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20
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2019
PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course Weeknights @ Brock University
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Mar 20 @ 6:30 pm – Apr 24 @ 10:00 pm
PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course Weeknights @ Brock University | Thorold | Ontario | Canada

PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course Weeknights Brock University March 2019

Get ready for the Spring Dive Season with your PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course Weeknights at Brock University and enjoy the fun with Dan’s Dive Shop, Canada’s Oldest, Most Respected Scuba Diving School.  The course runs every Wednesday Night starting January 23rd, 2019 from 6:30-10pm over 6 weeks with your Open Water Certification Checkout Dives to follow.

Learn to scuba dive with one of North America’s most respected, most experienced, most progressive and visionary dive shops.  At Dan’s we teach you the right way to dive from day one.

Learn how to Scuba Dive and spend your life exploring local and exotic locations.  Dive Ontario and the rest of this amazing world underwater as a DDS Diver.  There are tons of great dive sites both locally and away, as well as exciting wrecks and beautiful aquatic life.

At Dan’s we offer you a more thorough and modern approach to your scuba diving education. We believe in teaching you how to maximize your potential and see where the tides take you.

We pride ourselves on offering you a higher level of training aimed at taking you further through the life long adventure sport of scuba diving. 

DDS Divers are the most skilled and respected recreational and technical divers  in the water because they are taught to be more comfortable, utilize precision buoyancy, possess higher skill and techniques underwater, with more academic and team awareness.

Prerequisites?

Minimum age is 10 years by PADI standards, however we strongly recommend 12-14 years (Unless accompanied by a parent).

How can you enroll?

Complete the academic portions of the PADI Open Water Diver Course and videos at your own pace with eLearning followed by 6 new classroom sessions with your Instructor who will introduce many revolutionary diving concepts not taught in more traditional dive training for a more informative and beneficial dive training experience.

Upon successful completion of classroom and pool sessions, students will need to complete an Open Water Diving component usually held over a weekend.

Training Agency:

PADI

Additional Details:

Open Water Dives are required for Open Water certification and are included in your full course price and completed locally.

Scuba courses are available 12 months of the year.

Costs:

PADI Open Water Class/Pool Only $350+HST
Full PADI Open Water Certification Course Cost is only $500+HST ALL INCLUSIVE for the standard course with eLearning activation code and PADI Deluxe Multimedia Crewpak (digital dive tables, virtual log book with PADI Scuba Earth and more!). Includes class, pool, open water dives, full scuba equipment rental (no snorkeling gear), certification fees and more.

What gear will you need?

All students will need to purchase their own Mask, Strap Fins, Snorkel, Boots, however many of our students prefer to purchase the rest of their kit too. You’ll want to buy the right gear, so please have a read through our DDS Student Diver PDF and learn more about the specific gear requirements and training differences we offer, as well as some incentives.
You don’t need to purchase a weight belt and weights, at DDS we don’t believe in over-weighting our students. Weight belts are an outdated piece of gear that has not been used by us in training since the late 1990’s.Our divers are taught to use little to no weight.

Financing is available: Finance your PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course, snorkeling gear and even your scuba equipment package at a very reasonable rate. Ask staff for details and learn diving in the best equipment you can…..your own personal dive gear, or ours.
DDS will include all scuba equipment for the course, however, you will enjoy your diving experience much more in your own personal dive equipment.

Our Cancellation Policy: You may reschedule your class within a 2 week time period. No shows or last minute cancellations will be subject to rescheduling fee. If you can’t do the class, you may transfer your class fees to someone else who can.

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Apr
3
Wed
2019
PADI Divemaster Course 2019 @ Dan's Dive Shop
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Apr 3 @ 5:00 pm – Apr 24 @ 10:00 pm
PADI Divemaster Course 2019 @ Dan's Dive Shop | Saint Catharines | Ontario | Canada

PADI Divemaster Course 2019

Our PADI Divemaster Course is the first leadership level course in a series of Professional level scuba diving courses within the PADI System of diver education.

Divers will learn advanced dive theory including physics, physiology, decompression theory, dive tables, standards and procedures and more, as well as how to perform dive skills demonstration quality and how to supervise student divers and certified divers.

Prerequisites:

  • Minimum 18 years old
  • Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care certified (CPR & First Aid) within the last 24 months
  • A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
  • Logged at least 50 dives 

Training Agency:

PADI

Dates:

April 2019 for class and pool. Open water and Practical Applications to follow upon successful completion of all pool and academic sessions. Please contact us for a complete schedule of dates and times.

