Deep Blue Adventures

11/19/2024

We have Martin here from Buddy Dive Resort on Bonaire!

11/19/2024

11/19/2024

Please join Deep Blue Adventures and Vanessa Willing from Bill Beards Costa Rica!

11/11/2024

We LOVE Statia and we think you will too! 😍

Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort and Scubaqua – Special rates and free nitrox

Check out this special and more on our website at https://www.deepblueadventures.com/tour/golden-rock-dive-and-nature-resort-and-scubaqua-special-rates-and-free-nitrox/

Diving in Statia is regarded as some of the best in the Caribbean. Explore reefs, wrecks, pinnacles, and walls with Scubaqua Dive Center. You can explore 36 dive sites – most of which are moored to protect the reef from anchorage. Scubaqua offers low guest-to-guide ratio and dives for all levels. So, whether you are a beginner or advanced, you will be able to enjoy the true beauty of diving St. Eustatius! They have 2 dive boats, a 36-foot boat called Green Flash and a 27-foot single hull called Yellow Boat. The majority of dive sites can be reached within a 5-20 minute boat ride from the harbor.

Explore the tranquil waters of the Caribbean accompanied by experienced dive instructors. Dive into the untapped Marine Reserve where you can enjoy and explore walls, historical wrecks, patch reefs, macro dive sites, lava flows, boulder slides, and rock outcroppings. An unforgettable experience that will impress even the most experienced divers!

If you have never heard about this small, undiscovered island in the Caribbean, it is only because it’s a well-kept secret. Unaffected by mass tourism, St. Eustatius is not your average Caribbean Island. Imagine the Caribbean about 25 or 30 years ago and you get close. The reefs surrounding St. Eustatius are flourishing in a protected marine park. Underwater you will experience what much of the Caribbean must have looked like many years ago. The eye-catching volcano “the Quill” dominates the island with its impressive crater and is responsible for the huge amount of lava flows and blocks under the surface. These old labyrinths of lava are now fully overgrown with coral and sponges. Combine these reefs with numerous historical dive sites and more recent sunk wrecks and you will find yourself a diver’s paradise!

Have questions or ready to book? Contact one of our travel specialists! [email protected] | 419-517-6309 ✈️

‼️BONUS FOR OUR FRIENDS ATTENDING DEMA: Join us at our Booth Party on Nov. 19th from 4-6 PM at Booth 4068 for drinks, goodies, and trip giveaways including one from our friends here at Scubaqua Dive Center - STATIA and Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort! Cheers to 20 years of Deep Blue!💙

11/10/2024

It is Remembrance Sunday in the UK and the Marine' Corps birthday today in the USA. Followed by Veteran's Day in The USA and Remembrance Day in Cananda tomorrow. We pause both these days to reflect and remember those who have sacrificed some or all for our freedom and safety. "Thank you" will never be enough, but we hope you know the meaning behind it and the gratitude we have for all that you have done. You and those before you, will never be forgotten.

11/08/2024

Bilikiki Cruises - sorry, make that now EMPEROR Bilikiki will take great care of you in the Solomon Islands! ⛴️

The Solomon Islands are home to some of the best reefs in the world and the diving is spectacular, diverse, and colorful, there is not just one type of diving but an array of different habitats and ecosystems. There are pelagics and critters, wrecks, caves, amazingly healthy coral gardens, sand slopes, mangroves, walls, and sea mounts. There is no ice diving but pretty much everything else is covered!

Amazingly there are very few dive operators in the Solomon Islands and this means that it’s extremely rare to see another dive boat during the trip. Having dive sites to ourselves is one of the many great things about the Solomon Islands.

On a trip you can expect to see some of the healthiest hard corals in the world, sheer walls covered in huge fans, magical caves and cuts with spectacular light beams, an unimaginable array of colorful tropical fish, tornados of schooling fish, sharks, tunas, trevallies, and mackerel hunting shoals of fusiliers. There are WWII shipwrecks, modern wrecks, plane wrecks, and dump sites complete with underwater trucks and bombs, a dive site where mantas pass overhead almost as though they are checking divers out more than the other way around, and another where the healthiest reef imaginable can be enjoyed to the sound of a rumbling underwater volcano not too far away. There is also an amazing diversity of macro life and cuttlefish, octopus, a mardi gras of nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, coral hermit crabs, and crocodile fish are just a few of the things seen on nearly every trip.

