Scuba Diving

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bluemooner2001
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Scuba Diving

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I am coming out for 2 weeks this coming weekend, has anyone been Scuba Diving at the Tivoli Dive Centre and if so can they recommend it ?
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Hi. I recently completed my PADI course at the dive center and can recommend it all of the staff are excellent and very friendly.
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Hi

Thanks for the recommendation did you do your Padi Open Water or Padi Scuba Diver, Im thinking of doing my POW, did you do any diving before you went ?
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Hi , I had never done any diving before except 1 try dive about 10 yrs ago and did the POW course there. I will probably go back and do the Advnced course, after getting a bit more experience under my belt.
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Ernie

Did you find it difficult to pass, I have my Padi OW Manual and DVD (which I got today) so I am going to read and watch these before I do my POW, really looking forward to it but a little apprehensive as well. I did a Dive about 10 years ago in the Dominican Republic but noting since.
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Post by Ernie »

Was not difficult but you have to complete a few excecises which the instructors demonstrate and help you with untill you are comfortable with them. As I said before the instructors are excellent and safety is the key thing
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Post by Ant1969 »

I think there's another school called Divers Cove. Is that one any good?

Likewise, I did a try dive about 10yrs ago in Barbados. Since I've bought a plave near CVO, I thought maybe I'd give it another go. I'll be in CVO quite a bit over winter. Will it be too cold for diving?

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Post by Ernie »

Shouldnt be with the right suits. the sea is still quiet ok
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Post by bluemooner2001 »

just got back from CVO had a great time, did my Padi Open Water at the Tivoli Dive Centre, they were great, ended up having a 1-1 course as there was no-one else doing it. Couldnt dive in CVO at all last week as the visability was 0 so we ended up going over to Bugaro near the West coast as the sea was better there, ended up doing a reck dive on my 2nd Open water dive which was really good, learnt lots from the Tivoli guys, so I can highly recommend them to anyone interested in doing it.
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