Alright, I dont enjoy steppin on toes, but I will not recommend Sea Trek Divers to any scuba diver unless they need to rent a tank.
I have a problem with them because when I went to go see the regina the dive shop operator agreed to do discover scuba with my stepdad and sister, and take them to see the regina. Vis was low, wind/waves calm, and not a cloud in the sky. Hes does his intro to scuba crap, and ends up taking my sister, himself, stepdad, and myseelf around in oh prolly max 10 feet of water, and claims the regina wouldnt have been worth seeing at all because vis was poor. I should have grabed a snorkel and fins and just dove right on the thing looking back. BTW i paid for my rentals and the 'tour'. What did I get... well lets just say this expirience didnt make it into the logbook
Ive told this story to friends, they think, "what a jag off." I tell them how much it cost: you'd think my mother passed away. I didnt complain to the shop because at the time the sis and stepdad were very happy to go scuba diving. I thought it would be better just to let them enjoy it;although they thought something was wrong with me when I wasnt equally joyful.
Now, this was last Fall, and after my sister and stepdad went to mexico with their new OW cards they never forget to tell me how much they were displeased with the dive shop owners (it aint pretty). They ritually refer to that dive shop after pretty much every dive (EI "Well, it was no Sea Trek tour, but it'll do") I found them by internet and their web page was great and they boasted a 5 star PADI whatever that crap is, and I will agree with the sis on this one; that was not a cool move on Sea Treks behalf to say the least (biting my lip).
NTM we're from the midwest, the gulf's low vis is tolerable when ours is regularly 0-5tf max.
If you know these people and disagree with me, please tell Im wrong. The way I see it, we were taken. And believe me, I am being very gentle with my opinion right now because this is a public message.