After rather a long wait we finally have the dive site descriptions of some of the best dives on and around Gozo. We'll be adding new photos very soon.
Ryan Air starts flights from Edinburgh to Malta at the end of March 2009
Ryan Air starts flights from Edinburgh to Malta at the end of March, which is fantastic news as Air Malta had stopped the direct flights form Glasgow. Flights are Tuesday and Saturdays, going out on the Tuesday is a very early flight, but other than that the flight times are excellent.
Scuba Kings are offering free Divemaster internships for 2009
We offer free Divemaster internships where you will learn all sides of the diving resort industry. You would need to have a driving licence, be 18 or over, have a sunny outgoing personality, good people skills and be conscientious and keen to do all kinds of work for us, from printing out paper work, cleaning, filling cylinders, fetching customers from the ferry, making up apartments and helping with the guided diving and PADI courses.. You would learn all aspects of how a dive centre is run and we would expect you to stay for 3 months working and completing the course, this is available to start from April until September. We can arrange cheap accommodation and lend you equipment (maybe do your other courses at cost) as well as may other benefits. If this sounds like you then please contact us.
EasyJet starts flights from Newcastle to Malta from 22 May
At last we have a low cost operator from the North East. As that is where we are originally from, it’s fantastic news for us. EasyJet’s Newcastle flights are Fridays and Mondays and the flight times are great making long weekends a easy option.
Our lovely daughter, Coral, had a great birthday on the 6th. She had a fab time at Funtown with some of her friends and we would like to thank everyone for their wonderful cards and presents for her.
Richie is now recovering from a poorly back after allowing 2 four-year old's ride him down a twirly slide.... repeatedly.
We all hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year. Hope to see lots of familiar faces this year too!
We wave goodbye to Jim and Mikie on the 26th November
DM Jim (second from left) is now off to Egypt after spending another season with us. Hopefully Jim will be back and we wish him a safe journey.
Mikie (far right) is off to the Shetland Islands for winter! After completing her Rescue and Divemaster courses with us, Mikie went on get her instructors and will be back to help out agian next summer.
So it's just me and Nora now until it all starts agian next year, but that will be another story...
We are very pleased to announce the birth of our 2nd child, Cassidy Victoria Evelyn King. Cassidy was born on the 7th November at 13.30 and weighed 8lb 4oz. She is currently being the perfect baby and is enjoying sleeping, feeding and being cuddled. Coral is extremely proud of her little sister and is proving herself to be a fantastic big sister by helping out as much as she can. Richie is now outnumbered by girls 3:1 (4:1 if you count the cat).
We wave a sad goodbye to Grant on the 18th of November
We waved goodbye to Grant on the 18th after having him with us for a few months this year. He originally visited us to do his Open Water Course and liked it so much he has spent most of the season with us.
Grant (far right) is now traveling around Europe after completing his divemaster with us. Grant will be missed by staff and customers and has certianly added a lot of fun to the dive centre operation.
Hopefully we will see him next year as his travels lead him slowly back to Oz. We wish him a safe journey
Easy Jet will be flying to Malta from May (flights from Manchester and Gatwick)
It's a bit of a double-edged sword as this takes over from GB Airways (BA's budget airline), from Manchester at the end of March. They have a 20kg baggage allowance and they will be offering the best prices from Manchester and Gatwick. You can book a extra 12kg for diving equipment for £30 return. Still, I have been able to find return flights on their website including the taxes and extra dive kit for under £100 so it's all good.
Scuba Kings wishes everyone a great 2008! The Euro starts today!
We hope that you all had a very happy Christmas and wish you the best for the New Year.
The Euro is now our official currency and all other currencies shown on our website are for information purposes only. We can continue to accept Maltese Lira until the end of January 2008.
Air Malta offers return flights and taxes from £69 from the UK
Air Malta has just released fantastic winter fares to Malta for the very low price of £69 return, including taxes.
