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November 2023 by Mike L.
Unbelievable experience. David and Lorraine (and their staff) were incredibly patient, informative, and kind. I had a blast. Will definitely recommend to friends and family!
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March 2023 by Maysoon A.
I registered my 4 year old son for swimming classes. Upon arrival they allowed my son to get in the water for less than one minute. He was so excited. Then they took him out asked me to hold him back as he had to wait for his turn for instruction. As a paying customer, I have to hold my son back while he's crying to get back in the water??? I am paying for him to be miserable and for myself struggling to calm him down??? The manager came through and explained that students do not really get 30 minutes of water time. Each instructor has up to 3 students who will each get 10 minutes of instruction. So while other students get instruction, my child has to sit out and wait. The interesting part is that my son was the only one who was asked to get out of the water. All the other children were able to stay. When I expressed my frustration, the manager explained that it's important that children learn to take turns. However, that did not apply to the other children in the pool who were not asked to wait or sit out. She then asked me to change my son back into his regular clothes so she can refund my money. Absolutely nothing is taken into account to ensure that each child and each family is satisfied with the experience. The service was nothing short of unacceptable.
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January 2023 by paola almanzar
Under much deliberation, I decided to write this review. Not for anyone to lose his or her job, but so that what happened to my child, will never happen to another. In Mid-May of 2022, my daughter Amanda P. took classes with this institution. Parents are not allowed in the “classroom” but are allowed to watch to their children via a television in a waiting room. On this day in specific, I was not in attendance but Amanda’s father was. When he came home that evening, he was under a lot of distress. He was almost in tears when he told me the story of what had happened in swimming class just a couple of hours before.The instructor who was teaching my child was teaching both my daughter and another little girl at the same time. At one point the instructor, who was teaching Amanda, turned his back on her to teach the other child. While his back was turned, Amanda, whom did not have a life vest, let go of the ledge of the pool and began to drown. Luckily, Amanda’s father was very attentive to the screen. Had this not been the case, my daughter would not have survived, as he was the one who ran into the swimming area and fished her out of the water himself. All the while, the instructor was unbeknownst to this whole ordeal and his back was still turned as she was being rescued.My heart sank when I heard this story. I was overwhelmed with anxiety and fear and felt so grateful to God that things were not as bad as they could have been. I called the school to inquire about what had happened and to my surprise, the person on the other end of the phone was unmoved, unapologetic and dismissive. Their response to my concern was that if I wanted to, I could bring my daughter 10 minutes before class so that they can give her a one on one lesson. They never apologized for how I felt, they never validated my concern and they never told me what they would do to ensure that this never happened again.In my opinion, children are not safe in this school. My daughter is traumatized and refuses to take swimming lessons anymore. I am upset about this because it is imperative that everyone know how to swim. Please think twice before registering your child in this school, as they are negligent with children and unapologetic to the concerns of the parents. I hope that this review also pushes this institution to reevaluate the ratio of their class sizes, to consider getting life vests for the children or to put a protocol in place that will guarantee a child’s safety.
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December 2022 by Lenner Castano
Love this place since the first day i saw a big progress with my kids they love coming here they had learned a lot they are not afraid of the water anymore they can swim on the own highly recommended
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July 2022 by Michael H.
I took a scuba diving lesson at Blue Water Divers. I found a very cheap Groupon deal which I decided to accept. This venue is located right on Route 17 Southbound; it can possibly be difficult to park in the lot if it is full, but one may also park on some adjacent streets. My instructor was very friendly and knowledgeable. First, I was fitted with the right scuba attire and I watched a video on scuba diving. Afterwards, my instructor taught me the body language of scuba diving and I really felt very comfortable with her advice. For about ninety (90) minutes, I truly enjoyed swimming around the pool with the scuba gear and I definitely felt like I made much progress throughout my lesson. I even had my instructor take pictures of me with a waterproof cell phone case while I was underwater! I would certainly recommend this organization to others.
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May 2022 by ashley F.
I really wanted to love this place but the service was disappointing. I registered my child online the end of March like I was told over the phone. After registering I never received a call. After a week I called and was told they are figuring out the schedule and would give me a call back. That was the first week of April. I called again mid April and was told the same thing. It is may and I never received a call or was given any information. Really sucks and I tried to be patient from the good reviews.
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August 2021 by Kelly A.
Can't say enough great things about my exp at BWD. My son did their intro to scuba and the instructor was amazing. He was patient, made it fun and educational, and put safety first. We highly recommend this Dive operator.
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May 2021 by William I.
This Shop is the best in the Northern New Jersey and New York And i have used this to get PADI Open Water SCUBA Diver Certified in 2015 and Instructor Mike Kresky was the best and it changed my life. Also have done my PADI SCUBA Refresher with this Shop from 2015-2017 as well with Divemasters David Brewer,John Oriocco, and Instructor Andy Schudent. In addition to doing my open water training dives for my PADI Open Water SCUBA Diver with this Shop at Dutch Springs in Bethlehem,PA I have done divemaster guided Dives at Dutch Springs with this Shop during the summer of 2016 and 2017 and had the opportunity to attend their pig roast event in June 2016 and still use them to this day for Dutch Springs Guided Dives,Travel Consultanting and Dive Equipment Rentals.Now I look forward to doing there Wreck Trips in New Jersey in the near future and go on their travel trips. I also brought my own Personal Snorkeling Equipment(Mask,Snorkel,Fins,Booties,Weights and Weight Belt) and PADI Open Water Diver Course Materials needed for the certification.I recommended this shop if looking to get into SCUBA Diving and Travel.Rental Gear Package for Dutch Springs Diving was a great price and it was in good work order.
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December 2020 by Anthony D'Arelli
Excellent service. Highly recommended.