Additional Details:

Becoming a PADI Divemaster is your first step onto the professional diving world’s sidewalk. It is very hands on and covers a wide range of responsibilities and rewards. As a career (or even part time career), divemasters are an essential part of Dan’s Dive shop and are often relied upon by other divers and students. As a divemaster, you not only get to dive a lot, but also experience the joy of seeing others have as much fun diving as you do. You’ll work closely with our instructors and be a role model to students, new divers and customers with the experience in the full spectrum of what recreational diving has to offer.

Some of the skills you’ll develop in your divemaster course and role will involve:

  • Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
  • Diver safety and risk management
  • Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills
  • Business of diving and your career
  • Awareness of the dive environment
  • Dive setup and management
  • Mapping an open water site
  • Conducting dive briefings
  • Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
  • Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
  • Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs

Candidates will also learn about Physics, Physiology, Decompression Theory, Equipment, Supervision techniques, the aquatic realm, and much more.

How do you get started?

If you’ve got the drive, proper mindset and discipline to succeed in a course of this magnitude, we’d be happy to have you. If you want to go the professional route –contact us at the shop today to see how to get started as a DDS Divemaster and the schedule for this exciting course.

Need a more flexible learning option but want to get started immediately? Sign up today for eLearning and you’ll be able to start learning immediately.With our eLearning option, you can complete the academic portions of the course online via the PADI eLearning process. Follow up with the shop to plan out the remainder of your course requirements.

What gear will you need?

Your personal recreational dive equipment, PADI Divemaster Crewkpak, SMB, Spool, Waterproof Notebook, extra weights, save a dive kit.

Costs

$500.00 + HST for class/pool sessions or $650 + HST for PADI eLearning.  Additional Costs: parking, dive admission fees, boat charters (if applicable), PADI Divemaster Crewpak, any additional equipment rentals or specialized gear.

Where do I go from here?

Here are some popular examples of courses commonly taken by graduates of this course:

  • PADI Assistant Instructor
  • PADI Instructor
  • Intro to Tech
  • Technical Decompression Diver
  • PADI Self Reliant Diver
  • Technical Divemaster
  • Emergency First Responder Instructor

 

 

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May
31
Fri
2019
Dive Thousand Islands Rockport and Brockvile 2019 @ Capricorn Motel Royale
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May 31 @ 5:00 pm – Jun 2 @ 3:30 pm

Dive Thousand Islands Rockport and Brockvile 2019

Dive Thousands Islands with DDS!  Great trips for May/June and October in the Brockvile/Rockport/Ivy Lea area diving the USA and Canadian shipwrecks.  

Join  the fun with DDS as we take the plunge to the epic shipwrecks and wall dives of the Thousand Islands region this season.

This Trip will be featuring the many great US based shipwrecks including Keystorm, Vickery, America, and more. Passports Required.

Warm, clear water awaits you, as we dive some of the largest fresh water shipwrecks in the Thousand Islands Region.

We’ll be based out of the Canadian Side of the Saint Lawrence. The Seaway is constantly moving water, which mixes the water top to bottom giving even temperatures even past recreational dive depth limits.

Join us for 2 nights accommodations and 2 days of diving Saturday and Sunday diving from Ivy Lea to the US area wrecks near Alexandria Bay, NY, Departing from right across the street with Wayne Green and Thousand Island Pleasure Diving to Bolt Castle and then to the awesome wrecks in the area.

Technical and Recreational Diving activities will be permitted during this trip.  We will be offering Advanced Nitrox/Decompression Procedures Training this weekend.

Cost is only $350 including 2 days of 2 tank boat charters, loding Friday/Saturday with space for up to 16 divers.

Dates: 

May 31-June 2nd, 2019
October 18-20th, 2019

MEALS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

ALL DIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AND BRING A VALID PASSPORT OR NEXUS CARD. If you do not have one and you sign up for this trip and are denied entry to the US wrecks there will be no refunds.

