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At one point they were trying to deal with the (lack of) airlift situation by trying to get more Sat flights, which is when many but certainly not all people tend to travel. Ideas such as getting people to fly Cayman Air MIA-> Brac then getting more flights added from there. They’ve also...

Perhaps you meant pickup MORE as your tank empties?

Atlantis is a good company, everything is very well run and they are great at logistics and making your trip easy. But I agree that Atlantis Dumaguette is a nicer resort. I found Atlantis PG cramped and uncomfortable, like Flintstones architecture on a hill, every inch packed with something...

Now that I think about it I believe she said everyone assumes she’s Gladys daughter, but she’s not. Just someone else who worked there. Gladys daughter might have moved back to TX.

We discovered the Seahorse cafe last time we were there, nice little place. (Mostly because there was a geocache there lol.) I think it is run by someone who was at Pirates Point, forget the details. Possibly it was Gladys’ daughter?

Hurricane season is nice as long as there’s no hurricane. I’d tend to compromise and avoid the peak of the season but worry less about the fringes. Winter can make things more windy/rainy/ sporty if you care, with slightly lower water temps, though what passes for cooler these days isn’t so...

Confined water is just a term used for the pool work, not a separate class. Rescue is a great class to take sometime. As far as diving as a career, that is a whole separate discussion. And has been discused many times here. Not so easy to make a living at. Don’t quit your day job just yet.

I looked briefly at the Sunwing website. I didn’t see a way to filter for resorts with diving, whether included or nearby, but I might have missed it. Lots of the locations aren’t really places well known for scuba diving so if you really want to do a Sunwing package you’ll have to do some...

A thing that comes to mind - when you are reading about classes, make sure if they are talking about actual full certification classes and not something like Discover dives, resort courses, or other abbreviated experiences. It can all be good info, but Discover type dives do have a reputation...

Where in Mexico did you have in mind? There’s also lots of other warm places to get certified.

Not safe? Skipping drills and putting your life at risk? Wondering where you heard that, your local shop? While you could run into a bad class or instructor anywhere and its good to ask for recommendations, that is certainly not the norm. What is true is that doing your certification in a...

Depends what you like. I would always pick Compass Point/Ocean Frontiers over Sunset house. I much prefer the accomodations and that end of the island - quiet and prettier and not congested out on the East End. Ocean Frontiers is a great op and setup. I thought Sunset Divers was just ok, but...

Honestly I don’t think the diving there is worth spending alot of money or jumping through hoops for. Unless maybe you really want to see sharks. But not for reefs.

One thing about LCBR - they have strong preference bordering on requirement for 7 night Sat-Sat stays, which might be a problem if thats not what you had in mind. If you book close to your trip and they have space they might allow shorter.

The other AI on Little is Southern Cross Club. We mostly prefer it over LCBR. But both are good. There are also some condo options. Conch Club has a dive op but no restaurant. Paradise Villas has a restaurant but no dive op, at least not with a boat on site. (Been ages since they ran their own...

https://scubaboard.com/community/threads/alphonse-island-seychelles.661443/

https://www.tui-blue.com/en/en/hotels/tui-blue-curacao/ No sign yet of dive shop yet but there’s not much on the website. It would be nice if Go West opened a location there.

Confused by itinerary given. Are you staying on APO and Siquijor islands, or diving them from Dauin?

I think the only thing everyone might agree upon is that there are some things about PADI AOW that don’t quite make sense. Don’t drive yourself crazy looking for the logic here. Theres the official rules and standards, which not everyone agrees on or applies per the book. And the rules of an...

Yeah a lot of things were destroyed. Don’t recall year and storm but I was in the middle of planning a trip there and it got nailed before I pulled the trigger. Still haven’t made it ;(