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For the Key West part, I suggest Florida Keys Reef Divers.  You will
have about a half hour drive from town, but it's worth it.

Here is my trip report from my Key West trip
http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/Trips/LowerFloridaKeys.htm

Enjoy.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

Hi,

If you're in Key West, I like Southpoint Divers.  I've gotten my PADI
Advanced and Nitrox through them
while vacationing there.  They've got a good staff and the boat never seems
very crowded.  If you can
go up the keys 30 minutes, I also recommend Looe Key Divers.  They dive on
Looe Key, duh, and do
a once-a-day 3-tank dive where Southpoint does a morning/afternoon 2-tank
dive.  If there's one dive shop
in Key West I stay away from it's Captain's Corner Divers.  I went diving
with them and ended up in some
waters that had a lot of current and no vis.  When I voiced my complain on
shore the owner
just shrugged and said, "I'm sure they wouldn't have put you in the water if
it wasn't safe.".  Not a good
response from a trip where the dive master got lost underwater and buddy
teams were surfacing separately
since they kept losing each other.  Oh, and they also had a class of five
doing their PADI OW open dives
(I was just glad everyone came out of the water ok).

Randy

P.S. Don't forget to check out the Divers Direct store in KW.  Definitely a
candy store for divers! :O)

When In Key Largo, I like to use Dive In MM97.5 Oceanside(diveinflkeys.com)
.  It's a smaller operation with a fast 6-pack style boat.  My wife and I
did PADI AOW and Nitrox with them, and keep coming back.  If you don't like
cattle boats, then DO NOT use Ocean Divers!  Enjoy!