April 23-29, 2022
Saint Eustatius
July 1-8, 2023
The moment you arrive at St. Eustatius, affectionately known as Statia, you feel at home. The tiny island is blessed with a pleasantly dry and sunny climate year-round, with light northeast trade winds providing a cool breeze.
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The destination
St. Eustatius is located in the Eastern Caribbean, near St. Kitts, Nevis, Saba and Antigua islands. After Christopher Columbus sited the island in 1493, it changed hands at least 22 times among the British, French and Dutch. In 1636, after an 80-year war between the Dutch and Spanish, the Dutch took possession, and in 1756 they made it a duty-free island.
On Statia, you can enjoy cozy restaurants and bars in the town of Oranjestad. Or you can unwind, read a book, relax, swim, snorkel and dive in the beautiful waters.
The resort
Combining comfort, fun and relaxation, Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort offers guests an authentic experience with a touch of adventure. The 32 rooms and suites include modern touches and unparalleled ocean views. Beyond the stunning accommodations, the hotel offers an oasis of immaculate gardens with colorful flowers that allow guests to enjoy a relaxing stroll and explore the hotel’s 40 acres of oceanfront land.
The diving
The reefs surrounding St. Eustatius are flourishing in a protected marine park. Underwater you will experience what much of the Caribbean must have looked like many years ago.
The eye-catching volcano “the Quill” dominates the island with its impressive crater and is responsible for the vast amount of lava flows and blocks under the surface. These old labyrinths of lava are now entirely overgrown with corals and sponges. Combine these reefs with numerous historical dive sites and recently sunk wrecks, and you have a divers paradise.
Trip dates
Our travel schedule is as follows:
- We depart New Orleans on Saturday, July 1, 2023.
- We return on Saturday July 8, 2023.
Book now (before someone else gets your space)
- $1,000 due at signup
- Balance due April 1, 2023
Trip and Travel Cancellation Policy
- If you cancel after April 1, there is a $1,000 penalty. Additionally, you will get credit for the airfare portion in lieu of a refund.
You may be able to recover some or all of this by purchasing trip insurance.
- Round-trip airfare from NOLA
- Airport transfers in Statia
- Seven days/six nights’ accommodations
- Welcome drink reception
- Buffet breakfast daily
- Five days of two-tank boat dives
- Nitrox for qualified divers.
- Personal dive equipment
- $30 cash marine park fee
- Lunch and dinner
- Alcohol
- Trip insurance
- Crew gratuity
- Valid passport with two blank pages and six months left past date of return
- Certification cards
- Dive insurance
- Signed travel waiver and Statement of Understanding
- Personal dive gear
- Audible and visual surface signals
…and don’t forget:
- One towel each for showers and diving
- Dive light
- Tank marker light
- Safety sausage
- Emergency mirror
- Whistle
- Sunscreen
- Hat
- Sunglasses
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