2/5 Paul E. 2 months ago on Google • 5 reviews New
I
try
to
do
plenty
of
research
on
any
company
that
we
use
when
traveling.
I
went
back
and
forth
on
who
I
should
dive
with
while
visiting
Aruba.
I
ended
up
going
with
Pure
Diving
Aruba
because
of
their
eco-friendly
practices.
However,
this
was
the
worst
experience
I've
ever
had
diving
with
a
company
and
I
wish
I
would
have
gone
with
a
different
company.
I'll
admit,
part
of
it
was
my
fault
because
of
a
misunderstanding
on
what
we
were
doing
on
the
first
dive.
However,
I
think
the
instructor
Jay
should
have
took
some
responsibility
as
well
and
apologized
for
his
yelling
in
between
dives.
In
the
short
dive
briefing
of
the
first
dive,
Jay
said
he
was
going
on
a
deeper
dive
with
a
guy
trying
to
get
his
lionfish
hunter
certification.
He
told
me
and
2
others
that
he
put
with
me,
not
to
follow
him
with
that
guy
once
we
got
down
there
and
to
stay
around
60
feet.
I
don't
remember
the
exact
name
of
the
other
instructor,
but
I
think
it
was
a
version
of
Michael.
Michael
was
going
to
stay
above
us
with
2
others
around
40
feet.
I
have
my
Advanced
Open
Water
certification,
so
I'm
certified
up
to
100
feet
deep.
Every
dive
I've
previously
done,
we
all
go
down
together
and
then
meet
at
a
spot
and
split
up,
so
that's
what
I
thought
we
were
doing.
I
wasn't
paying
attention
to
my
depth
(like
I
should
have
been)
as
we
were
descending,
as
I
was
following
Jay,
the
instructor
down.
When
I
did
check
my
depth,
I
was
at
89
feet,
well
within
the
guidelines
of
my
certification.
The
other
2
that
were
with
me
were
above
me
and
we
stopped
and
started
to
go
to
a
shallower
depth.
At
this
time,
Jay
started
to
come
up
to
our
depth
and
the
other
instructor
came
down
to
our
depth,
trying
to
communicate
with
us
underwater.
I
believe
Jay's
student
ended
up
having
issues
and
went
back
up
to
the
surface,
which
caused
more
issues
and
frustration
for
Jay.
We
only
got
to
dive
about
25
+/-
minutes
that
first
dive.
Once
we
surfaced,
we
were
quite
a
distance
from
the
boat.
Things
happen,
so
not
too
big
of
a
deal.
I
don't
know
if
the
boat
captain
just
never
saw
us
or
was
dealing
with
other
issues,
but
after
waiting
for
quite
awhile,
we
all
started
swimming
back
to
the
boat.
The
boat
finally
started
moving
towards
us
and
picked
us
up.
Once
we
all
got
on
the
boat,
Jay
started
yelling,
which
I
felt
was
mostly
directed
at
me.
I
apologized
for
the
misunderstanding
and
that
I
thought
I
was
originally
to
follow
him
to
a
stopping
point
and
then
he
would
split
off.
With
me
being
certified
up
to
100
feet,
I
didn't
think
it
was
as
big
of
a
deal
as
it
was
made
out
to
be.
He
came
over
to
check
my
computer
and
it
showed
that
I
went
89
feet.
Jay
never
apologized
for
his
actions
even
once
we
got
back
to
the
dock.
It
just
wasn't
that
fun
of
an
experience
for
me.
The
dive
sites
were
decent,
but
nothing
spectacular.
I
know
mother
nature
controls
what
you
will
or
won't
see,
so
I
can't
blame
the
dive
company
for
that.
I
understand
things
happen
and
don't
always
go
the
way
they're
planned
and
emotions
can
get
the
best
of
a
person,
which
is
probably
what
happened
here
and
why
I
didn't
give
a
1
star
rating.
Positives:
I
like
that
the
instructors
put
on
neon
green/yellow
long
sleeve
shirts
so
they
could
easily
be
seen
underwater.
The
rental
equipment
was
of
good
quality
and
great
shape.
Negatives:
Dive
briefings
could
be
more
detailed.
There
were
no
conversations
about
anything
we
saw
underwater
and
nothing
was
pointed
out
while
underwater
either.
Compared
to
other
dive
companies
I've
used
around
the
world,
nobody
here
seemed
to
be
that
friendly.
Honestly,
out
of
every
place
we
went
to
the
week
we
were
in
Aruba,
this
was
the
least
friendly
place
I
dealt
with.
If
things
go
wrong
and
emotions
get
the
best
of
you,
maybe
try
to
handle
it
more
professionally,
or
at
least
apologize
to
the
divers
for
your
actions
later
on
after
things
have
calmed
down.
