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[WreckWench]

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NEW YEAR's In COZUMEL - DEC 26, 2015 TO JAN 2, 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!!!! We'll be diving and celebrating the New Year in magical COZUMEL... from Saturday, Dec 26th to Saturday, Jan 2nd, 2016. We'll stay at the beautiful Casa Del Mar resort and dive with Marine World Cozumel! What a great way to end 2015 and bring in the new year!! We have only 14 dive spots available for this terrific week of diving pristine walls, lacy swim-thrus, and incredible coral formations. Packages start at $1364 (full price) or $1324 (cash discounted price).

 

Cozumel is one of the top destinations for diving in the world, with clear warm water (visibility over 100 ft and 78-84 Fahrenheit), incredible coral formations, great walls, canyons, shallow reefs with colorful fish, turtles, eagle rays, moray eels, sharks, the iconic “Cozumel splendid toad fish” and more. Cozumel has dives for all levels from beginners to experts. We'll visit famous "bucket list reefs such as: Colombia, Palancar, Santa Rosa Wall and Punta Sur. During our dives, we'll be under the watchful eye of the staff of Cozumel Marine World, who consistently receive TripAdvisor reviews like this: "The best of the best," "Great Customer Service," and "Fantastic Dive Shop. Best in Cozumel." 

We'll be staying at Hotel Casa del Mar Cozumel. Beautifully landscaped, and facing the magnificent Caribbean Sea, this resort is a tranquil getaway.

And... added to this wonderful week of diving is the fact that we will be welcoming New Year 2016 in Cozumel!! So bring your dive gear and your dancing shoes, 'cause we'll celebrate New Year's, Cozumel-style.

Space is limited on this trip as we have only 14 spots on the dive boat! We have room availability for 17 people, so we can offer rooms to up to 3 non-divers.

 

 

AVAILABLE PACKAGES AND COSTS

 

Diver - Double Occupancy  $1364 -OR- $1324 CASH Price via e-check payment

Diver - Single Occupancy  $1879 -OR- $1824 CASH Price via e-check payment

Non-Diver - Double Occupancy  $1041 -OR- $1010 CASH Price via e-check payment

Non-Diver - Single Occupancy  $1556 -OR- $1510 CASH Price via e-check payment

 

Your Package includes:

• 2 Boat Dives Daily*
• Unlimited Shore Diving*
• Marine Park Fee ($3 per tank) *
• Diving Taxes*
• Lodging at Casa del Mar Resort
• ALL Meals
• All Beverages

*Divers only

 

 

Click here to book any package

*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.

[WreckWench]

This trip is NOW OPEN FOR BOOKING!!!

Welcome to the COZUMEL NEW YEAR'S BASH!! 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 Awesome COZUMEL and ring in the NEW YEAR!...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]

SPOTS AVAILABLE UPDATE (Who's Going!)
We have up to 10 spots for our NYE Bash Week!

 

Rooms/Spots booked so far Cozumel Dec 26, 2015 - Jan 2, 2016

10 SPOTS TOTAL
4 S/O Rooms =  4 Rooms/Spots booked S/O =  S/O Rooms SOLD OUT
8 D/O SPOTS or 4 D/O ROOMS  = 7 Spots booked D/O =  1 D/O spot available (female)

WHO'S GOING:

1. Kamala aka WreckWench s/o - PAID IN FULL
2. Brad aka dive_sail_etc d/o -  PAID IN FULL

3. Colleen aka DivingBelle s/o- PAID IN FULL

4. Joanne aka JoJoJo s/o - PAID IN FULL

5. Rob aka rszollosy s/o  - PAID IN FULL

6. Dave aka DiverDaveR d/o - PAID IN FULL

7. Francisco aka BoricuaDiver d/o - PAID IN FULL

8. Alice aka diveguppy d/o - PAID IN FULL

9. Will aka Paladin007 s/o - PAID IN FULL

10. Amy aka YoloDiver d/o - PAID IN FULL

11. Cynthia aka Scubafan d/o - PAID IN FULL for trip per WW

 

IN PROCESS BUT NOT IN THE COUNTS UNTIL BOOKED ONLINE VIA OUR NEW SYSTEM:
1.

Add-On's and Special Trips Summary
 

Those who are diving Nitrox
1. Kamala aka WreckWench - PAID IN FULL
2. Rob aka rszollosy - PAID IN FULL

3. Will aka Paladin007 -  PAID IN FULL

4. Brad aka dive_sail_etc -  PAID IN FULL

5.

