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#1 WreckWench

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 06:38 AM


Our trips are unique in that we...

 

  • Never Cancel
  • Guarantee Same Gender Roommate or FREE S/O
  • Open to Everyone
  • We Turnkey Just About Everything...Leave it to us!
  • Special Services for New/Newer Divers
  • Rooming and Diving Matching
  • No Cliques (even after many trips)
  • Safe.. REALLY Safe
  • Structured for FUN!
  • Stress Free... we leave ALL the daily 'nonsense' at home!
  • Great Value!


1. NEVER CANCEL the trip if at least 1 person other than the group leader has signed up. We are aware of no other group or club or shop that will promise you that. This truly protects your vacation!


2. GUARANTEE SAME GENDER ROOMMATE or your single supplement is free! That's right...if you want to do a double occupancy to save money and you have signed up at least 30 days in advance of the trip... we will guarantee you a same gender roommate or your single supplement is free! (I hated having to room with a guy I did not know just to get the same price everyone else was getting for the trip so we fixed that in our group!)


3. OPEN TO EVERYONE... We are INCLUSIVE of everyone...no vetting required. Our trips are open to everyone...you don't have to know someone to be invited nor do you have to be vetted in anyway. We are TOTALLY Inclusive and WE NEVER HAVE CLIQUES! Just sign up and join in the fun!


4. TURNKEY SERVICES...JUST LEAVE IT TO US! We do all the legwork and we make it SUPER EASY to join our trips. You don't have to try and find your own roommate...we do it for you or gauarantee a free s/o room if we can't! You don't have to book directly...one stop shopping with us. You don't have to pay wire fees for int'l trips...we do it for you. You don't have to make your check out to a person...its made to a business that stands behind their word and has for almost 10 years.


5. SPECIAL SERVICES FOR NEW DIVERS... Are you a new diver? No problem. We ALL were new divers once and we still remember it. So we've developed special programs for new and newer or returning divers to help dial in their diving skills fast and easy! Ask us about them!


6. ROOMING & DIVING MATCHING...We have every trip goer fill out our "Diving & Rooming Survey" which we use to help match you with an appropriate dive buddy and roommate. Its a lot of extra effort but it pays off for everyone. Like divers get to dive with like divers and compatible roomies get to room with other compatible roomies. And changes on the fly are EASY! (Ask other groups if they accommodate changes with the 'impossible roommate' and you'll find this is truly unique to SingleDivers.com.)


7. SAFE! Our trips are safe and safety is stressed and adhered too on so many levels. Safety in the water and safe diving practices are a given... but also safety for our female members and ALL our members in general. We ensure our operators operate in a safe manner as do our trip goers. The only problem we can't solve is the one you don't tell us about. And that goes for ANYONE who makes you feel the slightest bit uncomfortable in or out of the water. Male or female...one or several...just let us know and we'll handle it discretely and professionally behind the scenes. And your identity will be protected..after all its rare that if you are having a problem with someone that you are the only one. Often these 'situations' are just a misunderstanding which is cleared up quickly...IF you let us know. And if not for yourself...then please do it for others...after all it IS your vacation and should be FUN & SAFE...both IN AND OUT OF THE WATER! And speaking of the water...it is our responsibility to protect our oceans...even from a great group of divers like SingleDivers.com! So if we are hurting the coral or critters or the ocean...we'll collectively work to educate and offer better options so as to avoid this behavior. And no one is beyond reproach...not even our trip leaders nor myself. Let's work together to help one another protect our oceans both in and out of the water! :respect:


8. NO CLIQUES... SD offers so many trips per year of all different price points and venues that the mix of people is always different and fresh and fun...yet they all still retain the same welcoming and warm flavor that sets our trips apart. Our members know that friendships are made... many lifelong and those friends want to continue to travel together and support SD trips...but they remain open and welcoming to new members and others on trips...after all they were "new" once too! wink.gif


9. STRUCTURED FOR FUN... Our trips are actually structured for fun. The planning starts behind the scenes as we organize every detail of your upcoming vacation. We then provide LOTS of "Mix and Mingle" and "Meets and Greets" so everyone gets a chance to get to know each other. Dive teams are formed based upon skills, air consumption and diving styles and preferences...rooming is based upon seven different criteria and NOTHING is left to chance! We offer events and activities which you are free to participate in and equally free to just choose to be by yourself. We are an INCLUSIVE GROUP since we all show up the first time not knowing anyone! Our trips offer LOTS of diving, planned activities and also LOTS of opportunities to just relax, do your own thing and/or hang out with new friends.

 

10. STRESS FREE...  Our trips are designed to help you reconnect with all that is good in our world and our lives. Sometimes we incorporate educational elements into our trips such as 'diver's yogo', medicine every diver needs to know, etc. and we always try to give back by bringing school supplies and support for the poorer inhabitants of the countries/islands we visit. We encourage people to get to know one another and hope that they love talking about diving and the adventure they are experiencing but we  do require everyone to leave a few things at home as they only mess up theirs and others vacations...namely leave the daily news at home...leave your politics at home...leave any derisive subject matter at home... so that for 1 glorious week you can experience what life should be ...can be...and used to be. Some members never thought they could go a week without discussing/obsessing about current events... and then they do and they are a new person. In fact its so successful its become a club hallmark and so we've developed a zero tolerance for politics and derisive subjects...so same some room in your luggage...and your mind...leave them at home and have a once in a lifetime opportunity to think about EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THE DAILY NOISE WE HEAR AT HOME!!!

