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Houston's Premier Scuba and Dive Shop Oceanic Ventures Inc.

(713) 523-3483 (dive)
5808 Newcastle Drive
Houston, TX 77401

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Dive, Travel & Adventure Insurance Programs

Insurance Programs

None of us plans things to interrupt our vacations or our plans for some time away but sometimes things happen.  For this reason, Oceanic Ventures has identified some excellent insurance programs for divers.  These programs are divided by their function and what types of expenses they cover.

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Diving Accident (Domestic & International) Insurance

Dan Insurance

The benefits of DAN membership include emergency medical evacuation assistance through DAN TravelAssist®, a subscription to Alert Diver magazine and access to DAN’s insurance services.  DAN Members receive $100,000 of emergency medical evacuation assistance coverage. This benefit is valid for diving and non-diving medical emergencies anytime you travel more than 50 miles from home. Dan members can get medical dive accident coverage, accidental death & dismemberment coverage, and other benefits.

DAN provides accident coverage within the United States and Internationally.

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Diving Accident (International) and Travel Insurance

The DiveAssure association offers the diving community the best diving accident and dive-travel programs, including the Diamond – the only comprehensive dive-travel program available in the United States. As an established leader in diving accident medical coverage and travel protection, DiveAssure is dedicated to providing the best care for its members. All DiveAssure programs are primary and include 24/7 travel and medical emergency assistance services.

DiveAssure offers coverage for certified divers coverage for diving vacations outside of the United States with a variety of programs designed to meet their needs.

This coverage is similar to the DAN insurance coverage but with more features.

Dive Assure provides accident coverage for International locations (i.e. outside of the United States).

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Travel Insurance – Comparison Tool (Platinum, Gold & Silver)

Travel insurance offers travelers coverage for unforeseen problems, from a cancelled flight to a serious illness—or in rare cases, even an act of terrorism or the financial default of a travel supplier. If an illness, accident, or other covered unforeseen circumstance forces a traveler to cancel or interrupt their travel plans, they face two potentially major financial losses—money invested in nonrefundable pre-payments and medical expenses that in many instances may not be covered by health insurance.

This link will take you to a comparison tool for the most popular plans (Platinum, Gold, Silver)

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Travel Insurance (Evacuation, Medical & More)

Travel Guard Basic Plus is for those travelers who want the most comprehensive package of travel insurance coverage and assistance services that includes Adventure Sports coverage. If you are looking for the total package that includes our highest level of medical expense coverage, plus hospital of choice, then this is the package for you! Travel Guard Plus is a factor-based priced plan that covers for carrier financial default, even trip cancellation due to job loss and other covered work reasons. If you purchase within 21 days of initial trip deposit, this plan provides a waiver for pre-existing medical conditions. Optional coverages include Cancel for Any Reason and Flight Guard® coverage.

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Travel Insurance (Evacuation & Basic Coverage)

Pack-N-Go travel Insurance offers travelers coverage for trip interruption once the trip has started at an affordable price. It does not cover trip cancellation issues arising prior to the trip beginning. These can arise from unforeseen problems, from a cancelled flight to a serious illness in transit or storms that require you to evacuate before your scheduled departure. If an illness, accident, or other covered unforeseen circumstance forces a traveler to interrupt their travel plans, they face possible financial losses resulting from unforeseen travel expenses and medical expenses that in many instances may not be covered by health insurance.

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Travel Insurance

 Dan also offers travel insurance for a single trip or on an annual basis.  These plans provide travelers coverage for unforeseen problems, from a cancelled flight to a serious illness—or in rare cases, even an act of terrorism or the financial default of a travel supplier. If an illness, accident, or other covered unforeseen circumstance forces a traveler to cancel or interrupt their travel plans, they face two potentially major financial losses—money invested in nonrefundable pre-payments and medical expenses that in many instances may not be covered by health insurance.

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Equipment Insurance

Canon Camera

We are often asked about insurance coverage for your camera equipment.  The best way to insure your underwater photo equipment is get a Personal Effects Floater Policy from the same company who insures your house, condominium or apartment.  These policies also known as jewelry and art policies provide a declared value of coverage for each listed item.  This is often the cheapest way to insure your photographic equipment.  For professional photographers many associations have insurance coverage programs for their members.  Dan also has a broker who can write camera equipment insurance but be prepared it is not cheap.  You can read more about it here.

