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See post #37How about a hug from a mega voluptuous dive master when you come out of the water at end of your dive?? Would that do it for you?
Take a real close look.
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See post #37How about a hug from a mega voluptuous dive master when you come out of the water at end of your dive?? Would that do it for you?
My query for defining Concierge Diving did begin with the constant use of the phrase on Twit Advisor, a place not known for the level of SCUBA travel knowledge as is SB. It has spread, annoyingly- to me, to the website yammering of dive shops in paradise grasping for a distinction, any distinction, something.
The Resort Course 2.o crowd? A lot of that- as diving is getting dumbed-down and homogenized on the Club Dread model.
What you describe may be a broader phenomenon where more 'regular Joe' Americans (and I'm guessing maybe some other nationalities) travel to more exotic places, and want/need are higher service level, a more 'sanitized' experience. Cruise ships and their hand-holding excursions are the poster child for that stereotype, with the label 'pod people.' These people are after experiences, not necessarily 'adventure.'Look around when we do Warm Water Pretty Fish diving, a whole lot of new kids fumbling their way through it. Not many are hitting on all cylinders. A real noticeable decline in self-reliance and general ability over the last three decades.
The 'deer' need to know who to dive with.It is not uncommon to see people who are used to concierge diving. Once all their gear is loaded, they get on the boat and then just start relaxing and chatting while everyone else is putting gear together. Someone has to actually tell them, "Hey Nancy, you probably want to put your gear together if you plan to dive." Occasionally you get one that gets a deer in the headlights look at that point.
And thank you for recognizing the over-arching joke, here.
Sometimes, you just have to chum the waters to bring up the humorless heavy lunkers.
My minimum for Concierge Diving:
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Only when they were young and it is never reciprocated when you need help as you age.I’m guessing that for a lot of scubaboarders, diving with family results in a concierge level of experience for them, from us.
Yes, they just a taxi out to the dive site.Every dive op on all of the Great Lakes?
I want the "fantasy island" version of a dive operation, now that's concierge diving! All Scubapro dive equipment for everyone with dive mistresses allover the place.