Underwater Phantaseas

160 S Union Blvd, 80228, Lakewood
160 S Union Blvd
80228, Lakewood
+1303-988-6725

Opening hours

  • sunday: 11h-17h
  • monday: 10h-18:30
  • tuesday: 10h-18:30
  • wednesday: 10h-18:30
  • thursday: 10h-18:30
  • friday: 10h-18:30
  • saturday: 10h-17h

Full-service dive & snorkeling center offering classes, trips, wetsuits, tools & accessories.

Our comment from TraTraTravel about Underwater Phantaseas:

Underwater Phantaseas is a premier dive shop that offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere, especially after the recent change in ownership. Customers have praised the knowledgeable and friendly staff, making it a great place for scuba diving training and certification.

Highlights:

  • Experienced instructors who go the extra mile to ensure students feel comfortable and confident.
  • Improvements in the facilities have been noted, enhancing the overall customer experience.
  • Excellent customer service with no pressure sales and a focus on students’ needs.
  • Offers a variety of scuba courses, guided trips, and rental equipment at competitive prices.
  • Friendly environment that fosters a community of divers, encouraging friendships and shared adventures.

While the majority of feedback is positive, a few customers have shared their concerns regarding scheduling and equipment issues. However, the dedicated team is continuously working on enhancing their services and ensuring better communication.

If you're looking for a supportive and knowledgeable dive shop, Underwater Phantaseas is highly recommended for all your diving needs!

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Underwater Phantaseas: Reviews

4.7/5 (123 Reviews)
yvette shetterly 5 months ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to take scuba classes for certification. We did the classes and pool sessions. Staff is very knowledgeable, friendly and detailed in all skills necessary to complete the classroom & pool session. Highly recommend!

Underwater Phantaseas

Yvette, your review means the world to us. Thank you for taking the time to share about your experience. Can't wait to hear about your exciting scuba adventures. We appreciate your business!

Eileen Starr 5 months ago

Fantastic experience: Since the change of ownership I’ve noticed a warm and welcoming atmosphere. There are noticeable interior improvements. Met the new owner who presents as motivated, invested in the local community and excited about the future. Can’t wait to book a trip!

Underwater Phantaseas

Eileen, we are working toward being the best dive shop we can possibly be. We appreciate you noticing the changes around here and look forward to seeing you again. Not only for your training and equipment needs but to share stories, adventures and friendship. Thank you for trusting us!

Matthew Boma 5 months ago

Fantastic experience: The new staff is extremely helpful and knowledgeable

Underwater Phantaseas

Matt, it was great meeting a fellow camper and diver, today. You'll fit right in around here. Hopefully, I will get to see you during my visit to the station. Thank you for your service and commitment to our community!

Judith 5 months ago

Fantastic experience: I just finished a discovery dive with Maxwell and loved it! He was very patient with me and clear with the instructions. I also met the new owner, Caroline, who is passionate about diving and sharing her knowledge with the community. Lots of improvements have been done and more are coming! Very excited to have started my dive journey with them!

Underwater Phantaseas

Judith, It's people like you who keep us motivated to continue doing what we do. It was wonderful meeting you and we can't wait to follow along with you on this journey to becoming a certified diver. We appreciate your business but more than anything, appreciate you trusting us. Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. This means more to us than you will ever know.

Front Range Anesthesia 6 months ago

Fantastic experience: Our daughter worked with Maxwell for her scuba certification in the pool and she really enjoyed how attentive he was to detail and explained everything thoroughly. We highly recommend him!!

Underwater Phantaseas

We are thrilled to know your daughter enjoyed working with Maxwell during her Pool and Classroom sessions. We are fortunate to have Maxwell as part of our dive team. We strive to create the best experience possible in the pool in order to set our students up for success with their open water dives and beyond. Thank you for taking the time to give us a 5 star review. This means a tremendous amount to us. Make sure you and your daughter come back in to share certification photos and stories. We want to be her cheerleader!

Justin Richardson 6 months ago

Fantastic experience: This has always been a great shop. Was a little nervous with the new ownership, but we had a delicate situation that was handled superbly. I'm excited for the future of this place, and it will still be my family's go to spot for all of our dive needs. Also, Max is great. Haha

Underwater Phantaseas

Justin, thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We are so grateful you stuck through the transition of ownership with us. We appreciate you and can't wait to get to know you better.

