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Location: DOMINICA
Dates:      November 22-29 and / or November 29 - December 6, 2025
Resort:    FORT YOUNG RESORT
Dive operator: FORT YOUNG RESORT (The historic fort remodeled as a lovely hotel)
Water Temp: 82-84 F
Air Temp: 75-86 F
Current: Mild to none
Visibility: 80 - 100 ft+
Experience Level: 

 

• We request Intermediary divers with 50+ dives who are very comfortable with current so we can dive the pinnacles as well as hiding behind the reef/coral so we can dive the Atlantic sites. Contact trips@singledivers.com to help assess if you'll be comfortable diving here
• For the SWIMMING WITH WHALES we request that you have decent cardio fitness so you can hang with them as they barely move in the water and we are 'swimming' to stay with them. OR accept that you are not that fit cardio wise but will enjoy the brief encounters in the water with them and of course seeing them from the boat.
• If you are a new diver then you are typically a new traveler as well. Traveling to Dominica is not always easy but is easily offset by the AMAZING diving. The saying..."If it were easy to get here it would look like the rest of the Caribbean" is very very true. However without being a bit travel savvy and understanding that bags may not arrive for a day or two since the planes are sooooooooo small, you will end up with people upset. That is why I target my experienced divers...they have enough diving and travel savvy and experience to recognize how pristine this diving is and THAT offsets just about every issue encountered trying to get there.
• If you are new diver the boat can not go to the most amazing sites that are in the Atlantic...the sponges are so big a full grown man can lie inside of them, There are big animals and huge schools of fish...but if there are new divers the boat will not go to these sites in case of current.
• While the diving is super easy along the leeward side of the island and those sites are still pristine compared to other islands, they are limited so if you have new divers you have to start repeating sites since the number of sites that are perfect for new divers is limited in number.  And If you dive/snorkel/travel the top rated destination in the Caribbean first then you have nothing to look forward too when you dive other places.

Trip Highlights:    

 

• Amazing Diving  ... Available both weeks... Nov 22-29, and/or Nov 29-Dec 6
• Snorkeling with the Whales  ... ONLY  Nov 22-29
• OH AND THIS IS A LIONFISH HUNTING ....KILLING ...AND PHOTOGRAPHY TRIP!!!     ....available both weeks.

• We plan to have a COSTUME CONTEST if we get 10 participants with free diving, great gear, and other great PRIZES!!! 
• Known for:, frogfish, seahorses, amazing reefs, batfish, dramatic drop offs, walls and canyons.
• Your Special Requirements: We are happy to help you meet all your dietary, mobility and other special needs. Please click HERE to see how we do it.

 

Dominica entry Requirements:

 

Dominican immigration officials require:

• Valid Passport
• Valid return ticket
• Sufficient funds to sustain oneself for length of time intended to stay
• Local address

Visit the following link to find out whether you need a visa to enter Dominica.  HERE, and keep them in a separate location in case your documents are lost or stolen.

 

 

 

 

Pricing:   
 

2025 TRIP PKG PRICING Less early booking discount ON DIVING ONLYPKG... must use coupon code at time of booking:

• d/o '  Diving Only $1899 CASH or $1956 credit   (avail both weeks)
• d/o 'shared bed'  Diving Only $1899 CASH or $1956 credit   (avail both weeks)
• s/o Diving Only  $2599 CASH  or  $2677 credit   (avail both weeks)
• d/o Whales & Diving Combo $3484 CASH or $3589 credit (avail first week)
• d/o 'shared bed'  Whales & Diving Combo $3484 CASH or $3589 credit  (avail first week)
• s/o Whales & Diving Combo $4204 CASH  or  $4331 credit  (avail first week)
• d/o or s/o non diver email trips@singledivers.com to set up
• d/o or s/o snorkeler and whales combo same price as diving + whales combo so book that pkg. with $50 rebate. Contact trips@singledivers.com for rebate details

 

*All prices are per person.
**Cash Discounted Price is given when you select e-check at final checkout.

