2017-02: BONAIRE, Feb 11-18, 2017 OPEN FOR BOOKING & DISCUSSION!!

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BONAIRE, February 11-18, 2017 DISCUSSION THREAD/TOPIC

PRICING:

• Boat Diving D/O = 10 spaces: $1638 full price OR $1588 cash discounted price
• Boat Diving S/O = 5 spaces: $2243 full price OR $2175 cash discounted price
• Shore Diving D/O = 2 spaces: $1391 full price OR $1349 cash discounted price 
• Shore Diving S/O = 1 spaces: $2016 full price OR $1955 cash discounted price
• NON-Diver D/O = 2 spaces: $1882 full price OR $1825 cash discounted price
• NON-Diver S/O = 1 spaces: $1226 full price OR $1189 cash discounted price

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• 8 Days/7 Nights Deluxe room at the newly renovated Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino
• Breakfast and Lunch Daily
• Two (2) Themed dinners (leaving 5 dinners on your own with town only 2 blocks walking distance away).
• (3)-Tank Boat dives for 5 days and UNLIMITED SHORE DIVING DAILY!
• FREE Unlimited Shore Diving including Night Dives
• Free Welcome Cocktail
• Themed Costume Party with great prizes including FREE DIVING, FREE TRAVEL & MORE! Please indicate your interest at sign-up by adding it to your cart.
• Special Happy Hour Events & Pricing
• FREE T-shirt and other great give-aways!
• Lots of 'Meets & Greets' to get to know everyone!
• Airport transfers (if you supply us your FULL flights details...upload on your MY TRIPS page or email to trips@singledivers.com)

NOT INCLUDED:

• Airfare to Bonaire (BON)

• Does not include 5 of your 7 dinners (town is short 2 block walking distance to Bonaire's finest foods!)
• Rental, instruction and retail charges
• Dive Crew/Hotel/Wait staff gratuities (usually 10-15% of your land pkg cost or approx $150+)
• Departure taxes - (approx US$35)
• Instruction/Classes - will be available on this trip. Please let us know what you are interested in?
• 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 STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. See INSURANCE Tab below for recommendations.

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.)

• Book & Pay in Full at time of Booking by 10-05-2016: Take $150 off ANY Single Occupancy Package (Use COUPON CODE: SEE BOOKING SYSTEM) OR Take $100 off ANY Double Occupancy Package (Use COUPON CODE: SEE BOOKING SYSTEM)
• BUDDY/VALENTINE'S SPECIAL: Join our Bonaire Single's Week and automatically be entered to win an add'l $100 off this already LOADED SWEETHEART DEAL PKG!!!  Winner will be drawn in Bonaire at the group dinner.
• Book & Pay in Full at time of Booking by 11-05-2016: Take $25 off ANY Package (Use COUPON CODE: SEE BOOKING SYSTEM)
• FREE NITROX (worth $200) FOR REPEAT SD.COM BONAIRE DIVERS: If you've dived Bonaire with SD.com before, add NITROX to your cart and email with the dates of your Bonaire dive trip with us and we will rebate your cash NITROX purchase.
•  Buddy/Valentine Rebate: Get a $50 buddy rebate for getting one NON-SD.com member to go and you both get a buddy credit. Get one SD.com member to go and you both get a $25 buddy rebate.  Rebate issued at the end of the trip, after both trip goers send their buddy diver credit request, listing who they brought as a buddy to
• SOCIAL MEDIA BONUS: Earn (1) CHANCE to win $50 gift cert for anything SD.com sells including corporate sponsor merchandise or a future trip good until June 2017, by signing up on our Facebook Trip Event for this trip AND "LIKE" SingleDivers.com if you haven't already AND share the FB trip booking on your page or in another diving group to which you belong. Please email  with your full list of contest entries no later than October 31, 2016; Please reference SEE BOOKING SYSTEM in the subject line.
• Cash Discount: Use our e-check option to pay for your trip and 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 email your military ID to or fax to 888-480-0906)
• Member Rebate: File for your $25 member rebate within 30 days after the trip. You'll find the required form here.

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.

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, 18 October 2016 - 08:34 PM.

Welcome to the BONAIRE 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 BONAIRE!...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.

