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[WreckWench]

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PHILIPPINES, April 24-May 1, 2016 

 

 

PRICING:

• Poolside D/O = 4 spaces: $1263 full price OR $1225 cash discounted price
• Poolside S/O = 2 spaces: $1601 full price OR $1553 cash discounted price
• Ocean View D/O = 4 spaces: $1345 full price OR $1301 cash discounted price 
• Ocean View S/O = 2 spaces: $1742 full price OR $1689 cash discounted price

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• All of the above rates are inclusive of tax i.e. included in the pkg price (currently at 12% VAT).
• 7 nights at the beautiful El Galleon Dive Resort in Puerto Galera
• Unlimited day diving up to 4 boat day dives per day (w/ tank, w-belt, boat, and guide)
• Breakfast served daily from 6:30 – 9:00
• Lunch served daily from 12:00 – 14:30
• Dinner served daily from 18:00 – 22:00
• Includes taxes & Service charges per person
• SD T-Shirt commemorating the trip
• Air fills, tanks, lead and weight belt
• Gear Lockers for your gear and LOTS of hanging space for your wetsuits/skins
• Welcome Beverage upon arrival & group orientation meeting after last group of divers arrive 

NOT INCLUDED:

• Airfare to Philippines(MNL).
• R/T Airport-Hotel transfers:(* See details below)
• Nitrox: Week package = $69 or $66 cash discounted price
• Nitrox for additional dives/per tank: $8 or $7 cash discounted price
• Additional Day dives/each: $36 or $34 cash discounted price
• Additional Day dives with rental gear/each: $44 or $42 cash discounted price
• Night Dive: $13 or $12 cash discounted price
• Optional island tours and spa services
• Rental gear, instruction and retail charges
• Resort and Dive Crew gratuities
• Trip cancellation insurance - MANDATORY

* Transfers are based upon how many people are in a van. Each van can take up to 6 people. Therefore arriving a day early or departing a day later will be very expensive unless you have several people sharing the same arrival and/or departure times. SD.com will help consolidate people based up when they sign up into shared vans for the transfers.

 

Transfers:
Package does not include transfers to and from the resort. Transfer from Manila airport or hotel to El
Galleon Dive Resort return. The land transfer will take around 2 hours and the boat approx. 1 hour.

1-6 persons $320.00 ...so as little as $53.40 or as much as $320 one way.
7-12 persons $480.00... so as little as $40 per person or as much as $68.60 per person one way.
13-24 person $960.00 ...so as little as $40 per person or as much as $73.75 per person one way.

 

 

DISCOUNTS:

• Early Pay in Full Discount:  Pay in Full by Feb 14, 2016 and take $75 OFF on any D/O package (use Coupon Code: MNL75) OR take $100 OFF any S/O package (use Coupon Code: MNL100)
• Active Military Discount: $25
• Membership Discount #1: Save $75 by getting your trip docs (SD waiver, survey, ins statement, EV boat waiver) submitted within 21 days.
• Membership Discount #2: Get a $25 rebate after the trip by submitting for your premier membership bonus within 30 days after the trip.

 

 

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*all prices per person, cash option requires selecting e-check at final checkout 
**cash price is the same as the cash price in the forums, new accounting regulations change the way the 3% non-cash convenience fee is applied.

 

 

VERY IMPORTANT LINKS:

• Click HERE for Full Trip Details in our New Booking System & Integrated Payment & Document Portal
• To see who is on this trip click HERE or check the 3rd post of this topic/thread.
• To see how to sign up and get regular trip updates click HERE or check the 2nd post of this topic/thread.
• To Register as a basic member and/or upgrade to PREMIER member or above please click HERE

 

REMEMBER...ALL TRIP GOERS NEED TO BE PREMIER MEMBERS OR ABOVE TO JOIN OUR AMAZING DIVE CLUB TRIPS!!!   Email admin@singledivers.com for help in registering or upgrading if needed! Email trips@singledivers.com for help regarding the trip itself!

[WreckWench]

Welcome to the PHILIPPINES Trip Details and Booking/Sign Up thread/topic. Below you'll find the 5 easy steps for signing up for one of our trips and the link to our new booking system which will capture your booking requirements correctly. Since others can not see what you've signed up for in the new system we summarize who's going and what they are doing in the 3rd post of this topic. Just look below this post and you'll see it. Let us know if you need any help signing up via trips@singledivers.com or charlies@singledivers.com or kamala@singledivers.com. Otherwise come and join us diving in the PHILIPPINES!...Hope to see you there!!!

How to Sign Up for A SingleDivers.com Trip in 5 Easy Steps:

Step 1. Register as a Premier Member:
A. Are you new and have not registered on the site yet? Then think of a fun screen name click HERE for ideas and then register HERE. Follow the prompts and choose the 'premier member' option or above in this process and you'll be done.

B. Currently a basic member? Then simply upgrade to premier by clicking on the MEMBERSHIP TAB along the top of the forums HERE and following the prompts for payment.

