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Dear Diver.                       December 16, 2021

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend! As in the past, mine was great! For me, Thanksgiving is the best day of the year. I sleep late and no one asks me to do anything but show up! Not to mention the joy of seeing family and friends!

We’re just back from another incredible trip to Cozumel and Playa del Carmen! Once again, another great group, wonderful weather and fantastic dives! Super drift dives, Cenotes (caverns) and a dive with Bull sharks topped the week.  We’ll do it again next December!

For whatever reason, I had no takers for our planned Bonaire trip January 8-15, 2022. This is a huge surprise, as Bonaire is one of the best places to spend a week in the middle of winter. I brelieve we can still get hotel/air space, so if anyone’s interested, please let me know ASAP! 

A room just opened up on our February trip to Cayman Brac February 12-19. Anyone interested, again, please let me know immediately!

Roatan trip March 12-19 is now full, however, I’m on a waitlist for any hotel cancellations. If interested in getting away in March, this is a great trip to go on!

I’m still working on details for a planned trip to the Florida Keys March 31-April 1. I’m taking reservations now. It will be a long weekend, Thursday to Monday. A great quick get-a-way. 

 I want to alert you to the fact that our fall and winter hours are now in effect: Tues-Friday, 11am-6pm, Saturday..9am-5pm.  Sundays & Mondays we’re closed until April. Also, we will be closed the weeks we are away on our dive trips. 

 Below you’ll see a list of our upcoming trips this winter and early spring. Some have very limited space or are already full. Take special note of  our new trip to the Maldives next November! We’re now just about half full! For more trip info: www.orbitmarine.com/trips.html.

We will continue to offer our Basic Open Water classes throughout the year. So, if you or anyone you know wants to learn to dive, our next Basic Open Water classes are Jan. 22, Feb 5 & 26. Please check our full schedule at: www.orbitmarine.com/classes.html. We will also be offering, on demand,  Nitrox diver and Emergency First Response classes over the winter,  

If you’re planning on buying a gift of diving or wanting a gift of diving for the holidays, please go to: www.orbitmarine.com/wishlist.html.
Here you’ll find a listing of all major items divers use and need to enjoy our sport. You can even use the list to help you pack for your next trip!

You’ve heard it time and time again about supply shortages, low or no inventory, etc. We’re not immune to this issue and much of what we normally sell is back ordered. I’m doing my best to keep ahead of it, but still, we’re out of stock of many items. It’s true that if you’re looking to buy gifts or something for yourself, the time to shop is NOW. Most everything in our sport is manufactured or have parts manufactured overseas. No guarantees we’ll have what you need, but we’ll do our best.

 Please stay safe and enjoy the Holiday season! Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

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If you’re not a “Friend” on my FB page (Noel Voroba, Orbit Dive Center or Orbit Marine Sports) you haven’t seen the pictures/videos I’ve been posting from past trips and local charters. Hopefully they’ll inspire you to sign on to one of our future trips listed below. Also, if you enjoyed our local diving or had a positive experience dealing with us, please say so on Google or Yelp. Since social media is so important these days, every little bit of positive feedback helps us survive. If you didn’t have a good experience with us, I’d like to hear about it!

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Thank you for reading this! Please stay safe & healthy! Better days are HERE!

Capt. Noel Voroba/President

http://www.orbitmarine.com/littlecayman.htmlThank you for your interest in our upcoming trip to Little Cayman Island 4-8 April, 2019. Located just south of Cuba, Little Cayman Island is the smallest of the three islands that make up the Cayman Islands group. Although a “sleepy,” quiet island, Little Cayman boasts some of the best reef and wreck diving in the Caribbean. Known for it’s famous “Bloody Bay Wall” and the ship wreck “Tibbetts,” Little Cayman has been a major diving destination for many decades.

We’ll be staying at the famous Little Cayman Beach Resort.  With the dive shop, boat and gear storage right on the premises, there’s no easier set up for divers. Not to mention the major reefs and dive sites are just minutes away!

