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[WreckWench]

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BEST OF MEXICO, July 2-9, 2016 

 

PRICING:

 

Package #1:   D/O Base Package Superior Room $1619 for pkg below ($1519 with EBD*)
*Less $100 early booking discount if paid in full by Feb 14th

Package #2:  D/O Premium Option Superior Room with All Inclusive meals and drinks (including domestic alcohol)  $1967 ($1817 with EBD*)
*Less $150 early booking discount if paid in full by Feb 14th

Package #3:  S/O Base Package Superior Room $2128 for pkg below ($2028 with EBD*)
*Less $100 early booking discount if paid in full by Feb 14th

Package #4:  S/O Premium Option Superior Room with All Inclusive meals and drinks (including domestic alcohol)  $2476 ($2326 with EBD*)
*Less $150 early booking discount if paid in full by Feb 14th

 

 

BASE PACKAGE INCLUDES:

 

• 7 Nights Superior Rooms at Casa Del Mar
• 3 days of 2 boat dives in Cozumel with Marine World Cozumel
• 1 day of Cenote diving with guided leader no more than 4 divers max per group (do not need to be cavern certified but you will be in overhead environment)
• 2 days of Whaleshark/Manta/Dolphin snorkeling including lunch
• All hotel and diving taxes
• Welcome Tank Check out dive
• Welcome Cocktail
• SD T-Shirt commemorating the trip!

PREMIUM OPTION INCLUDES:

• All benefits of Base Package PLUS
• Unlimited Shore Diving in Cozumel
• ALL Meals (off menu and not off buffet)
• ALL Beverages including bottled water, sodas, and domestic alcohol

 

NOT INCLUDED:

• Airfare to/from Cozumel (can also fly in and out of Cancun and take the ferry to Cozumel)
• Taxi to/from airport (approx $10 each way) - payable at airport taxi counter
• Taxis and ferries each day for Cenotes and Whalesharks plus park entrance fees for Cenotes and Whalesharks $125 total - payable to SD.com
• $2.50 per day diving in Cozumel park fees - payable to hotel
• Tips and Gratuities - usually collected as group tip (See trip FAQ for more details)
• Nitrox
• Extra dives i.e. 3rd boat dive, night dive etc.
• Rental, instruction and retail charges
• Trip Insurance (see the end of this post for 2 great insurance links)
• $75 Document Processing Fee (SAVE THIS FEE BY SUBMITTING YOUR DOCS WITHIN THREE (3) WEEKS OF SIGNING UP AND THIS FEE IS WAIVED. OTHERWISE IT WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR FINAL INVOICE.  -   NOTE...FLIGHT DETAILS CAN BE SUBMITTED WHENEVER YOU HAVE THEM.) 

 

DISCOUNTS & DISCOUNT DISCLAIMER:

 

Hey gang we need you to look below if we have posted the codes or at the purple TAB called DISCOUNTS in the booking system (click on the link at the top of this topic and it will take you to the specific booking details for THIS trip or click on the blue box called BOOK NOW and it will take you to the full trip details in the new website/booking system.  Once there click on the trip you are interested in and READ THE DISCOUNT details under the purple tab called DISCOUNTS  to know what they are AND to get the code needed to get the discount. (WE ALSO TRY TO POST IT BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE)

 

You must use the code when you book as they are not retroactive after you sign up UNLESS otherwise stated like the buddy rebate etc.

 

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but the accounting expenses of manually trying to do the discount is far exceeding the discount amount making it very prohibitive to manage this way. So please be sure to use the discount code AT TIME OF INITIAL BOOKING. 

 

NOTE: The EBD or Early Booking Discounts can only be used as follows:

1. When paying in full

2. When you first sign up

3 By the deadline given. After that deadline they disappear and the code will not work. (So please leave a buffer if you need to xfer money or have questions.)

