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Enter Our Prize Draw

**THE REGALDIVE PRIZE-DRAW COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. A WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON, SO WATCH THIS SPACE!**

Thank you for entering our prize draw to win an amazing prize package valued at over £3,500 including a superb Red Sea diving holiday for two from Regaldive and fabulous high end dive gear from Mike's Dive Store.

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Win a Red Sea Diving Holiday and Dive Gear Competition - Terms and Conditions

This competition will run from 20 October 2017 to 8 December 2017 and entries must be received between these dates. Only one entry per person is permitted. 

Prizes: There is one prize to be won comprising: one 7 Night Diving Holiday for two people to Marsa Alam staying at Sunrise Marina Resort Port Ghalib in Marsa Alam, Egypt from Regaldive and one dive gear prize from Mike's Dive Store.

  

  • The diving holiday:  This is  based on two people sharing one room for 7 nights on an 'All Inclusive' basis at Sunrise Marina Resort Port Ghalib, return flights from Gatwick, resort transfers and 5 days of diving for two people. Dates of travel: This 7 night Marsa Alam trip must be taken between the period from 8-29 January 2018.
  • The dive gear prize comprises: One Scubapro Mk25 S600 Titanium Regulator, one Scubapro Compact Twin Console, one Typhoon Spectre Men’s Drysuit and a Miflex Hose, as well as delivery of this prize to one UK address.

General Information

  • Regaldive's published terms and conditions apply.
  • Mike's Dive Store's published terms and conditions apply.
  • The prize package is non-transferable, non-changeable, non-refundable and has no cash value. There will be one winner drawn from all entries taken within the promotional period.
  • Entries will be accepted until close of business on 8 December 2017 and the winner will be drawn at random and notified as soon as possible after this date.
  • The holiday prize does not include dive kit hire. Travel insurance is not included and all passengers must have adequate insurance cover.
  • Regaldive and Mike's Dive Store reserve the right to publish the winner's name.
  • Regaldive and Mike's Dive Store reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this competition with or without prior notice due to reasons outside of their control.
  • By entering this competition you are opting in to receive Regaldive and Mike's Dive Store news and special offers via our email newsletters. You may unsubscribe at any time using the links in the emails.

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Villa Michael is a lovely, newly refurbished Villa offering comfortable holiday accommodation. Directly on the seafront, this property boasts breath-taking, unobstructed 180 degree views across Qawra bay.

Guests can step out of the Villa and straight onto the seafront promenade leading down to the shoreline, perfect for swimming and snorkeling. The property is three minutes’ walk from the Malta National Aquarium and popular evening hotspot Cafe Del Mar. It is also just three minutes’ from Qawra point dive site and the enclosed swimmers zone.

Malta’s calm warm seas make for excellent visibility and superb conditions for tackling everything from diving courses, to underwater photography, to wreck and deep diving. One great advantage of diving in Malta is that being such a small island, it is easy to get around. Most of the dive sites are shore-based, easily accessible by road at many points around the coast. Malta is well known for offering plenty of wreck diving opportunities.

Villa Michael is an attractive holiday villa with three double bedrooms comfortably accommodating up to six people, making it ideal for small groups. All bedrooms have ensuite shower rooms with single bed or double beds, according to your request.  All of the bedrooms have new ensuite shower rooms.

The Villa features a large living space with full sea views, as well as a dining room. The newly fitted kitchen is equipped with an oven, electric hobs, large fridge and freezer, microwave oven , dolce gusto coffee capsule machine and dishwasher. The kitchen leads out onto a spacious outdoor terrace & BBQ area overlooking the sea. The roof top sun terrace has unobstructed 180 degree sea views.

To find out more, contact our friendly team on 01353 659999, or visit: Villa Michael

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Dip into the programme of presentations from the world's top diving experts, enjoy the Try Dive Pool, Rebreather Pool and New Products, plus themed Travel and Dive Training areas. Compare dive kit, plan your next diving adventures and meet up with old friends.

We arecounting down to DIVE 2017, so do come and see the Regaldive team at stand #412 to make sure that you get the best deals! We look forward to catching up with you over the weekend and discussing your diving holiday plans.

