I'm looking into doing a diving course - been recommended Al Boom, has anyone used these people?

Any good?

Dunno mate, did my PADI in the Maldives. (all of it will be underwater in 50 years anyway..)

A load of us are going down to Oman dive centre in a few weeks if you and the missus want to come along.

How's your head this morning??

Cheers for offer - I'm travelling most of March, got to go to Riyadh if you're up there and fancy a few Barbicans

Head is sore, although I've managed to keep vomitting to a minimum.

Fly out there on Sunday, managed to get them down to 3 weeks.
working at a few of the banks over their and will prolly be staying at the Al Faisaliah... let me know if you wanna hit the town.

Funny actually...Riyadh is one of the only towns were you dont want to get stoned or lashed (excuse the puns)

Hi again, N Lad!

I did my PADI open water with Al Boom when I first got here 2.5 years ago and have no complaints - the instructors were a good laugh, and the experience was improved by the delightful young ladies from Emirates who were my co-students

They do the pool training and the beach dive here in Dubai - for your boat dives they usually go to Fujeirah because the visability on the west coast sucks due to all the silt that's been agitated by the Palm & World projects... They are a little more expensive than some of the other operators (the Sandy Beach Motel is a bit cheaper, and quite acceptable) - but are better organized, and have nicer launches.....

Alternatively, there are a number of expats over here who operate as independant PADI instructors -> have fallen out of touch with the ones that I knew so can't help there.

Good luck - if you're ever looking for a dive-buddy let me know, haven't been diving for a few months now...(btw - the water is f***ing chilly at the mo, by mid-April it's beautiful...).

Yrs, Soft Southern Jessie

FYI - The dive course at Al Boom is half price if you have (or can find someone) with a manhatten credit card.