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wow you said it all scubapro50...wished I would have gotten to meet you the past weekend....you are right on your description of how the show used to be and what needs to be done....

don't forget the Casino party on Friday nights that used to be put on by The Cayman Islands tourist bureau...they would give you 500.00 fake dollars for chips and at the end of the night the big winners could bid on gear that was donated by the "big guns"....I was never a good gambler so I never got to bid on anything....but they would have a big buffet laid out and a band and dancing for a nominal fee of 10.00...of course booze at your cost
 
First time attendee here. Thought it was cool although a bit upset that folks started packing up at 3:30 PM on Sunday. I didn't arrive until around 1 PM on Sunday mainly because I didn't expect to spend more than 2 hour at the show. Boy, was I wrong! 3 hours passed and we'd only made it down 2 isles. Definitely, big enough in my opinion. However, my biggest complaint was that you couldn't buy stuff... stuff that matters. WHY!?!?!

What a huge opportunity for manufacturers to showcase gear and sell large quantities while passing on savings on to loyal and/or new customers. If this causes a riff between LDS's and the manufacturers, then the LDS's should be able to offer the same discounts while profiting with similar margins.

They could have also benefited by having more training offered at discounted rates especially Discover Scuba classes. Seem to be the travel booths were the only ones to have it right with offering discounts albeit, small discounts. The only way I'm going anywhere else is if someone at one of these shows convinces me that their operation/hotel/resort/dives are better and more of a bang for your buck. Aside from offering discounted packages, they didn't seem interested with selling me what they had to offer.

The photo exhibit was great.

Sure wish the manufacturers that I purchase from cared enough to show up. Perhaps I'll have to reconsider future purchases and give my business to companies that think my undivided attention at a show like this is worthy of setting up a booth and showing me what's new and why they're better. Same goes for my LDS who also was not present. Hummm, perhaps there's a correlation here? Without pointing fingers, I sure ya'll know who I'm talking about. And what about demo'ing gear? Another great opportunity missed to allow certified divers to try out gear in a pool. I knew there was no chance of getting wet at this thing but it would have made a huge difference if I knew I could have tried out new gear. BTW, that pool they had set up was a joke. They should consider hosting it someplace with an expansive pool that would allow for classes and to demo products. On that note I think it'd be better downtown somewhere. Somewhere that you had a choice to pay $8 to park or find something cheaper. And that's all I'll say about that.

Anyway, I'll look forward to going in the future but I'm not sure why. I guess you have just gotta love diving to go without knowing why which I'm sure isn't the kind of show the organizers want. I would think for everyone's concern and the health and wealth of the sport the main draw would be for newbies considering diving. They are the ones that are more likely to make a significantly financial impact to the industry with purchase of training, equipment and trips.

My .02.
 
Just a comment about the pool. the original plan of the organization was not to have the pool due to cost(Reliant charged 3K for the water). Plus had to get volunteers to run it. A few weeks ago the people who owned the pool that was there offered to set it up and run it at no cost to Seaspace and no need to get volunteers to run it.
 
parrotheaddiver:
wow you said it all scubapro50...wished I would have gotten to meet you the past weekend....you are right on your description of how the show used to be and what needs to be done....

don't forget the Casino party on Friday nights that used to be put on by The Cayman Islands tourist bureau...they would give you 500.00 fake dollars for chips and at the end of the night the big winners could bid on gear that was donated by the "big guns"....I was never a good gambler so I never got to bid on anything....but they would have a big buffet laid out and a band and dancing for a nominal fee of 10.00...of course booze at your cost
GOD ... I forgot about the Casino Partys ...... I still think I have a picture of me and an exwife dressed up like pirates at one ... lots of fun !!!!!
 
Hawkeye Mark:
Just a comment about the pool. the original plan of the organization was not to have the pool due to cost(Reliant charged 3K for the water). Plus had to get volunteers to run it. A few weeks ago the people who owned the pool that was there offered to set it up and run it at no cost to Seaspace and no need to get volunteers to run it.

That's excellent! Now I feel bad for commenting negatively about it. Sounds like they did the best they could with what they had to work with.
 
First time attendee: The wife and I enjoyed the show, We liked the seminars and especially liked the Film Festival. The vendor hall was ok but we were a little disapointed that more scuba manufactors were not present. While we probably would not have bought any new gear at the show it would have be nice to see what was new in the world of scuba diving.

Overall the show was great and we will probably attend another one.
 
Hawkeye Mark:
Just a comment about the pool. the original plan of the organization was not to have the pool due to cost(Reliant charged 3K for the water). Plus had to get volunteers to run it. A few weeks ago the people who owned the pool that was there offered to set it up and run it at no cost to Seaspace and no need to get volunteers to run it.

Seems to me that would be an advantage to having SeaSpace at a hotel like the Hilton -- you could rent out the hotel pool and use it for gear demos and Discover Scuba demos.
 
ScubaTexan:
Seems to me that would be an advantage to having SeaSpace at a hotel like the Hilton -- you could rent out the hotel pool and use it for gear demos and Discover Scuba demos.

Or better yet, how about a university that has an olympic sized pool? Unless the Hilton is out of the ordinary, every hotel I've been to in the states has a rinky-dink sized pool sometimes mistaken for a hot tub. But no, anything seem better than the seemingly desolate and cavernous Reliant center among the concert jungle that exists there with $8 parking a no other options.
 
driftin' by:
Unless the Hilton is out of the ordinary, every hotel I've been to in the states has a rinky-dink sized pool sometimes mistaken for a hot tub.

If it says HILTON on the front of the building, you can bet it has one of the nicest swimming pools in town.
 
driftin' by:
Or better yet, how about a university that has an olympic sized pool? Unless the Hilton is out of the ordinary, every hotel I've been to in the states has a rinky-dink sized pool sometimes mistaken for a hot tub. But no, anything seem better than the seemingly desolate and cavernous Reliant center among the concert jungle that exists there with $8 parking a no other options.
I hadn't thought about it before but RICE University in Houston had a great pool at one time and plenty of space to host something like SeaSpace ........... I wonder if anyone from SeaSpace ever check it out as a possible location ?
 

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