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We booked two dives for today. We have done boatdives before, the most recent being four months ago in the Netherlands.
The intake was good, the guide looked nice and patient when we filled out our forms. Equipment looked really good. The second guide even guessed my lead perfectly.
But everything went downhill when we left the harbour. There were a lot of waves and the boat was going everywhere. I was afraid to fall with every hit the boat took. I was near a panic attack when we arrived at the spot. Our guide asked if I still wanted to dive, but I had to decide now because she would get hot in her drysuit. I wanted to get away from that boat as soon as possible. So I went in, knowing the cold water would calm me down. While waiting for my buddy at the bottom (he has troubles with his ears sometimes) I started throwing up before I could calm myself down a bit. Using half of my air in the process. We did a short dive for my standard, but expected with what happened. After getting to the surface I started throwing up again. When I finally got it (the throwing up) out of my system we got back on board.
The journey back was short, and I was still not recovered when we were in the harbour. The other (male) guide cleaned and carried the equipment back to the center, which I really appreciated. They gave me the advice to take pills for seasickness, but I already took Dramamine as a precaution. It had nothing to do with seasickness but with the fact that I was scared for my life with the boat going so fast against the waves.
My buddy asked for a refund for our second dive, to which the answer was no. We could dive another day if we wanted, but no money back. Other divers rescheduled their second dive for the day after tomorrow, but we fly back home on that day.
The reasons for the three stars is 1. No money back and 2. that everything felt rushed as soon as we were on board. The boat ride was quick. We had to go in the water quick, had to go under water quick. That is not how I have dived before, more used to going with the flow. I know I would have enjoyed the dive if I was allowed to take it a bit slower, and would have done the second dive on the same day. I'm not that experienced yet. This was my 27th dive (first on Tenerife), so maybe I was lucky until now. At least I learned how to throw up in my regulator. - via 