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Pro Dive International announce show specials for Scuba Show Long Beach
Head to Booth #104 at Scuba Show Long Beach from 6th and 7th May 2017 to take advantage of some great show specials from leading dive operator Pro Dive International. Enter the competition to win a dive vacation for two in Cozumel and benefit from a selection of special offers and group deals for your next dive vacation in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
1. FREE DIVES
Cozumel: Buy 5 x 2-tank, Get 1 x 2-tank free
Riviera Maya & Dominican Republic: Buy 5 tanks, Get 2 free
*not combinable with group deals below
Book by May 27, 2017
2. OPENING SPECIAL – 15% off diving product
Grand opening of Pro Dive International’s new location at Catalonia Gran Dominicus/ Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.
Book by May 27, 2017. Valid for stay within 2017.
3. GROUP DEALS
– Every 6th person dives free in Mexico and Dominican Republic (equipment included)
Travel Window: September & October 2017 & 2018
– Every 8th person stays and dives free at all Allegro and Occidental Resorts
Travel Window: Aug 15 – Dec 22, 2017
– Every 8th person stays and dives free at Occidental Cozumel
Travel Window: Apr 16 – Dec 22, 2017
Only combinable with spring special rates. Book by May 30th
– Pay 5 rooms, get 1 room free including diving for 6th room at Dreams Puerto Aventuras
Travel Window: Aug 19 – Dec 22, 2017
4. UP TO 50% OFF HOTEL RATES
5. PRIZE DRAW
Visit Pro Dive International at Booth #104 to participate in the Prize Draw to win a dive vacation for two at Allegro Cozumel/ Mexico, as well as Yucatan Explorer dive packages.
6. SHARKSCHOOL – Christmas Edition US$180 OFF
Spend Christmas among sharks!
For more info see: SHARKSCHOOL Riviera Maya 2017
Dates: Dec 18-24, 2017
7. NAUTILUS EXPLORER SOCORRO & GUADALUPE
Get US$1,000 off all trips to Socorro & Guadalupe in 2017.
Book by May 14, 2017
8. 10% OFF IDC Mexico
Pro Dive International runs a full 2-week development program including two days of prep, and includes special workshops on complex skills such as lift-bag exercises, CESA, descent skills and conduction of DSD’s; and with many specialties, one-on-one counseling in all programs, cenotes and Cozumel fun dives, side-mount diving introduction and lots more included at no additional cost.
Book by May 31, 2017
9. DOOR PRIZES!
Free Nitrox (Mexico)
*Terms & Conditions apply. Rooms subject to availability. Free rooms based on double occupancy. Deals above are not combinable with each other and other promotions. Excluding flights, transfers and equipment.
Renowned for excellent quality in providing first class adventures including diving in the CENOTES, with BULL SHARKS, at WRECKS & FAMOUS WALLS at COZUMEL, SAONA, CATALINA islands and CAYO LEVANTADO, as well as Safaris with WHALE SHARKS, SAILFISH & HUMPBACK WHALES, Pro Dive International, founded in 2003, is the official onsite water sports service provider for several 4-5* RESORTS along the RIVIERA MAYA & COZUMEL/ MEXICO, and in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
Everything under one roof, PRO DIVE INTERNATIONAL´s head office in Playa del Carmen/ Mexico features a multilingual reservations team taking direct bookings for diving, hotel accommodation, the VIP stay & dive concept ULTIMATE DIVE EXPERIENCE at Allegro Cozumel (unique in the Caribbean!), liveaboard options in collaboration with AGGRESSOR FLEET/ SILVER BANK and NAUTILUS EXPLORER/ SOCORRO & GUADALUPE ISLANDS, transfers and cultural tours, and more. They also provide services to international dive travel agencies, an equipment maintenance department, an excursions team and their own competitive transportation system available to provide airport and hotel shuttles.
For more information, visit Pro Dive International’s website www.prodiveinternational.com, or enquire by email at info@prodiveinternational.com.
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For their GoPro programs, contact info@idcmexico.com, visit www.idcmexico.com, or check out their Facebook page @prodivemexicoacademy
Blogs
TRAVEL BLOG: Jeff Goodman Dives SOMABAY, Part 2
Day three of my trip to Somabay and we were spending the day on the Lady Christina and diving on the wreck of the Salem Express.