Brody Haire 8 months ago

Fantastic experience: Recently went to Fiji with Underwater Phantaseas, our host wasn't able to make it so Dave, our divemaster, stepped in and was a fantastic host! Everything from the diving to dinner karaoke Dave was on top of it to ensure everyone had a ball of a time. The trip was so good our family wants to go next year!

Underwater Phantaseas

Hi Brody! Fiji is one of our favorite destinations. We are thrilled you had a great time. We'd love to have you, and your family join us again in November. Good times are waiting to be had! Stop in and say hello:)

Neurotic Guinea Pig “ZoeyRedbird” 10 months ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent customer service will be keeping this store in mind for all my local diving needs.

RoyMayfield3 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Dave and Luke are great to learn from. They make it fun and are very patient. The rest of the staff is awesome as well and are willing to impart their knowledge to you. I'd highly recommend for anyone looking to get certified. You also get 10% off gear if you're taking a course with them

Michael Mcbride 1 year ago

Negative experience: Underwater Phantasea's mosts current Facebook post notes: "We’ll help you get certified to scuba, meet new friends, so you can add some adventure to your next trip. Call us:", and yet I've called numerous times attempting to line up a certification with no response. The people I spoke to were quite pleasant, though each has taken my number and told me they would call me back at a specified time, "later today", "tomorrow morning at the latest", but none have done so. Numerous aspects of this surprise me. First and foremost that they are a noted PADI institution. Secondly: SCUBA is an activity that runs off of a basic level of trust, do garnering a distrust by failing to live up to your statements certainly isn't a good step forward. Thirdly, as a business in an industry where there are numerous competitive businesses, in the Denver area as well as generally speaking in U.S., it seems odd that someone wanting to give you their business is simply ignored. Though my experience with this company has been based on nothing but phone based customer support, I can't say they've garnered my trust or business.

Underwater Phantaseas

Michael, I apologize you had a bad experience with the shop. We are now under new ownership and hope you will give us a another shot. We do know you have many choices for dive shops in the area and we want to earn your business back. If you stop by, please ask for Carolyn. I'd welcome a conversation of how we can serve you better in the future.

Alexandria Mitchell 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Dave + the team at UWP were AMAZING - did my pool dive this weekend + he was knowledgable, safe and super encouraging. Excited for my Utah trip! Thank you!! 10/10 would recommend!

Mikey Trahan 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great staff and easy place to get reactivated or gain more experience! Everything on site!

Siri Queen 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Maxwell was absolutely fantastic to go to for recertification. Took his time with everyone making sure we were on the same page and explaining various techniques along with tips to make diving life much more enjoyable. I highly recommend Maxwell for anyone who is either independent or needs more hands on. Thank you and your team!

James Salmen 1 year ago

Positive experience: Good food, good service.

Tytus Spikes 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Everyone was very helpful. I was given the information and offered supplies, but I didn't feel pressured into buying anything. As for the open water dive course, it was great. I wish I remembered the instructor's name, but he was helpful and patient with my class. Highly recommended

Nadia Kamyab 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I really like this place, the owner (Derek) is great, Maxwell at the front desk was very nice. My instructor Richard is amazing, he is patience and not only has the knowledge, but helped me to be comfortable with water. He has this calm positive and kind attitude that I appreciate so much. Thank you

Chris Lan 1 year ago

Negative experience: Place is a joke. I bought my wife what I thougth would be a scuba certification class to learn that it actually doesn't provide you with a certification. Paid sight unseen....I highly don't recommend. As you walk up to the building that says "pool inside" you may wonder, how is there a pool in there??? That's because there is not. A hot tub would be a gracious definition. In addition, I had a brief conversation with the owner and I found him to be unprofessional in how he handles business. After requesting a refund, Derrick hung up on me like a child. This after his business kept me on a "future credit" while I had a legitimate medical issue, without telling me that holding this future credit past the return period will leave me without any financial recourse. Had I known this, I would have just requested the refund. I guess I got to learn to scuba dive in Derrick's hottub downstairs!!! stoked..... I highly suggest getting your certification somewhere else, maybe a place that actually certifies you at the conclusion.

David Naimoli 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great people good teachers and all around good friends I've met there.

Meg Bell 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly and professional! I completed the PADI OWD certification with Underwater Phantaseas earlier this year, and I was impressed by the time and consideration I received by each member of staff that I came into contact with. Pool training went off without a hitch, and the small class size was perfect. Dave, Mark, and Luke were excellent instructors for the open water dives and took the time necessary to make sure the students completed the skills successfully. 10/10, would recommend!

