Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina
Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina
$349 per diver
Plus a 3.99% online booking fee at checkout. Mondays on December 14 and January 4.
Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina
TWO PACKAGES · 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. Run it as a three-day boat-diving trip, or add a fourth day on Catalina for Casino Point Marine Park. Boat fees, tank fills, and nitrox are included, and 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, three-dive boat trip with Marissa Charters out of San Diego, exploring dive sites around Southern California. Nitrox is available.
- Dates: Monday, December 14, 2026 and Monday, January 4, 2027
- Price: $349 per diver, plus a 3.99% online booking fee
- Dives: 3 boat dives
- 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, then use the arrows on the calendar to jump ahead to December 14 or January 4. Questions about travel or gear? Call us at (480) 881-4013.
On the Water with Marissa Charters
We dive with Marissa Charters, one of San Diego's best boat operations, for a three-tank day 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
Catalina Island: Casino Point
Add the fourth-day package and Saturday takes you on the Catalina Express to Casino Point Marine Park, one of California's most protected and beginner-friendly dive parks.
- Up to 4 nitrox dives at Casino Point
- Kelp, garibaldi, and easy entries in a protected park
- Catalina Express roundtrip ticket included
Package 1: Boat Diving
Thursday – Saturday · 2 nights lodging
Caravan out Thursday, a three-tank boat dive with Marissa Charters on Friday, optional shore diving, and home Saturday afternoon.
Included:
- Three-tank boat dive with Marissa Charters
- Nitrox fills and weight rentals
Package 2: + Catalina Island
Thursday – Sunday · 3 nights lodging
Everything in Package 1, plus Saturday on Catalina for Casino Point. Sunday is flexible: optional shore diving, or the beach before the drive home.
Included:
- Friday three-tank boat dive (nitrox & weights)
- Catalina Express roundtrip ticket
- Up to four nitrox dives at Casino Point
Not included in either package: food, gas/travel, lodging, gratuities, and gear rentals.
🎓 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) 881-4013By reserving, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
Southern California Dive Trip: Kelp, Wrecks & Catalina
TWO PACKAGES · 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. Run it as a three-day boat-diving trip, or add a fourth day on Catalina for Casino Point Marine Park. Boat fees, tank fills, and nitrox are included, and 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, three-dive boat trip with Marissa Charters out of San Diego, exploring dive sites around Southern California. Nitrox is available.
- Dates: Monday, December 14, 2026 and Monday, January 4, 2027
- Price: $349 per diver, plus a 3.99% online booking fee
- Dives: 3 boat dives
- 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, then use the arrows on the calendar to jump ahead to December 14 or January 4. Questions about travel or gear? Call us at (480) 881-4013.
On the Water with Marissa Charters
We dive with Marissa Charters, one of San Diego's best boat operations, for a three-tank day 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
Catalina Island: Casino Point
Add the fourth-day package and Saturday takes you on the Catalina Express to Casino Point Marine Park, one of California's most protected and beginner-friendly dive parks.
- Up to 4 nitrox dives at Casino Point
- Kelp, garibaldi, and easy entries in a protected park
- Catalina Express roundtrip ticket included
Package 1: Boat Diving
Thursday – Saturday · 2 nights lodging
Caravan out Thursday, a three-tank boat dive with Marissa Charters on Friday, optional shore diving, and home Saturday afternoon.
Included:
- Three-tank boat dive with Marissa Charters
- Nitrox fills and weight rentals
Package 2: + Catalina Island
Thursday – Sunday · 3 nights lodging
Everything in Package 1, plus Saturday on Catalina for Casino Point. Sunday is flexible: optional shore diving, or the beach before the drive home.
Included:
- Friday three-tank boat dive (nitrox & weights)
- Catalina Express roundtrip ticket
- Up to four nitrox dives at Casino Point
Not included in either package: food, gas/travel, lodging, gratuities, and gear rentals.
🎓 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) 881-4013By reserving, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.