about to book a luxury vacation rental, you may want to check whether or not you'll need a passport this year under the new travel rules. This month's issue of Scuba Diving magazine offered a good Q&A on the matter.
Here are some top destinations to which Americans will now need to bring their passports:
Cayman Islands - Known for the diversity of underwater features and sites, from walls to reefs to shipwrecks. Plans to sink more ships will create new playgrounds for divers.
St. Martin/St. Maarten - Beginners will appreciate the abudance of rewarding yet shallow dives, while experienced visitors will enjoy the abundant wildlife, coral formations and rock formations.
Here is a destination that won't require a passport:
U.S. Virgin Islands - Sea caves and large underwater canyon offer some unique places to explore, but there's really a little bit of everything here.
