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Scuba Forum / General / November 2005freeport, bahamas...good, bad or no way
I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 and don't know what to expect from either the diving or hotels. Has anyone gone there this year and have comments pro or con. I went to Paradise Island 2 years ago and was not impressed. the diving was nice but the attitude of the people was B A D > I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 and don't know what to expect from > either the diving or hotels. Has anyone gone there this year and have > comments pro or con. I went to Paradise Island 2 years ago and was not > impressed. the diving was nice but the attitude of the people was > B A D Personally, Freeport is my second least favorite destination in the Bahamas. Nassau is my first least favorite. I much prefer the out islands, both for the diving and for the friendly, laid back atmosphere. If I wanted a constant hustle and tourist trap, I could stay home. Lee Hi, I always had great dives with GRAND BAHAMA SCUBA. I went once in February and once in August. Pictures here : http://www.watalibi.com/Baha04-1.htm Regards Stéphane www.watalibi.com > I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 and don't know what to expect from > either the diving or hotels. Has anyone gone there this year and have > comments pro or con. I went to Paradise Island 2 years ago and was not > impressed. the diving was nice but the attitude of the people was > B A D >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Stéphane >www.watalibi.com What awesome photo's...what kind of camera and strobe are you using ? Moyo >> I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 and don't know what to expect from >> either the diving or hotels. Has anyone gone there this year and have >> comments pro or con. I went to Paradise Island 2 years ago and was not >> impressed. the diving was nice but the attitude of the people was >> B A D Thank you Moyo, I used a Nikon Coolpix 5000 in a Subal housing with Inon Z220 strobes. Regards Stephane www.watalibi.com >>Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> impressed. the diving was nice but the attitude of the people was >>> B A D > I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 and don't know what to expect from > either the diving or hotels. Has anyone gone there this year and have > comments pro or con. I went to Paradise Island 2 years ago and was not > impressed. the diving was nice but the attitude of the people was > B A D I agree about the "attitude." I wouldn't go back. In the end it's all about economics. Let them learn the hard way. Now, where do you go...? Is there a good diving destination where you will be well treated by the local population? Is there any good tourist destination were a significant portion of the population does not resent the tourists? Who hates Microsoft? suds "Suds" wrote in message news:ydobf.15227$Jo3.7525@tornado.socal.rr.com... > Now, where do you go...? Is there a good diving destination > where you will be well treated by the local population? Is there > any good tourist destination were a significant portion of the > population does not resent the tourists? Well, that pretty much leaves out Hawaii, doesn't it? I found the local population in Cozumel to be fairly friendly... Quite a bit friendlier than many of the areas that I've gone through in the US, come to think of it... > "Suds" wrote in message news:ydobf.15227$Jo3.7525@tornado.socal.rr.com... >> Now, where do you go...? Is there a good diving destination [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Well, that pretty much leaves out Hawaii, doesn't it? Absolutely! Don't come. > Now, where do you go...? Is there a good diving destination where you > will > be well treated by the local population? Is there any good tourist > destination were a significant portion of the population does not resent > the > tourists? Who hates Microsoft? Cocos. A small contingency of rangers lives on the island, but they appreciate the tourists because they get rides back and forth to the mainland. > > I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 and don't know what to expect from > > either the diving or hotels. Has anyone gone there this year and have [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I agree about the "attitude." I wouldn't go back. In the end it's all > about economics. Let them learn the hard way. Been to PI several times, never got any attitude. > I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 and don't know what to expect from > either the diving or hotels. Has anyone gone there this year and have > comments pro or con. I was there this year and it was my second trip there. Not much to do there unless you want RxR after diving. Diving is okay but the highlight there for diving is probably the shark dives and the dolphin dive. Dove with UNEXSO both times and they were okay. My partner appreciated their service. The market centers are very American. One can go for a long weekend just to try it out as it's not too far away. Clint >> I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 ... .. >I was there this year and it was my second trip there. Not much to do there >unless you want RxR after diving. Diving is okay but the highlight there >for diving is probably the shark dives and the dolphin dive. Dove with >UNEXSO both times and they were okay. My partner appreciated their service. >The market centers are very American. One can go for a long weekend just to >try it out as it's not too far away. CAUTION -- my experience is about 15 years out of date, but here it is: UNEXSO at Freeport -- actually Lucia -- was my wife's and my first SCUBA experience. The "resort course" we took was excellent -- _FAR_ superior to what we have observed at some resort locations! UNEXSO was also our first dive destination as certified divers. My take is that the experience is great for new of moderately experience divers. More experienced divers may consider it too much of a cattle boat and too mild for there taste. UNEXSO used to offer some reasonably O.K. hotel/dive packages. I assume they still do, but compare other prices too. WWW.UNEXSO.COM We did find some decent restaurants and night life in the area. I don't know if that has changed for the better or worse. It did seem that about 95%+ of the population is in the business of selling time shares. You do have to be moderately agressive in saying "NO!" -- and just keep walking. You will also encounter some agressive salesmanship at some shops, and, naturally, in the "straw markets". We did not find it especially difficult to ignore this.  SignatureCharlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA (hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com -- remove "@not" when replying) All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's. moyol...@yahoo.com wrote: > I'd like to go to Freeport, dec 1-7 and don't know what to expect from > either the diving or hotels. Has anyone gone there this year and have > comments pro or con. I went to Paradise Island 2 years ago and was not > impressed. the diving was nice but the attitude of the people was > B A D I have had some good experiences on Paradise Island. Dove with Stuart Cove. Did a scooter expedition (they followed our bubbles and sent down new scooters when our batteries ran low.) that included sharks, wrecks and some of the sets from the Bond movies. Treated us very well. Had great dives with Valentynes near Elutheria. Also did some inland cave / blue hole diving on Cat, that was really unique. Good experiences on other Bahamas Islands but info too out-of-date to be worthwhile. |
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