Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina

Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina

Mon Dec 14 2026
$349.00
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Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina

Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina

$349.00

A one-day, three-dive boat trip with Marissa Charters out of San Diego, with nitrox available. Pick Monday, December 14 or Monday, January 4 (8 spots per date). Open Water certification required. Be ready to go by 7:30 AM, so plan to arrive in San Diego the night before.

$349 per diver

Plus a 3.99% online booking fee at checkout. Mondays on December 14 and January 4.

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Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina

MARISSA CHARTERS  ·  CATALINA ISLAND  ·  SDI SPECIALTIES

Southern California has kelp forests, wrecks, and Catalina Island, and this trip puts you in all of it. You're on the water with Marissa Charters out of San Diego, diving some of the best water California has to offer. Multiple packages are offered regularly, from one-day boat dives to multi-day trips that include Catalina Island, so there's a way to dive here that fits your schedule. You can even come home with a new SDI certification.

#MondaysDontHaveToSuck

Mondays Don't Have to Suck: One-Day San Diego Boat Dive

Skip the Monday grind and go diving instead. Join us for a one-day boat trip with Marissa Charters out of San Diego, exploring dive sites around Southern California. Nitrox is available.

  • Price: $349 per diver, plus a 3.99% online booking fee
  • Requirement: Open Water certification
  • Meeting point: Marissa Charters' boat in San Diego, ready to go by 7:30 AM. Plan to arrive in San Diego the night before and make your own way to the boat; we are not traveling together.

Pick your date: click Book now above and choose an open date on the calendar. Questions about travel or gear? Call us at (480) 881-4013.

⚓ Marissa Charters 🧭 Nitrox available 🎓 Open Water required

On the Water with Marissa Charters

We dive with Marissa Charters, one of San Diego's best boat operations, along the coast. Their sites split between Wreck Alley and the kelp reefs:

  • Wreck Alley: the HMCS Yukon, a 366-foot Canadian destroyer at ~100 feet, and the USCGC Ruby-E cutter
  • Kelp & reef: the Point Loma and La Jolla reefs, walls, and pinnacles
  • Nitrox fills and weights included

See her full dive-site list →

Catalina Island: Casino Point

On our multi-day packages, we hop on the Catalina Express to Casino Point Marine Park, one of California's most protected and beginner-friendly dive parks.

  • Nitrox dives at Casino Point
  • Kelp, garibaldi, and easy entries in a protected park
  • A scenic ride over on the Catalina Express
Optional shore diving. When conditions allow, we add shore dives at classic Southern California spots, the Marine Room in La Jolla, and Shaw's Cove and Divers Cove up in Laguna Beach. Additional cost, conditions dependent.

Multiple packages are offered regularly, from one-day boat dives to multi-day Southern California trips. Check the dates above, or call us at (480) 881-4013 to hear what's coming up.

🎓 Add a Certification: SDI Specialty Courses

Any certified diver can join, and if you want to come home with more than memories, complete an SDI specialty on the water. Sign up when you book.

  • SDI Deep Diver: open up dives to 130 feet, walls, and wrecks.
  • SDI Underwater Navigation: compass and natural navigation for relaxed, confident dives.
  • SDI Dry Suit Diver: the course to take first if California's thermocline is on your radar.
  • SDI Wreck Diver: put it to use the same day, with a wreck dive already in the itinerary.

Each specialty counts toward the SDI Advanced Diver Development Program. Course details →

Who this trip is for

Any certified diver. Whether you have 10 dives or 500, Southern California and Catalina deliver. If you're working toward your SDI Advanced Diver certification, this is a smart place to knock out a specialty or two in real open-water conditions, not a pool or a lake.

Let's. Go. Diving.

Spots are limited to 10. Call us to lock in your spot and pick your package.

📞 Call to book  (480) 881-4013

By reserving, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina

MARISSA CHARTERS  ·  CATALINA ISLAND  ·  SDI SPECIALTIES

Southern California has kelp forests, wrecks, and Catalina Island, and this trip puts you in all of it. You're on the water with Marissa Charters out of San Diego, diving some of the best water California has to offer. Multiple packages are offered regularly, from one-day boat dives to multi-day trips that include Catalina Island, so there's a way to dive here that fits your schedule. You can even come home with a new SDI certification.

#MondaysDontHaveToSuck

Mondays Don't Have to Suck: One-Day San Diego Boat Dive

Skip the Monday grind and go diving instead. Join us for a one-day boat trip with Marissa Charters out of San Diego, exploring dive sites around Southern California. Nitrox is available.

  • Price: $349 per diver, plus a 3.99% online booking fee
  • Requirement: Open Water certification
  • Meeting point: Marissa Charters' boat in San Diego, ready to go by 7:30 AM. Plan to arrive in San Diego the night before and make your own way to the boat; we are not traveling together.

Pick your date: click Book now above and choose an open date on the calendar. Questions about travel or gear? Call us at (480) 881-4013.

⚓ Marissa Charters 🧭 Nitrox available 🎓 Open Water required

On the Water with Marissa Charters

We dive with Marissa Charters, one of San Diego's best boat operations, along the coast. Their sites split between Wreck Alley and the kelp reefs:

  • Wreck Alley: the HMCS Yukon, a 366-foot Canadian destroyer at ~100 feet, and the USCGC Ruby-E cutter
  • Kelp & reef: the Point Loma and La Jolla reefs, walls, and pinnacles
  • Nitrox fills and weights included

See her full dive-site list →

Catalina Island: Casino Point

On our multi-day packages, we hop on the Catalina Express to Casino Point Marine Park, one of California's most protected and beginner-friendly dive parks.

  • Nitrox dives at Casino Point
  • Kelp, garibaldi, and easy entries in a protected park
  • A scenic ride over on the Catalina Express
Optional shore diving. When conditions allow, we add shore dives at classic Southern California spots, the Marine Room in La Jolla, and Shaw's Cove and Divers Cove up in Laguna Beach. Additional cost, conditions dependent.

Multiple packages are offered regularly, from one-day boat dives to multi-day Southern California trips. Check the dates above, or call us at (480) 881-4013 to hear what's coming up.

🎓 Add a Certification: SDI Specialty Courses

Any certified diver can join, and if you want to come home with more than memories, complete an SDI specialty on the water. Sign up when you book.

  • SDI Deep Diver: open up dives to 130 feet, walls, and wrecks.
  • SDI Underwater Navigation: compass and natural navigation for relaxed, confident dives.
  • SDI Dry Suit Diver: the course to take first if California's thermocline is on your radar.
  • SDI Wreck Diver: put it to use the same day, with a wreck dive already in the itinerary.

Each specialty counts toward the SDI Advanced Diver Development Program. Course details →

Who this trip is for

Any certified diver. Whether you have 10 dives or 500, Southern California and Catalina deliver. If you're working toward your SDI Advanced Diver certification, this is a smart place to knock out a specialty or two in real open-water conditions, not a pool or a lake.

Let's. Go. Diving.

Spots are limited to 10. Call us to lock in your spot and pick your package.

📞 Call to book  (480) 881-4013

By reserving, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

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