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February 27, 2007

Dominican Republic
Tony
Hola,

My girlfriend and I stayed at the Bahia Principe in Rio San Juan for 2 weeks just recently and all I can say is, we had an excellent time!!! The ScubaCaribe staff at the Bahia Principe were amazing! I can't remember everyone's name, but Luis and Daniel definitely stood out! We had the privilege of meeting Luis, who convinced us to try snorkelling. Although both my girlfriend and I experienced a bad case of motion sickness during our snorkelling trip, Luis and his crew took real good care of us, always checking to see if we were ok. Despite not feeling well, I'm really glad we went out on the snorkelling trip with Luis and his crew. Meeting Luis definitely made our stay at the resort that much more enjoyable and memorable! Daniel was always at the front counter whenever we passed by the ScubaCaribe booth and was very helpful in answering any questions/queries we had. To Luis and his fellow co-workers, keep up the good work! We hope to be back real soon!
Email: tony.tse@shaw.ca

January 09, 2007

Mexico
Ray Flamm
I just returned from Hotel Viva Maya Playacar, and I dove with ScubaCaribe for the first time. Your dive master, Carolina Vasconcellos was very professional and congenial. My son and I enjoyed diving with her, and look forward to diving with ScubaCaribe in the future. We have had some good and bad diving experiences around the world, and it is a pleasure to find a professional operation. Also, your boat crew did very well on a choppy day.

Best regards,
Ray Flamm 
Email: rflamm@cox.net

January 06, 2007

Dominican Republic
Jens
Nette Jungs in Punta Cana ! Danke für den tollen Urlaub direkt vor dem RIU Palace Macao 25.12.06-02.01.07 . Schade das wir abreisen mussten, wurde gerade Interessant ! ;-) Alles Gute Jungs für 2007 !
Die Zwei von Germany !
Email: nick1103@web.de

December 28, 2006

Mexico
Fred Brown
I just want you to know about the wonderfull time I had diving at Plya Del Carmen.  My family and I stayed at the Riu Yucatan from the 14th of December to the 21st.  I scheduled 6 dives with Scuba Caribe.  Before I could go out I needed to take a orientaiton session with Edwardo.  I had not dove for the past 12 years.  You know what they say about Diving and riding a bicycle.  Well a few techniques and methods did change but it was the professional instruction and encouragement that Edwardo offered that resored my love for the sport.  I couldn't wait to jump off that boat and hit the bottom.  You need to know that diving with your comapany was a very pleasent experience.  I was most impressed with the commitment each dive master and dive center employee displayed for safety and wanting to make sure every diver completed a fun-filled diving experience, I sure did.  I cannot end this corresponence without mentioning Earnesto and Marceo (spelling not sure)  for thier tallents and professional approach to this sport I so dearly enjoy.  I will be using the services of ScubaCaribe in the future.  Once again Thank You for a great vacation Diving Experince. 

Frederick W. Brown
Chief of Police
Auburn, Georgia USA 
Email: fwbrown1@hotmail.com

December 25, 2006

Dominican Republic
Name : Beth
Comment: While in Punta Cana over the Thanksgiving Holiday, I took severals dives with the staff from Scuba Caribe.  It was the first time I had done an ocean dive, and the divemasters were very considerate and understanding, especially when I "freaked out" the first day and couldn't go underwater.  Anyway the guys who worked with the Pardisus Palma Real were GREAT.  I look forward to diving again there sometime in the future.
Email: bcrab63@yahoo.com

December 20, 2006

Dominican Republic
Nina
My family and I recently visited Bahia Principe San Juan and our holiday was brilliant. the people at scuba caribe were the ones that made our holiday such a fantastic memory. special thanks to José Cid, Juan and Juan :) Nina, Kevin and Angie
Email: peasonearth5@msn.com