Photos courtesy of Bilikiki Cruises, Richard Smith, Elmer Doty, Matt Smith, Tom Demeyer, Jo O’Shea, Ellen Husain, Greg Lecoeur, Tanya G. Burnett, and Peter Pinnock

From $4,550 per diver double occupancy plus tax for 7 nights
From $7,800 per diver double occupancy plus tax for 12 nights
Tax is $25 USD per night

9, 10, and 14-night sailings are also available

Rates include:
⛴️Deluxe Cabin Accommodations
⛴️Transfers in Honiara
⛴️Meals and snacks
⛴️Drinking water, tea, and coffee
⛴️Up to 4 dives a day plus a night dive
⛴️Easy dive tender service
⛴️Weights and belt
⛴️Tanks and airfills

Read more on this amazing detination at https://www.deepblueadventures.com/accommodation/m-v-bilikiki/

Ready to book or have questions? Contact one of our specialists!
[email protected] | 419-517-6309✈️

In the midst of the South Pacific, the Solomon Islands is part of the coral triangle and home to some of the best, least-visited scuba diving in the world. Filled with diverse marine life, the amazing dive sites and experiences are just a short flight from Australia or Fiji.Bilikiki Cruises has been...

11/06/2024

Headed to DEMA Show 2024? We have so much in store for this year including:

✈️Trip Giveaways courtesy of our friends at Atlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards, Scubaqua Dive Center - STATIA, Volivoli Beach, Buddy Dive Resort, Secrets Aura Cozumel, and Fiji Airways! There will be plenty of opportunities to win, whether it's at our Deep Blue Seminar Room (S221), our booth party Tuesday afternoon (Booth # 4068), or as part of our 6 Ways to Win!

Start the day with coffee - end it with cocktails!
☕We will be hosting a pre-show coffee hour from 9-10 AM in our Seminar Room on Tuesday morning of the show so that early bird attendees can enter the show with a coffee in hand and ready to hit the show floor feeling energized and ready to go.
🍹🍷🍻Tuesday afternoon, we invite you to join us for our 20th Anniversary booth party that'll be taking place there on the show floor from 4-6 PM! Stay the whole time or just stop by for a quick drink! We'll have goodies to give away, including SeaCure Custom Mouthpieces and some trips for some very lucky attendees 🤩

🗣️Our seminar room will feature some incredible speakers from all over the world, not only showcasing the beautiful destinations we all want to travel to but featuring some key speakers that can help dive centers further develop or implement successful travel programs in their own shops! We are honored to host speakers such as Cathryn Castle, Dr. Alex Brylske, Marty Snyderman, Chloe Harvey, and more!

🤝One of the many sessions we absolutely cannot wait for is the Roundtable Breakout Event going on Thursday morning from 8:30-10 AM. This session is all about Sustainability and how you can help transition your dive center or even your dive resort to embrace and implement more sustainable practices. Our panelists, breakout leaders, and dive center ambassadors are thrilled to help show you how Green♻️ can equal Green💵 while also making the world a better place! This event is both educational and gives you an opportunity to network with likeminded individuals. We're thrilled to have the brilliant minds of Dr. Alex Brylske of Ocean Education International and Chloe Harvey of Green Fins and The Reef-World Foundation, along with our very own CEO/Founder, Cheryl Patterson and some of her trusted dive center partners leading us in this session. And be sure to bring your business cards to this session! During the breakouts, we encourage you to meet fellow dive centers and resorts that could be great resources along your journey, whether they're as mentors or for fellowship as you each navigate and share notes on your paths to success!

🌟And of course, we'll have over 200+ specials for you to take advantage of in our Big Book of Deals! New specials are being added daily - you can log into our Pro Portal now to see some previews of DEMA specials or visit us at the booth to pick up your Big Book! We can't wait to turn your dreams into journeys 💙

Can't make it? You can still take advantage of these great deals! Contact us at [email protected] to keep in the loop.