 

Discounts & Rebates:

 

DISCOUNTS

• Pay in full at time of Booking by May 31, 2025  for $50 off S/O or D/O DIVER ONLY PKG (Use COUPON CODE: 25DOM50EBD1 for Nov 22-29, 2025   or    25DOM50EBD2 for Nov 29-Dec 6, 2025
• Pay in full at time of Booking by Jun 30, 2025: for $25 off S/O or D/O DIVER ONLY PKG (Use COUPON CODE: 25DOM25EBD1 for Nov 22-29, 2025    or    25DOM25EBD2 for Nov 29-Dec 6, 2025      
• Pay in full at time of Booking by Jul 30, 2025: for (2) Chances to WIN a Free Oceanview DELUXE Upgrade...Many upgrades available! (Prizes non-transferable)
• Deposit by Aug 30, 2025: Get (1) chance to win a FREE Oceanview Balcony or Suite Upgrade
• Deposit by Sep 30, 2025:  Get (1) chance to win FREE Scuba Cowboy CD signed by the artist and member of our club!
• Social Media Discounts: 1 chance to win a FREE Oceanview DELUXE Room or $50 gift certificate for purchases from anyone of our Corporate Sponsors for signing up on our Facebook Trip Event for this trip AND for liking SD.com if you haven't already AND for sharing the FB Trip booking on your page! (Must do all three!) - To enter send an email to trips@singledivers.com with links to your postings along with DOMINICA 2025 SOCIAL MEDIA ENTRIES in the title
• Cash Discount: Use our e-check option to pay for your trip and our RED CASH DISCOUNTED PRICES will be applied at checkout.
• Active Duty Military Discount: $25 OFF Active Duty Military Discount for any active duty military of any country that fights for freedom. Thank you for your service. (Please be prepared to provide proof of service in person at time of check in)
• Member Rebate: File for your $25 member rebate within 30 days after the trip for SD premier and above membership levels (See my forums signature for link to the forms forum or click on the green Paper Forms button at the top of the forums . If you are new to the site send an email to admin@singledivers.com to get the password. PLEASE follow the directions on the form for proper submission & processing.) And for those of you who forego your member rebate as a gift back to the club...we TRULY appreciate it! Thank you!
• SAVE $75 by submitting your Documents within 21 days of booking this trip. If booking within 45 days of the trip please submit your documents within 3 days. Otherwise the $75 document processing fee will be added to your final invoice.
• If booking within 45 days of the trip please submit your documents within 3 days. Otherwise the $75 document processing fee will be added to your final invoice

Only one (1) coupon code can be used per order

 

What's Included: 

 

PACKAGE CONTENTS AND ADD ON PRICING:

 

EACH DIVING ONLY PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• 8 Days/7 Nights Deluxe room at Fort Young (this is the same for EACH week in Dominica Nov 22-29, and/or Nov 29-Dec 6, 2025
• 5 days of (2) Tank Boat dives for 10 boat dives in the pkg  NOTE: Additional boat dives are available if we get 9 people
• FREE Unlimited Shore Diving (as long as we get 10 people each week signed up for "diving") including Night Dives (AMAZING SHORE DIVING at Ft Young where the shore diving is fab and you won't want to miss it!)
• (1) FREE Guided Shore Night Dive (usually Tues or Wed)
• (2) FREE Group Dinners (if we are able to kill enough lionfish one of them can be lionfish)
• (1) FREE Trafalgar & Titou Gorge Tour
• Chance to do PRIVATE NIGHT SHORE DIVE with Dominican Dive Guide...usually legendary 'Brenton' $25 per person limited to 5-6 people (a photographer's must!)
• Full hot and cold Breakfast Buffet + Omelette station
• $10 lunch voucher for dive days for a total of $50 F&B credit on your Ft Young bill  (Does not have to be used daily... can be used anytime you want)
• Free Welcome Cocktail
• Special Happy Hour Events & Pricing (around the pool...stock up at Duty Free in the airport especially now with direct flights from MIA to DOM and we will party at the pool and hot tub daily! Two drinks and your bottle is paid for.)
• Other great give-aways!
• Lots of 'Meets & Greets' to get to know everyone!
• FREE DEMOS of BIG BLUE DIVE LIGHTS & special deals to OWN YOUR OWN BIG BLUE LIGHT(s)  
• Airport transfers (if you supply us your FULL flights details via email to trips@singledivers.com)

NOT INCLUDED IN DIVING PACKAGES:

