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Lots of post gap year British kids getting lairy on Fiji Bitter and trying to hump each other on the beach or in the 100-bed dormitory.Has anyone tried Beachcomber Resort in the Mamanuca's?
I'll probably be the only negative comment on Beqa. But I would never use them again. Mark the manager of Beqa is really, really poor in my opinion.
The dive staff is ok. The waitstaff and maids are very good. The accommodations are good to very good.
We were a group of 12 last month at Beqa. The universal thoughts on the trip were Beqa is ok, but Mark was really a bad as a manager. It's a long story, with numerous issues.
The cleariest example of Mark's poor management was when the boat broke down after the 2nd dive of the day. The group kept everyone entertained (hangman on a slate, etc). while were bobbing in 5' rollers. No one complained about being stranded for about 3hrs. Mark's way of making amends was to promise a drink "on the house" for everyone on the boat. The only problem was it was an empty promise. If you aren't going to deliver, don't open your mouth.
Did you bring it up? A lot to do in that position, I would and have held their feet to the fire, and they have always made good once reminded! You must be very shy not to just ask or say "Hey Markus where's our drink"! I find that people who complain or sweat the small stuff miss the big stuff! The dead give away was "The dive boys were okay" They are among the best anywhere! I fear that no one could make you happy! To say "You would not use them" over a drink misses the whole experience of Beqa Island! They where voted the number one diver resort in the world in 2001 and I have not seen any major change except better boats, better rooms, better everything, and a change of three managers and two owners, but the staff keep improving in order to keep us coming back!