Orpheus Dive Scuba Centre — PADI Courses Training Facilities
PADI Scuba Dive Courses Singapore - offered all level of PADI Scuba Dive Courses conducted on a weekly basis. From learning how to scuba diving lessons and classes to PADI Specialties and PADI Tec Diving and other PADI Professional Instructor Courses.
Scuba Diving in Asia - Together with partners from all over Asia, for those who prefer to take time off and do their dive lessons and classes in Thailand or Bali, we offer you special rates. Whether you need scuba diving courses, dive trip advices or dive equipment sales and servicing needs, we are here for you.
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What’s the difference between a resort and liveaboard? Who’s right?
As is usually the case, it depends.
Many things come into play when booking a dive trip. First and foremost, time and money are big issues. If you have only a few days to dive and maybe a limited budget, a land-based trip will likely be the most affordable. You can choose a destination where the currency exchange is in your favor and you can find an inexpensive place to stay, providing there is a dive operation nearby to provide tanks, guides, boats, etc. You can eat on the cheap and limit the number and days you dive to meet your budget.
Most live-aboards have scheduled 1 week, 10 day or 2 week trips. As such, your time commitment is greater and has less flexibility. Since live-aboards must provide not only a room and diving, but have all the amenities needed to feed and provide for its’ guests, the daily cost for the trip can be higher than inexpensive land-based options. Additionally, the significant cost of fuel increases the daily costs for dive boat operators; motoring daily for many days at a time has become very expensive these days.
Pros and Cons of Resort and Liveaboard Diving
Here are some of the pros and cons I have encountered both on the land and at sea.
For many people, the comfort provided by a normal sized room, bathroom and bed found in most resorts and condos is a must. Your vacation may be about diving, but it is also about being able to relax and live comfortably. Not everyone is comfortable at sea. Sea sickness can quickly ruin an otherwise great trip and there are those who prefer to not chance a bumpy sea voyage. Most boats are noisier, more cramped and offer less freedom of movement than a resort.
If your destination has interesting things to see, a land-based trip will allow you to go exploring, either in town or the jungle or the beach. For most of the time, if you’re on a boat, there are fewer options for exploring ashore. It’s more about diving.
Privacy is also easier to find in your hotel room, or just down the beach, than it is in a boat. On a boat, you may have a stateroom to yourself, but all other time is spent in the company of the other guests and crew. Sometimes the vibe on the boat is fantastic and everyone gets along. Sometimes it seems like a “ship of fools” and there is nowhere to hide.
If your spouse or travel partner is not a diver, it usually will make sense to stay on land and allow him or her to hang out at the pool, go shopping or exploring or take advantage of day trips, while you are out diving.
Equipment Promotion
Looking to invest in your first mask and snorkel set? Or perhaps if you are seeking for advice on which fins are better for you, pop by and have a talk with us to see how we can help you out. And for students who are trained by us, you get a 20% discount off all your equipment needs.
Dive Course Promotions
Looking for great scuba deals? Orpheus Dive offers group discount for all PADI courses. Whether you are keen in getting a good group discount for your basic Open Water Diver Course or you are looking for discounts for your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, this is the place.
PADI Tec Rec
When One Tank Is Not Enough - Technical diving is scuba diving’s “extreme sport”, taking experienced and qualified divers far deeper and further than in mainstream recreational diving. Technical diving is marked by significantly more equipment and training requirements to manage the additional hazards this type of diving entails. Tec diving isn’t for everyone, but for those who want to be explore further, the TecRec courses are the answer.
Come June, Orpheus Dive will be offering the full range of PADI Tec Rec Programs. Discover TEC, Tec 40, Tec 45, Tec 50, Tec Trimix 65, Tec Trimix Diver and other Tec Specialty Programs including PADI Sidemount and PADI Rebreather will be made available.
Talk of The Town
Cenderawasih Bay - The Talk Of Town! Everyone is talking about the newly discovered scuba diving destination and the latest addition to Indonesia. The bay was geologically isolated until recently, and whale shark is constantly spotted here.
Prices GUARANTEE
Orpheus Dive offers the BEST PRICE GUARANTEE program to all divers attending any of our PADI Recreational Dive courses, dive travel and equipment sales, servicing and rental. And if you can find any indentical packages lower price, we will refund you the match the price.
PADI Rebreather Programs
When One Tank Is Not Enough - PADI Worldwide has released new products for PADI Rebreather and Advanced Rebreather Divers, PADI Rebreather Instructors, and PADI Rebreather Instructor Trainer. The Rebreather and Advanced Rebreather Diver Key Skills video demonstrates the procedures, skill and diving philosophies covered by PADI Rebreather Diver and Advanced Rebreather Diver courses. Intended for use both during the course under the supervision of PADI Rebreather Instructor and for refreshing skills after certification, the video demonstrates the basics in predive setup, predive checks, diving and post dive care with a Type R (recreational) rebreather. It also covers bailout and other problem-handling procedures for both the Rebreather and Advanced Rebreather Diver levels.
