DiverBGO
Guest
I planned a weeks stay in central Queensland (the Sunshine Coast) just north of Brisbane and I planned to get my AOW while there. Made all my plans via e-mail with Scuba World in Mooloolaba who assured me they could conduct a one-on-one class and get me certified within 2-3 days, weather permitting. They backed out 3 days before my trip!!! As it turns out, it was just too windy to get out (3 metre swells) during the whole time I was there. But... I had spent weeks researching the area, the shops, and e-mailing back and forth to set up my course of study, etc. I e-mailed Scuba World 3 days before my departure to confirm everything and got an e-mail back from "Sam" saying that they couldn't do the class afterall because it wasn't economically viable to do it with just one student. While I understand that reasoning, I had already been assured that they could "take care of me". If they could only do the class with X number of students, they should have said so and I would either have made other plans or been prepared to just do some diving instead of scheduling my vacation around an event that wasn't going to take place! The bottom line: If your vacation plans include the Sunshine Coast area north of Brisbane, avoid Scuba World... they simply can't be trusted.