loves to dive
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2011
It is possible to go to WDW without planning a thing, not recommended by most, but possible. I certainly wouldn't pay for a planning course but have, in the past, paid for guide books to places I have visited so don't see much difference. I must own a "hidden" book for every place I've ever visited. I do research everywhere I go, it's so easy now with the internet. We have also had subscriptions to dive forums and newletters that rate dive operations and dive sites and equipment where every day people add comments that help. Heck, even when I'm going somewhere I've been before, I'll hop on the internet and check reviews and videos just to make sure something hasn't changed. I've been to WDW at least 100 times, if not more, and still watch videos just about every day. I have no plans to ever buy Genie+ because I just don't need it. Because I go often I don't mind standing in line or just skipping a line. Having said that, even though I have no intention of ever buying it, I still stay up on the little ins and outs of it.
It all depends on what you want out of it. It's expensive yes, so you want to get your money's worth so it depends on what you feel is your money's worth. I've spent much more on vacations or dive trips and have had not the best times and still felt I've gotten my money's worth. Let's face it, being sick in Hawaii and not being able to physically swallow food for 3 days on a 6 day dive trip, being in bed one of those days all day and diving without eating for two of them, might not be what we wanted to do but at least we had good weather and it was beautiful. I have a feeling even if I went to WDW and it was a once in a life time trip and I only rode 3 rides a day in each park, I'd still feel like I got my money's worth because I was there. With a little research on the internet you can get a feel for the place and decide how deep you want to dive into the ins and outs and go from there. No classes needed.
It all depends on what you want out of it. It's expensive yes, so you want to get your money's worth so it depends on what you feel is your money's worth. I've spent much more on vacations or dive trips and have had not the best times and still felt I've gotten my money's worth. Let's face it, being sick in Hawaii and not being able to physically swallow food for 3 days on a 6 day dive trip, being in bed one of those days all day and diving without eating for two of them, might not be what we wanted to do but at least we had good weather and it was beautiful. I have a feeling even if I went to WDW and it was a once in a life time trip and I only rode 3 rides a day in each park, I'd still feel like I got my money's worth because I was there. With a little research on the internet you can get a feel for the place and decide how deep you want to dive into the ins and outs and go from there. No classes needed.