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• 2022 Little Cayman Beach Resort

  • When
    28 May 2022
  •  
    (EDT)

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  Rainbow Divers

  May 29, 2021 

  Rescheduled:

  May 28, 2022

  Attention, we may have availability for a male traveler sharing a pool view room, or a female traveler sharing an ocean view room. If interested please use the wait-list registration and we'll likely be able to confirm you onto the trip.

  
  

  7 nights inclusive stay at

  Little Cayman Beach Resort

  with six days of boat diving

  Only $1995!

  Contact Tommy

  treasurer@rainbowdivers.org
  

  
  

  www.littlecayman.com

  
  

   
  

  
  

  Little Cayman Beach Resort is located on a sandy beach on the south side of Little Cayman, just a short boat ride from the top dive sites of Bloody Bay Wall. There are a variety of dive sites suitable to all levels of experience, and this package is a great value including meals, beverages, and two boat dives each morning, PLUS five afternoon dives, for a total of 17 dives. There will be other LGBTQ+ groups at the resort during our stay, including an UnderSeaX women's group with their own dedicated dive boat. Feel free to inquire about availability if that interests you. 
  

  $1995 Price Includes:
  

  • 7 nights at Little Cayman Beach Resort in an air-conditioned pool view room (double occupancy)
  • Upgrade to Ocean View for $350 (not available as of May 31,2021)
  • Subtract $250 for non-diver.
  • Early bird special for NCRD! Sign up and pay your $100 deposit by Mar 31, 2021 and get free Nitrox for the week, a $170 value.
  • Welcome rum punch
  • Full course buffet breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, from dinner on day of arrival through breakfast on morning of departure
  • 17 boat dives with Reef Divers (six two-tank morning dives plus five afternoon dives)
  • Manager's cocktail reception
  • Tanks, weights and weight belt
  • Free use of dive computer
  • Airport transfers on Little Cayman on arrival and departure

  Not Included: Airfare to Little Cayman, meals and beverages not listed above, Nitrox fills ($12 per tank or $170 per week,) rental equipment or instruction if needed, dive and resort gratuities, items of a personal nature, and travel or dive accident insurance.

  Payments: 

  • $100 deposit to hold your space, paid by credit card upon registration

  • $500 second payment November 1, 2021

  • Balance February 1, 2022

  

  
  

  Getting There and Back
  

  Book your tickets directly to Little Cayman (LYB) on Cayman Airways, or call the helpful staff at Clearly Cayman at 1-800-327-3835 to book flights using American, Delta, United, and other carriers to Grand Cayman with connecting flights to Little Cayman all on one ticket for a reasonable service fee. Just let them know you are part of the "Rainbow Divers" group and give them the dates of travel, May 28-June 4, 2022. They can also arrange extra nights or layovers on Little Cayman or Grand Cayman.

  You can book separate tickets online to Grand Cayman, and then on Cayman Express from Grand Cayman to Little Cayman; be aware, however, that if you book separate tickets one airline is not obligated to help you if the other is delayed and you miss a connection. It's better to book both flights on the same electronic ticket.

  
  As you plan your departure, please keep in mind that this package includes SIX days of morning boat dives, Sunday-Friday, so schedule your Saturday departure with an appropriate surface interval after your last planned dive. If you have questions, just call and ask us! The friendly staff at Clearly Cayman are also happy to clarify travel arrangements after diving.

  
  

  
  

  About Rainbow Divers

  Rainbow Divers is a 501(c)7 non-profit mutual benefit organization, and can only organize activities and trips for its members. Membership is cheap and comes with a bunch of new lifelong friends at no extra charge. So if you’d like to participate in this trip, please join us.

  Payments are due within 10 days of sign up, and are generally non-refundable. If you sign up and your plans change there may or may not be someone interested in taking your spot. If you cancel without having made all payments it is your responsibility to find someone to pay your obligation in full. It is a very good idea to carry trip insurance to cover such an eventuality.
  

  Trip payments may be made by PayPal or by personal check. PayPal will accept credit card payments, regardless of whether you have a PayPal account. The price is the same regardless of payment method.  Please consider using PayPal, as electronic payment greatly simplifies the work of our volunteers.  Please send PayPal payments to paypal@rainbowdivers.org
  
  All divers on this trip should be comfortable diving in currents and have good buoyancy skills.  Divers are required to carry valid, in-force dive accident insurance, such as may be obtained from Divers' Alert Network (DAN).
  