To book your accommodations please contact our travel partner:
Kristen Mandziuk-Hardy, Travel Consultant
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kristen.hardy@fcatravel.ca
phone: 905-328-7851, fax: 905-984-2167
http://www.flightcentreassociates.com/KristenHardy
Flight Centre Associates
Head Office: 1 Dundas St W, Suite 200, Rm M, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3
1-416-368-4221 TICO#50016384

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Jun
8
Sat
2019
PADI Assistant Instructor Course @ Dan's Dive Shop
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Jun 8 @ 5:00 pm – Jun 30 @ 10:45 pm
PADI Assistant Instructor Course @ Dan's Dive Shop | Saint Catharines | Ontario | Canada

PADI Assistant Instructor Course

Our PADI Assistant Instructor Course is tailored around you working in the industry teaching discover scuba’s, assisting open water classes, co-teaching with one of our experienced instructors and getting you up to par for your Final Step, the PADI Instructor Course. By completing your A.I. course you can save time and money when you make the jump to Instructor by completing some of the prep work with us.

Those wishing to complete the academic portions of your PADI Assistant Instructor Course via the eLearning process may do so by joining our eLearning website click here.

Pre-requisite

PADI Divemaster 
100 dives (minimum)

Training Agency

PADI

Additional Details

Continue your path down the PADI Professional road with Dan’s as he personally takes you through the PADI Assistant Instructor Program. This Course is PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You’ll not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional but you’ll also start learning the PADI System of diver education.

As a PADI Assistant Instructor you will be able to:

  • Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
  • During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor
  • Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
  • Teach and certify PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor
  • Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
  • Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
  • Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
  • Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions
  • Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating

To Enroll in the A.I. Program you will need a:

  • PADI Divemaster rating, be at least 18 years old, Have a bare minimum of 60 logged dives, including Deep, Wreck, Night, Navigation Dives
  • Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months.

What will I do?

  • Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations under the supervision of one of our on staff PADI Staff Instructors
  • Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
  • Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
  • The course can vary from as little as three days to more than two weeks

All Candidates will need the following:

  • PADI Instructor Manual
  • Instructor Candidate Workbook
  • Open Water Lesson Planning Slate
  • Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
  • Open Water Aquatic Cue Cards
  • Confined Water Aquatic Cue Cards
  • The Law and the Diving Professional
  • The Business of Diving
  • The Best of The Undersea Journal
  • Log Book
  • Peak Performance Bouyancy Specialty Instructor Specialty Instructor Outline
  • Project AWARE Specialty Program Instructor Outline
  • Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
  • Open Water Diver Manual
  • Recreational Dive Planner, The Wheel and table, and Instructions for Use Booklets
  • Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
  • Adventures in Diving Manual
  • Rescue Diver Manual
  • Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
  • Divemaster Manual
  • Divemaster Final Exams Booklet

By Completing your PADI Assistant Instructor course with us you can save time and money when moving towards your PADI OWSI Instructor Development Course, as you will have successfully have completed some academic and watermanship skills crucial to the PADI OWSI Instructor Development Course, which will arm you with more tools to move forward.

Cost : $650.00 + HST.  Includes PADI eLearning Class, but Does NOT Include PADI AI Crewpak, which needs to be purchased in advance from DDS at a discounted rate.

Dates:  June 2019

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Jul
12
Fri
2019
Tobermory Dive Extravaganza 2019 @ Trails End Lodge
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Jul 12 @ 4:00 pm – Jul 14 @ 3:00 pm

Tobermory Dive Extravaganza with Dan’s Dive Shop

Join us in Canada’s Dive Capital for one of our most popular dive trips, the Tobermory Dive Extravaganza! Nestled in the Northern Bruce Peninsula, Tobermory is known as one of the most beautiful places in the world- above and below the water.

Explore Fathom 5 Marine Park and the many beautiful shipwrecks, rich walls and drop-offs that only Tobermory’s crystal clear deep blue waters can offer. Dan’s Dive Shop hosts dives for the Advanced Open Water Diver to Technical, Trimix or Rebreather diver on each of these trips.

Popular sites include but are not limited to: Arabia, Forest City, Dufferin Wall, Niagara 2, Grotto, James C. King, Philo Scoville, Wetmore, Bad Neighbour Rock, Flower Pot Island Wall and many more.

Included: 2 nights accommodations, 2 days of boat diving to some of Tobermory’s best known sites and some maybe not so well known, as well as a meal plan with continental breakfasts, bagged lunches and a bbq dinner (usually steaks the size of your head) Saturday night.

Students can complete their PADI Advanced Open Water Course, Dive Specialty Courses or request a course and we’ll see if we can fit a specialty class of your choosing in.