WHO'S GOING & AVAILABILITY UPDATE:
 

Booking Summary:

• Boat/Shore Diving D/O = 6 rooms D/O = 12 spaces - 12 spots = 0 AVAILABLE
• Boat/Shore Diving S/O = 5 rooms S/O = 5 spaces - 4 spots = 1 AVAILABLE
• Shore Diving D/O = 1 rooms D/O = 2 spaces - 0 spots = 2 AVAILABLE
• Shore Diving S/O = 1 rooms S/O = 1 spaces - 0 spots = 1 AVAILABLE
• Non-Diver D/O = 1 rooms D/O = 2 spaces - 0 spots = 2 AVAILABLE
• Non-Diver S/O = 1 rooms S/O = 1 spaces - 0 spots = 1 AVAILABLE

SUMMARY OF WHO IS GOING:

  1.  Kamala aka WreckWench - Boat D/O
  2.  Beth aka EagleRayLover - Boat D/O

  3.  Wendy aka JerseyGirlWendy -Boat D/O

  4.  Lloyd aka Landre - Boat S/O

  5.  Scott aka scottdiver - Boat D/O

  6.  Jacqueline aka Jacks - Boat S/O

  7.  Donna aka divingforfun - Boat D/O

  8.  Tim aka Chummy - Boat S/O

  9.  Todd aka richone - Boat D/O

 10. James aka Diver_Jim - Boat D/O

 11. Jennifer aka reefrover - Boat D/O (Plus One Night 18 Feb)

 12. Liz aka Lady Liz - Boat D/O

 13. Dayna aka HoliDayna - Boat D/O

 14. Adrienne aka divadiver1 - Boat D/O

 15. Robin aka RustyPipes - Boat D/O

 16. Thomas aka anchorboy - Boat S/O

D/O Splits Summary:

• 8 females d/o
• 4 males d/o
• 4 single rooms

Edited by dive_sail_etc, 18 January 2017 - 05:43 PM.

This is our discussion thread! Ask away!

Booking trip now. Goal is to reach the 100 dives mark in 2017 

Booking trip now. Goal is to reach the 100 dives mark in 2017 

AWESOME!!! And we have a tradition that I get to dive with our members when they hit a milestone dive! So I would be thrilled if I could be your buddy for your 100th dive!!!!  

 

Booking trip now. Goal is to reach the 100 dives mark in 2017 

 

AWESOME!!! And we have a tradition that I get to dive with our members when they hit a milestone dive! So I would be thrilled if I could be your buddy for your 100th dive!!!!  

 

Would love that! Will see how I can make that happen 

 

 

Booking trip now. Goal is to reach the 100 dives mark in 2017 

 

AWESOME!!! And we have a tradition that I get to dive with our members when they hit a milestone dive! So I would be thrilled if I could be your buddy for your 100th dive!!!!  

 

Would love that! Will see how I can make that happen 

 

With all the trips you are signed up for it shouldn't be a problem!

Kamala - Do you have the price for extra day with diving?  Will it be the same cost as November 2016.

Thanks

Chuck

Kamala - Do you have the price for extra day with diving?  Will it be the same cost as November 2016.

 

Thanks

Chuck

I am trying to find that out. It will be close if not the same. Feb is high season and Nov is not.

I hope to know soon and will let everyone know. If you want an extra day please let us know and I'll get it locked in for you.

WOW!!! This trip is on fire... we have had the following people all sign up in the past few days!

• JerseyGirlWendy
• Landre
• Jacks
• EagleRayLover

Welcome aboard the Bonaire trip to Todd aka richone! Things are shaping up to be another great scuba adventure!

Thanks Brad... looks like we just got another sign up today!

EVERYONE!!!

Only two D/O Boat diving package spots left!! Only three S/O Boat Diving package spots left!! These are the spots everyone wants, so if you have been sitting on the fence it is time to get down (careful not to rip your pants!) and book to join Kamala and the Gang in Beautiful Bonaire!

Booking Summary:

• Boat/Shore Diving D/O = 5 rooms D/O = 10 spaces - 8 spots = 2 AVAILABLE
• Boat/Shore Diving S/O = 5 rooms S/O = 5 spaces - 3 spots = 2 AVAILABLE

 

Only two D/O Boat diving package spots left!! Only three S/O Boat Diving package spots left!! These are the spots everyone wants, so if you have been sitting on the fence it is time to get down (careful not to rip your pants!) and book to join Kamala and the Gang in Beautiful Bonaire!

 

Booking Summary:

• Boat/Shore Diving D/O = 5 rooms D/O = 10 spaces - 8 spots = 2 AVAILABLE
• Boat/Shore Diving S/O = 5 rooms S/O = 5 spaces - 3 spots = 2 AVAILABLE

 

Thanks Brad! This trip has been steadily filling up almost daily!