• Airfare to Dominica (DOM)
• Does not include the 'whale tour' or the 'swimming with whales' combo pkg. PLEASE BOOK HERE  LINK TBA for those packages.
• Does not include 5 of your 7 dinners (town is short 1-2 block walking distance to Dominica's varied foods! Check out the crowd favs"Highrise", "La que" "Oceans Edge" and "Old Brownstone")
• Rental, instruction and retail charges
• Dive Crew/Hotel/Wait staff gratuities (usually15-20% of your land pkg cost or approx $200-300)
• Instruction/Classes - will PROBABLY NOT be available on this trip unless we have guest instructors on the trip (other than possible lionfish hunting provided by the dive guides for $150 per lesson for up to 5 people max. Please let us know in advance if interested to set it up. Spears not included and not for sale on the island...bring from home.)
• DIVE Insurance - is MANDATORY! DIVE insurance is VERY inexpensive. Even if you have insurance that you think covers DIVING ACCIDENTS and air lifts it is CHEAP to get a supplemental policy to ensure you are cared for.
• TRIP Insurance - It is MANDATORY!!! . Dominica is challenging to get too AND as long as we are in the pandemic and flights cancelling left and right... trip insurance will be MANDATORY.
• See INSURANCE section below for recommendations but we basically recommend DIVEASSURE for both diving and trip insurance or you can do others but hands down DiveAssure is the best.

 

EACH WHALES & DIVING COMBO PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• 8 Days/7 Nights Deluxe room at Fort Young (this is the same for ALL weeks in Dominica regardless if diving or whale/dive combo Nov 22-29, and/or Nov 29-Dec 6, 2025)
• 3 days of exploration and swimming in the water with WHALES up to 8 hrs daily. The boat will use a hydrophone to find the whales by listening to them 'speak and sing' underwater and then using their sounds triangulate to their location. 2 snorkelers/swimmers will be allowed in the water at a time with the whales and your expert guide. Each day has 6 people max allowed and each 3 day period constitutes 1 license for which your name will be on. So no substitutions or changes can be made once the names are submitted.
• 3 days of (2) Tank Boat dives for 6 boat dives in the pkg  NOTE: Additional boat dives are available if you wish to purchase them.
• FREE Unlimited Shore Diving (as long as we get 10 people each week signed up for "diving" which should not be a problem) including Night Dives (AMAZING SHORE DIVING at Ft Young where the shore diving is fab and you won't want to miss it!)
• (1) FREE Guided Shore Night Dive (usually Tues or Wed)
• (2) FREE Group Dinners (if we are able to kill enough lionfish one of them can be lionfish)
• (1) FREE Trafalgar & Titou Gorge Tour
• Chance to do PRIVATE NIGHT SHORE DIVE with Dominican Dive Guide...usually legendary 'Brenton' $25 per person limited to 5-6 people (a photographer's must!)
• Full hot and cold Breakfast Buffet + Omelette station
• $10 lunch voucher for dive days for a total of $50 F&B credit on your Ft Young bill (Does not have to be used daily... can be used anytime you want)
• Free Welcome Cocktail
• Special Happy Hour Events & Pricing (around the pool...stock up at Duty Free in the airport especially now with direct flights from MIA to DOM and we will party at the pool and hot tub daily! Two drinks and your bottle is paid for.)
• Other great give-aways!
• Lots of 'Meets & Greets' to get to know everyone!
• FREE DEMOS of BIG BLUE DIVE LIGHTS & special deals to OWN YOUR OWN BIG BLUE LIGHT(s)  
• Airport transfers (if you supply us your FULL flights details via email to trips@singledivers.com)

NOT INCLUDED IN DIVE/WHALE COMBO:

• Airfare to Dominica (DOM)
• Does not include lunch or food on the boat during the whale days. PLEASE bring something for lunch. (You can order a box lunch from the resort for an extra fee and use your F&B credit towards it.
• Does not include extra days of diving beyond 3 days nor the ability to substitute a day of whales for an add'l day of diving. You can however purchase another day of diving if there is room on the boat if you do not wish to use all your 'whale days'
• Does not include 5 of your 7 dinners (town is short 1-2 block walking distance to Dominica's varied foods! Check out the crowd favs"Highrise", "La Que" "Oceans Edge" and "Old Brownstone")
• Rental, instruction and retail charges
• Dive Crew/Hotel/Wait staff gratuities (usually15-20% of your land pkg cost or approx $200-300)
• Instruction/Classes - will PROBABLY NOT be available on this trip unless we have guest instructors on the trip (other than possible lionfish hunting provided by the dive guides for $150 per lesson for up to 5 people max. Please let us know in advance if interested to set it up. Spears not included and not for sale on the island...bring from home.)  
• DIVE Insurance - is MANDATORY! DIVE insurance is VERY inexpensive. Even if you have insurance that you think covers DIVING ACCIDENTS and air lifts it is CHEAP to get a supplemental policy to ensure you are cared for.
• TRIP Insurance - It is MANDATORY!!! . Dominica is challenging to get too AND as long as we are in the pandemic and flights cancelling left and right... trip insurance will be MANDATORY.
• See INSURANCE section below for recommendations but we basically recommend DIVEASSURE for both diving and trip insurance or you can do others but hands down DiveAssure is the best.