11. GREAT VALUE... Our trips are a great value. Sometimes they are the best price on the net...sometimes they are equal to the best pricing you can find and sometimes they are so loaded with extras that they may appear a few bucks more but in reality are usually not when you compare "apples to apples". Regardless of the price they are always precision run, well planned and thought out and executed so that you can relax and leave the worrying to us! So come experience the "SingleDivers.com Difference!"


BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!!!

 

  • Check out our Testimonials HERE
  • Read the comments below this post AND click HERE for what others have said about our trips.
  • Still feeling unsure? Then check out the replies to someone possibly just like you HERE and how our members helped them feel at ease at joining our group!
  • Still need more assurance? Got a special question you need addressed? Then simply email kamala@singledivers.com or call 864-557-6079 and I'll be happy to reply in person! (Note: Email is often best as I do travel frequently leading our awesome trips!)

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Contact me directly at Kamala@SingleDivers.com for your private or group travel needs or 864-557-6079 AND don't miss SD's 2018-2021 Trips! ....here! Most are once in a lifetime opportunities...don't miss the chance to go!!
SD LEGACY/OLD/MANUAL Forms & Documents.... here !

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Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906

#2 WreckWench

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Posted 24 May 2015 - 10:35 AM

The following comments were merged into THIS topic so that we could have one testimonial topic for members to read. Please click THIS link to see the original posts. :thankyou:

 

Want to add your own Testimonial? Please click HERE.

 

 

This is a pretty easy one for me. There are no Cliques. Some people have been on many many trips and some have been on a couple and some are on their freshman trip. The mix is a bit different on each trip but no one is ever left out and there isn't an "in crowd" everyone is included in everything. Unless you choose to sit in a hammock and watch the waves with a good book and tropical beverage which is totally fine!

The other big factor is the effort put into paring up roommates and dive buddies. In the half a dozen trips I’ve done I don't think I've ever been buddied with my roommate. I've never seen as much thought put into making the pairings as compatible as WW puts into it.

I've had a ton of fun on these trips!!

And Last but not least. I have True friends I’ve met on SingleDivers trips that I could never have met without this opportunity. And those I've yet to meet! come on a trip and dive with us!

I almost forgot!! SAFETY!! You can dive almost however you would like but safety is talked about and practiced every dive, every day. Unsafe practices are handled in a positive and professional manor, never in a public setting or demeaning way. Better techniques are always encouraged. But in the end its Safety first.

 

I have met lots of good people on SD trips and made life long friends. We are spread out from NY, CA, CO, KY, TX, IA, FL and even Canada. My good friend Lady Liz invited us up to her summer house a couple years ago in Canada - we had a great time, had dive friends stay at our house and we play tour guide, and had a crew meet us in Hawaii to celebrate my marriage to a fellow SD'er.

Divers are unique people - we make strong friendship bonds. I would trust any one of my dive buddies with my life - above and below. To me that is worth the price of admission on any trip! :cheerleader:


I've said it before - on the fence about taking a trip with SD? TRY IT - no single supplement, guaranteed to run (unless there is weather issues) and everyone on the trip is there for the same reason you are - to dive, have fun, be safe and have a great trip - I have made friends and memories I wouldn't trade for anything....AND I have been VERY thankful to see a diver's long legged fin come at me when I was flying past the hang line on SD trips....stretched out to save me from ending up "down the road" :wakawaka:

 

 

AND I have been VERY thankful to see a diver's long legged fin come at me when I was flying past the hang line on SD trips....stretched out to save me from ending up "down the road"

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AND I have been VERY thankful to see a diver's long legged fin come at me when I was flying past the hang line on SD trips....stretched out to save me from ending up "down the road"

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Love that wingspan!  And Single Divers too!

 

For me, what makes SingleDivers.com trips not only unique but by far the best value is all the preparation Kamala puts in up front which pays off when the trip kicks off. From Rooming Compatibility (she actually researches and interviews members to better evaluate intangibles like personality for the best possible roomie match) to assistance finding trip insurance and flights to coaching first timers through bewildering ground transportation, by the time I stepped aboard my first SD.com sponsored dive boat I was confident, relaxed and ready to focus on having fun! :diver:

So from me and everyone who knows what I mean, :thankyou: Kamala aka WreckWench, fearless leader and scuba rodeo queen. :teeth: (Newbies will just have to join a trip to find out what THAT means!)

 

Just finished my first trip with Singledivers.com to San Salvador. As a new diver, I was a bit hesitant about going on a trip with folks I didn't know, but the entire experience could not have been better. The folks were all friendly and easy to get along with, the location was awesome, the divining incredible, the food exceptional, and the attention to every detail by Kamala was unsurpassed. Did the Rent a Buddy program and it was the best part of the trip - helped improved my skills and comfort level incredibly. Would highly recommend it for any new diver. I'm glad I discovered thus group and can't wait to do another trip soon,
Heelsdiver.