Step 2: Sign Up and Pay for the trip
We use a cutting edge e-commerce site developed especially for dive trips to book spots on our award winning dive vacations. You can sign up for either a double or single occupancy room (and sometimes other choices) and choose to pay the deposit or the full amount. If you choose to pay with your checking account you will receive a CASH DISCOUNT for paying with cash. Otherwise the price listed includes the credit card fees. (This is a change from our old system which priced trips at the next cash discount and you paid the cc fee if you used a credit card.). To find the lowest price look for all pricing marked in RED with the words CASH.  NOTE: The cash discount is applied at check out AFTER you choose the e-check option.

 

a. To sign up from the forums:  Click on the purple BOOK NOW button across the top of the forums or click HERE.  Be sure you are logged in and then choose the trip you want by clicking on the name or the picture for full details. Then click on BOOK NOW when you are ready to add items to your shopping cart. To return to THIS THREAD/TOPIC in the forums simply click on the blue FORUM THREAD box. 

 

b. To sign up from the new website:  Click on www.singledivers.com then under TRIPS click on UPCOMING TRIPS. Be sure you are logged in and then choose the trip you want by clicking on the name or the picture for full details. Then click on BOOK NOW when you are ready to add items to your shopping cart. To return to THIS THREAD/TOPIC in the forums simply click on the blue FORUM THREAD box.

 

c. Choose either the trip dep or full amount and add to your shopping cart by clicking the radial dial next to the option you want, verifying the inventory is there below the item and then clicking ADD TO CART . You can also add any add-on's that you would like but they must be paid in full when added to your cart. ONLY the trip can be financed for free via our booking system.

 

d. Once you have added the trip pkg you want, chosen Deposit or Full trip amount, applied any discounts that apply to you, then clicked on ADD TO CART in the blue box, it will show you your cart and if something is not right click on the x to remove it. Once you are ready to pay click on CHECK OUT box under the summary of what your charges are so far. Review your cart and if its correct click on FINISH unless you wish to keep shopping.

 

e. Now proceed to the payment options. We accept MC or Visa as well as payments via a one time ACH payment from your checking account. NOTE: Cash discounts will be applied when you click on e-check and proceed to check out. 

HOW TO USE THE PAYMENT SYSTEM:

 

Please click HERE for step by step directions on how to pay for extras, make progress payments, or other trip related payments.

 

NOTE: You will be able to see your payments online 24/7 by clicking on MY TRIPS under Trips in the main menu and then clicking on MY PAYMENTS in the upper right.

 

 

Step 3: Post in the trip thread/topic that you are joining us:

Want to express intent in joining one of our trips? Ideally this is done in the trip details topic which is called a "thread" in the forums we use. In other words THIS TOPIC YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING. Let our volunteers help you learn the booking process if you have any questions as its critical to all of our 'back and forth' communications. (It can also be done via email and we'll "post" your intent for you in the trip topic/thread if you absolutely can't post it yourself.)

Want to let us know you just signed up to join us? Please post that you have signed up and are joining us. This helps to keep the thread/topic alive as well as encourage new members to ask questions that they may have. This also shows that the trip is alive and well and people are going on it. If you don't make a post we'll post for you to welcome you to the trip and to summarize what you have signed up for. We will THEN summarize all of this in the 3rd post of the trip topic/thread so everyone can see who is doing what!

Step 4: Trip Documents...Where to find them and what to fill out and why:
The trip documents are needed for rooming, diving, understanding your preferences, as well as helping us help you in the case of an emergency etc. They are required to be COMPLETED ONLINE as soon as you complete your order or within 21 days of signing up for a trip (the only exception is your airline info unless you already know what your flights are) or if you need more time we'll add a $75 document fee to your invoice. They must be returned within 3 days if you are signing up within 45 days of departure.  

 

To find the trip docs online (we no longer accept our old paper docs except for refunds, rebates, cc auth forms etc.) go to www.singledivers.com, click on MY TRIPS under Trips in the main menu and then click on the trip you want if you are signed up for more than one trip and it will tell you which docs need to be completed and which are finished. Click on the document name and it will open and fill it out. NOTE: Once you do your docs in our system once they will be resident you for the next time your travel with us to update and resubmit. You will need to upload some of the information we need but our *upload* tool is very easy to use. If all else fails you can email the docs that need to be uploaded to trips@singledivers.com or fax to 888-480-0906.

Step 5: ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS...
Its a two way street...here's how we tell each other what we need:
We use several tools to keep EVERYONE on a trip updated. They are vitally important for you to monitor and stay apprised of. They are as follows:

A. The "Welcome to the Trip" PM (private message) which is sent to as soon as you sign up for the trip. You can not receive these unless you are a Premier member or above. As soon as you either pay or show interest in the trip thread/topic we'll send you this PM. It has helpful info about signing up for the trip and will be used THROUGHOUT the pre-trip process to keep you updated on critical things regarding your trip with us.

