Design your own Experience

Discover the joy and wonder found beneath the waves in your own time, at your own pace.

Experience Concierge Scuba Diving on Catalina Island!

This is Scuba, by Design

Catalina Scuba Diving - Dive on Catalina | Scuba by Design

Explore Catalina Island Underwater

Glide through Catalina Island’s stunning kelp forests with options for power scuba diving, night dives – even catered lunches during your surface interval!

Guided Diving

Discover
Scuba Diving

Discover Scientific Diving

Adaptive Diving

Mermaid Experiences

Learn to Dive

We offer every level of PADI Recreational scuba diving certification and PADI Mermaid classes, plus 17 scuba Specialties at Catalina’s Casino Point Dive Park – even Professional training!

Catalina Scuba Diving - Learn to Dive

Adaptive 

Recreational

Specialties

Professional

Mermaid

Why Choose Us?

Experience Concierge Diving

Whether it’s a day of fun, trying scuba diving for the first time or taking the plunge to get certified, we create a custom adventure just for you on beautiful Catalina Island. We offer half or full day private, guided scuba diving packages led by a local PADI professional dedicated to you and your group. Designing your own experience is part of the fun!

Our Approach

Scuba Diving is transformational! Our belief in the art of possible and adaptive approach empowers you on a journey that is unique to you. Our holistic focus is centered around inclusivity, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect, patience, empathy and kindness.

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Our Environmental Commitment

Everything we do is centered around sustainability. Whether it’s reducing our impact by making sure our products and gear are eco-friendly or joining in Catalina Island’s ocean conservation efforts, we take our personal responsibility as scuba divers seriously.

Come join us for the Experience of a Lifetime!

Design a Full Day

Design a Half Day

Discover Scuba Diving

Open Water

Advanced Open Water

Rescue Diver

Discover Scientific Diving

Mermaid Certification

Hear it from our Customers!

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Having someone with empathy and so much passion as your dive guide is very rare. She made us feel like family as opposed to just being cattle.

Shaharil A.
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Becoming a mermaid and having someone make you feel beautiful and majestic is an experience like none other!

Jenny T.
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This is the best hands down cert I’ve ever taken. I needed an EO2 certification and found Ruth & Larry who offered the DAN version!

HB W.
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It was much harder than I anticipated, and I was very overwhelmed and frustrated with myself, but Lisa was very patient and helped me get through it.

Vicki C.
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Lisa was the ultimate professional, patient, credible and people person. This course wouldn’t have been successful without her people/ psychology of learning skills.

Mike R.
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Lisa was great! We had a small group with different ages and experience levels, and she gave individual attention based on all our specific needs.

Julia M.