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Originally Posted by TxHockeyGuy
I think a lot of the vacation destination places are doing nothing but guided dives. They have to play to the lowest common denominational which is the OW diver who just completed certification right before they left on vacation and is not yet aware of how to properly navigate. They also have to cater to those who do not dive on a regular basis and therefor have rusty skills.
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There IS a way around this--look for groups who go on trips that are typically formed from a membership of divers who are experienced in a number of environments and a number of dives.
I belong to one such--and there are others out there, I'm sure. The dive ops tend to let us do our thing once they know what sort of divers we are; usually they check us out with a first "knock the cobwebs off" dive to be certain, and away we go.