Join Us:

 July 12-14, 2019 at Trails End Lodge 

Sept 20-22, 2019 at Trails End Lodge

Boat dives begin Saturday morning. DDS divers will be there and diving from shore on the Friday so contact us if you would like to join the fun.

Cost is only $375+HST.

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To book your accommodations please contact our travel partner:
Kristen Mandziuk-Hardy, Travel Consultant
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kristen.hardy@fcatravel.ca
phone: 905-328-7851, fax: 905-984-2167
http://www.flightcentreassociates.com/KristenHardy
Flight Centre Associates
Head Office: 1 Dundas St W, Suite 200, Rm M, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3
1-416-368-4221 TICO#50016384

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Jul
20
Sat
2019
Dive Newfoundland Bell Island Shipwrecks, Humpbacks and more @ Ocean Quest Adventures
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Jul 20 @ 3:00 pm – Jul 27 @ 3:00 pm

Dive Newfoundland Bell Island Shipwrecks, Humpback Whales, Bell Island Mine and more!

Join us as we dive Newfoundland and the majestic Bell Island Shipwrecks, historic Bell Island Mine, Snorkel with migrant Humpback Whales and tour this beautiful area and as many of the beautiful topside attractions and Eastern Canadian landscape we can find as you travel in style with Dan’s Dive Shop and our friends at Ocean Quest.

Newfoundland is home to some impressive WWII shipwrecks that were sank by German U-Boat’s.  These time capsules feature some beautiful and colourful soft corals, while many of the original artifacts still are found throughout the wrecks for all to see while simultaneously boasting a lot of great history.  Take advantage while you’re there and lets get you up close and personal with Humpback Whales, Dolphins and more!  

DDS was so impressed with Newfoundland that we have booked it again!  Join us for a phenomenal week of diving with our friends at Ocean Quest Adventures as we dive some of the world’s best preserved wrecks. With five* days of diving, you’ll discover the secrets of all four of the famous Bell Island shipwrecks. Intact and upright on the bottom, over 400 ft long, and in virtually the same conditions as the day they were sunk by German U-boats in 1942, these wrecks are sure to have you coming back again.

Along with exploring the shipwrecks, this tour features seven nights’ accommodations, five days of diving (two dives a day), and includes tanks (2 x 80 cuft alum), air, on-boat lunches on dive days, and complimentary airport shuttle service. However, nitrox and equipment rentals are extra.

*There is a 5th day of humpback whale activities and hiking available instead of diving.  Upgrades available.

We may even have the option of exploring the Bell Island Mine again this year!  Must be fully certified NAUI Cave 2 Level Divers.  Check out the photos in the gallery from this epic dive trip!

We can honestly say this experience has been one of the best diving trips of our lives.  There’s a reason we keep going back and it’s partly because Rick and his staff continue to out do what they’ve done each previous year. When you dive Newfoundland you realize that this place is special and the diving is some of the best in the world.  It’s worth every penny of the cost and then some.

Opportunities to dive Empress of Ireland on the way home are available this year as well for those driving through Quebec on the way home.

2019 Rates

Recreational package: includes 2 Single AL80s, weights, air. $2299+NL tax

Nitrox Package $2499 Steel or Aluminum tanks and Nitrox.

Tech package: includes doubles or rebreather facilities, stage bottle, nitrox. $2699+NL tax.

Mine Quest Package: Includes doubles or rebreather supplies, stage bottle, nitrox, plus 3 dives in the Bell Island Mine and a night on the island $2899+NL Tax.

Ocean Quest is fully equipped with steel doubles, rebreather supplies, nitrox, oxygen and more.  Fly in or drive in, you won’t be disappointed.

Prices do not include flight, meals, spa facilities.

To book your trip please contact our travel partner: 

Dive Travel

Kristen Mandziuk-Hardy, Travel Consultant  
kristen.hardy@fcatravel.ca
phone: 905-328-7851, fax: 905-984-2167
http://www.flightcentreassociates.com/KristenHardy
Flight Centre Associates
Head Office: 1 Dundas St W, Suite 200, Rm M, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3
1-416-368-4221 TICO#50016384

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Aug
23
Fri
2019
Dive Picton DDS Wreck Diving Adventures 2019 @ Waupoos Marina
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Aug 23 @ 4:00 pm – Aug 25 @ 3:00 pm

Dive Picton DDS Wreck Diving Adventures 2019

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Tech 1 students exploring the shipwreck Katie Eccles in 100′ with Instructor Matt Mandziuk and TSL Grace Marquez
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Tech 1 students working on valve shutdowns near the lake bottom of Lake Ontario.

