ItsBruce
Contributor
I've dived with many of the ops. IMHO, they are largely interchangable. All have good gear and good boats. The DMs are migratory, so just because a DM is at one place today, that does not mean he or she will be there tomorrow. The exception to that is Manta, they seem to have a plethora of Israeli Navy divers.
Most of the ops go to one of several sites just outside the harbor. Pelican Rock, Neptune's Finger, North Wall. All are pretty good with lots to see.
Brazil Steak House is on my list of favorite restaurants in the whole world. My recommendation is to pass on the bread and salad or just a touch of it. Then eat about 4 pounds of meat. (Now I'm hungry again.)
If you decide to do the 3 hour timeshare tour, you can get marvelous promotional items. You must point out that your friend said he got 2 scuba dives, dinner cruise for the family, spa treatment for the wife and a bottle of taquila. Tell whomever is trying to sign you up that if they can do better you'll go, but that otherwise you'll go to the fellow who gave the stuff to your friend. For heaven's sake don't settle for too little.
When you take the tour, keep small talk to a minimum. Then identify one or two "deal killers." For example, if there is a kitchen in the units, explain that every day you cook and you can't possibly stand being on vacation at a place with a kitchen. If there is no kitchen, explain that you love to cook and must have one. If there is no golf course, explain you can't live without a golf course on site. If there is one, explain how your brother just died while playing golf and that you could not possible have a place near a golf course. With such "deal killers," no amount of salesmanship can induce you to buy.
Most of the ops go to one of several sites just outside the harbor. Pelican Rock, Neptune's Finger, North Wall. All are pretty good with lots to see.
Brazil Steak House is on my list of favorite restaurants in the whole world. My recommendation is to pass on the bread and salad or just a touch of it. Then eat about 4 pounds of meat. (Now I'm hungry again.)
If you decide to do the 3 hour timeshare tour, you can get marvelous promotional items. You must point out that your friend said he got 2 scuba dives, dinner cruise for the family, spa treatment for the wife and a bottle of taquila. Tell whomever is trying to sign you up that if they can do better you'll go, but that otherwise you'll go to the fellow who gave the stuff to your friend. For heaven's sake don't settle for too little.
When you take the tour, keep small talk to a minimum. Then identify one or two "deal killers." For example, if there is a kitchen in the units, explain that every day you cook and you can't possibly stand being on vacation at a place with a kitchen. If there is no kitchen, explain that you love to cook and must have one. If there is no golf course, explain you can't live without a golf course on site. If there is one, explain how your brother just died while playing golf and that you could not possible have a place near a golf course. With such "deal killers," no amount of salesmanship can induce you to buy.
