850 Washington Ave.
Miami Beach, FL  33139
(305) 531-6110

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  Dive & Snorkel Trips: GENERAL INFORMATION

Prices
Snorkeling fees:
Our one day snorkel trips costs $65.00 which includes all rental gear and 4 hours snorkeling from a boat in John Pennekamp Marine Sanctuary. Transportation is available from our dive shop to Key Largo for $10 per person additional. Children 6-15 are welcome when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children 16-18 must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian OR obtain written permission prior to the trip. Sorry, no children under 6 are allowed on any of the boats.

Diving fees(for certified divers):
Two tank / two location dives including tanks and weights $85 or if full Scuba rental is needed $120. Spiegel Grove trips and night dives are $10 additional. Transportation is available from our dive shop to Key Largo for $10 per person. We will provide transportation to the boat at the Miami Beach Marina at no charge when marked available. We do no offer transportation to dive trips that are marked "check in at boat" On those trips we will arrange to have your equipment on the boat or you can pick it up at the shop the day before. Children 10 to 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children 16-18 must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian OR obtain written permission.
All of our dive trips are self led. Guides are available for a fee on most of the trips that we offer. If you are a solo diver you will be buddied up with another diver(s).
*Wet suits, if needed, are $10 additional. We recommend wet suits from October 1st until May15

Multiple Dive Discounts:
Pre-pay for 5 trips (10 dives) and save 15% or 10 trips (20 dives) and save 20%.Multiple dive packages are non refundable or transferable and must be used in one year. Florida sales tax is 7% and will be added to all charters, classes and sales.


Cancellation Policy
  • We require 24 hours notice prior to the check in time to change or cancel a dive or snorkel reservation with no fee.  For less than 24 hours notice you will be billed for the full price of the trip per person that is reserved.  Private charters, groups and classes require 72 hours notice to cancel or reschedule. Speigel Grove trips also require 72 hours notice for cancellation due to the limited space on the boat.
  • If a trip is canceled due to weather or any unforeseen event you will receive a full refund via the same method you paid with.  If you would prefer to reschedule your trip for another date in lieu of a refund please send us an email with the new date and time.

  Flying after diving restrictions:

Below is a reprint of the current guidelines that were announced in the PADI Fourth Quarter, 2002 Training Bulletin:

General Comments:

Recent experimental trials indicate the risk of decompression sickness (DCS) decreases as the preflight surface interval increases. Based on these studies, the Workshop reached the following consensus recommendations. These recommendations apply to flights at cabin altitudes between 600 meters/2000 feet and 2400 meters/8000 feet and to divers who are without DCS symptoms. Work by Buehlmann, which was used by the US Navy Diving manual, suggests that immediate ascent to 600 meters/2000 feet altitude is possible with low DCS risk. In 1999, the US Navy adopted more flexible procedures based, in part on Buehlmann and Vann et al. Following these recommendations reduces DCS risk but does not guarantee that a diver will avoid DCS.

For Dives within the No-Decompression Limits: ( All of our dive trips are planned as no-decompression dives)

  • Single Dives: A minimum preflight surface interval of 12 hours is suggested.
  • Repetitive Dives and/or Multi-day Dives: A minimum preflight surface interval of 18 hours is suggested.
  • For Dives Requiring Decompression Stops: A minimum preflight surface interval greater than 18 hours is suggested.

On our Key Largo trips, you are out of the water by 4pm. According to the above guidelines you are able to safely fly as of 10am the following day.





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