Dear Dirty Dozen Team Member,
With waves of progress signaled from vaccine manufacturers this week and scientists calling the progress the biggest medical breakthrough in a century, we feel a sense of hope and optimism that free movement across the globe will be kicking off sooner rather than later.
The big news from DDE HQ this week is that between reshuffling our customers who have been impacted by changes to our charter schedules this year, and our excited team members snapping up the chance to experience more adventures with FOMO in full force, we are on track to have an unforgettable year of expeditions in 2021.
To summarize - we are currently sold out in all our destinations: Truk Lagoon/Bikini Atoll and Galapagos for the calendar year of 2021.
NOT TO WORRY - THE PLANNING FOR FUTURE ADVENTURES STARTS NOW
LET’S CHECK OUR WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY UPDATE
GALAPAGOS AVAILABILITY
Our exclusive 2020 Galapagos recreational end of year itineraries have had the ante upped from our head office now with 50% off on the LAST remaining departures to Galapagos in 2020. Bananas! The response has been wild, of course and we have had DD Members on this boat for every week the last month now.
Here are the dates and prices available:
7 Day Cruise 2975USD from 5950USD
14 - 21 December 2020
21 - 28 December 2020
10 Day Cruise 3800USD from 7600USD
23 November - 03 December 2020
03 - 13 December 2020
This truly is a once in a lifetime offer as Galapagos is always fully booked and always at full price. So if your schedule is flexible at the end of this year, get in touch! *This offer applies to standard Galapagos Master itineraries - no CCR support. The travel is seamless, with our crew showing up at the hotel and doing your pre-boarding PCR test on site in Quito before the trip starts.
Should you fancy DDE´s own rare CCR ONLY itineraries as well as a mixed CCR/OC expedition in 2022, we still have some spots left!
TRUK LAGOON AVAILABILITY
Not the first time that Jill has featured as a Special Guest on a trip to Truk for us, and we could not be more excited to get back there and dive with her again in 2022 on this awesome technical CCR adventure. We have not advertised this trip much and there STILL is availability but it won’t last long.
Some of the highlights of Jill’s experience during her first trip to Truk Lagoon with DDE this year included:
🗺️ The itinerary and very carefully curated expedition was fantastic
🧜 Small group
🛥️ Comfy boat
☀️ Lots of staff
🏝️ Dived wrecks off beaten path
🔭 Dives that were exploratory
💠 There was an equal level of experience
💪 Jill certainly recommends!
We are NOT your average dive trip organiser.
BIKINI ATOLL AVAILABILITY
Although our 2021 calendar for Bikini Atoll is sold out there is always hope. We have spaces come open every now and again and its really worth sending an inquiry to go on a waitlist. There are also still plenty opportunities to discover Bikini in 2022.
Check out our updated expedition calendar below that runs until 2025. We hold over 40% of all the carters from 2023 onwards.
CONTACT US NOW TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST
We can offer small deposits, flexible payment terms, and friendly booking conditions on all our trips to get you down and dirty with some of the most infamous wrecks on the planet.
COMPETITION RESULTS
The entries into the #MyDDEAdventure competition took us from stunning deep dark mines to Bikini’s best bar, so without further ado, let’s get down to business!
Firstly we would like to say we have been overwhelmed by the support, as usual, and are so grateful to all our members for their lively participation.
It has certainly been a tricky task picking a winner, all your adventures are so important to us, especially at a time when many of us are unable to travel.
DDE HQ and all the team here are super pleased to announce our winner of the competition.
We asked you to show us what your DDE adventure was, and we were not disappointed.
Put your hands together for a great big dirty dozen rounds of applause for Perry B’s DDE Adventure!
PERRY SAYS
“Diving for pleasure is a young sport. Mass participation in the joy of swimming freely underwater, for no other reason than to be in the liquid world, has only been possible for fifty years. It is easier, cheaper, and safer to learn to dive than ever before. And yet, the prospect of immersion continues to inspire fear...
To go underwater is simply not a natural activity. We enter a hostile element where the most basic life fuel, air, is unattainable. To survive, we must take it with us. To confront the liquid world, to enter the element and return to the air world, reinforces our will to live. It provokes joy and contentment in a world where people find less and less time to experience their personal space.”
Follow Perry’s adventures here: @perrybrandes
This sweater is on its way to you now!
SPECIAL MENTION:
We are also loving this sweet little Galapagos Lobster entry, from @decodivershawaii who was diving on Darwin’s Arch with us last week!
Thank you, everyone, we had a blast and a half!
That pretty much wraps it from us this week, and should you still be holding onto going somewhere in 2021 keep an eye out for these newsletters. Whenever space opens up we announce a trip alert on here and you are the first to know.
As usual, we hope you have a lovely weekend ahead but remember, if you feel lonely, we are here to chat Dirty.
Love,
Aron Arngrímsson and the DDE Team