Cam Turner 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: We had such a fun time getting confined water training here. Richard was a wonderful instructor!

Alexandria Jackson 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I got my extended scuba training done here. Very kind, efficient, and accommodating to all types of swimmers! I came for a full course refresher and not only learned new things but got to tune up old skills from a previous certification I had. Tim was the best!!!!! He is part dive master part fish!! The gear is great too, got all I need to be a pro on-the-go!!

Seth Miller 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great experience and awesome staff. Had a great time learning how to scuba dive!!

Alex Karamatsoukas 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: UWP is an incredible place for firt time scuba students. From the easy and well organized process of the e-learning portion, to the enclosed training at their fantastic well-equipped facility in Lakewood, to the patient, professional, and friendly instructors (Russ, Christian, John and Luke), it was a great experience and I feel confident and ready to trying scuba on our next ocean trip :) Luke and Christian in particular during out open water Aurora Res dive went above and beyond to help us with our practice and skills. I'd highly recommend UWP for anyone looking to 'get their feet wet' with scuba!

Harley Bress 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great people, knowledgeable and friendly

Sue von Roedern 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Took a snorkeling lesson from Jill which was a great time. She was a great teacher and very patient.

Paula K 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Down to earth diving shop with full service on all levels of training. Shop carries most needed items for scuba and snorkel.

Steve Wilkins 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: This place is awesome! They have a trip to an Island north of Australia close to the Solomon Islands.... $3800 for 10 days covers lodging, food (except dinners) all scuba rental stuff, everything for 10 days! A great group of friends who will help you reach your Scuba goals.

Jessica Hoffmann 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fleur & Dave with UWP were encouraging and extremely patient with my 12 year old daughter and 3 others that came in our group to Utah! We truly appreciate these two instructors. They showed extraordinary leadership skills! Our daughter is 12 and did her classes through UWP. We went to Homestead Crater in Utah for her final dive certs. At the Crater she was assigned to outstanding instructors THANK YOU FLEUR & DAVE

Joe Schmidt 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great experience!

Beau Reichert 2 years ago

Positive experience: Ownership has changed so its hard to say how things may or may not change. No issues thus far from me tho!

peachz channel 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Went here for my scuba certification. The staff was helpful and accepting of the fact that my first day was not the best. They helped me overcome my fear of scuba. The discounts were fantastic on the gear as they helped me build my set within reason and budget. For never having any experience with scuba til now I can't recommend them enough. They have a Groupon as well which does help with the cost of the class as well. I can't wait til I'm fully certified in March with them as they have some amazing trips coming up this year! Well worth the 35 min commute for me to be helped and treated well.

Ricky Dennis (Ricky Bobby) 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: very knowledgeable. awesome people

Dan Adams 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to get certified, they have an onsite pool. I have been on many of their trips (All before Covid) and they have been great!

Samantha S. 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: We did our pool classes and online instruction part with UWP. We had a great experience with our instructor, Richard. He explained everything, was patient with us and made it fun even when we struggled with some aspects. Great place to learn for nervous beginners like we were!

Brendan Murphy 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Recently got scuba certification from Underwater Phantaseas. They treat their customers like family. Great shop, great instructors (Larry in pool dives, Bob & Kevin for Open Water dives at Aurora Reservoir). Can’t speak positively enough about them, if you’re looking for a place to get certified and involved in the diving community, this is a great place to start.

Robin Taylor 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Husband and I went out to Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, this past weekend with Underwater Phantaseas for training/certifications. Our instructors, Tim and Kevin, were really awesome and we had such a wonderful weekend of diving in a very unique place with a great group of people. Thank you for a fantastic learning experience!

Jim Swartz 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good travel help

Graham Holladay 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly and helpful staff. Russel was kind and helped me plan for my upcoming scuba trip. Would recommend.

