d-atmosphere http://d-atmosphere.com/blog Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:52:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 1575052http://www.feedburner.com :) So probably now another contest! http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/D-atmosphere/~3/243801999/ http://d-atmosphere.com/blog/2008/03/01/so-probably-now-another-contest/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:52:47 +0000 wpadmin http://d-atmosphere.com/blog/2008/03/01/so-probably-now-another-contest/ Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.The winner of the WP Remix theme is…..

PremiumWP.com

Send me an email to info at d-atmosphere dot com to claim your prize.

Congratulations!

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A big thanks to all who attended and visited the stand, Ingrid will be in contact with all of you very soon, and we hope to see you soon in sunny Hurghada!

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Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.The answers I got from her where a bit of a shock…

Our price list is not the Lowest in Hurghada (with our loyalty discount it certainly IS attractive) and it is not the Highest by any means! But the prices this girl was demanding made me a bit disconcerted!

We all know that there is a choice in Hurghada of hundred’s of diving centers and you ALL have your choice who you go with but how many of you are tempted by the LOW prices from XYZ Diving Center or ABC Travel Agency?

Anyway the answer from the guest was that she wanted to go for one day diving including us providing her Full Equipment for 30$…

So what do you get from OUR Diving Center that justifies a ‘Premium’ Price (and like I said I don’t think we are a High price!) compared to other deals you may get?

In no particular order;

From March 1st (To be confirmed), ALL diving guests & staff will be covered for Decompression accident’s for FREE after our deal with Hypermed goes through, this is a first in Hurghada to offer ALL guests FREE Decompression Chamber insurance

We have Oxygen and Fully Stocked Medical Kit’s on all of our boat’s and in the Diving centers!

We have the options of 10 L, 12 L, 15 L Steel or Aluminium Tanks!

We have 32% Nitrox for FREE!

We have GREAT, clean, good looking, functional boat’s!

We have Great multilingual, FUN, Professional Staff!

Maximum 6 certified guests to one Dive Guide, less if possible!

With diving inside the Hotel you get to see everything we have to offer instead of being surprised by quality of equipment or boat’s etc. the day you transfer to your booked diving center!

Etc. Etc. Etc.

I’m not going to say anything about transfer’s because if you know the quality of the center you are going to then you don’t mind to transfer!

We have many loyal guests who transfer from all over Hurghada, El Gouna, Makadi Bay to come diving with us but they KNOW what they are getting, do you?

Let us know your thought’s by posting a comment here good or bad!

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Deep Divers together with PADI Course Director Reinder Alkema will shortly be agreeing timetables and schedules for our 2008 Intructor Courses.

If you are interested to make your PADI Open Water Instructor Course or more while in Hurghada then get in contact with us through Deep-Divers.com.

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Actually I don’t care just wanted to DIGG it again :)

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blueflipperBLUEFLIPPER
It’s a small world. Let’s dive it together!
Visit the site at www.blueflipper.net
In this email:
  • Add your own YouTube videos to BlueFlipper
  • Have your own yourname@blueflipper.net email address
  • Monthly dive dates set up in the UK

Add your own YouTube Videos to BlueFlipper!

The best place for videos is YouTube - so we’ve joined up with YouTube to allow you to find and post your favorites on your profile for all to see.
It’s easy to add your favorite YouTube videos:
  1. Login to BlueFlipper in the normal way and click on YouTube on the Menu.
  2. Choose Search from the pop-down menu that appears
  3. Enter a search term and you’ll search all of YouTube as if you were on the YouTube web site…
  4. Just click on one and it’ll play like on YouTube…
  5. Find one you like? When you hover over it, click on the Red Heart that appears and it’ll be added to your “My Favourite YouTubes” on the menu.
  6. Oh, and when it’s been added as a favourite, you can hover over it to vote by clicking on the gold star that appears

You can see other members favourite YouTube clips by viewing their profile and clicking on YouTubes in their Actions box at the top of their profile page.

Have your own BlueFlipper email address

Do you want to have your own BlueFlipper email address - it would be yourusername@blueflipper.net and would redirect all email received to the email address entered on your profile!

Just let me know at info@blueflipper.net and I’ll set it up for you. So long as you’re not sending and receiving a silly amount of emails each month, it will be free!

Monthly Dive Dates set in the UK!
 