 

Those participating in the Night Boat Dive:
1. Kamala aka WreckWench - PAID

2. Alice aka diveguppy - PAID

3. Brad aka dive_sail_etc - PAID

4. Francisco aka BoricuaDiver - PAID

5. Amy aka YoloDiver - PAID

 

Those participating in Certification Courses (limited # of courses & participants for this trip. CONTACT kamala@singledivers.com TO DISCUSS)
1. Paladin - Nitrox

2. Scubafan - Recert or Refresher (depends on what the instructor thinks is needed)

 

Those wanting to sign up for the fantastic massages offered at the resort:
1. Kamala aka WreckWench
2. 
 

Those wanting to use Cochran Computer to aid DAN PDE research efforts (Limited # of Participants)
1. Kamala aka WreckWench 
2.

Those participating in the Dive Mentor aka Rent-A-Buddy program (limited # of participants for this trip. CONTACT kamala@singledivers.com TO DISCUSS)
1. Joanne aka JoJoJo (week) -  PAID

2. Will aka Paladin007 (week) - PAID

3.

 

Celebrating a Milestone on this trip (Birthday, Significant Dive, Etc)
1. The WENCH Should have a significant dive on this trip!!!
2. Its NEW YEARS!!!

3.

 

Arriving early or staying longer and willing to share room 1 or more nights and want SD to help book it.

Our OFFICIAL trip dates are for 1 week but you can stay longer if you like. We'll try to help you avoid a S/O supplement if at all possible but please be prepared for S/O for extra days.
1. Kamala aka WreckWench - TBD
2.  Will aka Paladin007 Extra Day Diving - PAID

3.

OFFICIALLY COMPLETED THE BOOKING PROCESS:
SEE FIRST (TOP) LIST! ( You now get on the main list when you have signed up for this trip in the new booking system!)

Edited by dive_sail_etc, 22 December 2015 - 10:04 AM.

[WreckWench]

Trying to update the inv for this trip as follows:

 

14 SPOTS TOTAL
4 S/O Rooms =  0 Rooms/Spots booked S/O = 4 S/O Rooms (4 spots Available)
10 D/O SPOTS = 2 Spots booked D/O =  4 D/O Rooms (8 spots Available)

[soonerdiver]

How do you see who and how many people are signed up for a trip? The old site you could see who was going before you signed up.

[WreckWench]

How do you see who and how many people are signed up for a trip? The old site you could see who was going before you signed up.

 

We will still use the forums to do what we used to do. So check out post #3 for who's going! So right now ONLY Colleen and I are going! Come join us Steve!

[WreckWench]

Anyone else want to join us! We have lots of space... for now!

[WreckWench]

IMPORTANT TRIP UPDATE:

 

We will be reopening this trip since we had a glitch getting the early booking discounts out the first time. So our technology glitch is YOUR SAVINGS!!! See the trip PM today extending the trip early booking discounts until July 18th!!! But don't delay...these spots should fill fast at this price!

[WreckWench]

Welcome Joanne aka JoJoJo and Rob aka rszollosy to our trip! You will have a BLAST!!! 

[DivingBelle]

Yeah - this is going to be fun!!

[Sqbagal]

Uhhh -- you may want to revise the "early booking date" I'm pretty sure July 18th isn't doable for anyone....

IMPORTANT TRIP UPDATE:

 

We will be reopening this trip since we had a glitch getting the early booking discounts out the first time. So our technology glitch is YOUR SAVINGS!!! See the trip PM today extending the trip early booking discounts until July 18th!!! But don't delay...these spots should fill fast at this price!

[scubaclint]

Wish I could go but that week is always blacked out for me.  Casa Del Mar has always taken care of SingleDivers.com.  You'll have a great time.

 

ScubaClint

[WreckWench]

Wish I could go but that week is always blacked out for me.  Casa Del Mar has always taken care of SingleDivers.com.  You'll have a great time.

 

ScubaClint

 

Thank you Clint! They sure do....they treat us like FAMILY!!!

 

Sure wish you could join us!

[dive_sail_etc]

Just a reminder, this trip still has a few spots available! Follow this link to learn more and sign up!! It's going to be a blast south of the border this year, and YOU are invited!

[Apex]

Hi, new member and diver here, I was wondering if Cozumel would be an appropriate location for a relatively new diver. I recently got certified and only have a few dives under my belt. To my understanding (those in my dive club) Cozumel tends to have pretty strong currents. Would any of you recommend this trip for a beginner or try a few other locations and gain some experience before hitting up Mexico's waters?

 

Apex_