Grand Cayman

Focus Underwater Event

Are you an avid underwater photographer? Want extra long bottom time to get the right shot? This is the week for you! FocusUnderwater combines recreational and technical diving with underwater photography or videography. You’ll enjoy Cayman’s deep walls, colorful reefs and spectacular wrecks and have lots of photo ops to hone your skills. FocusUnderwater is designed to meet the demands of both open circuit and closed circuit divers and digital underwater photographers and videographers of all levels (avid amateur, budding professional, top side professional). Learn photo tips from the real underwater photo pros, try out the newest in equipment available (both diving and/or photographer), get your hands on and experiment with the newest equipment for underwater photography or videography.

Our friends at Divetech offer full support for recreational, normoxic, trimix diving:

• Closed circuit rebreathers (CCR): Inspiration, Evolution, Sentinel, KISS, Meg, rEvo, Titan, Poseidon, Explorer Sport
• Semi-closed circuit rebreather (SCR): GEM
• Open circuit (Nitrox, air, trimix): single, double, side mount tanks

Explore the deep walls and shallow reefs of Grand Cayman‘s unique and inviting underwater world. This is an adventure where you’ll go to places no one has gone before, daily live video and photographs will be taken at the event (each participant will take home a DVD for the memories) and more. Daily seminars will be offered by photo pros. Mini trade show highlighting this year’s newest equipment: rebreathers, dive computers, digital equipment and supporting equipment.

 WHAT DOES PACKAGE INCLUDE?

• Daily boat trip – up to 3 hour run times on CCR and 2x 1-hour dives on open circuit
  • Wide angle ops:
    • Stingray City trip
    • ex-USS Kittiwake dive
    • Carrie Lee (Normoxic & Trimix divers)
  • Macro/Supermacro ops:
    • Shallow shore diving at Lighthouse Point (unlimited)
    • Shallow shore diving at Cobalt Coast (unlimited)
  • Flouresence night dive (unguided in buddy pairs)
    • try out the SOLA blue light to experience the coral’s bioluminesence
• 7-nights luxury accommodations at Cobalt Coast Dive Resort
• Unlimited awesome shore diving right off the dock
• Unlimited awesome shore diving from Lighthouse Point (Divetech’s second shore diving location)
• Meal plan: 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners included
  • Evening Beach BBQ
  • Kick-off & farewell party on the ocean’s edge
• Seven Fathoms tasting
• Round-trip airport transfers
• All Scrubber included (Sofnolime 408 & 812 available, cartridges as well)
• All gas fills – O2 , He, Air and Mix fills (5000 psi booster)
• 6 days unlimited Nitrox (32% in 63cuft or 80cuft tanks)
• 40cuft or 63cuft bailout bottles with carrying straps are provided (1 or 2 per person as needed; DIN valves)
• Photo clinics
• Video clinics
• Welcome bag
• Photo competition including great prizes!
• Digital Video DVD of Focus Underwater (by Jay Easterbrook @ Divetech)

New equipment will be introduced including new underwater camera housing and/or dive computers, components, decompression software, toys and more! Plus you’ll be entered for a drawing for great gifts.

Dive profile options for Recreational scuba divers and recreational CCR divers to 40m/130f, Normoxic to 60m/200f and Advanced Trimix dives to 100m/330ft. All Normoxic and Trimix diver packages include a trip to the Deep Wreck, the “Carrie Lee”.

To quote Sylvia Earl…”we know more about the moon than we do the deepest oceans of our own planet”.

Package rates are based on double occupancy, including meals, lodging, tax and service charge, transfers, gases, scrubber, DVD & parties. Package rates are quoted in US$. Deadline: July 15, 2017

Special Oceanic Ventures Connoisseur Club Benefit: welcome cocktail

Other activities that can be arranged: transfers to Camana Bay for shopping, Tours of the Rum Distillery, A day trip to Pedro St. James Castle where the Camanian Government started, a tour of her Majesty’s Botanical Gardens

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED?

Air fare from the United States or other destinations,  , tips for local dive staff or tour staff, bar tab, other local tours, shopping.

This is not an Oceanic Ventures Escorted trip.  However, we know the operator very well and we feel you will be taken care of in the style we like to run on our adventures.

FARE?

Deposit Required : $1500 due immediately Balance due July 15

Available Dates

2015	September 5 – 12, 2015
2016	September 3 – 10, 2016
2017	September 2 – 9, 2017
2018	September 1 – 8, 2018
2019	August 31 – September 7, 2019
2020	September 5 – 12, 2020
2021	September 4 – 11, 2021

Paperwork Needed

A complete a Cruise Application and Waiver Agreement by each person will need to be completed at the time of booking.

Please complete the credit card from and return it to us.

We require diving insurance for all participants and strongly recommend trip insurance.

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All prices are subject to change until booked and ticketed.

As with most small island properties, cancellations are more of an issue so they have limited ability to fill unused spaces. We always recommend trip insurance to help avoid any unnecessary problems.  There are no refunds for missed flights or changes in plans. Travel Insurance (ie: comprehensive accident, medical, baggage and trip cancellation and interruption insurance) purchased at the time their reservation is made, may help protect guests from financial disappointment if they are prevented from making their scheduled trip due to illness or family illness, or in the event that unforeseen circumstances prevent the airline or yacht from making its scheduled trip.

We require diving accident insurance. For your convenience below are links to Dive Assure . Both organizations offer Travel Insurance and Dive Accident Insurance and be purchased via our web site at https://oceanicventures.net/travel-insurance/.  Both Dive Assure and Travel Guard have a family plan. Dive Assure is diving insurance and also has a travel insurance option.

Please review the other terms and conditions.  Please remember, making a deposit means you agree with the terms.

Please plan to bring a copy of your logbook, c-card, and diving insurance.

As with all international travel, your passport Passport must have a minimum of 6 months validity at the end of your trip.

You are responsible to make sure your passport is valid for travel.