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Splash is a diamond in the rough and does a great job at guiding through a dive journey at the pace of the diver. Back in 2019 I saved up the points needed for a comped hotel in the Maldives & I said "I'm not doing this trip that I'll probably never do again without knowing how to dive". So I found Splash, a padi 5 star shop, & I did my Open Water certification just so I could dive in the Maldives. I never thought I'd go farther than being open water & little did I know how wrong I was.
A month & a half later I did my first real dive in Belize. My friend had a $200 United Voucher & she said "Julie, you're the only person I know who will know what to do with this. Something needs booked in 24 hours to be flown in 12 months. Can you use it?". I looked & almost booked Shanghai for April 2020 because the flight was $427, but by the time I checked out it went to to $790; in hindsight worked out well because nobody was traveling internationally in April 2020. Though, I found a flight to Belize for $307 that departed two weeks later. I went to Belize, booked a 3 tank dive of North Turneffe & the 2nd dive was 85 ft. I thought to myself "self, I think I need more training because the max depth is 60ft for my rating". Some insurance claims won't help if you dive below your rated depth. I got my Advanced open water with Splash in 2020.
Then, in 2022 I took a cruise ship dive in Roatan & my dive buddy didn't speak up during the briefing & never said he didn't know how to drift dive. So, he needed rescuing & I felt like I couldn't help. I told that story to Jeff, one of the owners of Splash, & he suggested the rescue course, which I took at the end of 2022.
I knew 2 more specialties would kick me over to Master, so I did the Lionfish specialty in Bonaire this past March & then the Drysuit in July. If it wasn't for the guidance of Splash and their sincere want to help the customers and community I don't think I would have gone as far as I have. They truly helped me turn a one time vacation into a passionate hobby. - via 