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Hi Linda, You were right Luis is awesome, he was so good with the kids and me too, made our trip a day to remember; can't wait to come back. Please tell Luis how much I appreciated all he did to make the trip a great one. :) Thanks for everything. We had such a great time. Y'all take care and hope to see you soon. Debbie Woerner Anyone considering diving Cozumel or with Luis Cabañas. must read, David Wilson 07/2007 Hello Luis, I am very glad I printed and put in my suit case the web site information for divers in Cozumel that lead me to you. July 4th 2007 I called you, Linda was great on the phone with every detail, making me feel good about diving with you after having a very bad un-professional insecure two day dive with Dressel Divers. When you and I went diving on July 5th and 6th it was truly a rewarding opportunity, you showed me damaged reefs coming back to life that I never could have imagined, along with some of the most beautiful reefs I ever saw. Before going in the water on the 1st day, I told you sometimes I get claustrophobic, you said "no way I'm 5 star advanced diver" I laughed and said sometimes it gets real bad. The next day, our 3rd dive in Planacar caves, entering the 5th or 6th cavern I signaled to you with one finger "give me minute" and waved my hand. You took no chances, did not wait a minute and remembered I get claustrophobic, you quick looked for the closest exit, took my arm and we exited very easy, slow and precise proving how true a professional diver you are. Your are also a great teacher showing me different ways to conserve air, you showed me so many ways to take better pictures and how to get closer to sea-life. This was one of my best dives ever that will not be forgotten, I will be back and refer you to all my dive friends. Your Friend, David Wilson Hawthorne, New Jersey USA July 10Th 2007 Hola Luis and Linda, I don't know where to begin. We arrived in Cozumel very excited about diving but very apprehensive also. Linda - thank you for your responses to all of my questions and your logistical support before and during the trip. You were accessible and quickly responded with all of the information that we needed. My main goal was to get my wife more comfortable with diving but also hoping that she would develop a love for the sport. She was very concerned about being forced into something that she was not comfortable with (greater depth than we had previously dove, diving beyond our abilities). Luis was very understanding and helpful. His work with us made us both better and more confident divers. We both learned a lot from him due to his patience and his sharing tips to help us both. I had decided before the trip that I wanted to do a night dive but my wife had decided that she would definitely sit that one out. When Luis and I were discussing a night dive I was shocked when she decided that she wanted to do the dive also. I think that she did better than I did on that one. We were going to use one of our days to explore the island although I would have preferred to gone diving that last day. Once again my wife surprised me by suggesting that we dive that final day instead of exploring the island. That ended up being the best day of diving for me. We got to see a Nurse shark on that final day - that was truly a thrill. I had a camera and took it on all nine dives. I think that I ran the batteries down every day taking pictures then downloaded all of the pictures each night on my laptop. I got some great pictures thanks to Luis. He worked with me through all of the dives giving me tips to get better pictures. I don't know how to thank you enough for helping us to have a truly fantastic diving vacation. One other thing that impressed both Reneé and I about Luis was although this is a job for him you can tell that he truly loves to dive. We watched him on several occasions pick up trash on the ocean floor to dispose of when he finished the dive. What an outstanding example and ambassador for the sport he is. I have already given his name to a couple of dive shops in the area with the highest of recommendations. We will only use Luis on all of our future trips to Cozumel. We will be coming back to Cozumel in October on a cruise so we will only have one day to dive but we will most definitely be using Luis. Reneé and I have been back for two days and this is all that we have been talking about. We have both found ourselves looking through the pictures over and over again in awe. We just can't thank you enough. Thank You for a wonderful Cozumel diving vacation Until we meet again ................ Joey and Reneé Meaux White Oak, TX June 24- June 28, 2006 Linda & Luis, Greetings from New York! Cynthia and I would like to extend our most gratuitous thank you to the both of you for a magical time scuba diving in Cozumel. The scuba diving & Paradise Reef is everything that you described to us, but seeing it in real life was just. . .amazing. Cynthia and I felt like we made friends in Cozumel rather than just scuba dived with some random people. No trip to Cozumel is complete without scuba diving with Linda and Luis. That will be our motto going forward =) Until next time, take care. Dan & Cynthia Luis, I wanted to send you this email to once again say thank you very much for showing us such a great time while diving in Cozumel. We have shared our stories and pictures with our diving friends back home and they now wish they had made the time to come with us. We can't wait to come back. Carl Gamble Manager, Corporate Information Systems Dear Luis and Linda: It has been a busy week and a half since we returned from our wonderful trip to Cozumel, but I wanted to take a moment to thank you both for the fantastic time we had under your watchful eyes. Luis, I cannot describe how satisfying it was for me to watch Ben and Renee complete respectively their junior open water and open water certification courses. Your remarkable care, concern, and calm and thorough instructional manner completely erased any anxiety that I had regarding their safety in open tropical waters. In my opinion, the value of their training experience was significantly greater with you in Cozumel than what they would have been exposed to here in Texas (pool training and a murky gravel pit, lake or small spring). Nothing compares to diving in an environment like the one presented in Cozumel to present realistically both the incredible joys and inherent risks associated with scuba diving. Both of them came away from the experience absolutely hooked. We are already planning monthly dives at local sites so that they can hone and improve the skill sets that you so ably set in motion. You may recall that I told you of my experiences living and diving in a variety of Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific locales over the past 45 years. In all that time, and given my exposure to some incredible professional divers.....NASA, cable, Navy SEAL, wreck and salvage divers among them.....I have rarely met one that exhibited such professionalism as you. You are a wonderful instructor and divemaster, and it would be my privilege to dive with you again in the future. Further, I would feel perfectly comfortable entrusting the most important people in my life.....my wife and two young sons.....to your care when we return to Cozumel. Linda, thank you so much for ironing out all the details and taking care of the logistics for us. It turned what could have been a daunting and frustrating task into a seamless and enjoyable experience. Also, please express my thanks to Stefan for his "bubblemaker" work with Rhett. Rhett is counting the days until his 10th birthday so he can come back and have one of you certify him as a junior open water diver! Finally, feel free to share my email address with anyone who would like a personal reference, or to use these comments in your website or written marketing materials. Renee, Ben and Rhett send you their warm greetings! Best Regards, Mike Hello Luis & Linda! I wanted to personally thank you for taking Stephanie snorkeling while we were under. It means so much to me that you went out of your way to show her a good time. Of everything we did on our cruise, she tells me snorkeling with you was the best. She seems willing to take the Open Water Diver course in a pool here in Dallas, so we can Scuba together in the future. She just needs more time to get comfortable with the equipment, and learn the proper use of the gear. All of the inflating/deflating of the BCD, equalizing, ect was just too much for her to learn in 1 day. But I know you saved her from totally hating the experience, and for that I am VERY grateful! Without a doubt, next time we return to Cozumel (for our honeymoon) we will come see you! Hopefully by then the 2 of us will be certified. Take care of yourself, and God bless! Michael Teer Hola Luis y Linda... We are back and grogily (is that a word?) getting back to work. What a great time we had there, diving with Luis was awsome. You were wonderful.. thanks for the help and guidance around town. We are already planning our next trip there! The dive pictures turned out amazingly well ... we have more to send to you from the last dive day Hope you are all well and enjoying the carribean weather. Talk to you again soon... George & Michelle Hi Luis & Linda! Just wanted to thank you for all you and Luis did for us! Did Luis tell you I did the night dive with them? It was incredible! Absolutely breathtaking! And I feel like a real diver now! Just need to work on my bouyancy though! We will definitely dive with you all again! We are hooked! Could you send me your mailing address? And is there anything from the states that you miss that I could send you? Would love to do that! Give Luis our regards! And do keep in touch! Your diver buds, the Bowyers Luis & Linda, Just made it home to Alabama today. Thanks again for a fantastic day of diving. Sorry we missed Luis, but we would still like to have