We have organised regular monthly dives in the UK at Guildenburgh (near Peterborough) and Stoney Cove (near Leicester).
Galaxsea, a UK PADI 5-Star dive centre, will be on hand to help out with any PADI specialty training, advice or just to say hi!
Find out more at http://www.blueflipper.net/group.php?ID=17 … It’s a small world, let’s dive it together!

Best wishes,

Simon Goodchild

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The primary reason why tourists flock to Hurghada is to go scuba diving. This city is one of the famous gateway’s to the Red Sea, one of the prime diving destinations of the world. However, visitors who have no prior experience in scuba diving need not fret or worry on missing out all the underwater fun. Though this type of tourist always has the option of going snorkeling, the more adventurous ones can avail themselves of their PADI Open water course while visiting Hurghada, to have that one of a kind scuba diving experience.

There are a lot of diving centers located near to or right on the shores of Hurghada and all are certified by major recreational diving training organizations such as the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). All of these instructors have undergone rigorous and lengthy training to get themselves certified to teach diving courses. Still, it would do anyone interested in trying out scuba diving to check the credentials of the chosen dive center, just to be sure.

Practically anybody beyond the age of 10 can undergo the PADI Open water course in Hurghada, as long as the person has no medical preclusions. Some dive centers, however, impose an older minimum age requirement, so prospective diving students should make inquiries beforehand. Skills in swimming are also required. Though there are other short time course offered for a day or two. However, to really enjoy the widely diverse marine life found beneath the Red Sea and maximize the fun, visitors who can spare the time and money your starting point should be the PADI Open water course.

There is no fixed rate known for this scuba diving course, as some dive centers may charge less or more than its competitors, and may include some small perks like hotel pickups and wide choices of food served during boat trips. However, most open water course lasts 4-5 days, consisting of dives in confined waters and in the open sea. Most diving course fees already include the equipments used throughout the training.

After enrolling on your PADI Open water course in Hurghada you will start with classroom lessons within the premises of the dive center selected. During these sessions, student divers get to know the basics in diving and safety underwater. Every student gets a manual and views video chapters on the different topics covered. The different types of equipment and its proper uses are also elaborated. To make sure the student understands everything he or she has learned in the classroom, all lessons are applied in confined water sessions. This is to ensure easy transition from an academic ambiance to the actual scuba diving. As mentioned before Swimming skills are also evaluated. The diving instructor accompanies the student all throughout the training, and facilitates the actual dives. Most courses entail four actual dives to different sites, to maximize the enjoyment and experience of each student. These dives are usually done in shallow waters the first 2 dives a maximum of 12 Meters and the final 2 dives to a maximum of 18 Meters, as open water course students still need to develop their skills in underwater navigation and buoyancy.

As a final test to complete the theory you will also complete a final exams to determine how much og the theory the student has ‘kept in’, those who complete the course satisfactorily will get their certifications from the respective diving organization whose training course they used. They can now call themselves a certified PADI Open Water Diver and can go back to Hurghada or elsewhere to explore underwater delights as often as they want.

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‘ Thanks to all reader’s and subscriber’s and your kind word’s of encouragement.

So in short we started d-atmosphere as a brand to keep in touch with our client’s but now the GREAT news, we are now PARTNER’S in deep-divers in the Sunny Day’s El Palacio Hotel & Empire Beach Hotel !!!!!!

Welcome to the the first newsletter of the latest diving center to hit the street’s of hurghada, d-atmosphere & deep-divers, managed by Andrea & Roger (formerly manager’s of Deep Blue Divers until 31st October 2007, Calimera Golden Beach and Sunrise Garden Beach) and Ingrid & Waleed (owner’s and manager’s for 2007 of Deep Divers) with 20 years combined experience now in Hurghada, this dream team are sure we have perfected the right formula to give everyone a fantastic diving experience. ‘

Which basically means we are now partner’s in Deep Divers…. I am not going to update this site with all the information we already have on the Deep Divers site so if you are looking for information about our services the Deep Divers site is the best place to be.

As I said in the newsletter d-atmosphere.com/blog is just going to be an informal newsie type outlet.

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No I am not a professional photographer as Andrea pointed out but it gives you some idea of our best intentions which is quality!

You will find the Compressor room with Aluminium tank’s, steel tanks, 15 Liter tanks, 10 Liter tanks, 12 Liter Steel…..

Oxygen in the center & where it must be…on the boats….

Classroom’s…..

The only thing missing is the equipment as we were having a cleaning day (it’s low season :( )…

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