TexasKaren68
Contributor
Not sure if this fit better in the cruise forum, or the Bonaire forum, but I didn't want to limit responses so I'm posting it here.
I'll be on the Caribbean Princess cruise ship in April. The friend I'm going with is not a diver but has expressed an interest in doing a "Discover Scuba' excursion in Bonaire. I am AOW certified, and thought about doing the two-tank boat diving excursion by myself and teaming up with an insta-buddy, but the more I think about it, I'm considering doing the Discover Scuba excursion with my friend. I wonder if it will be OK for a certified diver to do this. I figure, they're going to get money from me, so should they even care? I'm hoping I wouldn't get treated like a Discover Scuba student and can just tag along on the dive with my friend, and the instructor who should theoretically be watching out for him.
I have no idea what the Discover Scuba course is like in Bonaire. Does anyone know which Dive Op Princess Cruises uses there? Maybe I can do a little research ahead of time.
The Discover Scuba "class" I took in Australia was absolutely awful when it came to safety, but being brand new to diving I didn't know what I didn't know, you know?
I want to make sure my friend gets a good, safe intro to scuba.
I'll be on the Caribbean Princess cruise ship in April. The friend I'm going with is not a diver but has expressed an interest in doing a "Discover Scuba' excursion in Bonaire. I am AOW certified, and thought about doing the two-tank boat diving excursion by myself and teaming up with an insta-buddy, but the more I think about it, I'm considering doing the Discover Scuba excursion with my friend. I wonder if it will be OK for a certified diver to do this. I figure, they're going to get money from me, so should they even care? I'm hoping I wouldn't get treated like a Discover Scuba student and can just tag along on the dive with my friend, and the instructor who should theoretically be watching out for him.
I have no idea what the Discover Scuba course is like in Bonaire. Does anyone know which Dive Op Princess Cruises uses there? Maybe I can do a little research ahead of time.
The Discover Scuba "class" I took in Australia was absolutely awful when it came to safety, but being brand new to diving I didn't know what I didn't know, you know?