This promotional fare is valid for travel on various dates from 8 January to 17 March. Flights are direct from London Gatwick or Heathrow, and for £10 more, you can depart from Birmingham and Manchester to Malta between 8 January and 6 February. How to book:Click here to make an online booking with Air Malta. You'll have to select the £5 pre-tax fare to get the £69 return. Notes: As the taxes fluctuate, you'll find fares range from £69 to £74 return.
Richard King is now a BSAC instructor and BSAC have now made us a BSAC Training Centre. We can now offer courses or individual modules of the Ocean, Sports and Dive Leader courses. Why not get your present course finished on your next holiday with us, just contact me with your requirements.
A former German Minesweeper has been scuttled to create an artificial reef for divers. The 62m-long Kondo class P29 sank upright and now lies at a depth of between 12m and 33m. See the U Tube video of it here.
The P29 was deliberately sunk about 170m from the shore between Cirkewwa Point and Lantern Point. It is the latest in a series of wrecks to be scuttled off Malta as artificial reefs for divers. Scuba Kings are now running weekly boat trips to dive the new wreck which is quickly becoming a favourite with divers as it is great for penetration dives. A lot of instrumentation and equipment has been left which give real atmosphere and character to the wreck.
Scuba Kings is pleased to announce it is now a BSAC Resort as well as a PADI Resort. To celebrate this we are extending our offer of a free bottle of wine to our customers with BSAC membership, booking a holiday with us. We intend to progress to become a BSAC Diver Training Centre this summer, so watch this space for further developments.
We are currently offering a free bottle of wine with the welcome pack for Students and Yorkshire Diver members when booking a holiday or group deal.
Also, we are happy to be able to offer a discount card that is issued free when you book a dive pack with us. The card entitles you to 10% off a full English breakfast at Marlene D's restaurant and 10% off any evening meal at Erizos de Mar (the best mediterranean cuisine on Gozo). Both restaurants are situated on Marsalforn Seafront.
Scuba Kings are looking for Trainee Divemasters. We offer the opportunity to pay off your course cost by working for us in our shop. Contact us for further details.
The new recompression chamber has been commissioned and is situated in the hospital in Victoria. It's central position means it's never further than 5 miles from any of the dive sites. This must surely make Gozo one of the safest places to dive.
Ryan Air Announces First Routes from Malta, it's 24th Country of Operation
Ryan Air, Europe's leading low fares airline, today (Thursday, 7th September 2006), announced the commencement of three new routes to Malta International Airport from London Luton, Pisa and Dublin. These routes are a direct response to the Maltese Government's initiative to attract low fare airlines to the island. The Government has accepted in full Ryan Air's proposals and the airline is now confirming the commencement dates and frequency of these services. Ryanair, on a year round basis, will fly a daily service from London Luton starting on the 31st October 2006, a three times weekly service from Pisa starting on the 31st October 2006 and a three times weekly service from Dublin, which commences on the 9th February 2007.
The Gozo government has sunk two new wrecks with the help of EU funds
The sinking of the Karwela and the Comino Land was a huge success, if not a very timely event. After nearly six hours of waiting the Karwela went down, very spectacularly and is now lying upright with the bottom at about 40 meters. The Comino Land followed quite quickly and gave a bit of a scare as it seemed to capsize when it went over. This time however they had attached floats to the top side of the wrecks and these managed to keep the decks up as they sank. The Comino Land is now lying slightly on its side and the deck is at 29m. They have put the boats quite close to each other and are easily accessible from shore. We even have ladders to help in and out.
There is quite a nice reef near the exit at 7 to 5 meters, which is perfect for working of the deco and making safety stops. The road and the car park have also been improved and there are no problems taking even a small car down there now.
The big benefit for this project is that we can get a north westerly wind that last 2-3 days and this used to limit the choice of dive sites from shore to about 6 which crammed everyone into a few places. Now we have some huge wrecks to dive and a real lot of choice when the north westerly blows.
