Scuba Department

Sports Unlimited will arrange a trip to Bonaire on July 10th through July 18th, 2021. We will stay at Captain Don’s Habitat which is one of the most famous and respected resorts on Bonaire. We have stayed at this resort numerous times and have found it to be our favorite location for all-around diving and general relaxation in the Caribbean area. The general price breakdown is not finalized but this is what we have now:

1. 7 days and 8 nights in an ocean view room
2. Round trip air from Gulfport
3. 6 days with 10, 1tank dives (additional boat dives can be added)
4. Unlimited shore diving
5. Nitrox on the boat dives
6. Airport transfers and all taxes
7. Add $136.00 per person for breakfast

We have reserved a total of 14 double rooms and 3 two-bedroom, two-bath, bungalows. The base cost will be approximately $2,000.00 per person for the Deluxe ocean view rooms, which includes airport transfers, Wi-Fi, hotel taxes and service charges,6 days of boat diving for a total of 10, 1 tank dives, nitrox for the boat dives, and unlimited air for shore dives. The two-bedroom bungalows will be approximately $1,750.00 per person. Some of the extras are breakfast for $136.00, and a 7^th day of 2 tank boat dives $76.00.

A quick math solution will show you we have a total of 40 sports reserved, BUT we can get only get air for the first 24 people for these prices with the cost going up by $35.00 for the next 11 airs. That only gives us 35 total seats for air from Gulfport. The last 5 people will have to fly either earlier or later. There are no rooms of any type remaining at the resort so we cannot get any more at this time after these are gone.

• 02/24/2021: this trip should go with minimal problems as Bonaire is now open and accepting visitors and are requiring only a negative COVID test to enter. We were sold out on this trip but with the new July dates, we were able to get two additional rooms and air from Gulfport.

We have officially booked the Phillippines dive trip for 2021. The trip will be from October 26 to November 8, 2021. To get the best diving, we will be staying at two different resorts for six days at each resort. The resorts are the Magic Island Dive Resort on Cebu and the Magic Oceans on Bohol. The web site is www.magicresorts.online . The cost of the trip will be approximately $3,000.00 plus air.

What is included is:

• 6 nights at the Magic Island Resort Cebu w/ 2 per superior deluxe cottage w/ac.
• 6 nights at the Magic Oceans Resort Bohol w/2 per superior deluxe cottage w/ac.
• All meals
• Wifi
• 10 days of unlimited boat diving and house reef diving
• Transfers to/from airports and business class pre-arranged ferry tickets
• Hotel taxes

Not included:

• Nitrox-$28.00 per day
• Side tours (we will give you a list of all additional tours and special dive trips)

As of now, the air travel will be from Gulfport to Los Angeles to Manila to Cebu. Magic Island is a small resort with only 10 rooms, so it is imperative we get our deposits in immediately. We will need $200.00 per person immediately, another $300.00 on December 12 and a third $300.00 on February 12.

The balance will be due on July 1. It is still way too far out to worry about air, but the approximately cost will be $1,600.00 for coach and $6,700.00 for first class. I have included some information that may be useful. The transfers from airport to resort and from resort to resort are a little confusing, but to my best ability, we travel from Cebu airport to Magic Island by private bus (3 hours) and then from Magic Island to Magic Oceans by private boat.

• 02/24/2021 Update: this trip was sold out but because of the date change from 2020 to 2021, we have a few divers that cannot make the new dates in 2021 and we can use their spaces.

Cayman Island trip has been rescheduled and rescheduled and is now set for May 21st thru June 2nd, 2022. Again, sold out, but a few people have elected not to commit this far in advance and I can use their spaces.