We will be offering participants
in our trip to Bonaire in March an opportunity to participate
in this effort, as well. Click
Here for more information.
New Class Dates, 2008 Dive Season
New class dates have been posted for the 2008 Dive Season. Click here for more information.
Congratulations, Mike!
Mike West, a
staff member at FantaSea, has recently achieved the position of AI (Assistant Instructor). Congratulations, Mike!
Become a Certified Dive
Instructor: Enroll in the IDC!
In May, we will be offering the
Instructor Development Course (IDC). This is a great opportunity
to become a certified Dive Instructor (and show others how
much fun it is to dive!). In conjunction with this (over the
weekend following the conclusion of the IDC), we will also
have a examiner from PADI to certify your completion of the
course and your achievement of this certification.
Visit the Class
Index for more information, course requirements, and class
dates.
Small Island, Big Reef,
Great Fun: Dive Utila!
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In a combined effort with Amazing
Seals, we are organizing a trip to Utila, Honduras. April
12-26, 2008, we will be staying at a small resort (seven
double rooms in all), with great access to the Caribbean Sea,
a Coral Reef (the second largest in the world), and abundant
Whale Sharks.
Specialty courses available at Utila:
There is already a lot of interest
in this trip; be sure to reserve a spot while they are available.
For more information, contact
us or click either of the two links below:
-
Flyer
by Amazing Seals for this trip.
- Flyer
by WSORC, outlining coursework available at Utila.
Sale for American Veterans
- Open Water Diver (Part I) Free*
Dear Veterans:
Without your efforts, it would
very likely be much more difficult to enjoy diving or many
of the other leisure activities that we enjoy safely all
over the world. Thank you for your service to and sacrifices
for our country.
We would like to show our gratitude
for your service by offering Open
Water Diver Part I (Classroom and Pool) to you at no
charge.*
This offer comes at something
of a personal level, as well: FantaSea's owner, Gary Shaleen,
is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
As a company, we believe that scuba can be the type of
structured, disciplined activity that soldiers find lacking
upon their return to civilian life. Hopefully, with this
offer, we can be of some assistance to you and your efforts;
you have definitely been of assistance to ours.
Thanks again for your service!
*Materials charge not included.
Please call for details.
Sale
For a limited time only. Don't
Miss the Boat!
Click here for more details.
Amazing Dive Opportunities
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FantaSea, cooperating with the
Amazing Seals adaptive
scuba club, will begin teaching classes in early 2008
(Discover Scuba and
Open Water Diver)
to individuals with physical challenges that would otherwise
exclude them from experiencing diving.
See this
bulletin for more details.
Welcome, Masha, and everybody
associated with this program.
See you in the water!
eLearning is Here! Learn
how to Dive at your Convenience!
FantaSea Dive Center
is excited to offer a new Web-based learning service, through
PADI. Learn to dive from any computer with an Internet connection
and at times that are most convenient for you, receive feedback
from FantaSea dive instructors, and take advantage of links
to extra information.
Click
Here for more details.
To sign into eLearning (if
you have registered already) Click
here.
Bonaire and Sulawesi - Updates
There has been a great amount
of interest in the trip to Bonaire (March 15-22, 2008). Both
trips are now full; there are no more open spots available.
We are currently taking names, however, on a waiting list--you
never know who might cancel. If you are still interested in
participating in either of these trips, feel free to contact
us (either by e-mail,
by phone, at 952-890-3483, or by stopping-in!).
2008 Dive Trips: Bonaire
and Sulawesi
Come dive with us in 2008! We
are currently planning two trips for next year: one to Bonaire
(in the Netherland Antilles) in March, and another to Sulawesi/Lembeh
Straight/Wakatobi (Near Bali, in Central Indonesia) in late
September.
For more info on the Bonaire trip, click
here (link opens a .pdf document), or call or send
us an e-mail. For more information on the Sulawesi trip,
be sure to return to this Website; more information will
follow.
Information on both trips (including their booking status)
can also be found on the travel
index.
SCUBA
LESSONS - Become a Certified Scuba Diver!
With the highest
rated PADI Dive Facility in Minnesota, perfect safety record,
the most personalized student to teacher ratio of anyone,
and the highest performance gear - FantaSea makes scuba
diving fun, safe, and easy! Join our next
Open Water Course today! We are located in Burnsville,
MN and serve the Minneapolis - St. Paul area and beyond.
Local diving fun!
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Enjoy local diving fun
at lakes in the area! Get your gear ready, and check the
local diving calendar on where to meet us! Enjoy fun dives,
meeting and greeting old and new dive buddies, and take a
course or two to improve those skills. There is no cost for
the dive and there are special rental prices available for
equipment. This summer, in addition to the core courses like
Advanced, EFR,
and Rescue Diver,
we're highlighting some great specialties like
Search & Recovery, Nitrox,
Wreck,
Deep and many more. How long diving is done in the fall
is weather dependent, but look for dives to resume next spring.
Dive into details on our site and sign up today, the water's
waiting, let's go diving!
Discover
Enriched Air
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Want more bottom time? Less nitrogen to worry about? Maybe
even feel less tired and fatigued at the end of the
day of diving?! Enriched
Air 'Nitrox' (EANx) is PADI's most sought after specialty
certification, and for good reason. Today's active divers
have found its low cost benefit over conventional air that
safely EXTENDS your bottom times, and can be physically better
for you. Giving you MORE TIME TO SPEND DIVING SAFELY. Stop
in today, and we clear up the myths and misconceptions and
give you the facts about EANx. Our
Enriched Air Courses run once a month all year round,
so take the plunge and safer, longer, better dives will be
yours.
FantaSea Scuba
is proud to be the exclusive
National Geographic Dive Center in Minnesota.
PADI recognizes
FantaSea Scuba & Travel as a progressive dive operation
that offers the best customer service, education, equipment
selection and dive experiences. FantaSea's commitment to
advancing a premium-level of adventure and environmental
awareness in your education programs is exciting and commendable.
FantaSea Scuba & Travel is cultivating an elite class
of people who understand the importance and the impact they
have on the ocean realm and what they can do to preserve
it for future generations. In essence, FantaSea Scuba &
Travel is creating ambassadors for the underwater world. Register
for the coveted National
Geographic Diver and Portal course with us today!
Use our pool for FREE!
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All divers who have purchased full Scuba
Packages from FantaSea have FREE use of our pool throughout
the year! Yep! That's right, free pool time. Whether you need
to check out your new gear purchase from us, refresh your
skills, or simply just want to get wet and blow bubbles for
an hour or so, FantaSea has you covered. Our pool is truly
massive with its Olympic size, giving you a true feel of buoyancy
control without feeling cramped. Just one of FantaSea Scuba's
many ways we help to keep you involved in diving and snorkeling.
Enjoy the REWARDS of choosing FantaSea for your gear needs.
Remember, the pool is open, and FREE. Choosing FantaSea
Scuba really pays off!
If you haven't yet purchased your scuba gear from us or know
someone who is looking to do so, pass along this added benefit
so they too can enjoy all that scuba diving has to offer through
FantaSea Scuba & Travel in Burnsville, MN.