OPTIONAL ADD ON's

• Nitrox Upgrade Pkg for 6 days am pkg dives only   $175 CASH  
• Nitrox Upgrade Pkg for 3 days am pkg dives only:   $88 CASH
• Single Tank Nitrox  $15 CASH
• Boat Night Dive Minimum of __6__ required: $70 CASH
• 1 tank Afternoon Boat Dive Minimum of _5___ required: $64 CASH
• Extra Night Local Group Hotel room only d/o:    TBA
• Extra Night Local Group Hotel  room only s/o:  TBA
• Additional Land Tours: TBA (if enough interest - See list of options such as add'l waterfall tours, beach tours, hiking etc.)  TBA
• Whale Tours: PRIVATE Whalewatching Tour $  per person if we get _USD$1062.00_IF IT IS PRIVATE NO MINIMUM NUMBERS REQUIRED JUST THE AMOUNT of USD1062.00  NEEDED___ people. Otherwise price will be the number of people going.    -WE WILL LIST THIS BUT NOT SET IT UP...
• GENERAL Whale watching Tour $69 CASH  per person and you join the open public group that goes once a week

 

Accommodations:

FORT YOUNG RESORT

Where city, reef and rainforest converge, Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort is a full-service, heritage hotel on the Caribbean Sea. Our coveted oceanfront placement amidst Dominica’s vibrant capital, Roseau, provides unmatched access to the heart of the island, while our modern, boutique-style accommodations and peerless amenities complete an idyllic Caribbean holiday. From seaside al fresco dining, entertainment and duty-free shopping on the resort’s waterfront, to the neighboring French Quarter’s Saturday markets and unfathomable adventures at your doorstep — waterfall hikes, hot spring soaks, rainforest walks and world-class scuba diving right off the dock — Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort is your gateway to experiencing Dominica by both land and sea. The Oceanfront Rooms feature breathtaking ocean views and spacious, amenitized living spaces.

 

 
ROOM AMENITIES

• ALL Rooms are Ocean View Balcony/terrace
• 1 king or 2 double beds
• Air conditioning
• Daily maid service
• Refrigerator
• Coffee Maker
• Hair dryer
• Safe
• Full bath with tub
• Wireless Internet Access
• Desk
• Cable TV

 

NOTE: Typically we can not guarantee specific rooms can be reserved for you. You are free to request any thing you want via our reservation system and we will try to get them for you but we can not guarantee any special requests can be accommodated other than those related to injuries, diets, etc. We allow roommates to determine amongst themselves who sleeps where.  Our policy has always been to allow divers to work it out themselves and NOT assign or allow people to sign up for specific bunks/beds.  Please do not book this trip if you must have a specific room/ or rooming accommodations. If you are injured and wish to email us in advance to discuss please email trips@singledivers.com and we'll discuss if the trip is suited for your specific limitation as well as if we think we can get the room type you need. Thank you for your understanding.

 

TOURS & ACTIVITIES:

 

Guided Tours:

   PRICING TBA

 

Canyoning:

 PRICING TBA

 
Hiking:

  PRICING TBA

 

Waterfalls:

   PRICING TBA

 

Travel & Transfer Details:
 
AIRPORT INFO 

 

You will fly into Dominica Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM). Please check online or with your travel agent for pricing and schedule information. If you would like SingleDivers.com to research and/or book your airfare ticket for you, we will be happy to do so for a $35 research & booking fee.