Booth #4068
Seminar Room S221
Pro Portal: https://pro.deepblueadventures.com/
Call us: 419-517-6309
Email us: Dive center owners/managers - [email protected] | General public - [email protected]

We can't wait to see you! 💙

We’re so glad to have you as part of our travel family and look forward to providing you with a multitude of resources, marketing content, and specials that are exclusive to you, our industry partner.

11/04/2024

‘Garden Island’ is what the locals affectionately call Taveuni, the name speaks volumes for itself. The resort is located in a paradise of lush tropical forest and beautiful gardens all around.🌸

The Fijian Island boasts several beautiful waterfalls that cascade down steep cliff faces into the ocean, an amazing sight. Not far from Aroha Taveuni, there is a ‘natural’ water slide which is a must to visit to watch the local children stand and ‘surf’ down barefooted-it takes your breath away.

The diving and snorkeling from Taveuni are rated as some of the best in the world. Somosomo Strait is known as the ‘Soft Coral Capital’ of the world. The resort works with Taveuni Dive for all of their guests' diving needs. They are very professional and a well-run company. If the tide is right, they pick guests up directly from the beach in front of the resort, or if tide too low, vehicle pick up for a short drive to their dive boats.

The beautiful 10-meter infinity pool and sun deck adjoining the main house are available for guests to relax and use. The restaurant Kai Time is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and every meal will leave you excited for the next with an abundance of flavors.

A short boat ride from Aroha Taveuni takes you to Koro Levu, an uninhabited small beautiful white sandy beach island which offers fantastic snorkeling. Take a picnic and spend the day lazing on the beach living your dream.

Further North, there are some beautiful long white sandy beaches. Take a walk along and find the beautiful shells on the shores, swim in the crystal-clear waters, then head for the waterfall at Bouma on the way home to swim in the fresh water. Just fantastic way to end a great day out. If you are a golfer, there is a beautiful nine-hole, par three course on the island. It is very pretty as it hugs the coast heading south on Taveuni (green fees apply).

The resort can take you to a village very near for you to experience the cultural song and dance of Fiji and of course to sample ‘kava’ the local drink.

Aroha Taveuni can make bookings for diving, snorkeling, surfing, fishing, sightseeing, bird watching, coastal walks… or anything else you may wish to do while staying with the resort!
Check out our latest special for Aroha Taveuni!

From $1420 per diver, $820 per vacationer based on occupancy

Rates include:
🐠7 nights’ Beach Front Bure accommodations
🐠Daily Tropical Breakfast
🐠2-course lunch & 3-course dinner
🐠Refreshments
🐠Free Wi-Fi
🐠Roundtrip private ground transfers to/from Matei Airport and Aroha Resort
🐠All resort taxes
🐠5 days x 2-tank boat dives
🐠Tanks & weights

Valid for travel through Mar. 31, 2025. Offer may end at any time without notice.

Contact one of our travel specialists today at [email protected] or call 419-517-6309 to book or create your custom package today! ✈️

11/03/2024

11/02/2024

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11/02/2024

We are immensely proud to be hosting this Sustainable round table and networking event at the DEMA Show later this month. We hope all of you attending the show will join us for this important and dare we say revolutionary event. We are honored to be joined by Chloe Harvey from The Reef-World Foundation and Dr Alex Brylske as well as some of our most successful industry clients who have been blazing trails for a while now and are happy to share how they are doing it. We are so excited!

Several years ago, I first connected with Chloe Harvey online and quickly recognized her as a rising star in sustainable dive tourism. Not long after, we met in person, and what started as a chance…

10/30/2024

Where Adventure Meets Eco-Paradise on the Great Barrier Reef...

Lady Elliot Island is a coral cay located at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef and at the edge of the continental shelf. The boutique resort has won countless eco-tourism awards and is home to hundreds of turtles, mantas, and many species of sharks and rays. In summer expect to see turtles nesting, and in winter manta trains and humpback whales.

