June 13th-20th, 2009 - St. Croix, USVI
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Trip Leader:
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For Questions
Regarding Trip
Doug Geddes
(859) 224-3197 |
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For Questions
Regarding Trip
Rebecca Singer
(859) 552-0880 |
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Financial:
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For Questions
Regarding Payments
George Fleischmann
(859) 873-9539 |
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Dates:
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June 13th to June
20th, 2009 - Saturday to Saturday |
Accommodations:
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The
Palms at Pelican Cove
4126 La Grande Princesse
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820
Phone: 340-718-8920
General Inquiries: info@palmspelicancove.com
Please address your questions to the Trip Leader or Treasurer before
calling the resort or reservations office. |
Dive Operator:
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Dive
Experience
1111 Strand Street
Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820
Phone: 340-773-3307
Toll-Free: 1-800-235-9047 |
Itinerary:Disclaimer:
There will be no club air on this trip. Please make your own
reservations.
This itinerary is for illustration only. Please check your tickets and/or
Delta for any Flight or Time changes |
Date: |
From: |
To: |
Flight: |
Leave: |
Arrive: |
| Lexington
to St. Croix |
| 13
JUN 09 |
LEX |
ATL |
DL1619 |
7:20 AM |
8:46 AM |
| Change
Planes. Connect time in Atlanta, GA 1 hour 1 minute |
| ATL |
STX |
DL437 |
9:45 AM |
1:32 PM |
13 JUN 09
thru
20 JUN 09 |
Dive &
Dine St. Croix |
| St.
Croix to Lexington |
| 20
JUN 09 |
STX |
ATL |
DL438 |
2:20 PM |
6:39 PM |
| Change
Planes. Connect time in Atlanta, GA 1 hour 1 minute |
| ATL |
LEX |
DL5334 |
9:55 PM |
11:06 PM |
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. |
Diver Rate Includes:
Accommodations
5 days of 2 boat dives per day
All equipment including wetsuit
Tanks, weights and weight belt
Gear storage if you bring your own gear
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Non-Diver Rate Includes:
All of the above except diving
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Not Included:
Bar tab
Gratuities
Airport transfer - note: see truck/van rental |
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Rooms:
All rooms have:
- Air-conditioning
- Ceiling fans
- Cable TV
- Refrigerator
There are two types of rooms available as
follows:
Ocean View:
Ocean view rooms have one queen bed
Oceanfront: Oceanfront
rooms have 1 king or 2 queen beds
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Cabin Type
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Sgl/Dbl |
Rate |
Cost pp |
| Ocean
View with one queen bed |
Double |
pp |
$750 |
| Single |
indiv |
TBD |
| Oceanfront
with 1 king or 2 queen beds |
Double |
pp |
$865 |
| Single |
indiv |
TBD |
Dive Package
Important: The price increases for
Diver 15 and up. To save $35 per diver, get your reservations in
early. Your place in line is determined by the date/time stamp on
your reservation and receipt of the
$200 deposit by the Treasurer. |
First 14
$375
Diver 15 +
$415 |
| Trip
administration fee |
$10 |
Airfare (estimate
only at this time)
No club air will be available. There are several itineraries to get
from Lexington, Louisville or Cincinnati to St. Croix and return.
One is suggested above. Others may be less expensive. |
Estimate
$900 |
Car rental for
week (Taxes and Insurance extra and paid locally)
- Note: A car is necessary as you will have to drive from the resort to
the dive center daily. You will also want a car for touring.
This works out to be $70 per head if 4 are sharing |
$278/week
$70/person |
| Nitrox |
Unlimited |
TBD |
| Per Tank |
TBD |
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 U.S.
Virgin Islands
From infoplease.com
The Virgin Islands, consisting of nine main
islands and some 75 islets, were explored by Columbus in 1493. They were
originally inhabited by the Carib Indians. Since 1666, England has held six of
the main islands; the remaining three (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), as
well as about 50 of the islets, were eventually acquired by Denmark, which named
them the Danish West Indies. In 1917, these islands were purchased by the U.S.
from Denmark for $25 million.
Congress granted U.S. citizenship to Virgin
Islanders in 1927. Universal suffrage was given in 1936 to all persons who could
read and write English. The governor was elected by popular vote for the first
time in 1970; previously he had been appointed by the U.S. president. A
unicameral 15-person legislature serves the Virgin Islands, and congressional
legislation gave the islands a nonvoting representative in Congress. Residents
of the islands substantially enjoy the same rights as those enjoyed by
mainlanders, but they may not vote in presidential elections.
Tourism is the primary economic activity,
accounting for most of the GDP and 70% of employment. All goods made in the
Virgin Islands qualify for duty-free entry into the United States.
Links to information on:
The Palms at Pelican Cove
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Accommodations in St. Croix
Dive Experience - Dive
Operator St. Croix
Delta Airlines
- Flight transportation
Centers for
Disease Control - Health information for
U.S. Virgin Islands
Time
in U.S. Virgin Islands - EST -
0400 UTC - USVI is in the Eastern Time Zone
Weather in
CIA World Factbook -
U.S. Virgin Islands
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