 

Dominica is served by Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM) which and accommodates commercial airlines, located approximately 55 minutes from the capital city of Roseau.  Book non-stop from the U.S. Miami International Airport (MIA) to Dominica (DOM) on American Airlines.  Other international flights from the U.S. and Europe connect to the island via surrounding hubs in Antigua (ANU), Barbados (BGI), St. Lucia (SLU), Trinidad (POS), St Maarten (SXM), Puerto Rico (SJU), Guadeloupe (PTP) and Martinique (FDF).

 

American Airlines provides non-stop service from Miami (MIA).  Silver Airways/Seaborne Airlines provides non-stop service from San Juan (SJU).  Caribbean Airlines offers non-stop or direct flights from Barbados (BGI) and Trinidad (POS), as well as connecting flights including international routes from Toronto (YYZ) and New York (JFK), Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT) offers dire4ct flights from Antigua (ANU), Barbados (BGI), St. Lucia (SLU), St Maarten (SXM), San Juan (SJU), and Guadeloupe (PTP), as well as other connecting flights across their 22 island network.  Windward Island Airways (WINAIR) offers daily flights from San Juan (SJU) and St Maarten (SXM),  All regional airlines operate code-share or int3erline agreements with several legacy U.S. and Europe carriers like American Airlines, JetBlue, Delta, British Airways, etc., allowing travelers to book their flights through to Dominica directly through their referred international airline.

 

 

TRANSFERS:

 

Airport transfers on the day of embarkation and disembarkation are included in your package. Please get your bags and go outside to look for a driver with a SINGLEDIVERS.COM Sign and/or FT YOUNG HOTEL. Your name will be on his list and he will not want to leave if you are expected at a certain time. (THIS IS WHY HAVING YOUR FLIGHTS IS SO CRITICAL)

Your package includes hotel transfers. We set them up for you AFTER you send us your flight details. You can upload via your MY TRIPS portal after signing up or email them to TRIPS@SINGLEDIVERS.COM

 

NOTE:  You must keep us apprised of your flight changes so we can keep the hotel apprised of them. If not you miss your transfer as they may be at the airport waiting for you based upon the incorrect information. Should this happen get a taxi to the hotel instead.

 

 

GETTING TO DOMINICA

 

American Airlines flies to Dominica directly from Miami or you can route via SJU.

 

 

IF YOU ARE DELAYED 

• Email with DELAYED REROUTE TO BONAIRE in the subject line and text 864-557-6079.  I will keep the hotel apprised of your arrival time to arrange a pick up.
• If you are at the airport with no driver waiting for you and you sent your flights in timely and accurately, call the front desk of the hotel for assistance. If this is not possible take a taxi and ask the front desk to pay the driver. If you encounter any issues, simply pay and GET A RECEIPT and I will help to have it refunded.

 

VISA/PASSPORT INFORMATION

 

Please note that A U.S. passport valid for at least 6-months from the date of entry is required to enter Dominica. Though not required by law, some travelers have reported difficulty departing Dominica using a passport with less than six months of validity beyond the date of departure. A visa is not required, but tourists must provide evidence of return or onward travel. U.S. citizens are encouraged to carry a photocopy of their U.S. passports with them at all times, so that if questioned by local officials proof of identity and U.S. citizenship are readily available. For other global citizens, please review Dominica visa requirements posted on the Internet.
 

Diving & Itinerary:

 

The anticipated itineraries are:

 

DIVING ONLY:

 

Boat Diving 6 days... and shore diving up to 6 days

 

DIVING AND WHALE SWIMMING COMBO:... subject to change

 

Sunday, Monday Tuesday = whales

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday = diving

or

Sunday Monday Tuesday = diving

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday = whales

 

Swimming with the Whales:

Snorkeling/swimming with the whales is a very special type of Dominican excursion that requires a permit which has to be applied for to our local government Fisheries Division and through a dive operator. The average time to get a permit for a group is 2 years.  There is a special license fee and per daily boat rate. The boat rates varies on if you have a smaller boat or a larger boat. The maximum number of people on the license is 6 people and every 6 people requires a new license.   For less than 6 people, the permit/license fee and boat fees are the same but divided amongst less people. So to be cost effective we must get exactly 6 divers per license and because the cost is so high to do a full week with them... we have divided the licensing period into 3 days with the whales and 3 days diving in Dominica one of my favorite places in the world to dive.

