I was disappointed not to be playing more pickleball. That is what we all thought was to be a fair bit of each day's activity. I would like to have played 3 hours every day, with no more than one hour being instruction. And with a different instructor. Rich's presence at every single activity, including our down/girl time at the hotel was too much. We expected him to be our pickleball instructor, nothing more.
With that being said, we LOVED LOVED LOVED Simi and Rick!!!! The hotel was great. Loved that breakfast and massages were included.
My ideal: Pickleball for 3 hours in the morning. Lunch at the club. Then free time or the option of an excursion in the afternoon, followed by dinner out. Sunsets at the beach were nice, as long as the bus ride was short. The day at Tortuga Island was fine, but I'd rather have been playing pickleball and gone to a beach nearby, perhaps as day guests of a resort where we could get food and drink service, etc., for the afternoon.
Would I do it again, exactly as it was? No. Rich made the trip awkwardly uncomfortable. Get another pro and I think you'll be seeing us and lots of our friends back year after year!