Kate Frett 3 years ago

Negative experience: While I do feel like I learned the basic SCUBA skills from this company through their Open Water Diver instruction, my overall experience with this dive shop was poor. When I showed up for the first pool session, there were multiple large dogs running around the shop. I have pretty severe dog allergies, so this was a concern for me - diving with congestion/asthma is ill advised, even if it is only in a 10-ft deep pool. The 3 evening pool sessions were crammed into 2 nights and felt rushed. At the end of each of our pool sessions we were told to dunk our gear in a freshwater rinse, but there were no visible sanitization procedures taken to clean our regulators, mask and snorkel after we used them, which grossed me out since you put those things in your mouth/on your face. When I asked my dive instructor about this, he told me that there was a staff member that would sanitize these items the following morning. I find that hard to believe given my overall experience with this shop. Then, there was the open water dive experience at Homestead Crater. My gear rental reservation for the trip was lost. Once I got the gear rental sorted out, the gear that I was given was not modern gear, and both the air tanks I was given were leaking air when I used them on the dives. One of the people in my dive group at the Crater had an SPG that was completely unreadable due to fog/debris on the inside of the glass, but was advised to dive anyhow (which is honestly terrifying). On our 2nd day of dives, while we were doing our pre-dive safety checks, this same person discovered that his 2nd rental air tank, which was rented to him by the shop should have been full, was completely empty. And, at the Crater there was confusion around the expectations and logistics around who would dive when. My husband was doing a SCUBA Refresher (the PADI ReActivate program), and on day 1 began diving around 8am. We were told that day 2 dive times would be the same as day 1, so he showed up at 8am again on day 2, only to find that he had nobody to dive with (one of the cardinal rules in SCUBA is to never dive alone). Fortunately, my dive instructor let him join my group at 10:00am, but that meant that he got to the Crater 2 hours earlier than necessary, and had to just sit around waiting to find out if he'd be able to dive or not. Overall, the in-the-water instruction on basic SCUBA skills was OK - not great, but OK. However, communication with the shop and all the procedural things that went along with the experience were very poor.

Katie Senk 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Was a previous scuba school drop out because of anxiety at another shop. Worked with Kevin in the pool and he was patient and easy to work with! Did my cert dive this weekend with Marcie at homestead crater and she was also very patient and amazing despite the water visibility not being the greatest (anxiety trigger) she was so great I didn't even think about it. Am booking a private buoyancy lesson next week and I can't wait. Highly recommend

Janette Palenius 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent customer service. The guys are very accommodating with skill level and budget. Friendly and no pressure sales. Classes and dives offered, too!

Renae Johnson 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great certification program! Enjoyable crew and time making new friends. Highly recommend this place if you are curious or new to Scuba!

Renee Cobb 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: They have been great! I had issues with just jumping in and understanding everything. Tim has been so patient and helpful. I needed more than Just the normal 3 sessions and he has helped me work through my panic and now I am ready to test. I appreciate all the hard work and help he has given me.

David Head 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good times and learned a lot! The instructors are great and really take time there time to teach you!

Rohit Khot 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I did Scuba training at U.P and dive at Blue Hole, New Mexico with Russel and Jim.Russel has great experience and has lot of patience.Open water dive experience is different than pool and Russel helped me overcome my issues and eventually my dives were successful. Thanks team.

Bryan Gonzales 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place, great staff that are willing to help. Currently working on my certification after too many years of waiting.

Earl Webster III 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I love the staff and the store! They always help me with every question that I have even if it does not benefit the business financially. If you’re looking to join the amazing world of diving go check these guys out!

Frank Teunissen 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. They offer everything from beginners dive lessons, all necessary equipment and some amazing dive trips around the world. Go check ✔ them out.

Mike VanderKolk 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Derek did a great job explaining the products and helping to choose the right gear for my next scuba adventure. The place to go for scuba in Colorado!

Kathleen Cleveland 4 years ago

Positive experience: Good scuba training for my family. Communication was sometimes lacking in regard to open water dive planning and schedules, but good instruction and friendly guides.

Amanda Bossard 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Murph was a great instructor. His class was efficient and made sure we felt confident in th exercises. As a whole, U.P. was flexible to my schedule and helped me get my confined water dives in before my trip!

Kylie Marchiori 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: They made getting my scuba cert very easy and comfortable. I loved working with Maxwell, he was an awesome instructor!

Sean 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great people amazing place real homey feel treat you like family been going in and out of here for over 10 years got certified when I was 14

Put Oils On It ! 5 years ago

Negative experience: Bad instruction. Faulty equipment. Horrible experience. I was surprised at open water certification to find out there were skills I hadn't learned in the pool. I was given bad equipment. The person that was working in the shop at the time was arrogant and wouldn't take responsibility for the bad equipment. I'm doing this again but with a different company entirely that I trust will treat me right and keep me safe.

