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Enjoy free nights at Grenada’s True Blue Bay Resort with Dive Worldwide
Stay at the True Blue Bay Resort, a small family-run boutique, diver-dedicated resort on the south coast of Grenada, and enjoy great savings of up to £480 per couple. Various ‘free night’ offers are available, including: stay 7 nights, pay for 6; stay 10 nights, pay for 8; and stay 14 nights, pay for 11, for guests booking by 30 June 2016, and travelling any time between now and 14 December 2016.
Overlooking the spectacular True Blue Bay, the Resort offers a choice of colourful rooms, suites and luxurious villas. All are equipped with air-conditioning, en-suite bathroom, cable TV and Wifi. The Dodgy Dock restaurant is popular with locals and tourists, offering varied cuisine in a relaxed and comfortable setting. Other facilities include a swimming pool, day spa, cookery classes, small children’s playground, kayaks, hobie-cat sailing and yacht charters.
The resident dive operators are Aquanauts Grenada, a professional company offering daily boat dives and courses for all, from Bubblemaker (from eight years old) to speciality courses such as Deep Diver and SDI Solo Diver, great for photographers. Aquanauts Tech Diving offer TDI training.
There is a wide choice of local dive sites for all experience levels and for every taste – be it shallow coral gardens, unspoiled reefs or interesting wrecks. Grenada is renowned for its large portfolio of wrecks, the most famous being the Bianca C, dubbed the ‘Titanic of the Caribbean’, while San Juan and King Mitch attract plenty of pelagic species, including nurse sharks.
Diving highlights within the marine park include Dragon Bay, Happy Hill and the Sculpture Park – all with plenty of marine life to observe. Expect moray eels, lobster, eagle rays and turtles. Experienced divers can enjoy a day trip to Isle de Rhonde (weather permitting), famous for its steep walls covered in colourful sponges and plenty of pelagic marine life encounters.
Terms of Special Offer:
Book by 30th June 2016
Travel by 14th December 2016
Special Offer Price: from £1,450pp sharing, including return international flights from London, 7 nights’ B&B accommodation, 6 dives, and airport transfers with Dive Worldwide, saving £160 per couple. Alternatively, 14 nights cost from £2,085pp sharing (saving £480 per couple).
For more information, visit www.diveworldwide.com or call +44 (0)1962 302087.
News
Spooktacular Underwater Adventure: Oyster Diving’s First Halloween Scuba Party at Mercers Lake
Last Thursday, Oyster Diving transformed Mercers Lake into a hauntingly unforgettable underwater realm for their inaugural Halloween Scuba Party. Approximately 20 intrepid divers plunged into the darkness, weaving through a mesmerising scene of spectral decorations, glow sticks, and eerie underwater pumpkins.
After the thrilling night dive, participants gathered to feast on a ghoulish spread of pumpkin soup, chilli con carne, and decadent fudge brownies, perfect fuel for the frightful festivities.
With a resounding success, Oyster Diving is excited to announce plans for this event to become an annual tradition. Next year, look forward to a fully licensed bar and live music, promising an even spookier celebration under the moonlit waters.
Join us next Halloween for an experience that promises to be a haunting delight!
Find out more about Oyster Diving at oysterdiving.com.
Marine Life & Conservation
Shark Trust launches Oceanic 31 Shark Art Auction
After a two-year tour of UK art galleries, community spaces and aquariums, the Shark Trust’s acclaimed Oceanic31 exhibition takes its final bow at the Royal Geographical Society later this month. And the unique collection of artwork, depicting 31 species of oceanic sharks and rays, donated by 31 artists, is now open for bids from art lovers and shark enthusiasts. The online auction, launched today, will close on the 7th December at 8pm (BST). The money raised will support the Shark Trust Oceanics Programme.
People can now bid on 27 of the artworks by visiting this website:
https://superstars-auctions.com/sharktrustauction
It is a chance to own a beautiful piece of original art and to support the Shark Trust. The timing of the auction also means that these would make a very special Christmas gift for any shark-lover.
The diversity of pieces mirrors that of the sharks and rays they represent. You can bid on paintings, digital creations, sculptures, mixed media and more. You can pick your favourite artist or species of shark. Or you can select the perfect artwork to make a statement in your home or office. Whichever you choose, you will be supporting the work to protect these amazing animals.
One of the pieces of art has been selected to be auctioned live by Steve Backshall at the For the Love of Sharks event at the Royal Geographical Society in London on the 29th November. In addition to this, two further pieces will be raffled at this event, giving people a chance to win an incredible piece of shark art. For the Love of Sharks is the Shark Trust’s flagship evening. A night to celebrate sharks. Steve Backshall is the headline speaker at this event that will see other prominent shark advocates join him on stage.
Tickets for the event can be snapped up here:
https://thesharktrust.org.uk/Event/flos24
Those that would like to see the Oceanic 31 exhibition have one final chance. It is being displayed at the Pavilion at the Royal Geographic Society from 26th November until the 7th December. Entry is free.
Find out more here:
https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/oceanic-31
Paul Cox, Shark Trust CEO, Said “This exhibition has given us the opportunity to reach out to a new audience. And inspire more people with the wonderful sharks and rays on which our Big Shark Pledge campaign is based. We are immensely grateful to the 31 artists who have worked so hard to create these works.”
Bid for your favourite Oceanic 31 artwork here:
https://superstars-auctions.com/sharktrustauction
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