Welcome to the Dive Shop!

Our mission is to teach SCUBA diving. We are dedicated professionals who love to dive and want to introduce “land lovers” to the underwater world. We do this by staying current with the SCUBA Industry Standards and ensuring our staff has the highest of safety training. The certifying agencies qualify you to dive anywhere in the world and your certification never expire.

Our store offers a wide variety of SCUBA products from the novice diver to the advanced technical diver. Some of our lines include Sherwood, Genesis, Akona, Atomic, Dive Rite, Paralenz, Pinnacle Lavacore, Bare, Sealife, Suunto Dive Computers, and Shearwater Dive Computers. We assure our customers timely service by housing a custom equipment repair facility and house Albany's only Hydrostatic Testing Facility.

Travel with The Dive Shop offers divers and non-divers the opportunity to travel the world and explore a wide variety of destinations. Sharing your experiences and making new friends are a big part of the diving community. If you like traveling alone, or in your own group, we can help plan and book your dive travel.

We offer specialties such as nitrox, underwater photography, wreck, cavern, cave, mixed gas, spear fishing, and lobstering, as well as DAN courses in first aid, CPR, O2 provider, and AED instruction. Our instructors can take you from beginning scuba diver to advanced diver, rescue diver, master diver, technical diver, or to the professional rank of divemaster or instructor.

If you are looking for new friends or a new hobby, then join us as we explore the world from a different atmosphere!

Visit The Dive Shop today and check out the different programs.

Mission Statement

We provide customers with an outstanding experience above and below the water. Our professional staff puts the customer first and foremost. We keep ourselves at the forefront of diver education, sell only equipment we trust with our lives, and always prioritize safety.