February 7th to 14th, 2015 -
Dominica
Trip Leader:
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For Questions
Regarding Trip
Doug Geddes
(859)
621-3178 |
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Financial:
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For Questions
Regarding Payments
Dan Miller
(859) 948-5133 |
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Dates:
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February 7th to 14th, 2015 |
Saturday to
Saturday |
Reservations:
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Click
here ===> 
To fill out and
submit your reservation.
Please Note:
Your reservation is not accepted until a trip deposit has been received by
the Treasurer. Please mail your deposit to:
Dan Miller
824 Gunpowder Drive
Lexington, KY 40509-1754
Click
here ===> If you wish
to CANCEL an existing reservation |
Accommodations:
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Fort
Young Hotel (www.fortyounghotel.com)
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Victoria Street, PO Box 519
Roseau, Dominica
West Indies
Tel: 767 448-5000
Fax: 767 448-8065
sales@fortyounghotel.com
Note:
Please call your Trip Leader before
contacting the resort directly. The Trip
Leader may already have the answer and/or your question/concern may be
relevant to other club members on this trip. |
Dive Operator:
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On Site |
Costs:
Disclaimer:
These cost figures are accurate (except those marked estimate) but not to
the penny. Some are rounded. Your final cost will be
determined by the club treasurer.
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Package Includes:
- 7 nights
accommodations
- 5 days of 2-tank dives, user fees included
- Tanks, weights, belts
- Full breakfast daily
- Transfers
What's NOT Included
- Lunch and Dinner
- Rental car
- Nitrox |
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Item |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
Quad |
| Diver
(Standard) |
$1,852 |
$1,218 |
** |
** |
| Non-Diver
(Standard) |
$1,508 |
$873 |
** |
** |
| Diver (Room
Upgrade 1) |
$2,053 |
$1,318 |
** |
** |
| Non-Diver (Room
Upgrade 1) |
$1,709 |
$974 |
** |
** |
| Diver (Room
Upgrade 2) |
$2,959 |
$1,672 |
** |
** |
| Non-Diver (Room
Upgrade 2) |
$2,412 |
$1,327 |
** |
** |
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Optional Items |
(+) or (-) |
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| Nitrox
(unlimited) |
+ |
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| Nitrox (per tank) |
+ |
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+ |
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| Note: ** =
Contact Trip Leader |
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Payment Schedule:
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Date/Payment |
Amount |
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Sign Up |
Due with On-Line
reservation |
$200 |
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15 NOV 14 |
Balance
(Treasurer will invoice) |
Balance |
Trip Limit
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Up to
approximately 25 individuals |
Current Sign Up
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Trip is open for
sign-up |
Transportation:
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No Club Air available
Each traveler is on their own for travel arrangements - one sample
itinerary below |
Sample
Itinerary:
Currently available
on Expedia for
about $1022
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Date: |
From: |
To: |
Flight: |
Leave: |
Arrive: |
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07 FEB 15 |
LEX |
PHL |
US 3970 |
7:10 AM |
7:56 AM |
| 1 h 39m Layover
in Philadelphia, PA |
| PHL |
SXM |
US 878 |
9:35 AM |
2:36 PM |
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1h 14m Layover in
Phillipsburg, St. Martin, NA |
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SXM |
DOM |
WIA 104 |
3:50 PM |
4:50 PM |
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07 FEB 15
to
14 FEB 15 |
Dive & Dine Dominica |
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14 FEB 15 |
DOM |
SXM |
WIA
103 |
9:30 AM |
10:30 AM |
| 1h 14m Layover in
Phillipsburg, St. Martin, NA |
| SXM |
PHL |
US 878 |
3:45 PM |
7:05 PM |
| 1 h
50m Layover in Philadelphia, PA |
| PHL |
LEX |
US 3734 |
8:55 PM |
10:49 PM |
Dead Lines:
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Item Dead Line |
Date |
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Dive Activity
Waiver
Required:
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Dive Activity Waiver is now an integral part of
the reservation form. You must agree to the waiver in order to submit
your reservation. To review click
here ===> |
Trip Insurance:
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Click
here ===>
To view information about Dive Emergency Assistance and Trip Insurance
from a Bluegrass Dive Club partner. |
Electrical
Standards & Plug
Requirements for
Dominica
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230 Volt AC
(Alternating Current) 50 HZ (Cycles) |
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Plug Type "D"
"Old Style" British Plug |
Plug Type "G"
"New Style" British Plug |
| Plug Type "G"
is the most common (Click on a link, above, for more info) |
| Note:
Most newer electrical devices (Camera
battery chargers, Laptops, iPads, iPods,
Phone chargers) and many other devices can accept 100VAC
to 240VAC, 50-60 HZ. Be sure to look closely at the
sticker or power requirement stamp on the device or charger to check.
