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Dive & Accommodation Special – 2010 Rates

Check it out, new prices posted for the winter and 2010 summer Dive & Accommodation Specials.

Barbados Blue has partnered with Coral Mist Beach Hotel for great accommodation and diving deals.
Travel between December 16TH 09 – April 15th 2010
5 nights & 6 dives = $650 USD per person
7 nights & 10 dives = $960 USD per [...]

A walk on the Stav

Video taken a few weeks ago and put together by PADI Rescue Diver Kris Richardson. THANKS!!
Highlights of the video include OWSI Robert, Rescue Diver Jay, lobster, green moray, spotted moray, horse-eye jacks and of course the Stavronikita.  The dive started on the Stav and moved over to Victor’s reef and back.

Well this time we have proof…Manta Ray!!

Absolutely fantastic!  Scuba diving off of the Hilton Hotel on the final few yards of Lobster Reef we spotted this lovely 9 ft Manta Ray just before the safety stop.  There is video footage hopefully to follow, and this time including the Manta.  Thank you for the picture Shane Johnston. Definite picture of the week, let’s [...]

To Barbados Blue…

So now we’re Rescue Divers
And climbing the PADI scale
We’d like to share some knowledge
Without which you’re likely to fail
For the Gentlemen:
Alcohol and scuba do not mix
It results in irresponsible behaviour,
And there’s something about compressed air
That gives rum a peculiar flavour
For the Ladies:
If your buddy is also your partner,
And he’s dangerously low on air,
Consider your insurance [...]

PAWARE Coral Watch

[ February 18, 2009; 14:00 to 16:00. March 20, 2009; 14:00 to 16:00. April 22, 2009; 14:00 to 16:00. May 21, 2009; 14:00 to 16:00. June 24, 2009; 14:00 to 16:00. ] A new year has started so here we go, time to set a new schedule for the PADI Project AWARE Coral Watch.  These dives are completed in Carlisle Bay Marine Park and help to monitor the status of the Barbados corals with respect to bleaching (colour loss due to a loss of the symbiont zooxanthellae [...]

Calle’s video for Barbados Blue

Thanks to Calle Winskog we have been posted on YouTube.  Calle and his family (including Bubblemaker Max) have since moved from Barbados to Australia. We wish you all the best and continued happy and safe diving. Follow the link below to check out his work…or was it play??
Angie and Robert are seen on the first [...]