Maui Itinerary for Certified Divers
Maybe you're newly certified, it has been a while since you dove, or you are a once-a-year scuba diver when you go somewhere tropical (read WARM). Here is Shad’s list…
When You Take a Job at a Dive Shop…
...always double check your job description! Two months ago, I took what I thought was a job as a SCUBA technician. It was something I'd been doing for 3 years…
Diving vs. Snorkeling
I've been given many strange looks by snorkelers when they find out I'm a scuba diver. "What is the advantage of diving over snorkeling?" they ask, or "I can see…
"Make-up, please!"
The Making of our Yelp Video
As I have mentioned before, one of the aspects that I love about my job is that there is so much diversity. Always something new and different going on! This…
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“check out” this dive
I’ve been working at Maui Dreams for about a year and a half now and I’ve got to tell you, I love my job!!! How many people do you know…
Whale Entanglement in Maui
Earlier this month, divers aboard a Maui Diamond II charter experienced something out of the ordinary when they came upon an entangled humpback whale. It was early in the trip…
A Day in the Dive Life of Jay
A day in the life of a Scuba Instructor at Maui Dreams typically starts the previous afternoon with a check of the schedule! This can be done via phone or with a stop at the store. Will I be doing an Open Water, Advanced or Rescue class? Maybe a guided dive with certified divers, or an Introductory Dive? There could always be a Scooter Dive, or maybe an EFR (Emergency First Response) class. For classes, I could be taking out anywhere from one to four people; for guided dives, it could be as many as six. Based on that, I formulate an idea of which beach to go to. What could conditions be like? Should I pick up my tanks tonight (we cannot begin loading tanks until 7am, so sometimes if it’s going to be a busy morning in the store we can load them the night before) or wait until the morning? All of this happens before our customers walk in the door.
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Flying Gurnard