You can read more about insuring your camera in this article which appeared in Popular Photography Magazine.

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Insurance – Questions & Answers

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To find out about these fine programs click on the logos to the left or contact the staff at Oceanic Ventures.

Trip Insurance is always recommended as trip price and availability subject to change due to changes in taxes, government policies, and airline schedule changes.  Full fees are due in full at the time of booking, even if payment program is offered.  Trip insurance is recommended as all deposits are non-refundable unless the trip runs full and a qualified replacement is found.

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Upcoming Events

Mar 25
All day Event Series

Mammoth Lake – Local Diving

Mar 27
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT Event Series

Navigation Specialty

Mar 28
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT Event Series

Perfect Buoyancy Specialty

Mar 29
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT Event Series

Search & Relocation Specialty

Apr 1
10:30 am - 2:30 pm CDT Event Series

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Oceanic Ventures, Inc
5808 Newcastle Dr.
Houston, TX 77401-3214
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Phone: 713-523-DIVE (3483)

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What People Say…

Kelley Jones Minor

Appreciate the personal service and care at Oceanic Ventures

Ann really took her time helping to fit my niece with her first mask and fins. We so appreciated the personal attention, and we loved that she was open to talking about dive certification, but she wasn't giving us the hard sell. We live out toward Tomball but would happily drive back here vs. going to a nearby competitor simply for the service.

Jean Jansen

Oceanic Ventures is wonderful

They gave been wonderful all the way. My son started in Scuba Rangers and now we are both certified; thank you for taking care of us!

I loved it

I loved the course!

Holland Geibel

Oceanic Ventures is great with children

They are great with children!

Andrea Lebovitz

Thank you for the memories

I will never forget diving with my teen aged son for the first time. Thank you for the memories.

Dick Long

Eric Keibler is an Ambassador

Eric is a real ambassador for the rebreather world. Thanks for all of your hard work.

Pam Radford

I learned a lot from Oceanic Ventures

I really enjoyed my Technical Diver Course and I learned a lot.

Pam Radford

Oceanic Ventures is the best dive shop

Best Dive Shop I've ever used. I've been diving since 1984 and you will not find more talented staff anywhere else. They are small, family owned and service oriented #1. You get personal service from start to finish from people who actually dive all over the world. I've taken simple to advance courses from them and the trainers are excellent. Dive trips are well organized to unique locations and always fun. This type of depth of knowledge is very difficult to find, especially in Texas.

Nancy Easterbrook
DiveTech Grand Cayman

Oceanic Ventures is a great dive shop

Great dive shop with wonderful instructors to share your passion for the underwater world. They have fun for the whole family from kids diving programs through advanced diving. Checkout their scuba diving vacation to some of the best diving in the world. I really like the Diva dive vacation to Grand Cayman.

Charles Franklin

Oceanic Ventures is the best

I have been to many scuba stores in Houston and this one is by far the best. Most scuba stores have a couple of salespersons who will show you one of the 40 types of fins and 10 types of regulators that they have in stock and immediately try to sell these to you. Most of these same stores really cater only to people just getting certified. Oceanic ventures has a very different business model. While they do have an inventory, it is not as large as other stores. The difference is that they really try to foster a dive community. It works. People come back again and again. Further, unlike many stores, they teach just about everything possible. If you want to teach your child how to snorkel, they teach that. If you want to learn how to dive 350 feet down on a rebreather using helium gas mixes and several additional scuba tanks, they teach that. They teach everything in between. Not many stores do that. Additionally, the staff is very knowledgeable about all the equipment they sell. You will never get an "I don't know about that" type of answer.

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Why People Choose Us

People choose their friends carefully just as they should choose their adventure partners and Scuba Diving Instructors.  Oceanic Ventures is the premier scuba dive shop in Houston, Texas, and the Southwest because of our exceptional service and our sense of adventure.  In talking with our clients and friends, people choose us for a number of reasons such as: Passion – We love what we do and we want to share the beauty and excitement of the underwater world with everyone we meet. Caring- Our clients tell us they love us because we truly care about people and strive to make their scuba diving experiences safe, fun and enjoyable. Professional – Our staff members are the … [Read more …]

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