Ryan Whittamore 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic place very welcoming staff. Reasonably prices on classes and trips, rentals are great quality, glad they are so close. Indoor pool and is a great temp. A must if you want to get into scuba or already have this is a great shop in Lakewood. Looking forward to having my kiddos get certified here.

Larissa Cain 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I did my Open Water Certification with UWP and love this shop! I'm sure everyone there is great but can say from experience that Rusty and Kevin are amazing instructors to work with and Val in the shop is so helpful and kind. I plan to do more certifications with them once we're all allowed out of our houses again and highly recommend them to everyone!

Tammy Roberts 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fun group of people to learn with. My husband and I got certified and went to the crater in Utah. Amazing experience. We purchased all of our gear and used everything in saint lucia. All i can say is thank you underwater fantasy. We love you!!

Curtiss Martins 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: My wife and I recently got our openwater certification through Underwater Phantaseas and it was a great experience start to finish. I shopped around before signing us up and all-in, pricewise - combined with good reviews - Underwater Phantaseas surpassed all expectations. Our instructor was Tim and he's a great guy. He made the experience educational and fun, but most importantly my wife and I felt safe with him. It's no big deal when you're in a pool and all you have to do to breathe is standup. But eventually, when you're 60 feet down and everything you've learned is all that's keeping you from drowning or being seriously injured, it's super important to have properly learned everything you need. Tim absolutely did that. By the time we got down to depth we felt confident to be there. I can't stress enough how important his guidance was. Everyone there was very helpful and nice. If I choose to expand my certifications (which hopefully I will), there is no doubt in my mind that I'll be going back to Underwater Phantaseas.

Collective.Colin - Affiliate Marketing Mastermind 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Got my open water certification from underwater phantaseas. The entire team is so friendly and helpful with such broad scuba knowledge. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ this is an amazing community and I would highly recommend getting your certification here over anywhere else. You will experience the personalized teaching, build new friendships and find yourself on unforgettable scuba adventures. Best scuba shop in Colorado , period!

Robert Pitt 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: My spouse and I are brand new divers. We were treated with respect and understanding by owner Derrick and instructor Kevin.. Everything from selecting new equipment to finding a great dive destination. Great customer service, friendly staff.

Andrea C 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Went to Underwater Phantaseas for the pool portion of our PADI certification. Rusty was our instructor and he did a great job! He is extremely knowledgeable and a great teacher! I feel confident going into our Open Water portion thanks to Rusty. :)

Jerry Rock 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great service and a great, knowledgeable staff!

Chocolate Dinosaur 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very awesome guys. James really knows his stuff.

Jack Hall 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great people, fun

Michael Wismann 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very friendly. They have a good selection of dive gear.

Paul Currie 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great group of Instructors and Staff focused on safe scuba. Highly recommend this NO#1 PADI facility.

Kasy Allen 5 years ago

Positive experience: Our 14 year old son got his open water certification from Underwater Phantaseas and we were happy with the instructors and overall experience. He did his open water dives at Homestead Crater in Utah and that was an amazing experience. We're also happy to say that he wants to keep going in his scuba certifications and that Underwater Phantaseas would be a place we would continue to go. Thanks!

Mark Bailey 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I have been diving with Underwater Phantaseas since 2002 and have since traveled the world with them. Outstanding service, friendly staff and a family atmosphere make this the only dive shop I need to meet all my needs. All this and good prices too! Highly recommend.

Luke Cecil 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: The instructors and staff are very nice and help you find whatever you need. The only negative thing that I can think of is that the pool is very small, but it gets the job done with the lessons. Would definitely recommend coming here.

Shanda Banzhaf 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff was so great to our kiddos! They took a snorkeling lesson

H. S. 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great instructors friendly staff great prices

Russ 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: excellent staff and instructors, very patient and understanding. Highly recommend this dive shop.