• EARLY BOOKING PAYMENT IN FULL SAVINGS OF $100 or $150 until Feb 14th! Sign up and pay for this trip in full by Feb 14 and receive an early bird booking discount of $100 off the Base package or $150 off the Premium Option at time of booking.
• BOOK AND PAY BY MAY 1st FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE 3rd Afternoon Dive IN COZY!!!
• BOOK AND PAY BY MAY 1st FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE UPGRADE TO AN OCEANVIEW ROOM!!!
• $25 rebate eligible after trip for SD premier and above membership levels if you file for it (See my signature for link to the forms forum. If you are new to the site send an email to trips@singledivers.com to get the password.)
• Add'l $25 Active Duty Military Discount for any active duty military of any country that fights for freedom.
• Deposit is a $500 per person non-refundable deposit. (Deposit can be refunded via claims on your trip insurance if you have to cancel or by selling your spot to a non-SD.com member. Ask SD for help.)

 

 

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.
• 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!

Edited by WreckWench, 26 May 2016 - 04:23 PM.

[WreckWench]

Welcome to the BEST OF MEXICO 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 MEXICO!...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:

 

SOLD OUT

Booking Summary:
 

• Premium Option Superior Room = 4 rooms D/O = 8 spaces - 8 = 0 spots Available
• Premium Option Superior Room = 3 rooms S/O = 3 spaces  - 3 = 0 spots Available

 

SUMMARY OF WHO IS GOING:

  1. Kamala aka WreckWench - Premium Option D/O
  2. Scott aka Starshark12003 - Premium Option D/O

  3. Sheila aka SheilaATX - Premium Option D/O

  4. Teresa aka - just4trix - Premium Option D/O

  5. Leslie aka WarmWaterOnly - Premium Option D/O

  6. Helene aka turtlegirl - Premium Option S/O

  7. Brad aka dive_sail_etc - Premium Option D/O

  8. Shelia aka seacorral - Premium Option D/O

 9. Walt aka Wet Wally - Premium Option S/O

10. Mary aka treesnseas - Premium Option S/O

11. Larry aka red_barbarian - Premium Option D/O

 

FULL!!!
 
 
 
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 dive_sail_etc, 26 June 2016 - 08:50 AM.

[WreckWench]

Hey gang.... come join me diving in glorious Cozumel and see THESE GENTILE GIANTS!!!

 

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

[Starshark12003]

Signed up and paid this morning (d/o, premium package). Dive buddy (Just4trix) will be signing up tonight. One question: There is a $125 ferry fee, payable to SD; but no way to add it as a trip extra/option. How do we go about paying it?

[Sqbagal]

Oops - thanks, Scott....You can add the transfers to your cart now.

[Sqbagal]

  to the Best of Mexico trip!!!  Scott, Joan & Sheila!

[just4trix]

Signed up and paid in full. Documents submitted.

[Starshark12003]

Ok, paid the transfer fees. We've also uploaded airline itinerary. 150 days to departure; but whose counting

[dive_sail_etc]

I may jump on this trip - can't get enough Cozy diving, myself... Will advise....

[Sqbagal]

Welcome to the FIESTA, everyone!!  Who's going has been updated!

[Starshark12003]

Hey! Hey! Brad's going to come play!

After all the help you've given me (and so many others) with signing up for these trips; I am glad that you are going to join me on one. First drink at the motel is on me. Wait, we're doing all-inclusive; ok, I'll spring for two drinks

[dive_sail_etc]

Hey! Hey! Brad's going to come play!

After all the help you've given me (and so many others) with signing up for these trips; I am glad that you are going to join me on one. First drink at the motel is on me. Wait, we're doing all-inclusive; ok, I'll spring for two drinks

Thanks for the good vibes Scott, but be careful - I am easy AND cheap when plied by alcohol...

[sparky103]

Last I heard you're cheap/easy when the wind blows....slack tide......graveyard shift....should I continue?????

[WreckWench]

Welcome to the FIESTA, everyone!!  Who's going has been updated!

 

girlfriend!  Our volunteers ROCK!!!