the pictures. How much, who should the money order/cheque be made out to, and where should I send it? Diving in Cozumel was spectacular and we appreciate your efforts in making the day truely memorable. I am sure we will visit again! Best Regards, Mike Doubleday Hey Linda and Luis!! Wow we had a blast and are still talking about it. Thanks for being so friendly and understanding of our very late arrival! The waters there in Cozumel are simple incredible. . God did and incredible job underwater! We are taking the film to get developed today. . can't WAIT to see them!!! Thanks again guys, for the great day in the water. . .we will remember it for a very long while. I'm looking forward to coming back within the next year or two - So I'm certain I will see you again! Blessings!!!! Kevin Hi Luis & Linda, We just wanted to thank you for taking us out Friday & Saturday for some fun diving...we especially enjoyed the night dive. It was our first night dive in the ocean and was simply spectacular. Thanks to you both. Sorry about missing you at the airport. The hotel called us Monday morning & told us our flight was delayed four hours and we needed to be at the airport at 2:30. I guess not everyone was informed of the delay. But we did meet up with Larry at the airport. Thanks again for the time & care you put into making our dive trip so enjoyable. Leslie & Rodney Rawlings Luis: I had a wonderful time diving with you and will definetly come again. I can't wait to develope the pictures that you took for me. I'll email some copies if there is anything spectacular. I will be in touch with you and Linda for further information in the future. We are now on our ship on the way back to the USA. I will be sending you that information as soon as I can. Again. Thank you for a wonderful diving adventure. Joe Opie Memphis, Tennessee Dear Luis, Thank you again for a great diving experience while we were in Cozumel last week. I'm working on some copy to send to you that you can use on your site, but have misplaced the card that had your new website address on the back. It would be good to see what is already posted so that I can make sure the materials I write will fit in. We're already planning another trip to the island for more diving and will undoubtedly be in touch with you when the dates are set. Hope you're having a good tourist season! Best regards, Kathy Luedke Hi Linda, We made it home! Back to work this morning. Wish we were still with you in Cozumel. We really enjoyed our day with you. Thanks for taking such good care of us. We will definitely be back to see you. Gave your name to Chrissie's brother Steve. . See you later! The Hensel Family Thank you so much for taking us on our dives. We really had a blast and wouldn't have wanted to go with anyone else. We truly enjoyed your company. Christopher and Anna also both say thanks. Take care and God bless! By His Grace, p.s. We will contact you when we come back. We made it home and I wanted to say thank you, we had a wonderful time, and are discussing coming back. We will definately use you again, but we will be certified. Thank you so much again, hope to see you in the near future. Annette Comments: Linda and Luis, thanks again for taking such good care of our family. Tim, Niki, Dan, and I thoroughly enjoyed diving with you both. You really showed us the best dive sites on the reefs!!!! Everyone believes that this was the best vacation we have ever had. We are hoping to make it back next year and we will email you to set up a time to go diving. Please feel free to use us as a reference. We can be contacted at jamescrew6@aol.com. Again, thanks for all your help and making this a truly memorable vacation. Hasta leugo mi amigos. Bill, Niki, Tim, Dan, Judy, and Kelli Hola Linda y Luis , I would like to thank you both for the time we had it just didn't seem long enough. The diving was so GREAT and everybody is feeling good. We didn't get a chance to see Luis's house or go to the other side of the Island. Also the diving, for me getting to see my boy dive blue water will be an image in my mind I will never forget. We will be back and you of all people should know, we will use NO ONE but you guys. Thanks for a GREAT time! We love you guys. Bull and Family Hola Linda y Luis, Just thought I'd drop a line to let you know what a unique and unforgetable adventure Larry and I experienced with you and Luis. We have been the center of our circle of friends and family, relaying our accounts of the dives and the scenes we encountered. I'm on my way to the photo lab to process film and try and get a passport photo taken for my open water divers card. On the trip home I was able to give you some advertisement with the other passengers that were on our flight. In the event that I am able to provide you with some leads- I hope you will be able to close a few deals to your benefit. We are sunburned and our digestive tracks are in tormoil, but it was well worth the trip- considering the diving and the procurement of my