Dive Review of
Lahaina Divers/Marriott Ocean Club in
Hawaii/Maui

Hawaii, Florida Keys, Bahamas, USVI, BVI, Belize

Dive Conditions

Time limits were set for each dive  

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Overall Rating

We have been diving with Lahaina Divers for several years. Although we only
use them for our Lanai trips, due to their large, comfortable boats and the
easy crossing from Lahaina, we were very disappointed on this trip and
likely will not use them again.

We have always known that they run fairly strict depth and time limits due
to their charter schedule and short SIs, however we have never felt as
restricted as we did on this trip.  We did two charters with them, and
although the first one was fine, we heard some complaints from other divers
and our second charter echoed those complaints.  

Our DM on our second charter treated us as if we were newbie divers, even
though he was well aware of our history with Lahaina Divers and our
experience level. It appeared that most of the divers on that charter were
rather new and we were two of a small handfull of divers who had our own
gear. The DM asked us for our tank pressure not 10 minutes into the dive
and seemed shocked when we had over 2200psi, but didn't ask again until the
end of the "tour".  We were hurried along through the Cathedrals
with very little time to look for small critters and take pictures.  30
minutes into each dive, we found ourselves under the boat and spent the
rest of our dives there...which turned out to be the best part of our
dives.  

It was very clear that the DMs who have been around for awhile offer more
personalized service and listen to their client's needs, while the newer
people seem to follow a routine instead.  They hurry you along the dive
route, don't find or point out any interesting critters (and I found a lot
that the DM blew past), and are uncomfortable giving much latitude to
experienced divers.  It was very disappointing.  :( 

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