DIVE SHOW OPENING TIMES
Saturday, 21 October - 9:30am-6:00pm
Sunday, 22 October - 9:30am-5:00pm

Find out more about DIVE 2017 here

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Autumn Offer 2017 - Terms & Conditions

10% OFFER – TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • The 10% saving is valid for new bookings only. These must be booked or quoted from 13 October 2017 until 3 November 2017
  • The 10% saving can be used in conjunction with most other special offers (e.g. free extra nights and room upgrades etc)

EXCLUSIONS:

The 10% offer excludes the following:-

  • Diving only, boat only bookings or Tailormade Explore add-on itineraries
  • Liveaboard savings for the Red Sea are shown on the schedule (where applicable). For 'Blue Boats' in the Red Sea, discounts are indicated on the price panel
  • Insurance, dive packs and dive course elements of the package
  • Bookings made through a third party i.e. travel agent, dive centre / shop
  • Cannot be used in conjunction with affiliate partnership discounts (e.g. BSAC, PADI etc), loyalty discounts or goodwill gestures
  • Please see price panel for current price.
  • No retrospective discount will be applied to any booking already confirmed or quoted before 12 October 2017
  • Discount is not available to groups in excess of 10 passengers

Please note that the 10% saving applies to the holiday price given by the sales team at the time of enquiry.  Prices may fluctuate depending on the actual flight cost at the time of booking.

This promotion can be withdrawn at any time without notice and will only be honoured only for confirmed bookings.

RED SEA DIVE PACK OFFERS – T&C IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE

Dive pack offers with:-

  • Emperor Divers in Marsa Alam and El Gouna Book by 31 October 2017.
  • Orca Dive Clubs in El Gouna, Soma Bay, Safaga, Marsa Alam and Hamata Book by 3 November 2017.
  • Aquarius Diving Club in Hurghada

Can be used for 'Diving Only' (i.e. no holiday booked). These bookings incur an additional admin fee of £15 per person. Dive pack offers are only available to book until the dates stated above. Date restrictions apply.

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SAVE A MINIMUM OF 10% ON YOUR NEXT DIVING HOLIDAY!

Also, benefit from many other special offers, including dive pack offers, free extra nights and room upgrades. Many of these special deals will be available at DIVE 2017, but the good news is that you can benefit NOW from these great savings…

SAVE UP TO £1,119PP ON LIVEABOARDS

Example Savings:

SAVE UP TO £678PP ON LAND-BASED TRIPS

Example Savings:

10% savings are valid for new bookings made between 13 October and 3 November 2017, so give us a call today on 01353 659999 and get your booking in early. We expect these offers to fly out the door, so book now and don't miss out.

Call the Regaldive team on 01353 659999 to book your next diving adventure.

RED SEA DIVE PACK OFFERS - INCLUDING ‘BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE’

Regaldive are also offering a great range of Dive Pack Offers including:-

  • Emperor Divers in Marsa Alam and El Gouna: Day Diving Special Offer - £40 per day for departure dates from November 2017 to August 2018. Book by 31 October 2017.
  • Orca Dive Clubs in El Gouna, Soma Bay, Safaga, Marsa Alam and HamataSAVE 20% on all Dive Packs and Courses. Valid for all departures until 30 April 2018. Book by 3 November 2017.
  • Aquarius Diving Club in Hurghada: Book any dive pack or course and your buddy can book the same HALF PRICE! Valid for departure dates: 1 December 2017 - 15 March 2018 and 16 April 2018– 15 July 2018

Call the Regaldive team on 01353 659999 to book your next diving adventure.

* Subject to Terms and Conditions - please see here

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REGALDIVE'S WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO DIVE 2017 COMPETITION T&C

REGALDIVE's WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO DIVE 2017 at the nec birmingham COMPETITION

Terms & Conditions

Competition is open to residents of the UK only aged 18 and over. 

To enter, please email us with details of your funniest diving moments. You are welcome to include an image with your entry, but we reserve the right to publish your name and any text and images supplied on our website, social media accounts and in our e-newsletters. Please include your name, email address and a daytime contact number with your entry.

The entries that we judge to be the funniest will be awarded a pair of tickets.

Entries will be accepted until close of business on 26 September 2017 and the winners will be notified as soon as possible after this date. The winners will be the entries judged by the Regaldive team to be the most creative.

Prizes are:

  • Two pairs of tickets to DIVE 2017 taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 21 & 22 October 2017.

NB - There is a limited number of tickets available. We will only respond to the lucky winners of the tickets. Good luck!

Prizes are non-transferable, non-changeable and have no cash value. 

Regaldive reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently this competition with or without prior notice, due to reasons outside of their control.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

By entering this contest, you agree to a complete release of Facebook from any or all liability in connection with this contest.

