Surfrider
New
Just thought I would put a word of caution in. Just got here on a business trip and figured I would throw in some weekend diving. I even brought all of my own gear from Europe! I regret not looking for recommendations on the board here prior to booking, but I had relied on Google reviews which pointed me to Waikiki Divers.
I popped into the shop in-person a couple days before to ask questions. Being mindful this is a tourist hotspot, I wanted to try and get on a couple dives with experienced divers / no students .. or at the very least get a guide where we can do our own thing.
I got sold on a wreck dive and was assured it was a small group of 8 divers with 2 DMs and all divers were certified and experienced. The wreck was at about 30m depth (~100ft), so I agreed with the shop gal that Nitrox would be ideal for more bottom time.
Day of dive on the boat I realise I am the only diver on EANx. Everyone else was on air. My assigned DM basically says the 4 of us are diving to the most conservative computer. Then I realise that on the entire boat, the only people with computers were myself and the 2 DMs.
I felt pretty cheated on the wreck dive with a short 25 minute dive and hit the surface with half a tank on my back. I was vocal about this, but the DMs were unapologetic stating we have to time bottom time with air divers.
Those two tanks of EANx were a $30 upcharge. Complete waste of money given the situation. They should have been up front about the dive plan. At the very least should have been offered my money back on the Nitrox fills.
I popped into the shop in-person a couple days before to ask questions. Being mindful this is a tourist hotspot, I wanted to try and get on a couple dives with experienced divers / no students .. or at the very least get a guide where we can do our own thing.
I got sold on a wreck dive and was assured it was a small group of 8 divers with 2 DMs and all divers were certified and experienced. The wreck was at about 30m depth (~100ft), so I agreed with the shop gal that Nitrox would be ideal for more bottom time.
Day of dive on the boat I realise I am the only diver on EANx. Everyone else was on air. My assigned DM basically says the 4 of us are diving to the most conservative computer. Then I realise that on the entire boat, the only people with computers were myself and the 2 DMs.
I felt pretty cheated on the wreck dive with a short 25 minute dive and hit the surface with half a tank on my back. I was vocal about this, but the DMs were unapologetic stating we have to time bottom time with air divers.
Those two tanks of EANx were a $30 upcharge. Complete waste of money given the situation. They should have been up front about the dive plan. At the very least should have been offered my money back on the Nitrox fills.