点评:My daughter and I undertook the Open Water diving course with Pacific Divers in Rarotonga in early July 2026. I'm over fifty, and my daughter is sixteen.
We had the most incredible experience. The facilities and the instruction team were second to none — incredibly calm, knowledgeable, efficient, and organised. Although highly professional, they created a relaxed, chilled environment to learn in, which I really appreciated as someone who isn't a natural in the water and, being a bit of an old dog, doesn't always find it easy learning new tricks.
Arden and Jazz (UK) were brilliant in the water and clearly in their element. They were well supported by their colleagues Oscar and Jazz ( New Zealand). I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this team to anyone wanting to learn to dive, or to experienced divers alike.
I was glad I stayed on for an extra day and did two more dives as a recreational diver after finishing my training — it let everything bed in and gave me a real sense of what a normal dive feels like, without any skills to practise or training requirements to complete as part of the open water course.
All in all, I felt totally safe throughout the course. More importantly, I felt my sixteen-year-old daughter was in excellent hands too, both for her safety and her overall experience. We also saw plenty of turtles and amazing reef life that you can't always get when snorkeling.
Well done to the whole team at Pacific Divers. Awesome.
翻译:2026年7月初,我和女儿在拉罗汤加岛的Pacific Divers参加了开放水域潜水课程。我当时已经五十多岁了,女儿则16岁。
我们拥有了一段极其美妙的体验。那里的设施以及教学团队都无可挑剔——他们极其沉稳、知识渊博、高效且井然有序。虽然专业度极高,但他们营造出了轻松自在的学习氛围。对于像我这样并不擅长游泳的人来说,这种氛围真的难能可贵。虽然年事已高,但学习新技能对他来说也并非易事。
Arden和Jazz(英国)在水下表现得极为出色,显然如鱼得水。他们的同事Oscar和Jazz(新西兰)也给予了有力协助。无论是对于想要学习潜水的新手,还是经验丰富的潜水爱好者,我都会毫不犹豫地推荐这个团队。我很庆幸自己在完成培训后又多留了一天,以休闲潜水员的身份进行了两次潜水——这让我能够充分适应潜水环境,也让我真切体验到正常潜水的感觉。此时我无需再练习任何技能或完成开放水域课程要求的训练项目。
总的来说,在整个课程期间我都感觉非常安全。更重要的是,我觉得自己16岁的女儿也得到了妥善的照顾——无论是在安全方面还是整体体验上。我们还看到了许多海龟以及各种神奇的珊瑚礁生物——这些是在普通浮潜时可不总能见到的。
为Pacific Divers的全体团队点赞!太棒了。