Dive Picton DDS Wreck Diving Adventures 2019 brings you some of our most beloved and enjoyed dive trips ever, as we embark on a magical weekend diving the best shipwrecks in the greater Picton, Point Traverse, Kingston area.

Nothing brings a dive group together quite as much world class diving and adventure, so we will be offering 2 nights of shared lodging in a back country lodge (similar lay out to our Tobermory Dive Extravaganza), with a great selection of wreck diving and fun!

Trip will include 2 days of morning 2 tank boat dives on some of the best wrecks in the area. Depths range from 80-105′.

PADI Advanced Open Water Certification dives are available on this trip as well for those wishing to complete deep, wreck and boat Adventure dives.

Picton offers some of the most beautiful diving of anywhere in the country.  Pristine shipwrecks in crystal clear Lake Ontario water with many artifacts ideal for a photo opportunity, some light penetration and much more.

We will have kitchen facilities, great dining and attractions nearby. We are looking at the possibility of a meal plan, but at this time it’s undecided.

Minimum level of certification would be a diver enrolled in their PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course.  More advanced, deep or technical divers are free to join in on the diving and complete a reasonable dive profile within their training and limitations as well.

Cost is estimated at only $375+HST.  Includes lodging and boat charters.

Rentals, gas fills, rentals, food additional, Waupoos Marina parking $10/day.  

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Oct
27
Sun
2019
Great White Shark Diving with Nautilus Belle Amie
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Oct 27 @ 5:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 5:00 pm

Great White Shark Diving with Nautilus Belle Amie

Join DDS as we host one of our favourite dive trips…Great White Shark Diving with Nautilus Belle Amie. 

Have you ever seen a shark in the wild?  Have you ever wanted to see them up close and personal?  Great White sharks are one of the most fascinating fish in the sea and hands down the most misunderstood.  See them in their natural habitat as they swim, breech and feast on tuna and maybe even an elephant seal or two.

Diving with sharks is something many people dream about and in 2011 our dream came true the first time as we hosted 2 amazing trips to Guadalupe.  History repeated itself again in 2013 and 2015 and now in 2019  we hope to return to one of our favourite and most spiritual places.

Great white shark encounters at Guadalupe Island are nothing short of spectacular. Guadalupe feels like a remote outpost at the end of the earth but is actually incredibly easy to get to. Our trips meet in San Diego, California with coach transfers to Ensenada, Mexico. It’s the best destination in the world for calm, clear water and a consistently high probability of multiple shark encounters per day in a pair of 30′ submersible underwater cages which allows us to capture breathtaking photos and videos from a different vantage point than just diving from a surface cage.

The sheer number of animals in the bay we dive is jaw-dropping and utterly amazing. We see great whites nearly every series of dives. The bay itself is home to 228 recognized individuals ranging from 12 to over 20 feet long! At times, we have seen as many as nine sharks on one dive—and that’s because Guadalupe is just the sort of place where magic regularly happens in the water.

This once in a lifetime trip offers the largest concentration of Great White Sharks in one place anywhere in the world.

Even the island itself, 180 miles from the Mexico coastline, seems magical. The coast of Guadalupe is 25 miles of rocky cliffs, but above this is dense forest, giving it the feel of an exotic, South Pacific destination. You can expect between 100 and 150 feet of visibility. We can literally see the sharks come in from beyond the anchor line. Nothing but clear, cobalt blue water.

Moreover, this experience isn’t limited to advanced divers. You don’t need to be a certified scuba diver to join us, although we recommend you take a Discover Scuba Diving course prior to your trip, and possess a strong in-water comfort.

All certified divers will have the opportunity for a minimum of three dives per day in the submersible cages—and your trip includes the opportunity for unlimited time in the surface cages. Divemasters are in the water during every submersible-cage dive to ensure your safety. Note that the surface cages open at 6:30 a.m., and diving in the submersible cages begins at 8 a.m. Both are available until dusk.

Our conservation efforts also continue at night when we kick back in the salon and identify who we spent the day with. And should you realize that you hung out with a great white shark not yet catalogued, yes, the naming rights are all yours.  

Tick this amazing trip off your diving bucket list and sign up now.

