Brittany S. - Lucky Fish Scuba

Brittany is a PADI and SSI instructor who loves sharing her passion of the underwater world.
She's a Marine Environmental Technology student at the College of the Florida Keys and an intern for I.CARE on a crab husbandry project alongside Mote Marine Lab.

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April 17, 2023

All good things come to an end

In early 2023, we reluctantly decided to wind down our Lucky Fish Scuba charter business operations over coming months.

October 25, 2022

Moon Jellyfish Mood in Key Largo

Moon jellyfish are pretty, and pretty easy to swim around. Join a private snorkel or scuba tour in the Florida Keys and get as close (or far) as you want.

September 20, 2022

It took them 2 years to get to the Keys

A family from France booked a private snorkel charter with Lucky Fish in Key Largo 2 1/2 years ago. They finally got their perfect Florida Keys day!

July 8, 2022

Seen any Sea Urchins lately?

Sea urchins were once plentiful on the reef. Join a private snorkel or scuba tour in the Florida Keys in search of these fascinating creatures.

June 21, 2022

The return of the Magic Boy

Lucky Fish Scuba has been in business in Key Largo for 4 years. One of the best things about that is having customers return year after year, especially kids.

June 13, 2022

Spotting Spotted Eagle Rays in the Florida Keys

Eagle rays abound in the Florida Keys year-round, especially in summer. They’re easy to see snorkeling and scuba diving, or even from the boat on a calm day.

May 31, 2022

Look who popped the question underwater!

Thinking about getting engaged in the Florida Keys? Our private boat charter is great for underwater proposals and romantic beach engagement settings!

April 12, 2022

A sad sea turtle story

Our recent encounter with an injured sea turtle had a sad ending, despite help from the Coast Guard and Turtle Hospital. We’re vowing to try harder to protect all ocean life.

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March 15, 2022

Why we ❤ Molasses Reef

Molasses Reef is the most popular scuba diving site in the upper Florida Keys and Key Largo. Here’s why.

February 22, 2022

Local Media: Lucky in Love (and Scuba)

What a thrill to see our own personal Lucky Fish love story featured in The Weekly Newspapers (Upper Keys edition) this month — just in time for Valentine’s Day!

February 18, 2022

Capt. Glenn’s Personal Scuba Packing List

Are you an overpacker or an underpacker? I’m an overpacker, especially in those final moments.

January 11, 2022

The Goliath Grouper is a Not-so-Lucky Fish

Goliath Groupers are the biggest fish we see scuba diving on the reef in the Florida Keys. And we’re doing our part to keep them safe.

December 27, 2021

We gotcha covered for winter diving in Key Largo

Scuba diving the Florida Keys in winter is popular and fun! Our comfortable Key Largo private charters feature hot cocoa, warm showers and more.

November 14, 2021

I’ll do almost anything to meet new scuba friends.

It’s the season for sharing what we’re thankful for so let me tell you about that time I slept in the campground behind Publix.

October 22, 2021

What’s new on the boat

October is typically one of the slowest months of the year here in the Florida Keys. It’s the perfect time to tackle maintenance on our 29′ World Cat boat.

October 15, 2021

Lucky Fish is podcast-famous!

Some of our favorite behind-the-scenes stories of running the business together are now available wherever you get your podcasts!

September 21, 2021

TripAdvisor 2021 Travelers’ Choice Award

We won a 2021 Travelers’ Choice award from TripAdvisor! Yes, according to the world’s largest travel platform Scuba is in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.

August 10, 2021

Key Largo Dive Log – August 2, 2021

Our personal parade of visitors has continued this summer, with Jill’s brother Seth and family spending a week with us at the end of July…

June 15, 2021

We’ve taken 9,000 pictures scuba diving 📷 and we’d love to take yours too

Jill’s been spring-cleaning again and this time she got into the digital photos. The grand total was 11,100 and approximately 9,000…

June 2, 2021

The best (and worst) weather for scuba diving and snorkeling in Key Largo

You’re coming to Key Largo with high hopes, right!? Exploring our amazing coral reefs and wrecks. Saying hello to coolest sea creatures.

April 12, 2021

Scuba Snowbirds Tell All!

It’s April and we just said so long to our new all-time-record most frequent customers: two pairs of snowbirds who spent the months of January,

February 23, 2021

We’re stuck on you!

It hasn’t escaped our notice that all the cool kids have fancy stickers on their water bottles and laptops, and we want to get in on that.

