terri2chris
Contributor
As of Sept. 2011, My husband and I were certified SCUBA divers,,YAY!
Our first Dive trip to Cozumel was March 21st thru March 27th.
It was our third visit to the Island. I joined SB in June of last year,
To make a long story short, I finally overcame my deep seated fear of the water.
We contacted several Dive ops most informed us, that all the dives they had planned
Were for advanced divers, due to location, depth and current.
We went out with Dive Paradise, to Paradise reef,(gorgeous) it was our first ocean dive
We also hired our own dive master, A great guide and DM.
Several days later we booked a trip with Dive with Martin, again we were informed
Of the depth, I informed DWM that I did not want to go to the depth of 80 feet
Hired our own DM,we were fully briefed on the boat, Told him I did not want to go any deeper than
50 feet but if I was comfortable was wanting to descend deeper than 50, Roberto(DM) let me know that he would stay at any depth I choose, He could see I was somewhat nervous, on the other hand my Husband had zero reservations. Roberto myself and husband
Descended together, Roberto had hold of my BCD, at the 50 foot depth, he asked if I was ok and wanted to go deeper, I said YES! 62 feet!! At Delilah Reef,(beautiful)
Our 2nd dive was at Cedral Pass(what a ride).saw a huge spotted eagle ray, nurse shark.
I asked Roberto what speed the current was moving he said about 4 or 5 knots,
I informed both DMs that we were new divers and I was nervous, I didnt care what anybody on the boat thought,
I have included the email I sent to DWM.in brackets
{{{{Hello DWM,
We made our (me and hubby) first Dive trip to Cozumel (third visit but first time divers)
If memory serves correctly it was 3-23-12
It was our second time diving in the ocean and requested our own private dive master.
We were so thrilled and pleased with the professionalism and knowledge of our Dive master,
Roberto, I felt safe and well taken care for both dives, I even held his hand and he never made me feel
Like a *big ole sissy*..What a GREAT guy!!
We hope to return again later this year,
I will be a repeat customer, Hope Roberto will be available.
Sincerely,
Terri and Chris Smith}}}}}}
Until I have enough experience and comfort in the water I will ALWAYS hire our own DM.
They are worth the extra money.I have to thank SB or I would not of known to hire our own DM,
And as always I am responsible for my safety and that of my buddy, We always carry safety gear(whistle,flashlight,sausage and knife)
Thanks again to everyone on SB. Wishing we were back in Coz.(in case any SB memeber happened to be on the same boat, I'm the lady with the Dum Dum suckers)
Our first Dive trip to Cozumel was March 21st thru March 27th.
It was our third visit to the Island. I joined SB in June of last year,
To make a long story short, I finally overcame my deep seated fear of the water.
We contacted several Dive ops most informed us, that all the dives they had planned
Were for advanced divers, due to location, depth and current.
We went out with Dive Paradise, to Paradise reef,(gorgeous) it was our first ocean dive
We also hired our own dive master, A great guide and DM.
Several days later we booked a trip with Dive with Martin, again we were informed
Of the depth, I informed DWM that I did not want to go to the depth of 80 feet
Hired our own DM,we were fully briefed on the boat, Told him I did not want to go any deeper than
50 feet but if I was comfortable was wanting to descend deeper than 50, Roberto(DM) let me know that he would stay at any depth I choose, He could see I was somewhat nervous, on the other hand my Husband had zero reservations. Roberto myself and husband
Descended together, Roberto had hold of my BCD, at the 50 foot depth, he asked if I was ok and wanted to go deeper, I said YES! 62 feet!! At Delilah Reef,(beautiful)
Our 2nd dive was at Cedral Pass(what a ride).saw a huge spotted eagle ray, nurse shark.
I asked Roberto what speed the current was moving he said about 4 or 5 knots,
I informed both DMs that we were new divers and I was nervous, I didnt care what anybody on the boat thought,
I have included the email I sent to DWM.in brackets
{{{{Hello DWM,
We made our (me and hubby) first Dive trip to Cozumel (third visit but first time divers)
If memory serves correctly it was 3-23-12
It was our second time diving in the ocean and requested our own private dive master.
We were so thrilled and pleased with the professionalism and knowledge of our Dive master,
Roberto, I felt safe and well taken care for both dives, I even held his hand and he never made me feel
Like a *big ole sissy*..What a GREAT guy!!
We hope to return again later this year,
I will be a repeat customer, Hope Roberto will be available.
Sincerely,
Terri and Chris Smith}}}}}}
Until I have enough experience and comfort in the water I will ALWAYS hire our own DM.
They are worth the extra money.I have to thank SB or I would not of known to hire our own DM,
And as always I am responsible for my safety and that of my buddy, We always carry safety gear(whistle,flashlight,sausage and knife)
Thanks again to everyone on SB. Wishing we were back in Coz.(in case any SB memeber happened to be on the same boat, I'm the lady with the Dum Dum suckers)
