southerngal
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Let me first acknowledge that I am new to this board and new to scuba diving. I have never met Rich Henry nor have I ever even personally spoken to him. I have never stayed at Fantasy Island. I am one of the family members of Cajun Diva who recently went to Roatan to celebrate my father's 70th birthday. The only appropriate word for Media Luna and their staff is WOW! We did stop by Fantasy Island to change out tanks on a dive trip and I now want to personally thank Fantasy Island for not honoring my family's reservations! I also want to thank Rich Henry for all of his efforts to make our family trip so special. Yes, he could have just refunded our money...but then we would not have had the trip of a life time that we enjoyed. I am not trying to add any fuel to the fire or start any more speculation on the mess between FI and Rich. I am just trying to give an independent report on my experience in Roatan. Obviously, since this was my first dive trip, I don't have anything to compare it to. However, I have traveled quite a bit and can say that Media Luna is a wonderful, beautiful place and I would recommend it to anybody. The grounds are very well maintained. The staff are incredible. I traveled with my 12 & 3 year old daughters who did not dive. One day two of the staff members put on bathing suits and swam with my girls. They built sandcastles on the beach! Every day they were hugging and kissing them, bringing them on walks, and loving on my family. I have never experienced such hospitality. I cannot end my post without talking about the dive staff. Several of us completed our certification dives on this trip (including me and my 15 year old son) Claire was our instructor. I cannot say enough good things about her and Ricardo. She went on every dive with us to make sure the newbies were alright, even after we completed our certification. Ricardo took over her other job responsibilities so she could stay with us. They did not treat us like we were their job....they were like part of the group, enjoying every moment of our experience with us! They made me feel very safe and secure with my son on our first diving experience (which I have to admit I was quite anxious about but doing it for my Dad!) Because of them, I know this won't be our first and only dive trip! And Nelson! My one request was to see a sea horse. He made sure I got my wish! He brought us right to the most beautiful bright yellow sea horse!
Although our trip started out with lots of uncertainty, it turned out to be an amazing trip. You know the saying: things happen for a reason....we were truly blessed!
Although our trip started out with lots of uncertainty, it turned out to be an amazing trip. You know the saying: things happen for a reason....we were truly blessed!