Martinique's Diamond Rock offers new Scuba Diving Destination

The cavern beneath Diamond Rock has a triangular shape and is marked by strong currents that reserve this adventure for the most skilled divers. Within the cavern, divers will find prolific quantities and varieties of corals, sea fans, and other marine life. Some have even found remnants of Diamond Rock’s former British tenants.

The British fortified Diamond Rock during the Napoleonic Wars, converting the land into a man-of-war dubbed HMS Diamond Rock in 1804. While the British were drawn to the strategic advantages presented by the land atop Diamond Rock, it’s the exciting scuba experience below that will appeal to visitors today.

“Diamond Rock is the undiscovered jewel of scuba diving in the Caribbean,” said Muriel Wiltord, director Americas for the Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA. “It’s certainly among the most uncommon dives anywhere, and even better for pioneering scuba enthusiasts, it’s virtually unknown in the US. Now, with the addition of new airlift via American Eagle, Martinique’s undersea wonders, are more accessible to dive travelers.”