 

GREAT trips, FUN people to meet and dive with!
DON'T hesitate to sign up for a trip with SingleDivers.com!

 

The trip to San Sal over New Year’s was my first withSingledivers.com.

I must admit that it was with much trepidation that Idecided to join the group on this excursion. While I have traveled, extensively, both alone & in larger groups, Icouldn’t help but listen to the voice inside my head that was asking me, “What,are you insane?!?!?”. Heading off towho-knows-where, with a group of people that I’d never even communicated withat any level, on a DIVING VACATION??? Iwas certain that I needed to get my cranium checked. Little did I know that I would be connectingwith a new place that I could call home.

My concerns were soon laid to rest once I started workingwith WreckWench & ScubaPunk on the details of the trip. From help in finding & booking my flights,to hotel rooms while in transit, to setting up our charter flight to San Sal,to transfers, everything was taken care of every step of the way. The ladies were both helpful &informative, patiently addressing every question & handling every requestwith the utmost professionalism. BeforeI knew it, Christmas Day had arrived & my departure was at hand.

Upon our delayed arrival at Riding Rock Resort (islandtime), Michelle & her staff greeted us, warmly, while allowing us to putoff the formalities of checking in right away. We were immediately treated to our first dinner of fresh grouper, whileour bags were delivered to our rooms. Many exquisite meals would follow, including fresh Wahoo &Conch. Michelle & her staff weremore than accommodating, every step of the way, including making sandwiches fora smaller group who decided to go fishing on our day of off-gassing. The setting was exactly what I was lookingfor…..OFF THE BEATEN PATH!!! Nomega-resorts, here! The perfect tonicfor one looking for a much-needed getaway & long overdue R&R.

The Drift Wood Bar, with our humble hostess, Peaches,provided sanctuary, a much needed respite after a long day of diving & aplace for us to meet & plan our on-going activities, share photos/videos ofthe day, as well as to catch up on what was happening on planet earth, forthose of us who cared…..

The dive staff, Bruce & Ryan, were fantastic to workwith. They both went above & beyondthe call of duty to help those faced with equipment challenges along the way(myself included, when my computer decided to go into full “free-flow” mode onthe 2nd day), as well as ensuring that everyone’s diving experiencewas optimal. While we did dive as alarger group, no one was forced into a dive profile that would inhibit theirenjoyment. The photographers got to dotheir thing, those who were qualified to hunt were able to do so, similarlevels of experience were paired up (thanks, Kamala!!!) & those who wantedto hang on the perimeter or take the lead or bring up the rear were allowed todo so. The wildlife wasINCREDIBLE!!! Hammerheads, grey reefs,white tips, barracuda, monster grouper, as well as a seemingly non-stop wave ofsea turtles made sure that the diving was never boring. The wall at Riding Rock is spectacular. We only dove the same site twice (one beingour night dive). This place did notdisappoint! Thanks, again, Ryan &Bruce, for a great experience. I hope toget back here with my sons to dive in the not-too-distant future.

My expectations were so EXCEEDED by SD.com, I’ve alreadysigned up for my next trip, to Bonaire, in April!!! I cannot wait to get back in the water withthis group. Hands down, this is the wayto go when it comes to overall experience, value & quality of destinationsoffered. And, NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENTS TOSUFFER, unless you just flat out don’t want to share a room. However, my roommate & I got alongwithout a hitch (I hope you still feel the same way, Mikey!!!). Other than the time we spent on the boat, inthe restaurant & in the Drift Wood Bar, we hardly knew we were in the sameroom.

So, if you’ve had any reservations, whatsoever, aboutjumping in with SD.com, my question would be: “What are you waiting for?!?!?”. Take a leap of faith. YOU WON”TBE DISAPPOINTED!!!

Hope to see you on an SD.com trip in the very near future!!!

Satisfactorily nitrogen saturated & scratching mymosquito bites with a contented smile on my face…

Until next time,

Tim aka Buzo Guero
 

 

 

Greetings SD Staff: Just wanted to wish you and yours a wonderful 2013 Thanksgiving holiday. I appreciate all that you and your volunteers do to make being a single diver a success. The friends made on my last SD trip and the plans laid for the next SD trip are what keeps me warm in Wyoming's single digit temperatures through the winter. Thanks for facilitating these special trips. Every trip is different but quality, kinship and camaraderie are all hallmarks of these trips.
Scott aka Starshark12003

 

 

 



Contact me directly at Kamala@SingleDivers.com for your private or group travel needs or 864-557-6079 AND don't miss SD's 2018-2021 Trips! ....here! Most are once in a lifetime opportunities...don't miss the chance to go!!
SD LEGACY/OLD/MANUAL Forms & Documents.... here !

Click here TO PAY for Merchandise, Membership, or Travel
"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
"Imitation is proof that originality is rare." - ScubaHawk
SingleDivers.com...often imitated...never duplicated!

Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906




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