 

We have received very special permission to have 1 groups of 6 on 3 day licenses vs 5-6 day licenses so that we can support 12 whale/diving combo's per week and 13 divers only for both of our 2 weeks. The first week will be whales and diving combo and diving only as I could not secure the whales license for the second week.

 

Once our permits were approved we set up the snorkeling using the most economical of the two boat options. YANYAN is a smaller vessel but very sea worthy and will serve our whale watching needs comfortably as well as economically. The boat will have 1 in water snorkel guide and 1 boat capt with us and no more than 2 guests will be in the water with the whales at one time.
 
As soon as our permit dates were approved and confirmed by the Fisheries Division we had to pay for the full permit fees and most of the vessel fees, in order to secure the dates. Since the full cost of he permits + a very large deposit on the vessel has been made in order to secure the dates,  that means the end user deposit will be equally high since once final names are submitted for the license, they can not be changed. We will ascertain the final name submissions dates but the non refundable deposit amount will have to cover those amounts. All trip goers will need trip insurance to cover their investment in the event they need to cancel as names will not be interchangeable once submitted to the govt of Dominica.

 

Snorkeling with the whales is a full day excursion each day (8 hours) and starts early in the morning at 8am, so guests should arrange for packed lunches to take out to sea each day.
 
YAN YAN
The vessel ‘Yan Yan’, is a 30 ft. island hopper and is chartered daily for a full 8 hour day and is ideal for 1-6 persons with 6 being the maximum.

 

 

Experience Required

 

DIVING:

• We request Intermediate divers with 50+ dives who are very comfortable with current so we can dive the pinnacles as well as hiding behind the reef/coral so we can dive the Atlantic sites. Contact trips@singledivers.com to help assess if you'll be comfortable diving here
• If you are a new diver then you are typically a new traveler as well. Traveling to Dominica is not always easy but is easily offset by the AMAZING diving. The saying..."If it were easy to get here it would look like the rest of the Caribbean" is very very true. However without being a bit travel savvy and understanding that bags may not arrive for a day or two since the planes are sooooooooo small, you will end up with people upset. That is why I target my experienced divers...they have enough diving and travel savvy and experience to recognize how pristine this diving is and THAT offsets just about every issue encountered trying to get there.
• If you are new diver the boat can not go to the most amazing sites that are in the Atlantic...the sponges are so big a full grown man can lie inside of them, There are big animals and huge schools of fish...but if there are new divers the boat will not go to these sites in case of current.
• While the diving is super easy along the leeward side of the island and those sites are still pristine compared to other islands, they are limited so if you have new divers you have to start repeating sites since the number of sites that are perfect for new divers is limited in number.  And If you dive/snorkel/travel the top rated destination in the Caribbean first then you have nothing to look forward too when you dive other places

DIVING / WHALE COMBO:

• This trip is for intermediate or advanced SNORKELERS in good physical shape! 
• For the SWIMMING WITH WHALES we request that you have decent cardio fitness so you can hang with them as they barely move in the water and we are 'swimming' to stay with them. OR accept that you are not that fit cardio wise but will enjoy the brief encounters in the water with them and of course seeing them from the boat.

 

Email trips@singledivers.com or call 864-557-6079 to see if you can safely enjoy this trip if you have questions after reading the overview at the bottom of this post.

 

 

PROPOSED ITINERARY:

 

While our personal Dominica Experience may vary due to weather and conditions, the outline below will give you a good feel for the exciting week in store for us:

Nov 22 or Nov 29, 2025: This will be the official ARRIVAL date in DOMINICA

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Nov 28 or Dec 5, 2025: This day will be free for activities and sightseeing or just cleaning gear, packing and relaxing. IF you wish to dive an extra day... let us know as many flights allow for diving on Friday before leaving. Remember DAN says 18 hrs after repetitive diving days so its now 18 hrs vs 24 hrs.

Nov 29 or Dec 6 2025: Official Departure day AT ANY TIME YOU LIKE unless you have purchased additional nights. (PLEASE buy these via SingleDivers.com so you do not have to change rooms. Email trips@singledivers.com for room availability) 

 

 

Payment Details

 
PROGRESS PAYMENTS:
PROGRESS PAYMENTS:

1.  

Note: Trip must be paid in full 90 days prior to departure. Extras must also be paid in full 45 days prior i.e., Nitrox, extra nights etc. IF YOU NEED EXTRA TIME LET US KNOW! (Note that to add an extra to the trip you must pay for it when you add it.)

