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ACCURACY packs must be used on consecutive days. DIVING QUALIFICATIONS
Regaldive have compiled the information in this Additional diving may be booked and paid for All dive centres used by Regaldive in the Red
brochure as accurately as possible at the time of locally. Please liaise with our local representative Sea are approved by one or more of the
going to press. The hotel facilities described at to take advantage of any special rates available. following associations: PADI, BSAC and CMAS.
the hotels are those normally available. However, Any unlimited diving is to be taken on the same Only divers presenting an internationally
there may be occasions when an advertised days as the boat / shore diving. recognised diving certification will be allowed to
amenity or facility is not available due to dive. Please ensure you take your logbook and
maintenance, lack of demand, weather
It is your responsibility to prove that you are
certification card with you.
conditions etc. Should facilities be altered or
medically fit to dive. Please find a copy of the
withdrawn for reasons beyond our control we
medical checklist on page 94. If you are in any Some resorts may require divers to undertake a
will endeavour to notify you of such changes as
doubt, you should obtain a doctor’s certificate short orientation dive to familiarise themselves
soon as possible.
before departure. You will be required to sign a with local conditions and practices. If you have
liability release and medical form in resort. not been diving for 6 months or more then we
AIRPORT CAR PARKING & HOTELS
recommend that you do a refresher course in a
Holiday Extras offer good value parking
Successful completion of any course is not
pool before departure. Dive centres reserve the
and hotels at major airports. Please call
guaranteed and is subject to completion of all
right to provide you with, and charge you for, a
0870 844 2679 quote reference HX912.
requirements of the course. If you book a Diving
refresher course with an instructor if there is any
Only package or a Learn to Dive course without
doubt about safety or experience.
ALL-INCLUSIVE PACKAGES
flights or accommodation there will be an
All-inclusive packages vary at different hotels.
administration fee of £10 per person. DIVING SAFETY
Meals, refreshments and activities included in
You must not dive within 24 hours of your return
packages may be subject to time limitations. You
DIVING & BAD WEATHER
flight and you should adhere to all stipulations
may also be charged for some activities, e.g.
In most destinations, diving is possible all year
included in your insurance policy. You should
motorised sports. You may have to wear a
round. However, as weather conditions can vary
also ensure that you dive within the regulations
wristband or carry ID to qualify for the full range
from day to day, our diving centres may have to
set by PADI, BSAC or another recognised diving
of benefits. Under 18s should not expect to be
alter their scheduled dive programme to
authority. No recreational dives should be deeper
served alcohol. For a full description of what is
alternative sites or suspend diving altogether if
than 30m, a depth strictly adhered to by Red
included, please call Regaldive.
circumstances dictate. (Please note: this is
Sea dive centres. If you are doing a course, it is
particularly relevant to liveaboard holidays). No
your responsibility to ensure that you are
If a delay to your return flight means that you
guarantees or refunds will be made if a planned
at the correct training level required for entry.
spend extra time at your hotel, refreshments will
dive visit is substituted or suspended.
We are happy to advise you but recommend
be supplied according to instructions given by contacting the relevant governing body:
our local representative and not the board basis
DIVING EQUIPMENT ON AIRLINES
PADI 0117 300 7234 or BSAC 0151 350 6200.
of your holiday.
All scuba diving equipment must be carried
within the weight allowance permitted by the
EXTRA BEDS
ATOL CUSTOMER PROTECTION
airline. BCDs and cylinders must be empty and
Where hotel rooms are large enough, it is often
Regaldive hold an Air Organiser’s Licence
put in the hold. Some depth gauges, content
possible for a third person to share the room,
granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. This
gauges and computers can be affected by low
usually on a camp bed / Z bed. The third person
means that the air holidays and flights detailed in
pressure. If possible, these should be carried as
will receive a reduction as detailed in the price
this brochure are ATOL protected. Our ATOL
part of your hand luggage, as should cameras.
panel for the hotel.
number is 2990. In the unlikely event of
insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not
EXTRA COSTS
stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any
Not included: Insurance, visas, optional
money you have paid to us for an advanced
excursions, transport or accommodation in the
booking. For further information, visit the ATOL
UK, overseas departure taxes, border taxes,
website at www.atol.org.uk
National Park fees, port fees (where applicable),
items of personal expenditure etc. Certain hotel
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE facilities and sports may incur an extra charge,
The baggage allowance on most international which is payable locally. Local sales taxes may
flights is usually 20kg per person in checked in apply in resort.
baggage and one item of hand baggage not
exceeding 5kg. Certain airlines may increase the FOREIGN OFFICE TRAVEL ADVICE
baggage allowance to accommodate diving The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel
equipment but this is discretionary and cannot Advice Unit issues advice to inform travellers
be guaranteed. about all countries. We recommend that you
check this information before you travel at
BUILDING WORK
www.fco.gov.uk Alternatively, you can call the
As resorts develop, it is customary to expect
FCO on 0207 008 0232.
some building work taking place. We endeavour
to keep pace with any such work and we will The FCO regularly issue travel information about
always try to inform you before your departure, if all countries to help keep travellers up to date
time allows. with any safety and security issues. FCO advice
may be prescriptive i.e. advising against all
CHILD PRICES
travel, or all non-essential travel, including
Child prices in the Red Sea generally apply to
holidays, to a particular country, or advisory i.e.
children aged between 2-11 years on the date of
giving information as to the current situation in a
departure and are based on sharing a twin room
particular country.
with two full fare paying adults. Children under
the age of 2 travel for £45 on charters and up to Where prescriptive advice is issued against
£100 on scheduled flights, but are not given a travel to a particular country, Regaldive may
weight allowance or a seat. Any charges for immediately cancel holidays at any time prior to
cots, babysitting, special meals etc. are paid departure and may terminate holidays already
locally. Our worldwide hotels have different operating in that country.
regulations and child prices. Please call
Regaldive for details.
DIVING ON LIVEABOARDS Where holidays are cancelled prior to departure,
Liveaboards are not usually recommended for Regaldive will refund all monies paid or offer an
DIVE PACKS & COURSES non-divers or beginners. Please ensure you have alternative holiday. Any price difference will then
Dive packs are for qualified divers only and the requisite experience for the liveaboard you by paid by, or refunded to, the customer as
usually include tanks, air, weight belt and choose. Itineraries are dependant on a number appropriate.
weights. Additional equipment can be hired and of factors including weather conditions and the
will be charged locally. Prices shown are diving ability of all guests. Although every effort
Where holidays are already operating, the
generally inclusive of boat trip (where will be made to follow a scheduled itinerary, the
decision to terminate them may be made by
appropriate) to and from the dive sites and decision of the Captain and Dive Guides is final.
Regaldive in the light of both safety and
usually include two dives per day.
organisational / logistical considerations. In
Due to the nature of liveaboard diving, you those cases where a holiday has been
Diving packages at the prices shown in this should expect to forgo some of the usual terminated in mid-operation by Regaldive, the
brochure must be pre-booked in the UK and comforts of a shore-based holiday. Please note company will refund such monies that apply to
cannot be changed by the resort nor the cost of that storage space and facilities may be limited those parts of the holiday that have not been
any unused dives refunded. Pre-booked dive on board. delivered, retaining any non-redeemable costs.
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