We dove there in 2006 with Meramaid. Good guys, but if you aren’t an experienced diver they can be tough on you. We had a couple of green divers with us, it’s keep up or get out of the water. If you pack your own BCD make sure you have a dive sausage, if you are renting when you get there, take one with you. I needed mine and was the only one in the group to have one. We were on a drift dive and the boat did not keep up. We were headed to land when i offered mine to the DM and he used it to flag the boat to us. I would dive the Antilla. It’s a large wreck with much to see. All in all we had a good time. Food budget is what ever you want it to be. We stayed at the Manchebo, (it was our second time in Aruba) and there is a great pizza place in front. We now go to Curacao due to Aruba’s desire to be "americanized".