Moosa R.
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Me and the SO did our Open Water Diving Scuba certification with NDC. After a bit of research we went with them despite the drive because they were $299 for the whole certification (4 days of diving), plus a $174 online program from PADI. You will also need flippers $75, booties $35, a log book $18, two respirators $6 each. You will also need a face mask and snorkle (we got these cheap online). Believe it or not, this was cheaper than other options.
The online class from PADI does take quite a while. I think I may have preferred it not to be online, because I procrastinated that hard! You have two weeks to get it done.
Orientation was a Thursday night, the shop was not well air conditioned and we weren’t given seats. It didn’t start on time because Steve was selling something to a customer for the first 20 minutes of the class. The instructor Steve was very, very nice. You could tell he was happy to have us there. The shop leaves much to be desired with stuffed animals hanging from the walls and pretty bare shelves.
First pool day was a lot of sticking your face in water, not quite enjoyable but great skills. I overall had a good time. Second day at the pool was a little tougher- another instructor Adolph- who is also very nice tried to explain something to me underwater from a position I couldn’t see him in. I know that sounds crazy (because it is) I felt a little scared/anxious over that. I want to be able to see my instructor when doing something new. I ended up pulling the O2 out of my mouth several times as a result- not great. When the instructor realized he had scared me, he apologized- mega extra points for that. Still overall I was glad I was learning to scuba. The pool classes are both at Georgetown’s pool in DC, which has free parking on the weekends and was easy to get to. There were four people in the first class and five in the second to two instructors. Any more than five would have really been too much. The equipment was all in great shape. Again both instructors were very nice.
Next step is into the quary- a man made lake in MD for our last and final dives. I received and email prior to the classes stating “as discussed, there will be a $30 entrance fee per diver per day” for me and then SO that was an extra $120 that we weren’t told about and hadn’t planned to spend. SO said he hadn’t heard the entrance fee (we took notes talking to Steve over the phone before signing up, and during orientation). I also texted both other classmates who said they hadn’t heard about the $30 either. This issue is also mentioned in another review. I called the dive shop about this and Steve absolutely insisted that he had told me about the $30 fee and said “what do you want me to do about it?”
I talked to the manager Chris who I believe knew that there was an issue from what I told him, but basically said he couldn’t do anything about it because he would lose money. We jumped ship at this point and finished the dives in Hawaii. He said he would try to do something about it and call me back, but he did not call back.
I guess overall I would say that 1. Scuba is expensive, even when you think you’ve spent a lot you’ll still spend more and 2. Life old lesson you get what you pay for. Overall I will be choosing another dive shop in the future and pay a little more for a better experience.
***update! the shop owner blocked my phone number and will not call me back after two voice mails. Thankfully I put this on a credit card and can dispute the charges. I can’t imagine possibly being more sad that this is how my first scuba experience turned out.***** – via