I've been diving with Tank Ha for about 10 years and while I do miss some of my favorites who are no longer around, I very much enjoy diving with the great DM's who are still there, and the friendly staff continues to provide excellent customer service. I haven't noticed any lowering of their standards, and wonder if the incidents you saw might have taken place with any newer staff ? From my experience with them, I think the new owners would appeciate your feedback and giving them the opportunity to address the issues. This might also help determine if the changes you've noticed were due to an individual DM's handling of the situations in a manner that managment might not be aware of. I appreciate your sharing this information - I will continue to dive with Tank Ha and expect to find that they are maintaining the safety-conscious and professional behavior that has always been a priority.
Used to be one of the best dive centers in Playa del Carmen
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If you are looking for a peaceful vacation with beautiful beaches and scuba diving this is your place.
If you are looking for a peaceful vacation with beautiful beaches and scuba diving this is your place. I dove with Tank-Ha when I was there about 14 years ago. At the time they seemed like pretty much every other Mexican operator in the area. Competent, enthusiastic, efficient with a young entertaining staff. They took us to good sites and we had a good time.
I haven't been diving in the Yucatan since then but I've been thinking about going back. The thing that stops me isn't the fear of not finding a good operator to dive with. It's the memory of how horrible Cancun and Playa del Carmen were. Crowded with a lot of impatient loud (sorry for this) American tourists with more money than manners (I said sorry, didn't I?). Compared to a lot of places I've traveled, even within Mexico, it felt like walking around in the middle of a cattle drive. The effect was most pronounced in Playa del Carmen becuase it only had one main street and everyone just seemed to walk back and forth.
The up side was that we found a name for my daughter. My wife was pregnant at the time. My daughter's name is Carmen
Back on topic: has that "horrible crowds" thing changed at all since 1999?
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