December 18, 2006

Cape Verde
Sandra ,hola somos sandra y oscar de guadalajara(España)solo queriamos recomendaros a todos cabo verde,la gente de scuba caribe es genial queremos agradecer las mejores vacaciones de nuestra vida a JUAN BLANCO ,NUNO OLIVEIRA, DODO REMILSON FERREIRA DA SILVA ,SABINE VILEYN ,EMERSON ,CARLOS ALERTO ,FERNANDO ,ALEX ,Y COMO NO ANDRE, Y A TODOS LOS DEMAS.SIEMPRE NOS ACORDAREMOS DE VOSOTROS.ESPERAMOS VOLVER EL AÑO QUE VIENE .BESOS Y ABRAZOS DE VUESTROS AMIGOS SANDRA Y OSCAR.
Email: sandra.si.go@hotmail.com

Cape Verde
Laura Gomáriz
Diciembre 2006.
Hola! Soy una madrileña q ha kedado prendada con los encantos del submarinismo gracias a los instructores de Scuba Caribe en Cabo Verde. Quería mandarles a todos ellos y en especial a Nuno, Andre y Juan, un gran abrazo y mi sincero agradecimiento por su increible dedicación y profesionalidad. Ha sido todo un placer compartir con ellos una experiencia inolvidable como es el bucear en el mar por primera vez. Nunca lo olvidaré. Muchísimas gracias por todo, sois geniales!!!
Email: laucomomologomi@hotmail.com

December 07, 2006

Country : Mexico
Michelle
Franco, Thank you so much for taking care of me. We had such an amazing time.  We're looking forward to seeing you all again. 
x o Michelle
Email: Laynex@msn.com

December 07, 2006

Cape Verde
Manuela cardoso
mais uma vez quero agradecer a todo o staff de cabo verde por nos ter proporcionado a mim e a Vera os melhores mergulhos que se possam fazer em cabo verde, assim como todo o carinho e a camaradagem como nos trataram.são um grupo maravilhoso.um grande abraço para todos.foram férias inesquecíveis para as duas
Email: nelacardoso@hotmail.com

November 06, 2006

Carlos Ramos
Descubrí Scuba Caribe en el Hotel Riu Funana de Cabo Verde el noviembre de 2005 poco después de su apertura (Juan Carlos). Pero ha sido hace dos semanas que hice las inmersiones de mi vida en la Riviera Maya (Mexico) con el staff del centro que tienen en Hotel Palladium Kantenah. Gracias Jesús, Amaya, José Luis (Puerto Aventura), Roberto (Cozumel) y los demás por el valor que añadís al servicio, por la organización y por la seguridad que se respira. Fue tan sorprendente ver a mi esposa hacer snorkel en mar abierto como ir con el OWD y volverme con la certificación ADVANCE sin haberlo previsto. La próxima el Rescue en Jamaica o en Republica Dominicana, con SC claro!

PD: Amigos de Riu y Scuba Caribe... para cuando un Resort exclusivo para divers?
Email: carlos@ostal.com

April 15, 2006

Ich, Michael Will (Rollstuhlfahrer, CMAS** Taucher) aus Deutschland war im März im Bahia Principe Bavaro untergebracht. Das Hotel sowie das Tauchen und die Ausflüge mit Scubacaribe haben mir sehr gut gefallen. Besonders gefreut habe ich mich über das sehr hilfsbereite Team, das mich durch den zwar schönen, für mich aber leider unpraktischen, Sandstrand gezogen und mir in die Boote geholfen hat. Dafür nochmals vielen Dank!!! Scubacaribe und das Hotel Bahia Principe Bavaro werde ich anderen Rollstuhlfahrern weiterempfehlen. Michael Will (Rollstuhlfahrer, CMAS** Taucher)

March 14, 2006

I would like to say thank you to Sabrina, Hamlet, Rafiel,Flavio,and Manuel. We visited March 7-13 and dove 6 times. We had good dives and bad, but your staff is 5 star in my book. Thanks again. Jake Brewster

March 13, 2006

I would like to thank you for the experience of a lifetime in the summer, i did the introduction to diving in the hoteles Riu in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. It was a fantatstic experience and thank you very much! Liam O\'C

March 10, 2006

Hola! We just returned from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. We stayed at Sunscape the Beach and discovered the wonderful world of diving. We finished the Open Water Diver course during our stay. The ScubaCaribe staff at Sunscape the Beach are excellent, helpful, professional and friendly. A big thank you to you all and especially to Alfredo, D\'Leon, Miguel, Nano, Vianel, Julia and Julio. You are the best!!! We miss you and can\'t wait to return and go diving again with you guys! We had the time of our lives!
Attila and Angela