open water cert. Have a great Cozumel day- please give our regards to Luis. When we are able to get some more vacation arranged and we have our tickets at hand, I will contact you and make housing arrangements.... It will probably be a few months, but hey- you know we want to come back ASAP ! ; ) Once again, Mucho Gracious... Sincerely, Your Amigos, Edward and Larry Hello Luis & Linda, I wanna say a big thank you and let you know how much I appreciated my trip, the fact that I breathed a total of 2000 cubic feet of clean pressurized air in this marvelous aquarium really is the best prescription anybody can get, talk about disconnecting. I felt great when I came back, I could had dove another 63 987 dives! Take good care of yourselves, write me back soon, again a big thank you to Luis and you. Wish I had stayed longer! Roger Savard, Montreal Canada Hola, Luis & Linda! I can't begin to thank you for the great time we all had, and all the trouble you went through to take care of us. We really appreciate what you did. The diving was spectacular as always, and the scheduling was terrific! This message comes from all of us. My brother has modem problems and can't send his thanks, so I'm doing it for him. My folks appreciated the message from Linda, too. Of course, the one thing we appreciate more than the fantastic service you give us, is the friendship we've shared over the years. I hope it will continue for many more. I'm looking forward to the time when we can all be together again. Y'all take care. Love and best wishes, ZORRO Luis, I enjoyed meeting you on our diving trip last weekend, especially Saturday when you took us to your new house and your local cantina. I really enjoyed the diving and assure you the next time I am in Cozumel I will be sure to look you up. Keep up the good work at Carlos and Charlies. The local girls would be very lucky to have a hard working person like yourself. I will see you again within the next few months. Tim McDonnell We just returned from a FANTASTIC weekend of diving with Luis. We have dove Cozumel before but Luis made the dives much more fun!! We are planning our next trip-- it cant be soon enough!!! Ate Ronald Burleson, TX Luis We did our classroom instruction in the states and Luis checked us out. It was the best all around diving experience I've ever had. You were ecology minded and took extra care in preserving the underwater habitat. Your dive training was very proffessional. I would recommend your services to anyone. Thanks for the best vacation Ive ever had! Aaron Steiner Seattle, WA LUIS, Just a note to say what a great time we had diving with you last weekend. Adolfo, Alex, and yourself did an outstanding job in assuring us of a safe and memorable diving experience. I'll be back in October with Doug and the rest of the gang, ready to go again. This was my first Cozumel dive, and certainly not my last. I would recommend your services to anyone, no matter what their experience level. I wish you the best of luck, and look forward to diving with you again. Keep the motors running, Hi Luis, We all had a great time diving with you last week. We are all ready to come back to Mexico. Can't wait to get the pictures developed to help us remember what we saw underwater with you last week. Hope you are available the next time we come to Cozumel. Say Hi to Doug if he is still there. Thanks, Mike, April, Mark, Andrew and Mandy Luis; I talked to Mike Stowe on Friday and he said he and his family had a wonderful time and that you did a great job. The kids are ready to go back and want to come down with Pam and I next June. I also talked to the two girls, Lesa and Misty. They both thought you were wonderful and did the perfect job. I really appreciate you taking good care of these people. Have a great week. Bernie Luis; Thanks for the extra effort under tough conditions and very little time to get the certification done. We all appreciate the fun, the back road tour and your personal involvement. But alls well that ends well. I'm sure i'll let you know when we are returning and we can do some fun diving. Bob To: Luis Enjoyed the rip last month and hope to get back down in the near future. I dove with Doug and the group from Burleson Scuba. When I get back there are several advanced divers who will be coming along. Most have over 100 dives, but there are those of us with only 75 or 80 (some people have to work for a living), and all of us are dive masters or instructors. We will probably want to do some deep dives and may plan them through Doug or will go directly through you. As I said, I enjoyed the diving we did with you. It was the best trips I have made to Cozumel. Take care, Truman Reid (The guy with the grey hair and beard.) Very nice homepage Luis! I can't wait until I can come back to Cozumel and go diving with you again! Hopefully the weather will be better to go to the large reefs! I had a great time and would recommend you to all! