The Tribune

WITH a large number of women getting certified as divers around the world and at their properties, Sandals Resorts recently participated in PADI’s Women’s Dive Day.

The special promotion gave women the chance to get certified to dive at a fraction of the cost.

Sandals, which was recently recognised as having one of the premier dive centres in the world, saw Women’s Dive Day as an opportunity to entice more women to learn to dive.

On average, 38 per cent of divers worldwide are female. About 30 per cent of Sandals and Beaches guests who dive are women. Sandals said it wanted to encourage more women to become certified as well as reinforce the chain’s position as the leader in certifications in the Caribbean.

On July 18, women around the world were invited to take the plunge and learn to dive. Sandals Royal Bahamian extended that deal for the entire month of July, giving women 20 per cent off their certification cost and 20 per cent off retail items at the resort’s Aqua Centre.

Of the almost 14 certifications completed for July, 11 were women.

“The month isn’t over yet, but we have been doing very well,” said watersports supervisor Alfred Stuart.

Mr Stuart explained that women were given a list of dive sites to experience in order to make their first-ever dives all the more adventurous.

Sandals Resorts International recently reinforced its scuba diving credentials after reaching 50,000 certifications to become one of the premier dive divisions in the world.

The award was bestowed upon the company by PADI Worldwide, the world’s leading scuba diving authority, after reaching the milestone and now sees them become one of the world’s top five companies for scuba.