My Wife and I decided to give HUGH PAKKEYS DIVE CONNECTION a try on our cruise that stopped in Belize. I, being a certified diver, thought that as advertised the Barrier Reef would be a Great first dive for my wife, who has been waiting to try scuba. We purchased our DISCOVERSCUBA DIVE through Carnival Cruise Line. At $125.00 per person thought it was a bit pricey for one 25/30-min. dive, but since all gear was supplied it was all right. (my Dive 15 mins, surfaced with over half tank remaining) Beware, WE DID NOT DIVE ON THE REEF. Our Confined water training was on a sand bar in the open water flats and the open water dive is on the deep side of it 100 yards away. I think you would do better to just snorkel off shore for the amount of marine life you'll see. The gear we used was WELL USED. Make sure you check all your gear to the best of your ability before you get in the water. We both had issues with our equipment. We were led to believe we were going to be on a boat with 6 people max. The truth is you could be on a boat with up to 35 people or more and placed in a group of 6 people. With that many people the push to get everyone in the water in a short amount of time became evident and personal attention goes down the drain in my opion! There were five who didnt even attempt there skills in the shallow (in spots) confined water. I (we) felt like we were on an assembly line. Crank out the bucks!
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Jun 3rd, 2009