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Here John shares some of the many highlights from his recent Cocos Island liveaboard trip aboard Okeanos Aggressor II:

All Good Things…

There's a saying that goes along the lines of good things coming to those who wait, and patience is the key when it comes to diving Cocos. It's nothing like the Red Sea, where you fly out one day and are in the water by 10am the next. Cocos involves a flight across to the Atlantic and at least one overnight in San Jose, Costa Rica, followed by a two  hour bus ride to the coast.

The boat (in this case Okeanos Aggressor II) then departs from the port of Puntaranas, That's when the waiting really starts, as it's  then a 36 hour sail out to the island that's 340 miles out into the Pacific Ocean. You arrive at night, so it's up to 46 hours before you get in the water. 

So, is it worth the wait I hear you ask? You bet it is! In a documentary made a few years ago, Cocos was named 'The Island of the Sharks' and for good reason, as we found out over the next 7 days diving. In fact we started to get an idea of how ‘sharky’ things were going to be on the check dive. Of course they are normally nice easy dives and never usually the most exciting locations.

The briefing had informed us that we would roll off the RIB into 5 metres of water and max out at about 16 metres. Doesn't sound that exciting does it? But that soon changed when the first two guys hit the water, they bobbed straight back up shouting 'Tiger Shark - right under the boat!' So we all entered the water as quickly as possible, but of course with all the commotion, it had disappeared. Not to worry as there would be more later in the week. We saw loads of Whitetips and even a few Hammerheads - not bad for a check dive!  

It may surprise you to know that we only dived eight different sites during our week at the island and there are a lot of similarities between them, but we never got bored. All our dives were spent looking for sharks, which wasn't hard, as they found us. Out of 24 dives we saw loads of Whitetips on every single dive. The other RIB divers were even lucky enough to witness some mating, not many people have that in their logbook! We did three night dives and the Whitetips attracted by the lights of our torches, like moths around a flame. Things certainly got a bit frenzied, as they used the light to help them hunt.

Mostly the diving involves descending down with the wall of one of the smaller islands to your back, or to the top of a sea mount and find the cleaner fish at the numerous cleaning stations. Here the sharks come in to be cleaned and by holding onto the rocks and keeping very still, they come nice and close. There are some reasonable currents, but they are not too much bother, as you very rarely swim against them. It pays to keep your eyes darting in all directions though, as a few times lovely Whale Sharks would swim above you, a sleek Galapagos Shark would check you out, or a curious Tiger Shark would pass quite close. I suppose I should mention that my buddy had a Tiger Shark pass by within a few feet and I didn't see it as I was looking the other way, not my greatest moment in diving.  

But there is one undoubted star of the show at Cocos, and that's the Hammerheads. Hundreds and hundreds of Scalloped Hammerheads. Occasionally in bigger schools, but always about, either singly or in groups of 15 or 20. All hanging around to come in to the cleaning stations and that's where you get your chance to see them up close and personal. They come in until they are in just the right spot,  then tip their bodies back and hover in the current as the cleaner fish rush in. When done they often swim really close. Having one after the other swim within a few feet of you is certainly worth the effort to get to Cocos. Impressively, we saw Hammerheads on every one of the 21 day dives. 

Watching the different behaviours of the various shark species is what keeps you enthralled for the whole week. Going back to the same dive sites a few times was not an issue, as every time something different would happen and even when we did have a chance to go around to the south of the island, most people decided to stay and dive Manuelita or Dirty Rock again. If you do want to see some smaller critters, there were some very friendly Frogfish that posed quite nicely for the photographers.  But even when we were looking for them, we had to make a quick change of plan when a huge Whale Shark circled us twice. 

Eventually of course, we had to turn for home and the forest covered island with the sun setting behind certainly made a great sight, as it slowly shrank from view. On the return journey there was plenty of time to discuss the week with our companions and start the editing of the numerous photos and hours of video. The Okeanos Aggressor II and its crew looked after us very well. The dive guides were great, the crew very attentive and we were well looked after with some excellent food.  

So finally, the question as to whether Cocos should be on your dive wish list, it's most definitely a 'yes' to that one!

To find out more,  call our friendly team on 01353 659999 or visit Okeanos Aggressor II

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World's Best Wreck Diving Destinations:

Rust lovers. Metalheads. They go by many names, but they all have one thing in common: their enduring fascination with underwater history. Yes; rusting metal. But what an array of history can be found beneath the waves…

A destination bound to excite all wreck lovers is Truk Lagoon – one of the most famous concentrations of wrecks in the world. Final resting place for an entire Japanese fleet sunk in 1944, the wrecks include a submarine, jeeps, tanks and fighter planes. Truk Lagoon is a dream destination and one which all wreck lovers should experience.