March 6, 2006

J'aimerais remercié master diver Christian (L\'Italien)scuba diving à punta cana (Plage de Bahia Principe) en février 2006. je te remercie pour ton calme et ta patience durant le cour à la piscine, et les 2 fois dans la mer, une expérience inoubliable, sans ton calme et confiance je ne l\'aurais pas fait. Merci encore. Nathalie

February 24, 2006

Hola,- I am so glad you have this website, so I can take the opportunity to pass on our feelings regarding our wonderful experience with your fantastic staff. We have been home for 2 wks now, after spending 2 wks at the Grand Palladium Colonial in Mexico. I still can\'t get over the wonderful time we had there! It was my first time at an all-inclusive resort, and my first experience with snorkeling and scuba; and it won\'t be my last. I have to give praise to our instructor, Pedro, who was very patient, helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. He made the experience fun, and gave us the courage, as well as the wish to further our scuba experience. Unfortunately, because of Bill\'s heart health, we were advised to have his own doctor here, give him the permission he needed to go deep sea diving, so we had to settle for snorkeling instead. But Pedro again made that an enjoyable experience, and was not just a wonderful instructor, but just a great guy. We did go on a snork
  eling expedition to the coral reef area at Akumel, and thoroughly enjoyed our excursion, again with the wonderful staff\'s help & guidance. I\'m sorry I didn\'t catch the names of the boat driver, & the guide [name starts with an \'F\', I believe], but they were great; always friendly, smiling, and considerate.
The counter staff were also very nice, & helpful, esp. Flor, and Joel. [I hope the names are spelled right.]
Anyways, we look forward to continuing our snorkeling adventures, and will also someday continue working on getting into the deep water, scuba diving. We credit Pedro with giving us, not only the courage and enjoyment of our first try, but the urge to try again, and keep going with it. We had a wonderful time. Thanks again for everything, Pedro!! It was a pleasure meeting you, and the other staff. Mucho gracias. ~ Ann & Bill

January 26, 2006

Dear Scuba Caribe: Just wanted to let you know what a fantastic time I had scuba diving in Cozumel with you Tuesday, 24-01-2006 ... mainly because of Lot.  My husband and son don\'t scuba so I go alone, which at times can be very uncomfortable for a woman my age. But Lot made me feel right at home.  He is a gentleman and a very nice person!  He was a great help with the equipment, too.  He\'s just the best!  I will definitely dive with you again and again ... and I hope you will honor my requst for Lot every time!  Thank you!
Eleanor Liccio

January 25, 2006

Hola!

Ayer recibimos mi compañera Ainhoa y yo el certificado que nos acredita como buceadores open water y no podemos olvidar felicitar a quienes, con su buen hacer y profesionalidad, nos enseñaron a practicar este deporte y a quererlo hace escasos dos meses en el dive center del Kantennah Paladium en Riviera Maya.
Vaya, pues, nuestro agradecimiento a René, en primer lugar, nuestro instructor y amigo, a Carol, la cara más agradable de la recepción, a César, qué buen dvd nos hiciste, hermano (que os vaya requetelindo “familia”), a Flor, Joel, Sanchez (qué tío más grande), a Reynaldo, a Joel, a Fernando y, por supuesto, a Stipo que los lidera magníficamente con muy buen ambiente pero con rigor.
Gracias y hasta siempre,Luis de Oza y Ainhoa Quiñones

January 22, 2006

I\'ve stayed at gran bahia principe, there was also a padi dive school, due to bad wheather we could not dive in front of the hotel beach, to the whrek of astor and many more dive sites on the atlantic side,then they offered me to join them to catalina isla,( which i did, and not regret),it was a very good dive site,herefore i would like to thank the dive team from padi at bahia, especially,Silke Hoeffert,Frank,chris and Emiliano for the good info and guidance.........thx again and hope to meet in the future at one of the padi centers..
greetz from a belgian diver
Timmy Aercke