We are now taking reservations for October 27 – November 1, 2019. A deposit of 25% of the trip price is required to hold your spot and is due immediately.

Triple State Room $2795* US (SOLD OUT)
Double State Room $3095*US
Superior Suite $3595* US
*All prices subject to 5% Mexican VAT
$65US Port Fee to be paid on board.
3% credit card processing fee.
Flight to San Diego not included. All meals aboard included.

If you would like to sign up please return our Trip Reservation Form and deposit. Deposits are $950 CAN for the Triple Room, $1055 CAN for the Double Room and $1225 for the Superior Suite.Please note there is limited spots available in the Triple State Room.

Payment schedule is as follows:

  • 25% due November 2017
  • 20% due May 2018
  • 20% due November 2018
  • 20% due May 2019
  • 15% Balance due 90 days prior to departure

Deposit are refundable (minus $100US) up until 18 months prior to the trips departure. Cancellation policy if less than 18 months before departure is as follows:

  • 18 – 9 months prior to departure, 10% of the trip price is forfeit
  • 9 – 6 months prior to departure, 20% of the trip price is forfeit
  • 6 – 2 months prior to departure, 40% of the trip price is forfeit
  • 60 days or less prior to departure, 100% of the trip price is forfeit

Not included: Flight, Gratuity

Financing is available for this trip.

A 20% non refundable deposit is due upon signup.

SIGN UP NOW! You may even have good fortune if you see a great white shark pooping…..

To book your accommodations please contact our travel partner:
Kristen Mandziuk-Hardy, Travel Consultant
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kristen.hardy@fcatravel.ca
phone: 905-328-7851, fax: 905-984-2167
http://www.flightcentreassociates.com/KristenHardy
Flight Centre Associates
Head Office: 1 Dundas St W, Suite 200, Rm M, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3
1-416-368-4221 TICO#50016384

 

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Nov
16
Sat
2019
Bahamas Liveaboard Dive Trip @ Nassau, Bahamas
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Nov 16 @ 12:00 pm – Nov 22 @ 9:00 am

Bahamas Liveaboard Dive Trip with DDS and Blackbeards Cruises 

Join us for a fun and exciting Bahamas Liveaboard Dive Trip with DDS and Blackbeards Cruises.   Dive the Exumas,  Andros and many other spots as we sail around the beautiful Bahamas.  Dive some of the best and most remote dive sites around aboard Blackbeards Cruises.

We’ll be shark diving, wall diving, drift diving, night diving and maybe even diving the blue hole!

This is an experience you don’t want to miss as DDS staff and instructors will be on hand to help you achieve some new specialities, improve your confidence and help you complete more advanced training if you haven’t completed anything above open water certification.

Trip cost is only $995us +$125us Port Tax.  Includes up to 19 dives, meals, alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks.  Sign up today and we’ll even include a series of memories that you will never forget at no extra cost!

Gratuities and Airfare are NOT included.

Sign up today for the most fun you’ll have on the open sea!  Reefs, Fishing, wildlife and DDS Divers!  It doesn’t get any better than this.

November 16 – 22, 2019  Does not include airfare, please feel free to ask us for an airfare quote.

To book please contact our travel partner:

Kristen Mandziuk-Hardy, Travel ConsultantFCA.logo
kristen.hardy@fcatravel.ca
phone: 905-328-7851, fax: 905-984-2167
http://www.flightcentreassociates.com/KristenHardy
Flight Centre Associates
Head Office: 1 Dundas St W, Suite 200, Rm M, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3
1-416-368-4221 TICO#50016384

 

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May
2
Sat
2020
Dive Bikini Atoll @ Bikini Atoll
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May 2 @ 9:00 am – May 13 @ 6:45 pm

Dive Bikini Atoll with DDS in 2020!

Have you ever wanted to dive the best shipwrecks in the world?  Dive Bikini Atoll with DDS in 2020 and you’ll see some of them!  2 years from the posting of this event we embarked on a magical trip to Truk Lagoon and had the dream trip, only to ask ourselves how could we top Truk?  Well we instantly thought Bikini Atoll, so after missing the chance to book it for 2019, we jumped at a chance to do 2020 and you should too!

The trip will run from May 2 – 13, 2020.

Cost is only $7245US.  A $500US deposit is required to hold your spot.