  Divers must agree to NCRD's Event Terms and Conditions to participate in this trip.

  Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

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• 2022 Socorro Giant Mantas

  • When
    20 Nov 2022
  • Location
    Socorro Islands
  • Spaces left
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  Rainbow Divers

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  Scuba Meet

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  Undersea Expeditions

  November 20, 2022

  8 nights on board Nautilus Belle Amie

  Mantas & dolphins & sharks, oh my!
  

  About Nautilus Belle Amie

  Registration will begin 12 months before the trip

  Contact Tommy, treasurer@rainbowdivers.org
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Often referred to as the "Mexican Galapagos", the Revillagigedos Islands of Socorro, San Benedicto and Roca Partida offer the big animal encounters that are possible in the eastern Pacific.

  We'll board the boat in easy-to-reach Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, for a one day crossing to these islands to dive and interact with the friendliest giant mantas in the world. 

  Socorro is big animal diving at its best - dolphins, tuna, whale sharks (Nov-Dec), hammerheads, up to five other species of sharks and, of course, giant manta rays. They are known as the 'Friendly Giants' because not only do they measure up to 21 feet across, but they are famous and unique in the world for up-close and intimate interaction with divers. Shark sightings are also very good with sightings of silky, galapagos, hammerhead, white tip and silver tip sharks. Whale sharks are also a possibility in November, the beginning of the Socorro season.

  The great thing about Socorro is that no two dives are exactly alike. Whether its a game of acrobatics with a dolphin, hovering in awe as a school of hammerheads fills your field of view, or simply being mesmerized by three or four giant mantas circling you, you're sure to experience that unforgettable dive that dreams are made of!

  Some dive sites in the Socorro Islands can be challenging due to currents and blue water ascents. Call us if you would like to discuss the scuba skills you'll need to experience this diving adventure of a lifetime!

  Price, DBL Occupancy:

  • Standard stateroom: $3495
  • Superior suite: $3995
  • Premium suite: $4595
  • Add 5% government tax
  • Add $375 pre-paid Marine Park fee

  Payments:

  • $300 to register
  • $1000 due Jan 1 2022
  • $1000 due Mar 1 2022
  • Balance due May 1 2022

  Included
  

  • 8 nights accommodations
  • 6 days of guided diving, 3-4 dives per day 
  • Daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
  • Most non-alcoholic beverages

  Not Included:
  

  • Optional dive gear rental
  • Nitrox
  • Crew tips
  • Airfare
    
  • Airport taxes and departures fees
    
  • Visa and entry fees
    
  • Pre and post cruise hotel accommodations
  • Any items of a personal nature
  • Travel or dive accident insurance

  Getting There and Back:

  Boarding and departure take place the evening of Nov 20 to begin the long open ocean crossing to the islands. You can arrive Los Cabos, airport code SJD, on the 20th or sooner. Many airlines offer direct service to SJD. For your return we will arrive into port early morning Nov 28 and you can schedule your flight for anytime after 12 noon. We can recommended accommodations for before and after the trip.

  About Rainbow Divers
  

  Rainbow Divers is a 501(c)7 non-profit mutual benefit organization, and can only organize activities and trips for its members. Membership is cheap and comes with a bunch of new lifelong friends at no extra charge. So if you’d like to participate in this trip, please join us.

  Payments are due within 10 days of sign up, and are generally non-refundable. If you sign up and your plans change there may or may not be someone interested in taking your spot. If you cancel without having made all payments it is your responsibility to find someone to pay your obligation in full. It is a very good idea to carry trip insurance to cover such an eventuality.
  

  Trip payments may be made by PayPal or by personal check. PayPal will accept credit card payments, regardless of whether you have a PayPal account. The price is the same regardless of payment method.  Please consider using PayPal, as electronic payment greatly simplifies the work of our volunteers.  Please send PayPal payments to paypal@rainbowdivers.org
  
  Divers are required to carry valid, in-force dive accident insurance, such as may be obtained from Divers' Alert Network (DAN).
  
  Divers must agree to NCRD's Event Terms and Conditions to participate in this trip.

  Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

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• 2022 Cuba Scuba New Year

  • Start
    31 Dec 2022
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    (CST)
  • End
    07 Jan 2023
  •  
    (CST)
  • Location
    Gardens of the Queen, Cuba

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  Rainbow Divers

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  Undersea Expeditions

  Save $600 Today!