Jessica Thommes 6 years ago

Negative experience: The only reason I am giving this place more than one star is Kevin he was so awesome! After my not so great experience in the 2 day class portion I paid for an extra private lesson with the instructor my husband had. Kevin was super patient and helped me with the skills I didnt feel comfortable with. He really took his time and made sure I was comfortable. HE IS THE ONLY PERSON I WOULD TRUST AS AN INSTRUCTOR AT THIS SCHOOL! The classes I had seemed very rushed you do a skill once and move on. At times I felt I really didn't grasp what I was doing and we just moved on. This made me feel very unprepared and gave me some pretty bad anxiety. At one point my hands and feet went numb and I was shaking. After my classes I expressed to my husband that I didnt wish to continue because I felt uncomfortable and unprepared. He encouraged me to book a lesson with Kevin and I felt so much better. Then came test day, I was put in a group with Paul and another guy I cant remember his name. I was still very nervous, the extra heaviness of the suit, and the very very low visability & cold of the Aurora reservoir made it a little worse. On our first dive we were descending and my buddy was having issues with his mask so the instructor took my buddy up and told me to go down the rest of the way alone and I felt like he was rushing me to do so. After I had previously told him I was extremely nervous. Not wanting to go alone I went to the surface with them. The other group came up and the other instructor told Paul that we hadn't made it down yet. I expressed that I was uncomfortable going alone and nervous. Paul said he would take me down 5 feet to do the skills test. We went down I tried to partiality flood my mask and clear it. I attempted to clear it several times (improperly fitting mask my fault) ended up swallowing water and had to surface. I surfaced with even more anxiety and nervousness. He told me to sit there and hang on to the buoys while I was having a literal panic attack, while he took the other guy down to complete the first dive skills. The other instructor was doing surface skills with the other two in our group. So there I am in panic mode all 3 skills of dive one incomplete. Paul had me do the surface skills with my partner and that got me feeling a little calmer. Then we came back together as a group and Paul informed us we would be doing our second dive. Yet I hadn't completed the first dive skills yet! It seemed they were more interested in finishing than helping me. I felt extremely rushed and that working with me was an inconvenience since I was nervous. So I refused to do the second dive, so they all went down left me alone clinging to a buoy again. They came up and said I could try again tomorrow. No one wanted to take the time to work with me. I was given one chance that was it. No encouragement just well you cant do it. As we were swimming back my partner stuck with me and could tell I was upset and was holding on to me, helping me swim back. The instructors joked how all the women take advantage of the tired diver tow. I did not find this amusing. I was having trouble, was already upset, now Im being mocked as a woman for needing help!!! After we got to shore no one bothered to talk to me offering any advice or encouragement. I sat there feeling as tiny as a person could posibly feel. I watched the other schools that were there as they came out the instructors high fiving their students offering advice and encouragement. The other schools broke the dives into two. They would do the first dive and then come back in eat lunch discuss the first dive then go back out for the second. It seemed relaxed and fun. My school was a rushed experience that left me feeling defeated and alone, I thought diving was supposed to be about community and helping your fellow divers? I felt so uncomfortable after their blatant attitude towards women and lack of patience that I decided not to return for the second dive day. Needless to say I will be finding another school to complete my certification with.

Chris Della 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I love the staff and crew here. Thank you everyone for everything through my certification!

Karen Peiffer 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Everyone here is very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly.

Justin Kirkland 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I got certified here. Very helpful staff!

Amber Tipton 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: This place sells snorkeling and scuba diving gear they also have a pool downstairs where you can take snorkeling classes they also going snorkeling Adventures and scuba diving Adventures around the world if you are interested in scuba diving this is a place you want to check out located just a little bit north of Alameda on Union on the east side of the Union the guy that we talked to and there was very informative and really nice this may be something I want to pursue in the future

Dane Christensen 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: We took our Reactivate refresher course with UWP and their team is great! Highly recommended.

Kathy Grant 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Took some snorkeling lessons here. Our trainer was the sweetest man.

Kaley Feenstra 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I originally discovered Underwater Phantaseas through Groupon. I called them for more information on their Open Water Scuba Diver Certification. They said I could purchase the Groupon deal through them and I am happy to say that my experience was wonderful. Craig and Melissa were my instructors and they were very knowledgeable and made me feel comfortable. The classes and pool time prepared me well for the open-water dive at Aurora reservoir and I was so proud of myself upon completion. Their encouragement meant more than they know! I am happy to say I got my certification in June of 2018, and in July 2018 went diving in the Grand Cayman's and Honduras. Next month, my boyfriend and I will be diving again together in the Bahamas! I also purchased fins, mask and snorkel with my student discount and I couldn't be happier! Thank you!

Tanya Shattuck 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I use them for all my scuba repairs and inspections

Mike Rummel 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to get scuba certified! The instructors and sales associates are awesome. Glad to have made the investment with this scuba shop at a fraction of the price anywhere else!