Payment schedule:

November 2017 $600US

May 2018 $600US

November 2018 $1500US

April 2019 $1500US

November 2019 $1500US

Final Balance $1545US due date TBD

Please Note a 3% credit card fee will be charged on any credit card transaction. 

There is a $500US port tax due day of departure cash.  

Fills, rentals, sorb are not included in cost of the trip. 

Book Early and Book Now for this amazing trip!  If you’ve missed the first deposit you can add it to the next deposit and get on schedule with payment.

Some divers have expressed interest in a stop over in Truk Lagoon.  We are able to make arrangements for this opportunity happily as we are very excited to dive Truk Lagoon again as well and revisit the remnants of Operation Halestone and the Japanese fleet.

We highly recommend Divers Alert Network Travel Insurance and Trip Cancellation Insurance as all spaces are non-refundable.

Bikini Atoll is located in the Marshall Islands in Micronesia.  This area is home to some of the biggest and best shipwrecks you’ll ever see.  Pristine ships that were retired from war service and were sunk during atomic bomb testing in 1946 as part of  Operation Crossroads where they were evaluating the effectiveness of these weapons against battle ships.

Below is a list of ships courtesy of Wikipedia:

  • USS Saratoga (CV-3) – aircraft carrier
  • USS Arkansas (BB-33) – battleship
  • USS Gilliam (APA-57) – attack transport
  • USS Carlisle (APA-69) – attack transport
  • USS Lamson (DD-367) – destroyer
  • USS Anderson (DD-411) – destroyer
  • USS Apogon (SS-308) – submarine
  • USS Pilotfish (SS-386) – submarine
  • Japanese battleship Nagato – battleship
  • Japanese cruiser Sakawa – light cruiser

After the Second World War, the USA collected a ‘mock’ naval fleet for the purpose of testing the impact of different atomic bombs on a large fleet. These nuclear bomb tests were performed in several remote locations in the South Pacific Ocean, known as the Pacific Proving Grounds. Bikini Atoll was appointed one of the designated testing areas within the Marshall Islands. Between 1946 and 1958, not less than 23 atomic bombs were tested at Bikini Atoll, which resulted in a unique selection of shipwrecks from the US, Germany and Japan consisting of war battleships, cruisers, and an aircraft carrier.


More than 60 years later, the shipwrecks remain equally as impressive while they have become home to many kinds of corals and fish species. As a result, Bikini Atoll has become the ultimate wreck diving for the true fans! This exclusive and unparalleled diving destination is undisputedly ranked first on any serious wreck & technical divers’ bucket list. This is well justified; nowhere else on earth you will be able to dive into such a unique collection of historic battleships, cruisers, as well as the world famous USS Saratoga aircraft carrier with its 270m (888ft.) flight deck. For this reason, Bikini Atoll was declared the first UNESCO World Heritage site for the Marshall Islands archipelago in 2010.


Exclusivity guaranteed when you Dive Bikini Atoll the charter is cut to a maximum of 11 guests over 10 or 11 nights per cruise. The Truk Master will offer on those itineraries a choice of 6 a/c en-suite single, double or twin bed cabins on the lower deck and main deck. The yacht has a dedicated camera set-up and charging station with plenty of additional storage for all your extra lenses, strobes and batteries.

Communal relaxation areas are split between the middle and upper decks comprising of a spacious indoor dining area, lounge bar with comfortable bench seating and plasma screen, shaded outdoor seating area and a sun deck.


Tech divers will find on board all the latest technical diving facilities and equipment to explore these ultimate wrecks at leisure when you dive Bikini Atoll with DDS:

  • Deco bar for stage/deco stops under M/V Truk Master
  • Booster pump for gas blending & rebreather tank fills
  • Manifold twin-tanks (DIN & Intl. available)
  • MKVI filters (upon request)
  • Sofnolime for rebreathers – Dependent on Use
  • Rebreather tanks
  • 12l Deco stage tanks (band, sling & clips) – 40cuft/80cuft stage/bailout cylinders
  • Oxygen
  • Helium

Most wrecks in Bikini Atoll are located beyond recreational diving maximum depths; therefore technical diving skills and wreck experience are required, which is perfect, as DDS offers the most progressive, modern, comprehensive and challenging technical diving courses in the business.

For questions and booking, please contact our travel partner:
Fly and Sea Dive Adventures
8528 123 St.
Surrey, BC
1-888-995-3483, diving@flyandsea.com

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