Truk Lagoon wreck

Malta – one of Regaldive’s most popular destinations - is only a three hour flight from the UK and boasts a large number of wrecks to enjoy. Lying at 14m in Valetta harbour is HMS Maori: a British destroyer sunk in 1942. Another famous Maltese wreck is the Bristol Blenheim Bomber. One of five known wrecks of its kind, the engine and wings are intact at 42m and make a memorable dive for experienced divers. Another wreck for the more experienced diver is the Imperial Eagle; a former ferry and the sister ship to Cousteau’s Calypso

An Egyptian liveaboard is the place to be if you want to visit the best wrecks the Red Sea can offer. Regaldive offer itineraries including the most famous Red Sea wrecks: the Dunraven at Ras Mohamed, the Rosalie Moller and the most famous wreck of them all; the mighty ThistlegormThistlegorm wreck in Sharm el Sheikh

In the early 1960s, Jacques Cousteau placed Sudan firmly in the psyche of divers with his experiments in underwater living. The remains of his Conshelf II “village” provide a fascinating window into this unique chapter of diving history. Directly out of Port Sudan lies the Umbria: an Italian cargo ship deliberately scuppered at the beginning of WWII to avoid it falling into British hands. The holds are easily penetrated and the cargo (ranging from ammunition and military vehicles to wine) is still there to be explored. Fans of the Red Sea seeking a new challenge should ask Regaldive for details on a Sudan liveaboard.

Known as the “wreck capital of the Caribbean” Grenada is recognised for its exceptional range of wrecks, and is renowned for one wreck in particular: the Bianca C - a 200m liner that caught fire and sank in 1961. With her deck sitting at 35m, the wreck supports a large amount of marine life and has numerous points of interest, including a swimming pool and the bridge. At the bow divers can see large pelagics including schools of barracuda and tuna, as well as passing eagle and manta rays.

The Veronica L, a highly photogenic wreck that makes a fantastic night dive, is festooned with colourful soft corals, sponges and marine life. The open hold, crane and surrounds of this 25m cargo ship are home to seahorses, moray eels, frogfish and octopus. Veronica wreck in Grenada

Divers visiting Busuanga Island, Philippines are ideally placed to dive the Second World War Japanese wrecks of Coron Bay: some of the best preserved in the world. 

There is nothing quite like the feeling of sitting on a boat knowing that you are about to dive one of the most famous wrecks sites in the world. Each site has its own unique beauty, is mostly intact, within recreational diving limits and full of history. Happy diving, metalheads!

For help with planning your next wreck diving adventure, call us on 01353 659999 or send us an email.

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On my recent trip to Marsa Alam I also spent a very nice day with the team at Oasis Dive Resort. A location that's all about making the most of the great diving in the area, plus comfortable accommodation and good food. A tour of the rooms showed them all to be spacious and all with nice views over the sea. 

The diving options include their lovely house reef, or trips by road to dive sites to the north and south. The minibus pulls up to a beach with all your dive kit already laid out on a big rug to keep the sand away. This type of diving is perfect for those that don't  want to be out on a boat all  day, or on and off a RIB. A leisurely kit up and you can walk straight into the water. 

So, the first dive of the day was a very special one for me, my 500th dive. I learnt to dive in May 2002 and was immediately hooked. To say my life started to revolve around diving is an understatement, then even more so when I joined Regaldive in 2012. Certainly learning to dive was one of the best decisions I ever made.

The dive at Oasis was in a bay with reef either side and sea grass in the middle. They do have a resident Dugong there and I was hoping he would show up to help me celebrate my special dive, but I think the party invitation must have got lost in the post. I was lucky enough to see the one that lives up near Port Ghalib on dive 499 though, so close enough for my first Dugong. There was a very big Green Turtle munching away on the sea grass though and he posed nicely for some pictures and video. 

Then we finished with a pleasant meander around the pretty reefs nearby to check out all of the usual Red Sea life. Those pesky Pipefish never stay still long enough for you to get a decent picture, I often wonder how some people get those close up pictures that you see. 

So, it was an enjoyable end to a great week in the Red Sea and here's looking forward to the next 500 dives!

The Oasis Dive Resort is an intimate, appealing hotel with a rustic and friendly feel. Ideally suited for divers and for those seeking tranquillity, it has a rural location on a long beach just north of Marsa Alam. The hotel has 49 chalets arranged around the main building in the form of a pretty Bedouin village with small alleyways and winding steps of fossilized coral stone. The resort stands out with its unique architecture and intimate ambience. The views from the terraces are fantastic.

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