If it only says 110 VAC you will need a transformer.
Click to see a voltage label |
Shirt Design: |
TBD |
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Shirt Back |
Shirt Front
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Notes: |
Flag of Dominica
Click flag for larger view |
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Where is Dominica located?
Click Map for larger view |
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Map of
Dominica |
Dive Map of
Dominica |
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Click for
detailed view |
Click Map for
larger view |
 Dominica,
officially the
Commonwealth of
Dominica, is an island nation
in the
Lesser Antilles
region of the
Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of
Guadeloupe
and northwest of
Martinique. Its size is 750
square kilometers (290 sq mi) and the highest point in the country is Morne
Diablotins, which has an elevation of 1,447 meters (4,747 ft). The Commonwealth
of Dominica had a population of 71,293 at the 2011 Census. The capital is
Roseau, which is located on the
leeward
side of the island.
Dominica has been nicknamed
the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean"
for its unspoiled natural beauty.
It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by
geothermal-volcanic
activity, as evidenced by the
world's second-largest
hot spring,
Boiling Lake. The island features
lush mountainous
rainforests, home of many rare
plant, animal, and bird species. There are
xeric areas in some of the western
coastal regions, but heavy rainfall can be expected inland. Dominica is the
only country in the world with a count of 365 rivers.
The Sisserou Parrot
(also known as the Imperial
Amazon) is found only on the Caribbean Island of Dominica and is the island's
national bird. It is featured on the
national flag. Dominica's economy
is heavily dependent on both tourism and agriculture.
Christopher Columbus
named the island after the day of
the week on which he spotted it, a Sunday (dominica
in Latin), 3 November 1493. In
the hundred years after Columbus's landing, Dominica remained isolated. At the
time it was inhabited by the
Island Caribs, or Kalinago people,
and over time more settled there after being driven from surrounding islands, as
European powers entered the region. France had a colony for several years,
importing African slaves to work on its plantations. In this period, the
Antillean Creole
language developed. France
formally ceded possession of Dominica to Great Britain in 1763. Great Britain
established a small colony on the island in 1805.
Britain emancipated slaves throughout the
British Empire in 1834. By 1838, Dominica became the first British Caribbean
colony to have a legislature controlled by an ethnic African majority. In 1896,
the United Kingdom took governmental control of Dominica, turning it into a
Crown colony. Half a century later, from 1958 to 1962, Dominica became a
province of the short-lived West Indies Federation. On 3 November 1978,
Dominica became an independent nation.
Links to information on:
Fort
Young Hotel
- Accommodations in Dominica -
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Dominica - Wikipedia Page
CIA World Fact Book
- Dominica page
How to dial to
Dominica - 1
plus Area Code 767 and 7-digit local number
- just like in the US
Latitude-Longitude -
Dominica
(Specifically Fort Young in Roseau) is Latitude 15º
17' 46.28" North -
Longitude -61º
23' 10.14" West
Time in
Dominica - AST - UTC-0400 -
Dominica is in the Atlantic Time Zone and does NOT
observe daylight savings time so when we are on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
we are one hour earlier than
Dominica. When we are on Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) we are the
same time as Dominica
Dive Sites in
Dominica - Good maps and dive site locations
Delta Airlines - Flight transportation
U.S. State Department
- Consular Information Sheet - Dominica
Embassy of the United States of America
- Service provided from Bridgetown, Barbados, W. I.
Embassy of
Dominica - Washington D.C.
Weather in
Dominica - Roseau
History - History
of Dominica
Trip Reports . . . .
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