Whi_Tan
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I have a specific question regarding Stuart Coves Open Water Certification classes. I understand that their regular tour dives (cruise ship and hotel guest) are often crowded affairs, but are their certification classes normally crowded as well - do the students join the regular masses for their cert dives?
Here is the situation: I am a certified OW diver. I did a SSI course in 2001 in Vis, Croatia (fantastic!!), then in 2006 I completed a PADI OW course here I Ontario with my check dives in Cozumel, Mexico. Alas, Ive not been in the water since.
My wife, who I met in 2007, is not certified. She snorkels and has agreed to finally get certified, as I always go on about how much better diving is than snorkeling. Since her parents have a house in Sandy Port, Nassau makes for a fairly inexpensive vacation / OW cert spot. There is also another couple joining us.
The plan is for my wife and our friends to do the 4 day OW cert, while I complete my AOW (after doing a local refresher prior to our trip). Then, we would schedule a 5th day for the 4 of us to dive together, and perhaps a shark feed dive.
Edit - We're looking at early May for this trip.
Does this seem like a reasonable plan? Do the students get separate boats for their cert dives than the cruise crowd? What is the instructor to student in water ratio as Coves?
It has also crossed my mind that instead of doing my AOW, Id just do some regular dives while my wife and friends are in class, then do a 5th day together. That way my wife and I can do AOW together - if she decides to continue diving. Along those lines, do you think there is a possibility of actually joining my wife on her OW cert dives?
Edit 2 - I am somewhat familiar with Stuart Cove's in general, as I treated the couple mentioned above, as well as myself and my parents to the Sub Bahamas trip last May, on the morning of my wedding. (She was my 'Best Man') My wife, of course was getting papmpered at this time, and was not on the trip.
Any insight, suggestion or criticism is welcome.
I have a specific question regarding Stuart Coves Open Water Certification classes. I understand that their regular tour dives (cruise ship and hotel guest) are often crowded affairs, but are their certification classes normally crowded as well - do the students join the regular masses for their cert dives?
Here is the situation: I am a certified OW diver. I did a SSI course in 2001 in Vis, Croatia (fantastic!!), then in 2006 I completed a PADI OW course here I Ontario with my check dives in Cozumel, Mexico. Alas, Ive not been in the water since.
My wife, who I met in 2007, is not certified. She snorkels and has agreed to finally get certified, as I always go on about how much better diving is than snorkeling. Since her parents have a house in Sandy Port, Nassau makes for a fairly inexpensive vacation / OW cert spot. There is also another couple joining us.
The plan is for my wife and our friends to do the 4 day OW cert, while I complete my AOW (after doing a local refresher prior to our trip). Then, we would schedule a 5th day for the 4 of us to dive together, and perhaps a shark feed dive.
Edit - We're looking at early May for this trip.
Does this seem like a reasonable plan? Do the students get separate boats for their cert dives than the cruise crowd? What is the instructor to student in water ratio as Coves?
It has also crossed my mind that instead of doing my AOW, Id just do some regular dives while my wife and friends are in class, then do a 5th day together. That way my wife and I can do AOW together - if she decides to continue diving. Along those lines, do you think there is a possibility of actually joining my wife on her OW cert dives?
Edit 2 - I am somewhat familiar with Stuart Cove's in general, as I treated the couple mentioned above, as well as myself and my parents to the Sub Bahamas trip last May, on the morning of my wedding. (She was my 'Best Man') My wife, of course was getting papmpered at this time, and was not on the trip.
Any insight, suggestion or criticism is welcome.
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