Booked a vacation to Aruba for my girlfriend and myself. Did a lot of research on Trip Advisor for suggestions on dive companies and out of all of them, JAD's stood out to me. They seem to focus on smaller groups, which is true, they dive sites away from crowds, which is also true, and the price list on the... more

My family and I recently took a trip to Aruba and chose JADS for our Scuba excursions. They were absolutely fantastic. We had excellent equipment, amazing personalized attention, and an all around great experience. My wife, oldest son, and myself dove and my younger children (7 and 9) did the bubble maker course. We had the opportunity to meet 3... more

During our trip to Aruba we stayed at the Hyatt where Red Sail Sports was located and they had scuba diving through them. But beforehand we had heard about JADS and decided to go with them instead and we are glad we did. Red Sail did all the trianing in the resort pool and in large groups of people. But... more

I read about JADS online ahead of my trip and contacted the shop once I arrived in Aruba. Although I was traveling with a group of girlfriends to the island for the first time (and diving with someone I had never met), Jean-Pierre (J.P.) scheduled for us to come in and dive so he could determine our skill level. I... more

My husband has been interested in taking scuba diving lessons for a long time but I never had the same passion. I was more terrified then welcoming to the idea. Once we arrived at JADS, the plan was to stay with my husband until it was time for him to go and I would occupy myself. The owner, JD, welcomed... more

JADS – THE RIGHT CHOICE! When my boyfriend and I planned a 12 day trip to Aruba last month, diving was our primary objective. Because we are both new divers (just one year) we wanted to be sure to find the right dive operator. We went to ScubaBoard.com to solicit some opinions on the many dive operators working in there.... more

My son and had 5 dives with Jads over 3 days. The variety of the dives were great and the individual attention they give is commendable. JP is a personable individual who truly wants everyone to have a save and enjoyable dive. The last dive we took was at Baby Beach in fairly rough surf and I always felt safe.... more

This was my third visit to Aruba (my girlfriend has been visiting there since 1991 and has lost track of the number of visits). We visited JADS in search of a couple of replacement masks for snorkeling, figuring that a "real" dive shop outside of the resort district would yield better equipment than the overpriced resorts which usually sell low-quality... more

We had been told that taking a scuba diving lesson was not worth our time in aruba given the other options. but decided to give it a try. We could not have had a better experience. JP, the owner picked us up at our hotel, pointed out historical spots along the ride and was our guide through the experience. One... more