 

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Insurance, Documentation & T&C's:
 
INSURANCE

TRIP Insurance is MANDATORY due to CHRONIC CRAZY TRAVEL ISSUES and/or covid, other pandemics as well as the island location and so IS required on this trip! TRIP insurance is RELATIVELY inexpensive. Even if you have insurance that you think covers your trip…it is CHEAP (approx $100-$200) to get a supplemental policy to ensure you are covered for your investment in your dive trip. If you opt to not get trip insurance you are responsible for all losses related to your trip including not going for any reason. If diving a LIVEABOARD please consider the liveaboard rider offer by DiveAssure.com.

 

PRO TIP 1: Do not get the standard policy...it really does not cover enough to be useful. Consider instead a deluxe policy OR an annual policy for a set amount that you gamble a little on knowing you won't have a catrastropic loss every trip so you'll save money AND be covered when you need it most!

 

PRO TIP 2:  Any policy is better than 'no policy' ie. 'self insuring'. We have the least number of issues with Dive Assure but most trip insurance policies will work except for the one's offered by the airlines. They only pay $200 towards a complete loss of your dive trip if they are responsible. While a nice supplemental...do not rely on this as its designed to cover the flight only.

 
We recommend:
 

Dive Assure: for either a 'one time'SingleDivers.com policy OR an annual policy for BOTH Dive & Trip OR just Trip Insurance providing PRIMARY COVERAGE with excellent rates and coverage! Please use THIS LINK and/or reference SingleDivers.com via the drop-down menu under GLOBAL PARTNERS. (If you can not find the drop down, do not reference anyone and email info@singledivers.com your policy info and we will do it for you via our Dive Assure company representative. OR SIMPLY USE THIS LINK AND YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TIED TO US. )

 

DIVING INSURANCE:

 

DIVE Insurance is required on all trips - GET THE DELUXE POLICY! DIVE insurance is VERY inexpensive. Even if you have insurance that you think covers DIVING ACCIDENTS and air lifts…it is CHEAP (approx $100-$125) to get a supplemental policy to ensure you are covered for an entire year of diving. 

PRO TIP; The two primary suppliers of dive insurance DiveAssure.com and DAN are inexpensive enough to carry both. This way you will have the best coverage internationally, the best coverage domestically, primary insurance, secondary insurance and if a claim is denied on one policy you can submit it on the other. No matter what happens...YOU ARE COVERED!!! ... PRICELESS!!!

 
We recommend:  Dive Assure: for either a 'one time' policy OR an annual policy for BOTH Dive & Trip Insurance providing PRIMARY COVERAGE with excellent rates and coverage! Please use THIS LINK and/or reference SingleDivers.com via the drop-down menu under GLOBAL PARTNERS. (If you can not find the drop down, do not reference anyone and email info@singledivers.com your policy info and we will do it for you via our Dive Assure company representative. OR SIMPLY USE THIS LINK AND YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TIED TO US. )

you can also use....
Diver's Alert Network: Please use our reference number when ordering: ID1603080   (This only works if you are a new first time DAN 

 
DOCUMENTATION
All SingleDivers.com trips require necessary documentation to facilitate booking your trip and/or making it a better experience for you.  Once you complete your documents online our automated system will take the information from your last trip with us and fill out your new trip forms for you. You then add any missing information and/or change anything that is no longer current. You will find the forms you need to complete under MY TRIPS which you will find under TRIPS in the main menu across the top of the site. Since each trip requires a unique set of docs, please choose the correct trip from your "My Trips" drop down and then complete the forms required for that trip. Some trips will also ask you to complete the resort or liveaboard's forms as well.  

The AIR AUTHORIZATION FORM is only required when you are having SingleDivers.com book air for you but this includes air that is part of the trip pkg price. 

Not all of our forms are online as they are either infrequently used or being phased out. If you need a form that is not in our online directory, send an email to trips@singledivers.com and ask for the form you need.
 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

 

All SingleDivers.com trips require:

• You agree to a number of things when you join our trips including buying insurance to cover your investment, reading all the trip details and trip pm's, doing all the required documentation etc. Please click HERE to read them all.

 

Edited by WreckWench, 17 May 2025 - 09:56 AM.