Aruba PADI Scuba Diving Program Non Certified Divers

I had the greatest time ever. My instructor knows how to instruct in such a way that it all makes sense. Had no issues, learned so much. A new hobby, I'm 72, I should have done this 55 years ago.

Wonderful experience. Javier and Jolene were very knowledgeable, kind, and made sure we had a great time. I ended up feeling under the weather after our dive and they took great care of me and made sure I was feeling better. Javier had a gopro and took videos of us while diving!!

prior to booking viator , i was told to pay them directly for 120 per person by the instructor, i’ve reached out to them to ask did we need to have any experience due to me being a non swimmer and other companies stating that i’d need to know the basics . but they said no i do not need to have any experience, i asked do they take pics and videos of experience they said yes and i was happy because some other companies said no due to the one on one watching and supervision , they told me booking in the 6th was the best day because they broke their camera and need a new one . i was told a $20 pick up and drop off fee to and from my hotel . until ive expressed on viator it’s stating free p/u and d/o . so they’ve confirmed free after i booked on the 4th for the 6th i’ve reach out night before excursion instructor directly on what’s app directly asking if we could reschedule due to my husband being sick , they gave me a later time same day in which i was ok with but ive informed them that my husband is still sick and can i take my family member in place . we were scheduled for 1:20pm around 11am they’ve asked are we good for 1pm . 8 minutes later they said they’ve tried waiting for my response but the instructor is now gone . i asked are we still on for 1:20 they’ve said no because he’s gone for the day and they didn’t know if we were coming . i said ive responded 8 minutes later . i could have been showering or anything . what more confirmation did one need if we set it for 1:20pm earlier same day ? i’ve also asked if my cousin can take his place , they said no . so im still confused as to how this scuba became a couples tour only . i booked for 2 not for specific 2 so i shouldn’t have asked ..so viator agreed with no refund due to it being within 24 hrs of changes . and i’ve stated that if i had to do the activity at 9am i would have done so with my cousin just to not miss out on any money . but the instructor directly said it was ok on what’s app that we make the changes because they wanted me to be happy and satisfied with the initial plans of going with my husband.when they should have said no due to policy and we would have done the tour at 9am just with a different person. here we are on the 8th , the day i leave Aruba and they have told the company that i can reschedule. ????i feel scammed just like they were trying to have me to book outside of viator. my loss . altho i told them i leave on the 7th . why wasn’t this option available when initially asked to reschedule and or why couldn’t i just keep my time and take someone else ? i should have just went with a different company that had better views and more serious restrictions and requirements. my lesson learned. some people only care about the money and not the actual lesson and experience or safety.