  December 31, 2022

  7 nights onboard Avalon III

  Gardens of the Queen
  

  About Avalon III

  Registration will begin soon

  Contact Tommy, treasurer@rainbowdivers.org
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Travel legally to Cuba with us on a humanitarian environmental project expedition in the spectacular Gardens of the Queen marine park onboard Avalon III. Travel to Cuba under this program is legal for U.S. citizens and residents.

  This licensed humanitarian environmental project visit examines the relationship of Cuban citizens with their natural environment, including socioeconomic and cultural issues brought about by Cuba’s growing ecotourism industry. The exchange also represents an opportunity to explore important environmental issues that impact the marine waters that both nations share through face-to-face interaction. The environment, and particularly the marine environment, is something that both biologically and culturally joins Cuba and the U.S. Visitors will meet with Cuban scientists and resource managers in workshops and perform citizen science.

  You'll spend seven nights onboard the beautiful liveaboard dive vessel, Avalon III, in the heart of Cuba's Gardens of the Queen (Jardines de la Reina) National Park, located 60 miles off the southern coast of Cuba, an archipelago comprising a chain of 250 virgin coral and mangrove islands extending along 75 miles of turquoise waters. Gardens of the Queen was featured on an award-winning segment of the CBS news program, 60 MINUTES hosted by Anderson Cooper. Gardens of the Queen is Cuba's first marine park and the largest no-take marine reserve in the Caribbean, where much of the story lies underwater. U.S. visitors will accompany Cuban specialists and scuba dive in one of the healthiest marine ecosystems remaining in the Caribbean.

  An optional land tour of Cuba will be offered the week prior to our dive adventure. A special Christmas like none you've ever experienced! More details to follow.

  Price, DBL Occupancy:

  • Standard stateroom: $3599
  • Balcony suite: $4399
  • Optional land tour: $2995 (approximate with more details available soon)

  Payments:

  • $500 to register
  • $1000 due Mar 1 2022
  • $1000 due Jun 1 2022
  • Balance due Sep 1 2022

  Included

  • Up to 4 dives daily, including some night dives, conditions permitting
  • Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Local non-alcoholic beverages
  • Participation in Humanitarian Environmental Project with Blue Sanctuary
  • Transportation in Cuba to the liveaboard from Havana (or from our land tour.)
  • Extra $$ discounts for NCRD early-bird signups

  Excluded:
  

  Airfare to Cuba, OFAC License fee of $100 (if on land tour), Port Fee of $340, Conservation Fee of $120, Nitrox ($100 for week if you wish to dive with EANx), alcoholic beverages, tips, laundry, souvenirs and other items of a personal nature. Visa or visitor fees, departure or arrival taxes, may be collected when purchasing your airfare, or may be paid separately.

  Flights:
  Divers coming for just the liveaboard will need to arrive in Havana on December 30. Alternatively fly in on December 24 if you are participating in our land tour. Don't book flights until consulting the trip leader. 

  Please contact us for the latest information on air travel to Cuba. Plan to depart on January 7 after 3:30 pm from Havana directly to the USA or elsewhere.
  

  
  

  About Rainbow Divers
  

  Rainbow Divers is a 501(c)7 non-profit mutual benefit organization, and can only organize activities and trips for its members. Membership is cheap and comes with a bunch of new lifelong friends at no extra charge. So if you’d like to participate in this trip, please join us.

  Payments are due within 10 days of sign up, and are generally non-refundable. If you sign up and your plans change there may or may not be someone interested in taking your spot. If you cancel without having made all payments it is your responsibility to find someone to pay your obligation in full. It is a very good idea to carry trip insurance to cover such an eventuality.
  

  Trip payments may be made by PayPal or by personal check. PayPal will accept credit card payments, regardless of whether you have a PayPal account. The price is the same regardless of payment method.  Please consider using PayPal, as electronic payment greatly simplifies the work of our volunteers.  Please send PayPal payments to paypal@rainbowdivers.org
  
  Divers are required to carry valid, in-force dive accident insurance, such as may be obtained from Divers' Alert Network (DAN).
  
  Divers must agree to NCRD's Event Terms and Conditions to participate in this trip.

  Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

  Rainbow Divers Liability Release
  
  

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