Is it March Madness?  No! 

It’s GHOST SHIPS Madness

and Deep Blue’s got it!

It’s time once again for the annual Ghost Ships Festival in Milwaukee.  This year marks the 9th year of this growing festival.  Bring a friend and enjoy this one-of-a-kind conference devoted Great Lakes Scuba Diving and Maritime History! 

You can interact with leading dive industry professionals, extreme explorers, maritime historians, and Great Lakes authors.  Mark your calendars for March 7th and 8th then join us at the Ghost Ships Festival at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport.  The Exhibitor Hall opens at 3pm on Friday and again at 8am on Saturday. 

Be sure to check the Ghost Ships page for more details and an exclusive online video with the Directors of Ghost Ships!

Kudos to Deep Blue’s own

Pete Roman!

Pete successfully completed the rigorous training and earned his certification as an Aqualung Master Technician! 

This makes Pete the only full-time dive center employee in Wisconsin who is an Aqualung Master Technician.  The next time you see Pete, be sure to congratulate him for earning this distinguished certification. 

Free Discover Scuba sessions at Ghost Ships sponsored by Aqualung!

New for 2008, the Ghost Ships Festival will be taking advantage of the convention center’s pool, by offering the public a chance to discover the thrill of scuba diving in a controlled environment. Utilizing the Convention centers pool, qualified instructors from all over the Midwest will team together to offer an underwater diving experience that the participant won’t soon forget.

Once completed, each participant of the program will receive a promotional package from each of our participating instructors & affiliated dive centers. The goal of this program is to provide the non-diving public a glimpse into the fascinating world of diving in hopes they will join our ranks and become certified as an open water divers.

The Experience is FREE and open to the public ages 10 and older in good health.

Date & Time - Saturday March 8 only, 11:00am-1:00pm

What You Need to Provide - Swimsuit, towel & completed liability form (on day of event)

Location - Wyndham convention Center pool

If your interested in discovering the underwater world for the first time, please send us an email at info@dpblue.com

This month’s Drawing

Platinum Ghost Ships Ticket Package!

Join us in celebrating the 9th annual Ghost Ships Festival March 7th & 8th, 2008.  Stop by your favorite Deep Blue location and register to win your own Platinum package!  If you can’t wait to see if you are a winner, click here to order your own Platinum Ghost Ships package on line.  

Ghost Ships Festival is being held at The Wyndham Milwaukee Airport and Convention Center just across from the General Mitchell International Airport.  This distinguished conference is devoted to Great Lakes Scuba Diving and Maritime History. Exhibits, workshops, and presentations cover just about every aspect of maritime history and Great Lakes scuba diving. You can listen to and interact with leading dive industry professionals, extreme explorers, maritime historians, and Great Lakes authors!

Package Includes:

(1) Standard Full Day Admission
(1) Full Color Collectors Ghost Ships Festival Program (clear plastic cover & spiral bound)
(1) Ghost Ships T-Shirt
(1) 2008 16oz Ghost Ships Collectors Glass
(1) Platinum Package Neck Lanyard
(10) Raffle Tickets

Deep Blue will be giving away two of these packages so stop by your local Deep Blue store so you can register to win today!

Get Your Ghost Ships Festival Tickets in advance!

Are you excited about Ghost Ships?  This newsletter is practically a Ghost Ships advertisement.  That should give you an idea of how important Deep Blue sees this uniquely Milwaukee Scuba festival.  Get your Ghost Ships tickets one of four ways and come enjoy the Festival. 

There are Five Ways you can get your Tickets and Deep Blue can get them for you in Advance so you can save!

1.      Tickets are available on line and are $20 in advance. These can be mailed to you or picked up at the show. You can purchase them by clicking here.

2.      Stop by your favorite Deep Blue store and buy tickets for $20 each

3.      Buy qualifying gear from Deep Blue and get FREE tickets.

4.      Enter Deep Blue’s monthly give away for a chance to win a pair of FREE Platinum Ticket Packages!

5.     Or you could wait and buy tickets at the door for $25 each and pay more than any one of your friends.

Dive On TV debuts at Deep Blue!

Deep Blue brings you a new avenue to expand your knowledge about diving!  Deep Blue’s new DIVE ON TV will bring you personal interviews with global  leaders of the diving industry. 

In these short interviews, you will learn firsthand how the manufacturer intended gear to function or how to get the proper fit from your gear before you buy it.   That is just the start of Dive On TV!  This regular feature, produced by Deep Blue, will be available for you to view anytime. Check out the latest episode of Dive On Tv today to learn more!

Bon Jovi Concert Winners had a jamming good time!

For January and February, Deep Blue gave TWO couples tickets for this sold out show! 

A very hearty congrats to Kelly and Colleen who were the winners for February and entered at the South Shore store.  Also, we extend a hearty congrats to Cory and Nicole who were our January winners and had entered at the North Shore store. 

We heard the concert was a typical, outstanding Bon Jovi performance and hope they thoroughly enjoyed attending it, courtesy of Deep Blue.