Thanh Tran 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: If you want to get your PADI cert and solid scuba lessons, you found the right place! Underwater Phantaseas has been amazing on every level. My boyfriend and I were looking for a place that was appropriately priced and had kind people who would show a couple of newbies the ropes. Tim R and Jill G are absolutely fantastic! But overall, the staff here are incredibly knowledgeable and look out for you. They talked us out of buying a really expensive pair of face masks and took the time to teach us what to look for in our equipment. We never felt pressured into buying anything or ever felt talked down to. Just an all around great experience. After all is said and done, we definitely feel like we underpaid.

Kathryne Taylor 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Paul and Kristen were amazing at getting me over my fears and helping me get my certification. Thank you!

Sarah Walter 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Underwater Phantaseas has been an amazing place to get our certification. Through our shopping with Valerie and Steve, our classroom with Craig and Melissa, our Mock six with Kevin and our open swims with Paul we have been very impressed. We will definitely continue to learn within Underwater Phantaseas! Thanks guys!

George Wulfsige 6 years ago

Negative experience: This place does NOT take scuba diving instruction seriously! If you are certified/licensed to dive and see this picture they use to advertise Underwater Phantaseas on Groupon, you should be able to see what the problem is in this picture very quickly. If you do not know what is wrong with the photo, you should either get some more training/education with a BETTER INSTRUCTOR/LOCATION/SCHOOL or sell your gear (if you have any) and not dive anymore. The problem is that the person in this photo is showing an incorrect hand symbol as she is already at the surface; instead, she shows the "go up or go to the surface" sign (thumbs up sign), instead she should show the "ok" sign where your thumb and index finger make a circle. If the instructors cannot teach their students proper hand signals, what else are they messing up?? Do they teach buoyancy? Do the instructors teach other vital skills properly (emergency controlled ascent with no air, sharing air, proper fin kick techniques, mask clearing and replacements, etc)? And your divers could use more training on entering the water, I remember seeing one of your divers hit the boat with his/her tank as he/she slid into the water instead of using the big stride like should be done.

Noah Smith 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great teachers and a cool shop

William Holden 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Helpful friendly staff, knowledgeable patient trainers, good sales. I really enjoyed doing my scuba diving training here!

Mike Khachatrian 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Took the PADI open water course. Instructors were awesome and made sure we were able to complete all skills safely as well as understanding the manual.

Beau Kellam 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great experience getting my open water scuba certification! The instructors were well educated.

Steve Lineberger 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: My wife and I started our training this weekend.. Craig did an awesome job with the class. The staff and owner worked with us on gear. I bought a BC that I used during the pool training. I was uncomfortable in it. The owner refunded the entire price and let me pick another BC that suited me better. Their prices are comparable with anything you can find elsewhere. Their customer service is second to none..

Justin Neuman 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Did a diving class this past weekend with Kathryn. She was absolutely amazing! She has so much knowledge and experience. Some of her diving stories were unreal. She also did a great job teaching the class. Would highly recommend her if you are getting your scuba cert.

Chris Nielsen 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good place for swimming lessons for the kiddo

Dave Ludwick 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: My wife and I both had a great experience taking lessons and buying gear at this shop. I feel like they just give solid advice - they try to read you and do what they would do in your shoes. Being a newer diver, I would much rather spend a little bit extra to buy my gear here than online.

Audrey Rutan 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: I took took open water diving class. It was great. Had Austin as our instructor and not only was he very knowledgeable but he made the class very fun! I feel very prepared to take my open water dive. I highly recommend this place for all your scuba needs! Update. Open water dive at the Homestead crater went great. Kevin instructed as and was patient and fun. So excited to be a certified diver! Want to add that I purchased some things from the store. I used them on my dive and liked some and not others. When we got back the customer service was unbelievably wonderful. They took things back with no questions asked. I haven't had that good of customer service in years (if ever). Everyone in there cares, is willing to help and extremely nice. Thank you Underwater Phantaseas for everything! I will always be a customer!

Dulcie Long 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good people Dive shop & dive training facility. Certified here years ago & still go there to refresh my skills. Basic changing rooms, but nice & clean. Pool is warm.

Robert 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome!

Allan Snyder III 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great safe place for you child to learn how to swim.

j hodges 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for all things scuba. Just registered for trip and Steve/Val got us registered and answered all of our nervous questions.

Kadee Schoettle 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great training program!

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