Cruising gives you the freedom to go to both popular places and remote, out-of-the-way locations. If you have scuba equipment on your boat, the underwater world is open to exploration. Since we have to take our breathing gas, one limiting factor is having cylinders filled with air or nitrox for our next excursion. If you are cruising in a popular location where diving is one of the everyday activities, like the U.S. Virgin Islands or the British Virgin Islands, chances are a dive operation is nearby. You can take your cylinders to the dive store and have them filled.
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