This was my first Seaspace experience so I really had no basis for comparison. I had read that others thought it to be lacking in recent years. Frankly, I thought they were just being nostalgic fuddy-duddies.
I volunteered to work at one of the events and I met some very nice people. The REST of the experience was lacking.
The Friday night "Meet the Speakers" pool party was just plain scary. There were 4-5 people there who DIDN'T look like they were ex-Woodstockers. (If you are a ScubaBoard person AND you were there, please know that I consider you to be in the group of 4-5 aforementioned individuals.)
I kept waiting for the bong to be passed around before they struck up a lively rendition of Kumbaya.
But I digress...
Saturday in the exhibit hall was interesting. As previously posted, most of the booths were travel related. That part didn't appeal to me because I pretty much know where I want to vacation already.
I'm not swayed by a flashy exhibit booth or by a free refrigerator magnet. But I'm sure that companies and/or travel agencies go to SeaSpace because it's lucrative, so SOMEONE must be booking trips based on free koozies.
The photo exhibit by the Houston club was phenomenal. There were at least a dozen photos that were breath-taking.
What I would have liked to see would be more gadgets/t-shirts/etc for sale. As cheesy as it sounds, I LIKE many of the "orange shovel" items that are marketed to divers. And who can say no to another dive t-shirt???
Overall, it was a fun experience but I don't know if I'll feel the need to do it again.
