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thanks to all the informative responses!! Yes, I am indeed in the LA area, Orange County to be more precise :) Another aspect is costs... I have full coverage health insurance through work, I have to find out if procedures like correction of a deviated septum etc. are covered through insurance...

I need some help and advice here. I got my OW cert in April 2009. When I first attempted it due to equalization problems on my open water dives I perforated my left eardrum. After it healed I was able to successfully do the rest of the course and earn my OW. Since then I have completed my...

Just to put in an update, my GF finally completed her first boat dive with EcoDive center on the Magician. EcoDive was absolutely fantastic to deal with and the magician dive boat was outstanding as usual :) My BCD even had a valve issue - the valve was not properly screwed on (damn Sport...

Thanks for all the suggestions! I am hoping it isn't anatomy...I would imagine if it was then I should not be able to clear 100% of the time, however sometimes, mostly in warm water (80+ F) I am able to clear so well that I don't even do anything going down. The pattern I've noticed is that...

About 25% of the time I go diving I encounter a situation where I am just not able to equalize at all and my ears are in terrible pain when I descend no matter what I do. This happens when there are absolutely no outward symptoms - i.e. my breathing is fine and clear, no evidence of a cold and...

First off, if they messed up by offering deals that they cannot honor then perhaps they should shut down their business and try their hand at something else instead of wasting people's time and testing their patience. Secondly, we gave them about 2 weeks and several follow ups to respond so...

Well, I had created a thread about this boat that supposedly ended up with a happy resolution but it was not to be. I am absolutely appalled at this operation and they deserve the worst rating ever. To recall in brief what had happened to us, my GF had secured a "deal" offered by Pacific Star...

Actually when I dove at the Maui Ocean center I was able to get alongside the sharks briefly when they came over (3-5 ft distance) and also fed the stingrays and we were allowed to go just about anywhere in the tank, for obvious reasons in the interest of my own life I didn't go around "chasing"...

Thanks for the info, Stcroix scuba, I will touch base with you to sign up for the dives as our departure date nears

I'm guessing the dives are morning dives 9-12 or something similar, the ship leaves port at 5:30pm so I have a solid buffer of 5+ hrs :) I have never dived with a cruise ship but I have heard cruise operators take guests to the worst possible dive spots since cruise passengers in average...

thanks! the cruise (Celebrity Summit) arrives in St. Croix on Nov 11 at 8am which is a Sunday, are you guys open that day? When would the diving start and finish? How often do you do the wall dive? Do you require AOW for the wall dive? I have an Advanced cert with over 100 dives but I will...

Hi guys, I will be visiting the following destinations as part of my 7 day cruise in mid November. I would like to dive in 1 or 2 destinations and need to choose the best places based on quality of diving. The itinerary is: San Juan, Puerto Rico St. Croix USVI St. Kitts Dominica Grenada St...

I'm sorry to be resurrecting this thread but we once again attempted to schedule a dive through Pacific Star and once again they never returned our calls, we wanted to dive with them today but we didn't hear anything back from them despite calling and emailing several times over the last 2...

well, I sure thought it was ridiculous.... when I was in Maui I dove in a similar tank at the Maui Ocean Center with Tiger and other sharks, stingrays etc. and that was $225 with tax/tip, considering Hawaii is an expensive place, this is like 3X that...

You've got to be kidding me...$650??? :shocked2: WTF?? Dive with the Sharks SCUBA Adventure - Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas Aquariums That's ridiculous! I can get a rountrip ticket to Cozumel from LA for that!! A few hundred more and it's a dive vacation...

Sure, apparently the boat had some motor issues the previous day and somehow we were missed to be contacted (although others were)...looks like an honest mistake and sounds right since no other divers had showed up. They have generously offered us a complimentary dive. In any case, mistakes...

I got a msg from my GF that she got a response from them. This issue has been resolved satisfactorily. Thanks for all the follow ups on here :)

Thanks! yeah, I have been on a lot of the other boats and have always had a good time. I know the drill so I knew something was amiss the moment I didn't see any other divers around. Their calendar shows May 6 as an open boat event and doesn't have any notice of cancellation. Nor have they...

My GF and I were scheduled on the Pacific Star dive boat this past Sunday, she is a newly certified diver and was very much looking forward to her first dive trip. I have been diving for a few years. We had confirmed with them that all was ready to go. Since my GF does not have gear yet we...