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07/22/2023

Guadalupe Island may be closed for shark viewing, but thankfully, we still have Shark Week! Starting tomorrow, July 23rd, you can watch reruns of many shows filmed with us at Guadalupe. Be sure to catch 'Great White Open Ocean' for the harrowing story of our divemaster, Jimi Partington, as well as some classics like 'Island of the Mega Shark', 'Great White Abyss', GWSK: Extinction', & 'Legend of Deep Blue'.
The 'Jaws vs. The Blob' film shoot was the last cage dive trip EVER at Guadalupe Island!!
Here are dates & times (USA only, check your local listing).

Great White Abyss:
Sun 7/23 9AM & Noon

Legend of Deep Blue:
Sun 7/23 10 AM & 1 PM
Tue 7/25 8 PM & 11 PM
Wed 7/26 Midnight & 3 AM

Island of the Mega Shark:
Mon 7/24 6 AM & 9 AM

Jaws vs. The Blob:
Wed 7/26 Noon & 3 PM

Great White SK-Extinction:
Fri 7/28 9 AM & 12 PM

Great White Open Ocean:
Sun 7/30 6:30 & 9:30 AM
PLUS streaming on Discover Plus!

07/30/2022

Super excited to have worked with this crew on 'Jaws vs. The Blob', premiering tonight (Fri 7/29) on Shark Week! It sounds like a horror movie title but in fact it is an extremely interesting & hi-tech show: a new phenomenon known as The Blob sends juvenile great white sharks straight into a feeding frenzy of giant 20-foot adults off Guadalupe Island. A team of shark experts dives deep to discover whether the young sharks survive or become a snack.

You can also catch it in re-runs throughout the weekend on Discovery or stream on Discovery+!

07/29/2022

Catch Andy Casagrande, Shark Doctor Craig O'Connell, and Shark Girl Madison Stewart aboard the Islander, filming at Guadalupe Island for "Jaws vs. The Blob" - premiering tonight at 8 PM on Discovery. Here is ABC4 explaining the technology used in this special film shoot.

07/29/2022

"The most incredible sequence in Shark Week history and the most unbelievable story of survival," says producer Jeff Kurr. 🦈 We concur!! This film follows shark expert Jimi Partington on two very different Shark Week shoots that changed his life forever. Jimi is not only our divemaster, but our very dear friend, member of the Islander family, and we love him so much ❤️ This is a must see!
If you missed 'Great White Open Ocean' earlier this week, you can catch the command performance on CNN Saturday 7/30/22, 9PM Eastern & 6 PM Pacific. Additional reruns are airing on Discovery Channel this weekend (check your local listing) and streaming on Discovery+.

07/29/2022

Wanna win a trip for 2 with us cage diving at Guadalupe? Oh, and $20K?! You can enter DAILY through 8/12/22. Luke Tipple gives you the lowdown Discovery News.
Luke is an old friend of the Islander. He was our divemaster prior to Jimi, and helped us pioneer cage diving at Guadalupe. Always good to see him and hear what he has to say. We love Luke!
https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/sweeps

luketipple shared a post on Instagram: "Here’s your chance to dive with great white sharks with courtesy of and 🤘🏻🦈🤘🏻". Follow their account to see 1299 posts.

07/24/2022

The Shark Week blimp is here, flying over beautiful downtown San Diego. We are so excited for the best week of the year to kick off tomorrow, 7/24/22! There are 2 new shows airing in prime time that were filmed with us and 5 shows from past Shark Week's airing during the daytime hours in re-runs. Need your fill of Guadalupe Island Great White Sharks? Look for the 'Islander' and her crew all week on Discovery & Discovery+ in the shows listed below.
Thank you to our former passenger Chris R. Mannerino for these great shots of the blimp! Go !

"Great White Open Ocean"
"Jaws vs. The Blob"
"Legend of Deep Blue"
"Great White Abyss"
"Island of the Mega Shark"
"Great White Serial Killer: Extinction"
"Great White Serial Killer Lives"

07/19/2022

Win a trip with WHO? Why, it's win a trip with US, of course! Fourth year in a row, we are part of Discovery Channel's Shark Week Sweeps 🦈🦈🦈 Woo-hoo!
The lucky winner gets an all-inclusive 5-day trip great white shark cage diving with us at Guadalupe Island AND $20,000 cash. What are you waiting for?! Enter now to win!

Ever wanted to swim with sharks? Don't miss your shot at this heart-pumping adventure of a lifetime by entering the Shark Week 2022 sweepstakes.

07/19/2022

Less than a week until Shark Week airs in the USA! You'll definitely want to catch "Great White Open Ocean". It is a MUST SEE for every great white shark enthusiast! The show focuses on our divemaster, Jimi Partington, from his experiences with sharks around the globe, to his recovery from a stroke he had during a trip to New Zealand to film for Shark Week 2021. You will experience some of the MOST OUTRAGEOUS FOOTAGE, filmed with us off the Southern California coast, never before aired. Here's Discovery's sneak peek on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ANwP8xC7C2o.
You can catch "Great White Open Ocean" on Sunday, July 24th 10:30 PM on Discovery (check your local listing) or on demand at Discovery +.

06/15/2022

Who's ready? We sure are! Shark Week 2022 starts July 24th in the US. There are 2 new shows featuring the Islander this year plus loads of past shows shot aboard our boat shown in rerun. Stay tuned for the full schedule - and another surprise, coming soon!!

06/14/2022

One of the great things about our shark trips is the camaraderie that fosters between the guests. This group right here were single travelers from all over the country who came aboard the Islander, bonded and became friends. So much so they have planned multiple trips together to reunite cage diving with us!! 2022 will be trip #8 for Andrew, trip #4 for Maria, Carolyn & Brad, and trip #3 for Sherene. If not for the Covid shutdown & a year of bad weather, these guys would have also been on 2 other trips. Now that's love of sharks! And we love this group!! Included are some of the fantastic shark photos each took from the cages. Thanks for your patronage guys 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