Check out our latest special! Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort – Home of the Manta

From $2,150 per diver based on double occupancy
Rates include:
🐨7 nights’ accommodation
🐨Daily buffet breakfast and dinner
🐨Flights from Bundaberg or Hervey Bay
🐨10 guided boat dives
🐨Tanks and weights
🐨Glass bottom boat and snorkel tour with free use of snorkel equipment
🐨Range of free island activities and guided tours
🐨Environmental Management Fee

For more information, please reach out to one of our travel specialists today at [email protected] or call us at 419-517-6309!✈️

10/28/2024

A genuine Fiji experience awaits all who visit this remote and secluded paradise. If you’re searching for true hospitality and long to experience the culture of a mystical land, spend some time in Paradise Taveuni Resort. 🌸

The Fiji Islands consist of over 300 islands spread over 7,000 square kilometers. Taveuni, being the third largest, is known as the Garden Island because of the luxurious plant growth found here due much in part to its rich volcanic soil. Paradise Taveuni Resort is found on the flat south end of the island, behind the mountains, and protected from the wind, ensuring calm, clear waters year-round.

Situated on the southern tip of Taveuni, the resort is a secluded getaway. The resort is perfectly positioned on 5 acres of oceanfront land with deep-water frontage and an extinct volcano behind (900 meters high) serving as a dramatic backdrop. It’s this unique deep water frontage that allows guests to dive, snorkel and swim from the lava flow edge into pristine warm tropical waters at any time of the day or night. If you want to truly experience the best scuba diving in Fiji, Paradise Taveuni Resort is the right place for you.

Check out our latest special at https://www.deepblueadventures.com/tours/fiji-south-pacific-paradise-taveuni-resort-dive-package-deal/

Have questions or ready to book? Contact one of our travel specialists! [email protected] | 419-517-6309

10/24/2024

Scholarship opportunity deadlines approaching!

10/24/2024

Heaven for all! 🤩

B&J Diving Centre and Tioman Dive Resort are located on Tioman Island in Malaysia - heaven for beginners as well as experienced divers or those who want to learn scuba diving.

Though somewhat overshadowed in the past by the more famous dive destinations of eastern Malaysia such as Sipadan and Mabul, Tioman and its surrounding smaller islands are now gaining a reputation as one of the best destinations in the South China Sea for both its diversity of marine life and the health of its coral reefs.
Another reason for Tioman’s growing popularity is the range of diving experiences available, which are suitable for everyone from novices to tech divers. There is a wealth of shallow to mid-depth sites where large boulder fields are covered by a variety of hard and soft corals. An abundance of caverns and swim-throughs capture the attention of explorers, while critter hunters can find all manner of macro life tucked into crevices or hiding among rubble fields. Pinnacles attract large shoals of reef fish, which in turn draw the attention of jacks, mackerel yellowfin barracuda, and rainbow runners. Wreck enthusiasts have a number of options, from collections of small fishing boats that hold grouper and snapper to larger wrecks at mid-range depths and a collection of WWII wrecks from battleships to submarines, which are accessible to tech divers. The crown jewel of this ghost fleet is the 745-foot HMS Prince of Wales.

B&J works hard to operate as an eco-resort to help educate visitors and reduce their impact. They participate in the PADI Project AWARE program and have been awarded the PADI Green Star™ Award and are also a top ten Green Fins Member. This means they have demonstrated a commitment to conservation that includes water conservation, energy use, environmentally friendly transportation practices, use of sustainable materials, conservation leadership, and a donation to conservation through Project AWARE.

Check out our latest special:

Tioman Dive Resort – Special Package Rates
$1200 per diver, $760 per vacationer double occupancy
$870 per diver, $430 per vacationer quad occupancy
$1550 per diver, $1100 per vacationer single occupancy

Rates include:
🪸7 nights’ accommodations
🪸Daily breakfast
🪸Transfers to and from Kuala Lumpur or Singapore to ferry port
🪸Tourism Hotel Tax

The diver rate also includes:
🤿15 guided boat dives (14 day dives and 1 night dive)
🤿Unlimited shore dives
🤿Tanks and weights

Special trips available at an add-on charge:
South Island dive trip including lunch break at the Asah waterfall
Trip to Varella Rock / Gyoshin Maru WWII Wreck

Valid for travel through December 1, 2025
All prices are subject to exchange rate changes

Ready to book or have questions for your dedicated travel specialist? Email us at [email protected] or all at 419-517-6309✈️

10/24/2024

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