January 18, 2006

Hallo Wolfgang,
Vielleicht kannst du dich noch auf Daniel (12 Jahre) und mich (rainer) erinnern, wir waren vom 26.12.2005 bis 10.01.2006 im RioMambo und haben mit dir ganz tolle Dives gemacht. Bedanken möchte ich mich bei Jose, Rebecka und besonders bei dir, da du die Tauchgänge auf meinen Sohn Daniel gut abgestimmt und auch bestens vorbereitet hast. Daniel hat es sehr gut gefallen und schon gefragt ob wir wieder zu euch kommen - na vielleicht klappts ja mal. Wünsche euch allen noch tolle Dives und viel Spaß weiterhin. Gut Luft Rainer und Daniel

December 20, 2005

We stayed in Riu Yucatan in december the 4th to 19th,it\'s in Playa del Carmen riviera Maya and we send you a big thank you for the amability on Scuba Caribe team, to G.J., Yanco, Eduardo, Ramon and for two girls who work to the reception.We have had alot of beautifuls dives there. Thank you very very much . Catalina et Urs

November 08, 2005

Hello, we are sending you a set of photos from our recent diving trip to Bahia Principe, San Juan , Dominican Republic .
We had an intercontinental family reunion at your dive resort, with eleven family members coming from Switzerland and the USA . It was a perfect place to meet and teach our younger members about diving. Your professional staffs, Marie and Dean were fantastic teachers! They speak many languages and it made it easy for our kids to learn to dive and pass the courses. Family reunions can be really fun! We can hardly wait to do it again! Sincerely, the Lukacs, Welsh and Oswald Families

November 11, 2005

I just wanted to let you know that I had a wonderful experience while diving in the waters of the Mayan Riviera because of your staff at the Palladium Grand Resort.  During my stay ( 3 - 10 November 2005 ), your staff provide me with all of the courtesy and service that I would expect from a professional dive center.  This is especially important after the terrible natural disaster of Hurricane Wilma.

Stipo (Manager), Pedro (instructor), Cesar (photography), "Sanchez" (boat captain), Reynaldo (boat crewman), and Carolina (desk/sales) were absolutely marvelous in their customer service skills and performance.  Given that the conditions after Hurricane Wilma were not as favorable as they used to be, they were able to make the best of the situation and allow me to enjoy a wonderful diving experience and become Advance Open Water Diver certified during my stay.

I cannot thank them enough for their cordial and friendly attitude and the hard work that they put forth to allow me to enjoy diving the waters in and around Playa del Carmen.  Even with the devastation that the waters around Playa del Carmen suffered, the Palladium Scubacaribe crew was able to show me the beauty and diversity of the ocean waters of Playa del Carmen.

This crew is a wonderful asset to your organization and I thank you and them for providing such a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the sport of diving. Very respectfully, Eric A. Medina

October 16, 2005

Just returned from Cancun and have completed my certification for my open water with the Scubacaribe Staff at the Riu Palace .  I hope I get the names correctly; I wanted to give recognition to Abraham and Rene, along with everyone else on staff from the girls at the counter to the young guy that passes out the equipment.  They are a great group of energetic, professional people.  My experience was totally positive. I am very satisfied that I chose your organization to complete my certification. I have already watched my DVD of my fourth certification dive twice.  I look forward to the next opportunity that I can dive with your organization.

Thank You,   Mark Burlingame

October 13, 2005

Buenos días,

Ya hace casi un año estuve en la Riviera Maya y allí conocí una pasada de gente ellos son mis amigos de Scuba Caribe en el hotel Palladium. Son una gente entrañable y maravillosa, me habían hablado de Scuba caribe pero nada que ver con lo que había oído, es mejor, un buceo de calidad insuperable. Recuerdos a todos ellos y espero que pronto nos volvamos a ver. Por cierto este Diciembre espero conocer a nuevos y entrañables compañeros en República Dominicana, el excelente trato y servicio de los de Riviera Maya me ha hecho decidir el Hotel, voy al Paradisus Punta Cana por el mero echo de bucear con Scuba Caribe. Saludos cordiales, Miguel Martínez Domínguez

