In Reply to: Great Escape Charters "IS" for sale posted by Captain Tim Burke on August 23, 2005 at 19:05:11:

Captain Tim's steady and ideal command of the Great Escape charter trips will be greatly missed. That being said, it's hard to imagine anyone improving on the care and level of service that has been consistently provided by Captain Tim and his crew over the past decade.

Reflecting on the legendary and traditional annual 3-day Memorial and Labor Day trips with E&O Adventures and the by now expectedly exquisite cuisine and all-you-can-eat portions, those passengers lucky enough to be there often wondered how the boat made any money. Hmmn...?

The now anticipated change in an operator for the Great Escape obviously scares the Hell out of all of its regular customers.

Reminds many of us of the abject horror experienced when the Sundiver changed hands. Of course in hindsight, that change in ownership/management was a blessing and a great benefit to the whole diving community. Well, all except for one complete moron and his equally challenged dive buddies.

Best wishes to Tim and the crew in all of their future endeavors.