Comments on: Beneath the Sea 2012 Recap

By: Alex in Wanderland | Travel and Diving Blog | The Great Escape: Month 10 Roundup

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:53:06 +0000

[…] I can’t wait to use the grant to do my Divemaster Course. The awards ceremony was part of the Beneath the Sea dive show, the biggest consumer scuba event in the US. This was my second year attending and once again I […]

By: Alex in Wanderland | Travel and Diving Blog | Jawsfest! A Festival of Cinema and Sea Creatures

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:33:20 +0000

[…] at Beneath The Sea in March, I met a shark activist who handed me a Jawsfest flyer and encouraged me to attend. As if […]

By: Alex in Wanderland | Travel Blog | The Women Diver's Hall of Fame

Alex in Wanderland | Travel Blog | The Women Diver's Hall of Fame — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:58:57 +0000

[…] The Women Diver’s Hall of Fame Grant If you missed yesterday’s post, start there to find my recap of the Beneath the Sea dive show and a full explanation of why I […]

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:51:40 +0000

In reply to Andi of My Beautiful Adventures. Aggh me too! After speaking to some people at the show I realize how incredibly arduous it is to simply get there... I think it's something I have to look forward to a bit further in the future :)

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:50:47 +0000

In reply to Steph (@ 20 Years Hence). Actually, I think they are very much targeting experienced divers- you have to have a lot of passion for something to dedicate a whole weekend (and brave New Jersey highways) to it. But that's a shame because I think new divers would find a lot to be excited about! Still, the level of the content wasn't really the problem, it was just that things were quite disorganized and hard to find! But hey, divers aren't really known as the most organized group of people :)

By: Andi of My Beautiful Adventures

Andi of My Beautiful Adventures — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:13:14 +0000

I would love to attend this one year! I’m DYING to go diving in Palau.

By: Steph (@ 20 Years Hence)

Steph (@ 20 Years Hence) — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:42:18 +0000

I wonder how much this show is trying to appeal to novice divers, or those who haven’t ever been diving before? It all sounds rather exotic to me, but I could see how after you’ve had some dive experience under your belt, some of these booths and seminars would no longer appeal.

Still, it sounds like you made the right choice to come home! I can’t wait to hear all about your grant; what an honor!