Our 5 day, 4 night package will include:

**4 nights at Little Cayman Beach Resort w/2 per pool view room

**Full Breakfast daily

**Full Lunch daily

**Full Dinner daily

**3 drinks per night (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)

**3 days of 2 tank boat dives

**2 days of 1 tank afternoon boat dives

**Free use of Dive computer

**Welcome Drink

**Transfers to and from airport

**Hotel taxes

The above package price for a diver, double occupancy is just $1299.00. Single diver package $1658.00. Non diver double occupancy $1119.00.

Typically, we fly direct from NY to Grand Cayman on flights offered by Jet Blue or Cayman Air, then board the Cayman Airways Island shuttle flight from Grand Cayman to Little Cayman. Shortly I will post suggested flights for this trip.

As with all my trips, a non refundable deposit of $500.00 will be required to hold your spot with final payment due 60 days prior to departure (Feb 4, 2019). Once deposited, you will be responsible for full payment of your spot unless we can find a replacement for you. We highly suggest purchasing trip insurance to cover any cancellations that might occur. This insurance can be purchased through dan.org or diveasure.com.  If you have any questions, please e mail me at orbitdive@aol.com or call me at 203-333-3483.

Again, thank you for your interest in this trip. Hope to hear from you soon! Capt. Noel Voroba/Group Leader

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Dear  Diver,                                                                                     14 September  2016

Fall is just a week away and another huge summer is just about behind us. Once again, it’s been a great season for local diving, with only a no show tropical storm to mar the summer. It’s been an incredible year with already six dive trips “in the can” and three more great destinations to go! I’m working on next year’s trips, so stay tuned for more info shortly. If you were with us these past six months, I know you had as much fun as me!  If not, there’s still time to join us for some exciting diving and vacationing this sport has to offer.

NOTE: If you still have to complete your Open Water training dives, now’s the time to sign up for our local boats. We will pull the boats out of the water the end of October, but, as you know, October can be a windy, cold month, so best to get your dives completed NOW! Water temp is still in the 70’s!

Coming up for the remainder of this year, we have St. Croix for October, Palau for November  and Costa Rica for December. Ample space is open for St. Croix and Costa Rica, but the Palau trip is now full! Please see info links below if interested in any of the above. For next year, I’m planning on another Bonaire or Curacao trip, Roatan, Little Cayman, Turks and Caicos and Raja Ampat (limited space available) for starters. I’ll be posting more info on future trips soon.

COMING SOON!  WE WILL HAVE A NEW, MORE MODERN,  UP TO DATE WEB SITE!  STAY TUNED!

Orbit Marine is an industry leader in dive travel!  Upcoming trips!

St. Croix, USVI October 6-10, 2016 www.orbitmarine.com/stcroix.html Spots open

Palau, November 1-12, 2016 www.orbitmarine.com/palau.html Sorry..Full!
Costa Rica, December 1-5 or 7, 2016 info at www.orbitmarine.com/costarica.html

2017 schedule soon! Projected destinations (Schedule subject to change)
January 12-16, 2017..Curacao (ABC Islands) near Aruba
February 9-13, 2017.. Bimini, Bahamas..Hammerhead dives!
February 24- March 10..Raja Ampat, Indonesia
March 23-27..Roatan, Honduras
April 6-10..Turks & Caicos
May 4-8..Little Cayman or Grand Cayman
August 7-11 North Carolina
October TBA (To BE Announced)
November TBA (Maybe Hawaii!)
December TBA

Classes…classes….As usual, we’ll be offering our one day Basic Open Water classes just about every two weeks! Just in time for your winter/spring break trips! Upcoming dates include…Sept 24, Oct 15, Oct 29. For more info, please go to www.orbitmarine.com/classes.html. For dates, please click on the link that says “Click Here for Class Schedule.”

Advanced Open Water.. Weekly through mid October
Rescue ..Next Spring
Dive Master..Next Summer

LOCAL BOAT DIVING IS NOW!  GET YOUR CERTIFICATION DIVES DONE NOW WHILE YOU CAN!  WINTER WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!   WEEKENDS AND SPECIAL 7AM-10AM WEDNESDAY MORNING DIVE! (CERTIFIED DIVERS ONLY!).

Nitrox classes offered all year, just 2 hour class, no pool or open water dives required. Emergency First Responder/EFR (1^st Aid/CPR) interest list now forming.. E mail or call me for sign up. 203-333-3483 or orbitdive@aol.com.

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