Kids Sea Camp from a parent's perspective We got to Curacao early to spend a little time getting used to the place. My kids, although avid swimmers, had never really felt comfortable in the ocean. Sea Camp changed everything. The first day in Curacao, my kids wouldn’t go past where they couldn’t touch the bottom of the water. By day two, they were swimming the channel with local kids, back and forth. I was thrilled. Jaws didn't help my love of diving I had spent my whole childhood enjoying the...[ read more ]
Kids Sea Camp a single mom's solution Last winter, as I was beginning to plan my annual summer dive trip, I encountered some roadblocks. As a single divorced mother of an eight-year-old boy, I had the problem of making sure he would be cared for, while I was away. His father recently moved out of state and was inaccessible. My parents, 74 and 84, offered to watch my son, but admitted it was becoming more difficult to entertain an active boy for an entire week…especially with no other kids in...[ read more ]
Kids Sea Camp vacation money well spent I had been debating on whether to put down my deposit for the 2005 Kids Sea Camp in Curacao. We couldn’t decide whether we wanted to try a new location or take a year off. But after speaking with Emily at Caribbean Adventures/formerly of Kids Sea Camp, and found out what a special alumni week they had planned for us “oldtimers” how could I not put in our reservations! We had such a wonderful time at Curacao last year, we had learned from...[ read more ]
Kids Sea Camp was exactly what we were looking for We have taken our son James with us on every dive trip we’ve taken, sometimes with and sometimes without babysitters, and it’s usually worked out for us. But when we learned about Kids Sea Camp, we knew it was exactly what we were looking for all along. So much so, in fact, that we began to wonder, “could it really be as good as they say?” Well, it was better than advertised! The kids were kept so busy with so...[ read more ]
Parents love Kids Sea Camp Kids Sea Camp allowed us as parents to enjoy great morning dives each day knowing that the kids were well attended to. Upon return to the hotel each day after diving is lunchtime, the kids were so consumed with the content of their programming, they barely recognized our return! The afternoon allowed us to get out and enjoy some more activities, before returning to get the kids at the end of their afternoon sessions. As if the scheduled kid's activities weren’t enough, it wasn’t uncommon...[ read more ]
Kids Sea Camp I just have to go every year! If you could pick anywhere in the world to go where would you choose? I would pick any of the locations where a Kids Sea Camp is happening! I have met some pretty amazing people and they are now my really good friends. I have been to at least one Kids Sea Camp every summer at a variety of islands including Fiji, Curacao, Grand Cayman, Bonaire, and Roatan. I was at the very first Kids Sea Camp and I will...[ read more ]
We can't wait for Kid Sea Camp We can hardly wait, to jump into the big ocean blue. It’s been a long time getting here dealing with long winters, colds, and flu. We got our gear, cameras, and buoyancy vests. The airline is all booked, we hope our flight’s the best. After 11 hours of travel, arriving so sleepy. We finally get here on the sandy beach, so pretty. Boat dive is all set and Carlos is our guide. He gets us to our dive site with dolphins swimming by...[ read more ]
Then his head popped out and said: “hey there’s a manta”. Dave jumped in the water as I finished my Fanta. We all looked around with Dave’s tendency to joke, No one was sure if they could believe the bloke. We dawned our gear as fast as we could, With this opportunity, we knew we should. We got off the boat at record speed. Cause logging a manta is just what we need. The manta swam into the blue and we thought we missed him, Then turned around, and for...[ read more ]
Fiji adventure to Castaway Island at Kids Sea Camp By Jennifer Peyton-Chornlesky, age 11 Day 1 and 2: I drove to Atlanta and fly to LAX to meet the group at 6 pm. We left LAX at 10:30 at night on November 15th arrival in Fiji on Air Pacific a 747 10hr and 45 min to NAD airport. Day 3: Saturday: 46 kids and 48 adults. We meet the South Seas Cruises Catamaran for a 2.5-hour sail through the Yasawa islands to Castaway Island. Day 4 & 5: I woke up to the...[ read more ]
