Hotpuppy
Guest
You know, it's just dispicable that someone would spend hundreds of dollars learning to dive, thousands getting to a tropical dive site, and then be to cheap to pay the folks that make your dive possible and smooth.
I used to wait tables when I was in college, so I totally get the working for tips thing. I think $5/tank is a good STARTING point and $10/tank is a good high end.
I also agree that tipping in public improves memory for those that should share.
I dove in Roatan and thought that they took great care of me so I tipped $15 for a 2 tank dive. I carried my own tank off the boat and carried my own gear. Why? Well, why not? it's my gear after all. They put me on a larger tank and made sure I had a good, safe dive.
In Cozumel I dove with another small operation. They took me on basically a private dive because they were waiting on some folks to arrive and then 4 of us (including the DM) did a wall dive. When we were done they had took me in and helped me find a taxi. I tipped them $20 because they took great care of me and I appreciated the extra service.
I can't control what others do, but I can tip a little better and make sure I leave a good impression. $CUBA is an expen$ive hobby.... it's also a small world and people who tip get better service, period. The old adage, you get what you pay for, really comes home.
I used to wait tables when I was in college, so I totally get the working for tips thing. I think $5/tank is a good STARTING point and $10/tank is a good high end.
I also agree that tipping in public improves memory for those that should share.
I dove in Roatan and thought that they took great care of me so I tipped $15 for a 2 tank dive. I carried my own tank off the boat and carried my own gear. Why? Well, why not? it's my gear after all. They put me on a larger tank and made sure I had a good, safe dive.
In Cozumel I dove with another small operation. They took me on basically a private dive because they were waiting on some folks to arrive and then 4 of us (including the DM) did a wall dive. When we were done they had took me in and helped me find a taxi. I tipped them $20 because they took great care of me and I appreciated the extra service.
I can't control what others do, but I can tip a little better and make sure I leave a good impression. $CUBA is an expen$ive hobby.... it's also a small world and people who tip get better service, period. The old adage, you get what you pay for, really comes home.