Diving wrecks for me is always one of mixed emotions. The excitement of diving a wreck is more than often tempered by the thought of loss of life when she sank. The Salem Express was a passenger ship and a roll-on/roll-off ferry travelling from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Safaga, Egypt. Most passengers were of poor class travelling home from their holidays while around 150 people were returning home from their pilgrimage to Mecca.
The ship struck a reef and sank within 20 minutes. Passengers were trapped below deck and the ship was filled with fear and panic.
The wreck area is strewn with personal belongings from the crew and passengers such as a transistor radio and a flat iron for clothes. A diver at sometime has put them in a prominent place to be seen.
Tragically only one life boat was launched while the others went down with the ship. More than 600 men, women and children lost their lives here.
It’s a stark reminder that the sea can be unforgiving and so when we dive on such wrecks we should do so with humble regard.
Returning to the surface, shoals of fish are gathered under our boat and seem to be welcoming us back into the light.
Back at the Breakers I sat in the dining area with a beer and a very good meal while my thoughts still remained with the day’s dive on the Salem Express.
Check in for part 3 tomorrow for Jeff’s last day of diving with Somabay on the off-shore reefs looking for turtles.
Book your next Red Sea dive adventure with SOMABAY! For more information, visit www.somabay.com.
Stay at the Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge when you visit! For more information, visit www.thebreakers-somabay.com.
Find out more about ORCA Dive Clubs at SOMABAY at www.orca-diveclubs.com/en/soma-bay-en.
Blogs
TRAVEL BLOG: Jeff Goodman Dives SOMABAY, Part 1
For a week at the end of February I was invited to sample the diving with Orca Dive Club based at the Breakers Diving and Surfing Lodge by courtesy of SOMABAY.
Somabay covers an entire peninsula and is home to several resorts as well as residential compounds. Somabay caters for scuba diving as well as many other sports, including windsurfing, golf, sailing, go-carting, horse riding and many other activities.
All the activities are of a world-class standard and any or all of these can be booked directly from The Breakers.
I took Easyjet from Bristol (UK) to Hurghada. Easyjet are not by any means my favourite airline but the flight was cheap and direct (except for the surprise extra £48 I was charged at the gate for my carry-on bag).
I was met at Hurghada airport by a driver and car and taken to the Breakers 28 miles (45Kilomaters) south along the coast. Once at the hotel I was too late for an evening meal and so a basic meal was delivered to my room. That and a beer from the fridge and I was fast asleep.
Early the next morning after breakfast I arrived for my rep meeting at the Orca Dive Center for 8.00am. I was immediately made to feel welcome, and after brief introductions I got some dive gear from the store, had a chat with my dive guide Mohamed and got ready to try the house reef situated at the end of a very long wooded pier where all diving gear and divers are taken out by buggies.
Once at the end of the pier, a helping hand from staff makes sure your gear is set and then it’s a short walk to the very end where you can either climb down a ladder of simply jump in the water next to the reef. The house reef extends both north and south giving a very easy and safe dive with plenty to see. At this time of the year the water temperature was a constant 22 degrees Centigrade and there was little or no current, so there were no issues in swimming back to the pier.
Quite a few divers were in dry or semi-dry suits, but being from the UK and used to the cold I found a 3mm wetsuit with a 3mm neoprene vest quite comfortable. Even after 50 years of diving I still find that first dive of a trip slightly nerving until I am actually underwater and then all becomes relaxed and I ease into auto diving mode. There was plenty to see with many of the Red Sea favourites along the way.
After the dive and a buggy ride back to the hotel for a very good buffet lunch I was back in the water, once again on the house reef for an afternoon dive.
Check in for part 2 tomorrow when Jeff gets on a day boat and dives a few of the off-shore reefs.
Book your next Red Sea dive adventure with SOMABAY! For more information, visit www.somabay.com.
Stay at the Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge when you visit! For more information, visit www.thebreakers-somabay.com.
Find out more about ORCA Dive Clubs at SOMABAY at www.orca-diveclubs.com/en/soma-bay-en.
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