All good advice. I'll add just a few tid bits.
We've done numerous to CZM and booked ourselves (wife used to be an agent) and used travel agents. I'm more inclined now days to let someone else do the work for me.
Depending on the resort you may have to come up with a deposit for x number of rooms. It may be $200 or more. You will want to figure out how your going handle this unless you have unlimited funds and can upfront the cost.
oly5050user mentioned liability. That would be for instruction while diving. A DM, AI or Instructors insurance wouldn't cover an accident should you fall off the bar stool and crack your noggin.
You would want to have some type of liability release which I'm sure you already have since you have trips to Cali.
Know that travel insurance and dive accident insurance is an optional cost.
Make sure the price you give your guests is all inclusive. ie: taxes, airport transfers.
If the resort is not All Inclusive (room, diving and food) give an idea of what they can expect to spend per day on food or per 2-3 tank dive.
Get a good feel for your group as to drinkers and non drinkers. You can some times negotiate an extra dive if you opt out of the alcohol and those who want to drink can buy their own. Being from USU I know how that will play out
We don't include airfare anymore since most people want to use their frequent flier mileage.
Just hop on with us, we're going to Scuba Club Cozumel in July.
Yes I did bring up liability..It does not have to be an accident during training.It could be an accident while just diving,a lawyer may just stick to the "group leader" as someone who took on responsibility of the group and was "paid"(comp trip)to make sure things went smoothly and safely..Does not have to be leaders fault but a lawyer may just sue, just because the leader ran the dive trip,they most likely will not win but just having to get a lawyer to defend you can cost $$,and if you lose you can lose big$$.