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Our eco system needs quality, caring people like yourself! We here at the Baker household want to thank you for the great day we had in Cozumel. It was the highlight of the weeks vacation. The pictures are back and in the albums and we look at them daily and wish we were back. We hope to make the trip again. Thanks again and say hello to Chocolate for us. The day you gave us will be with us forever. Good luck on your new boat design. We will be watching for your name on the Cozumel web page. Scott and Cindy Baker and Family. Hello Luis and Linda Pam and I had the most wonderful time that we have ever had in Cozumel. We want to thank you for taking such good care of us. We have dove with several different dive operations and none can compare to the service you give. And I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your attention to detail and your on-going concern for our safety. You put forth 100% of your effort to insure that everything was as close to perfect as possible. After we got home I was looking at the log book and noticed that every dive was over 45 min. even the deep dives, this is totally incredible, and has never happened before in Cozumel. I again cannot tell you how much I appreciate your help with my camera, for you to care enough to help shows that you are truly a warm-hearted person and that you really want the people that dive with you to have the best time of their lives. It was an incredible week. Before we left to go on our trip we were hoping to just have a great week and see a few fish, who would have thought we would have seen a: spotted eagle ray, 2-sharks (one was so close we could smell his breath), Cozumel toad fish, 2-turtles, and so many others that I cannot possible name them all. Luis and Linda we love your sweet spirit and can tell you that in the years to come we will not even think of diving with anyone else on our Cozumel trips. Bernie and Pam Blackwell Ft. Worth, Texas Luis, Thanks for the memorable dive trip and the fantastic pictures. We had a party after we returned and exchanged photos. If you ever come to Houston, look us up. Luis! Como esta? Lindsay and I want you to know that we had a WONDERFUL (muy bueno!) time diving with you and the Guerrilla Divers!!! You were a FANTASTIC dive master! You did an excellent job of showing us your beautiful reefs, caverns, and marine life. ( I got to show you my pet Grouper, Bubba!) We could not have had a better first dive experience. We look forward to diving with you again, as soon as possible. We miss you already! Again, MUCHAS GRACIAS! Warmest regards, Mark & Lindsay Dreyfus Muskego, WI. Luis, Just wanted to thank you for your time and efforts in allowing me to experience a fantastic time in Cozumel this past week. My first diving experience was wonderful and I will be doing it again soon! My favorite dive was Santa Rosa Wall when we came up from a tunnel and it looked like we were walking out of the water onto the white sand beach--but we were under water 60ft. If there is anything I can do for you in the future please don't hesitate to ask. Thank you ! Tim Zabawa Luis; Thanks for the extra effort under tough conditions and very little time to get the certification done. We all appreciate the fun, the back road tour and your personal involvement. But alls well that ends well,I'm sure I'll let you know when we are returning and we can do some fun diving. Bob Very nice homepage Luis! I can't wait until I can come back to Cozumel and go diving with you again! Hopefully the weather will be better to go to the large reefs! I had a great time and would recommend you to all! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Our eco system needs quality, caring people like yourself! Hello Luis, Pam and I had the most wonderful time that we have ever had in Cozumel. We want to thank you for taking such good care of us. We have dove with several different dive operations and none can compare to the service you give. And I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your attention to detail and your on-going concern for our safety. You put forth 100% of your effort to insure that everything was as close to perfect as possible. After we got home I was looking at the log book and noticed that every dive was over 45 min. even the deep dives, this is totally incredible, and has never happened before in Cozumel. I again cannot tell you how much I appreciate your help with my camera, for you to care enough to help shows that you are truly a warm-hearted person and that you really want the people that dive with you to have the best time of their lives. It was an incredible week. Before we left to go on our trip we was hoping to just have a great week and see a few fish, who would have thought we would have seen a: spotted eagle ray, 2-sharks (one was so close we could smell his breath), Cozumel toad fish, 2-turtles, and so many others that I cannot possible name them all. Luis and Linda we love your sweet spirit and can tell you that in the years to come we will not