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| - My first and only experience with No Limits Scuba was from a July 2017 trip to San Carlos, Mexico. I will separate the review to review the trip, diving, boat crew...and the staff of No Limits:
San Carlos requires a torturous 7-8 hour trip in a passenger van (with a trailer hitched to the back) over the pathetic roads of Mexico. Ongoing construction creates detours over hastily concocted bypasses. If you plan on sleeping, take a heavy tranquilizer. I can't fathom ever subjecting myself to this again. I'd rather fly to Cozumel or just pass out. The diving was good. Not great. Were it not for the playful sea lions, this would have been "just another dive trip". But, the sea lions made it quite memorable. The water was ridiculously warm although there were quite a few thermoclines that were surprisingly cold and large. I did, on occasion, use my 3m shorty. The boat crew (a local outfit, not related to No Limits) did a good job, and the boat was large and modern. The captain doubled as chef and whipped up delicious homemade salsa and a full lunch right in front of our eyes. The town of San Carlos is as boring as you can imagine so if you are looking for some nightlife, forget about it...ain't really there. Plus, getting up and out early each morning, makes going out at night simply impractical..
No Limits has access to some very upscale, waterfront homes that make accommodations very comfortable. Doesn't mean it is perfect. Little things are overlooked and in need of upkeep/repair. For instance, we had off and on again issues with hot water and water pressure.
The No Limits staff is a mixed bag. Mark is the "go-to guy" for just about everything. He is a chef and Dive Master and knows San Carlos better than anyone. He is a natural "accommodater" and has that gentle, kind spirit that you rarely encounter. A great person to get to know. Steve is also a nice guy, but I had little interaction with him. Gary, the new owner, lacks the interpersonal skills to be the face of the business (because you always have to be a salesman and customer service pro) so I hope he gives that job to Mark. And, Savannah, the young rookie of the bunch may not be cut out for this line of work as she got sea sick and threw up a bunch of times...and didn't even bother going out on Day 3. She is young and struck me as being quite lazy. She must not have realized (or cared) that she is a part of the No Limits Scuba organization Chalk this up to inexperience and youth.
Dives were not well-planned and for that, I give No Limits a thumbs-down. After all, they are also in the business of teaching SCUBA and they should model the behavior they teach.
Only on one occasion, when Mark was the lead (Gary remained back at the houses), was an attempt made to discuss the dive to any degree. Put simply, I picked one other diver to buddy with and we were completely left to our own devices. Not that that's a bad thing (I've been diving for over 20 years), but one diver likely got decompression sickness (the "bends"), and she was there, in part, to complete her Advanced Open Water certification!!! She should have planned her dive based on her previous dives to determine the appropriate profile. She fell ill and they had to administer oxygen on the boat and then after an hour's boat ride back to the marina, a waiting ambulance took her to the clinic. The "official" report was "dehydration with anxiety", but neither I nor the diver in question was in agreement. She didn't dive the next day, which should suggest it was more than dehydration. You decide.
San Carlos might be worth checking out, but the "getting there" part was just a non-starter for me. I'd much rather save up a few extra dollars and fly to Cozumel....either with or without No Limits Scuba.
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