September 23, 2005

Muchisimas gracias a Scubacaribe por el trato recibido, la gente y medios que tienen en la base del Palladium Kantenah en la Riviera Maya, son increibles. No hemos podido hacer todas las inmersiones que nos hubiese gustado porque no teniamos dias suficientes para conocer esa preciosa zona y nos quedamos con las ganas de hacer mas. Nosotras ya teniamos el OWD que nos sacamos en España y era la primera vez que buceamos sin en lider de nuestro Club. Pedro nos acompaño durante la inmersión cuidando de todos; y que decir del resto de los chic@s  con su atención y amabilidad, por revisarnos los equipos, por enseñarnos un poquito mas de este deporte. Nos hemos sentido tan seguras como cuando hemos buceado en España con nuestro instructor y lider de buceo. María y Elena (Guadalajara España)

August 09, 2005

Hello, I am a French citizen, and I have spent with my family 2 weeks at the Riu
Melao Hotel at the end of July.
We have had with your diving center there 2 Advanced Open Water courses (for
my wife and myself), and 2 Open Water courses (for two of our children).
This message is simply to express that we have been very satisfied with the
way everything went: the staff (instructors Gregory and Chantal, divemaster
Juan Pablo, and base head Juan Alberto) has been very professional, and all
the people working there were really nice.
We enjoyed it very much, and we will recommend your diving center to our
Tour operator. Thanks again, and best regards, Paul-Louis Cordier

I just returned from a vacation at the Bahia Principe Punta Cana.  I wanted to let you know how good a job your dive staff did.  In particular, Rigo, Herman and Marianno were a pleasure to dive with and they made me feel very safe .  Rigo was also so comfortable to deal with that my 9.5 year old daughter went scuba diving in the pool without hesitating.  It was very special for me to scuba with my daughter, even in the pool.  Maybe we will dive in the ocean together some day.

I am not yet a certified diver but I have gone diving on resort dives before.  While I am very comfortable under the water, getting in and out of the boat is a major concern for me because I am disabled and do not have full use of my legs.My disability did not scare your staff and they took real ca re to make sure I was comfortable getting to and from the boat.  In particular, Rigo gives great piggy back rides.

I would like to personally thank Rigo, Herman and Marianno for everything.  I now plan on getting my open water certification so I can spend more time in the ocean and less in the pool.

Thanks Peter Weissman/ Toronto, Canada

Hello to the SC-Team at the Riu Palace, Playa del Carmen, Mexiko!

I just want to take the opportunity to say thanks to the people at the
Riu Palace diving center, namely Willy, Abraham, Sarah, Rigo, Andres,
Yayo and "Las Chicas"!
Willy has been very helpful and always had a smile on his face.
Abraham, Sarah and Rigo were excellent companions when diving the
phantastic local reefs. Andres and Yayo took care of the DVD and the
girls did the administration :-)
Two people I don't want to forget: Pablo and Daner from Scuba Caribe,
who took us to the Cenotes ("El Eden" & "Taj Maha") and la Isla
Cozumel. Excellent divers, fantastic dive spots!

Do I have to say anything about the divesites? No. Cool. :-)

Thanks to all of you!
Cheers,
Gabi & Frank
P.S.: "Tortugas" rules!!!
P.P.S.: Abraham: Good luck with your new job!

Hello my name is dean larner im from england i have just past my open water
course and went to jamacia in negril riu tropical bay for a holiday.and i
was quite nervous diving in a different country but i want to say that i was
put at ease by one of you staff. i dont remeber his name but he was from
spain. i successfully done the dives and it was fantastic i shall be return
there next year and i will visiting him for some more dives and do my
advanced thank you very much and thank you for an excellant instructor.

dean larner

I am not needing info but to want to send Riu Playacar a note just to let them know of the fantastic job Scuba Caribe did to accomodate us on our trip 11/6 through 11/12. The staff in the Scuba shop were very knowledgeable and and were able to make arrangements for us. We did not pre-arrange our diving itenery as we usually do and the staff went out of their way to make sure our experience was wonderful. The housekeeping services as well as the bar were also exceptional. We travel 2 sometimes 3 times a year and this was the first all inclusive and have come to the conclusion this is the way to go, we had a wonderful time. Thank you and I look forward to staying at another Riu resort in the future. Please pass this on to the appropriate person/people.

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