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05-07-2002, 04:15 AM,

Hubby and I got a package deal to go back to Cozumel at the end of May. We will be diving with Dive Paradise again. That should say something. The only minor problems that I had with DP were minor. 1) We did the "welcome dive" from shore to get our bouyancy checked for salt water versus fresh water. Initially they had that counted as one of our dives! So we had to straighten that out with them. 2) We were there just before US's Labor Day in August. It is the slow part of the year then. Some locations they just were not going to. 3) After the first morning dive, the deck hands would swap out your tank. They didn't always set things up properly. Not a huge deal, as you should check your setup yourself, but something to keep in mind. The positives: 1) When my DH had to sit out due to an ear problem, the shop gave him a rain check on unused dives. 2) The DM always asked if we had a preference for dive sites and would arrange based on the best time to be there i.e. first in the morning or for the 2nd dive. 3) While we had 8 people per boat, we never felt like cattle. My best advice is to talk with the main shop were they all speak english well (some of the staellite shops they don't). Tell them what your expectations are, and they are willing to work with you.