Doctorfish
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Refund? For a ruined holiday and lost opportunity costs while you were away?
I would want the problem fixed after the first dive.
I would want the problem fixed after the first dive.
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Unusual but not unheard of. I've seen a few divers in my time that could empty a tank in no time. I was buddied up with one in Australia but he told me ahead of the dive that he used his air up quickly and apologized after my dive was cut about 50% short. I told him no apology necessary since he had warned me before the dive.
Now if I were diving on a liveaboard that had the same policy as the one the OP was on, I'd certainly be politely requesting that they find a solution.
Even 40 is in a whole different ballpark from 20.The OP seems to have a good attitude. Btw, our solution on our recent trip was tailored to the circumstance but we simply got geared up, found out what time we needed to be on the boat, and as soon as we heard the words "the pool is open" we splashed and left. We got 55 minute dives after that. If we had waited for the group and surfaced with the group we would have been in the 40-45 minute range. These cattle were mavericks.
Refund? For a ruined holiday and lost opportunity costs while you were away?
I would want the problem fixed after the first dive.
Then might I suggest you going here Liveaboards and Charter Boats and write a trip report?On hindsight, our lack of experience with liveaboards was as much a factor (i.e. not asking questions beforehand, not knowing our options, etc etc etc).
Plus, I didn't/don't think the dive operator was so bad that I had to call them out and warn everyone about it.