December 3, 2020

Holiday Gift Ideas 2020

Looking for a great gift for the diver or snorkeler in your family? Here are our Lucky Fish top recommendations for 2020..

January 19, 2021

Winter diving in Key Largo

It’s the middle of winter and a couple of cold fronts have already came through Key Largo so ‘dashing through the snow’ feels like a credible threat to us warm-blooded Floridians!

November 10, 2020

After our terrible 1st dive in Key Largo, it’s a miracle we came back

We were still living in Singapore but took an extended trip in the US: Glenn had a business trip to Charlotte and Jill’s family was gathering in..

May 12, 2021

First Mate Jill just did her first dive of 2021 in Key Largo… and it wasn’t perfect.

Wish you could skip the check dive and go straight to scuba zen? Too bad it doesn’t work that way but we’re here when you’re ready dive again in Key Largo!

October 14, 2020

Let’s do it again! Day 2 Discounts

No matter how experienced a diver you are or how much time you’ve spent on boats, there’s always your first time on our boat.

October 8, 2020

Key Largo Dive Log – Sept 20, 2020

We tried something new this month: Instead of the standard half-day dive charter with two stops, we scooted out to Key Largo’s North North Dry..

September 1, 2020

Key Largo Dive Log – August 7, 2020

They show up in droves at a couple of dive and snorkel sites here in Key Largo for a few weeks of the year. It’s great fun to see them swarm..

August 13, 2020

Scuba divers admit: Sometimes snorkeling is better

Marta and Paul are some of our favorite Lucky Fish customers and they *LOVE* Scuba diving. They love it a lot..

July 22, 2020

Key Largo Dive Log – July 3, 2020

Okay, you caught us! Sometimes, when the weather is really good…. and we don’t have a private charter booked…. we sneak away take the boat..

July 18, 2020

Happy Women’s Dive Day 2020

It’s a rainy windy day here in Key Largo –terrible for diving but great for reminiscing about all the women divers who have taught, encouraged and inspired me.

July 5, 2020

Key Largo Dive Log – June 24-26, 2020

When your summer school trip gets canceled, there’s only one thing to do: Grab a gal-pal and some parents, pack up and drive south to the Florida Keys!

July 1, 2020

Night Dive on the SS Benwood– June 9, 2020

My sister Lindsay and I are Captain Glenn and First Mate Jill’s nieces (and Second Mate Suzy’s cousins) from Williamsburg, Virginia.

March 22, 2020

Stuck at home? Use this time to become a better scuba diver

Unfortunately, it looks like COVID-19 related travel restrictions will keep lots of us out of the water for a while. It’s like a really REALLY long surface interval..

March 2, 2020

Key Largo is TripAdvisor Trending Destination

Key Largo is the #1 Trending Destination in the US for 2020 according to Their global traveler data shows that Key Largo has the biggest…

March 4, 2019

What will I see? Turtles!

We came across this sweet young turtle at The Elbow dive site here in Key Largo last week! These little creatures can be shy and often hide away when…

December 4, 2018

Sneak peek: 2018 Lucky Fish Christmas Cards!

What’s this?! Why it’s just one tiny detail from the amazing original artwork on our first annual Lucky Fish Scuba Christmas cards!

February 5, 2020

3 ways to get wet in the Florida Keys

Here in the Florida Keys, it’s all about the water. Whether you’re catching an oceanside breeze, chilling by the Bay or quietly enjoying…

February 21, 2020

Get the whole family diving with private scuba lessons for kids

It’s a common story: Mom and Dad learned to scuba divetogether and took amazing trips to tropical reefs every chance they got. As a young couple..

May 14, 2020

Key Largo Dive Log – May 4, 2020

Time seems to pass pretty uneventfully as we wait out the pandemic. What we really needed was a day like this to go scuba diving: nice and clear with no wind!

May 20, 2020

COVID-19 and your visit to Lucky Fish in Key Largo

Our community works hard to minimize the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) here in the Florida Keys, but it continues to be a concern. Current visitor…

June 23, 2020

How I became an Advanced Open Water Diver during COVID

Earning my Advanced Open Water Dive Certification with Lucky Fish was a fantastic adventure, though admittedly a small bit different than anyone else who does it.

May 13, 2020

The Lucky Fish is a World Cat (video)

A few weeks ago we sat down on our boat and talked about all the things we love about it for scuba diving and other kinds of charter trips in Key Largo.