even think of diving with anyone else on our Cozumel trips. Bernie and Pam Blackwell Ft. Worth, Texas Luis, We had a great time, my old friend. The Diving was awesome. The jungle expedition was fantastic! I Really enjoyed making a new friend in Linda. She's great! You've got a good one in her!!! I love your webpage. Please load that Guerrilla Divers photo on to your photo gallery. We'll look great there! Congratulations on being the best!!! See you soon. Thank you again! Dana Hola, amigo. I enjoyed the diving with you, and thank you for your good trabajo. I will let others know to use you, and want to dive with you again. Have a muy bueno summer. Brad Percefull "Diving with Luis was exceptional- not only did he bring us to uncrowded exciting reefs, his genuine love of diving made the trip even more fun and enjoyable. The best part was swimming along the bottom with a three to four foot green turtle! I will definitely dive with Luis again and recommend him to anyone thinking of a Cozumel trip..." Laurie Moskow Denver, Colorado Hey Luis, Hope you are well. I'm sorry it took me so long to write you. I wanted to make sure I thanked you for a great trip to Cozumel. I had a fantastic time and got 9 dives in. I still have water in my head! My brother Jeff tells me you may consider a trip to Colorado to ride motorcycles. Let me know if you ever do. I'll be glad to pick you up at the airport in Denver. Luis, Buenos Dias Amigo! Como esta? We recently received your letter. Great to hear from you. Coleen and I are doing well. We both have very fond memories of our Cozumel trip during October of 1995 (hurricane Roxanne shortened our diving). This trip was of course highlighted by the rigors of the advanced training we received under your watchful eye. Since our Cozumel adventure, we have been honing our skills in the Florida Keys, Grand Cayman, Gulf of Mexico (Flower Gardens) and around New England. Our next travel destination will probably be back to Cozumel to pay you a visit (but, please no hurricanes this time). We are thinking about a September or October trip. Take care and see you in the Fall. Your friends, David & Coleen Gemellaro Kingwood, TX Topic: Thanks! Luis: Many thanks for the outstanding job you and your team did for our dive group. The diving was simply spectacular. To be sure, there is no doubt but that you are Cozumel's finest Dive master/guide. There is one thing that truly sets you apart from your competition. You see your clients as divers; not simply "tourists who happen to dive." I have always maintained that the Cozumel dive experience is the benchmark we divers of the Caribe use to compare each Caribbean dive location. (Perhaps that is why I have made so many of my dive trips to Cozumel.) The customer service that you deliver is the best. Your extra effort, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail makes the entire experience a great one. Indeed, you have set a new standard! Your solution to my air consumption/bottom time challenge was ingenious. Our group agrees that the value added was considerable. Again, Thanks to you and your staff for a full an rich Cozumel diving experience. Your friend, Dana Collins Topic: back to the real world -Reply Luis, Isn't E-mail a wonderful thing. Again, thanks for the wonderful diving experience and the hospitality. I had a great time. Dave Hey Luis! que pasa?! I got back yesterday and this is the first time I had a chance to get on this computer. I would like to thank you for the scuba trip. My friends and I had a blast! (except Junior of course (chicken)). The scuba trip was one of the highlights of our trip and I'm glad we got you as our instructor. I want to wish you well on your business venture and many successes. We will be sure to look you up if we ever decide to come back (it's a possibility). And remember, if your sister is looking for a husband, I'm looking for a wife (jejeje!). Okay Luis, thanks again from all of us. Mario, Ivan, Franky, Junior Luis, Thanks for sending email and thanks for teaching me how to dive. I had a great time in Cozumel, Best, Mike Vorhaus Hola, Luis. I can't begin to tell you what a great time we all had. We REALLY appreciate everything you did for us. The girls are VERY excited about diving and want to get certified, and we owe that to you. The bracelets and necklaces were very nice. Thanks very much Amigo, for everything. Thanks again, My Friend, for a great time. I hope we can get together again soon. Luis; The diving in Cozumel was fantastic! Charlotte and I really want to thank You and Miguel for some of the best diving we have ever done. We will send you some photos if you give us an address. The came out ok but we need more practice. Will talk with you soon. Charlotte & Larry Hi Luis, Yes, I did receive you email. Thank you. I can't tell you again how much I enjoyed diving and appreciate all your hard work with me in diving. I look forward to seeing you again, but this time I will already be certified, I hope. Have a great week. Edie |