B. The 1st & 3rd & 4th 'posts' in this trip thread (the first has the trip details in it) will contain summarized updates so you don't have to follow every post in the original trip thread. PLEASE monitor these for IMPORTANT UPDATES that affect your trip.

C. The Special Discussion Forums -(THIS MAY BE PHASED OUT in lieu of using the TRIP PM  & open forum topics....monitor the TRIP PM for all main updates. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY BACK TO THE TRIP PM AS EVERYONE GETS YOUR REPLY.) They are private forums that open up approx 30-60 days before a trip and they are FILLED WITH HELPFUL INFORMATION you need for your trip like how the transfer work, money/tipping issues, who's doing what extra tours or diving, etc. We also use these forums to discuss PRIVATE matters such as exchanging celfone numbers so you can meet up at the airport together etc. ONLY members on the trip have access to these private trip discussion forums. Since they are password protected you will receive the special password for the private forum via the TRIP PM.

And that's it. If you need help feel free to email trips@singledivers.com or charlies@singledivers.com or kamala@singledivers.com and one of us will help you!

[WreckWench]

WHO'S GOING & AVAILABILITY UPDATE:

Booking Summary:
 

• Pool View Room = 2 rooms D/O = 4 spaces - 3 = 1 AVAILABLE
• Pool View Room = 2 rooms S/O = 2 spaces - 1 = 1 AVAILABLE
• Ocean View Room = 2 rooms D/O = 4 spaces = 4 AVAILABLE
• Ocean View Room = 2 rooms S/O = 2 spaces - 1 = 1 AVAILABLE  

 

SUMMARY OF WHO IS GOING:

1. Kamala aka WreckWench - Pool View D/O
2. Debra aka deb4diving - Pool View S/O

3. Shelly aka SassyLilCutie - Pool View D/O

4. Denise aka SunnyDiver - Ocean View S/O

5. PinkMedic16 - Pool View D/O - IN PROCESS OF SIGNING UP

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Booking Templates are now obsolete with our NEW BOOKING SYSTEM! You can now make Deposits, partial or full trip payments, purchase add-ons all on our NEW Home Page under the TRIPS Tab. (Plus you can REVIEW what you have purchased using TRIPS -> MY TRIPS and selecting specific trips you have booked from the dropdown list!)    

Edited by WreckWench, 19 March 2016 - 08:20 AM.

[WreckWench]

Hey gang.... come join me in the AMAZING PHILIPPINES!!!  

 

p.s. Remember we use this thread/topic as a way to communicate and ask/answer questions. We use the new booking system HERE to sign up.

[Sqbagal]

  to the Philippines trip!!! Debra & Shelly!

[WreckWench]

Welcome to the trip Debbie and Shelly!

[deb4diving]

I just paid my balance.  I should have received $100 off because I paid it off before 2/14. It made me pay the complete balance?

Now says I have a -$1 balance???

[Sqbagal]

  Denise aka SunnyDiver!!

[deb4diving]

Kamala

I just renewed my premiere membership, can you send me the PM for the special forum for this trip, thanks

[deb4diving]

Kamala,

OK, the extras I paid for yesterday went to my old email again. Can you fix it because I do not always check it. thanks in advance.

[pinkmedic16]

I'm interested in possibly making this my first SD trip ( hoping to get the time off work), how many are in so far and is there anybody from chicago going??  

[WreckWench]

I'm interested in possibly making this my first SD trip ( hoping to get the time off work), how many are in so far and is there anybody from chicago going??

 

HEY GIRL!!! We'd love to have you join us and not sure if anyone going is from Chicago but it will be a great trip!

[pinkmedic16]

What are the air times looking like? I am trying to get off work a day earlier because if not flying out of chicago on friday the 22 puts me in manila sunday night really late ( 2230 ish? ) I am trying to fly out on the 21st and then I get in sunday am ( roughly 0015) and would either find a cheap place to sleep or explore until meeting up and hopefully transfering together ( dont want to spend the 320 to transfer alone ) ...anybody else coming from the states have air booked yet??

[WreckWench]

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What are the air times looking like? I am trying to get off work a day earlier because if not flying out of chicago on friday the 22 puts me in manila sunday night really late ( 2230 ish? ) I am trying to fly out on the 21st and then I get in sunday am ( roughly 0015) and would either find a cheap place to sleep or explore until meeting up and hopefully transfering together ( dont want to spend the 320 to transfer alone ) ...anybody else coming from the states have air booked yet??

 

 

I'm sorry...I replied to this in the AIR/FLIGHT topic HERE.  Let me know if you have any other questions...we hope you can join us!

[pinkmedic16]

when I click on the hyperlink you posted about air info it just takes me right back to this thread?? I also am wondering ...I want to do the single pool view, but I see there is only 1 spot open...I cant commit to booking until I know 100% I am approved off from work ( hopefully know this next week), what happens if the only remaining single occ pool room is taken? Do I only have the option of single ocean at the higher rate then? Or would I potentially get to have one of the double pools all to myself for the single price?? I know some places and some live aboards do this?? Thanks !!