I have been involved in a few discussion lately on the ideal number of people to include in a group dive trip. Our local dive shop offers a number of trips per year as do many others in the area. It seems there are a lot of trips posted for 12 people in the group, quite a few for 16, and now and then I see trips where 24 or even 36 people are traveling together. My wife and I once went on a live aboard trip in a group of 18 and it was not our favorite experience. Most of our dive trips are done with either just the two of us, or with another couple who both dive. We were once on Bonaire, as a group of 2, staying at Buddy Dive. Next door at Captain Don's there was a group from California that consisted of 42 souls traveling together. I cannot imagine traveling in/with a group that size. I'll take a group of 4 any day, maybe 6 now and then. Your thoughts? How many is too many?
DivemasterDennis
DivemasterDennis