Dolphin World Blog

Hi All,

Things are really picking up around here. We were super slow for the months of October and November but with God’s grace the office is moving again. The phones are ringing and sales are starting to happen.

In Miami they are offering a Spanish speaking session on Saturday morning only, for our Latin guests that come to South Florida. Otherwise you need to have an English speaking interpreter in the water with you. As you may know already, Miami is a multi-cultural city, with a big emphasis on Spanish life. I really enjoy the Latin flavor of South Florida and it is good that we have a Swim with the Dolphins in Miami session for the them.

As they say, “Nadando con los Delfines en Miami”. I wish I could say it as well as they do. Anyway this is a video from our first non-English speaking group on a tour. They were from Colombia and we had a blast together

I had to watch the family’s little boy a little bit while the parents where switching from dolphin swim to the dolphin encounter program. You can see he an I had a fun time together. Did you see the little boy at the end of the video? He was so cute and fun to be with. Also the scene where I am interviewing the whole family, you will notice that the family is pointing to the little boy because he ran to my legs and grabbed me. I think I have a new friend.
Merry Christmas,
John

Hi All,

We had a good response to the swim with the dolphins in Miami and the VIP Monkey and Exotic Animal Tour this year. This one day tour, starts early, between 8am - 9am, where our van picks you up at your hotel or residence in Miami, Ft Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, or Naples Florida. The reason we start early, is because, you will participating in a lot of activities, the VIP Tour and the Dolphin Swim.

The VIP tour is an exciting 2 hour behind the scenes tour where you get to interact with Monkeys, Lemurs, Penguins, Lizards, Snakes, Birds, Turtles, and other exotic animals. Your guide is highly trained with all these animals and everyone that takes this tour loves it a lot.

Monkey Encounter in Miami - Learn More

Then the other half of the day, you will put on your swimming gear and get ready to swim with the dolphins in Miami. This 30 minute interaction with the dolphins is what most people dream and hope to do, pet, kiss, hold, play and best of all a possible dorsal fin ride with the dolphin.

When I ask people about which did they like more, the monkeys and exotic animals, or the dolphins, the guest really struggle because they loved them both. So the next time you are in South Florida and want to try something really different and looking for something to do for the day, please try the Dolphin Swim and VIP Monkey Tour << Learn More.

Has anyone out there had any interactions with Monkeys and the other animals I mentioned? How was your experience?
God bless,
John

Hi All,

We have had the swimming with the sea lion tour for awhile with pick up service in South Florida, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. This program is really great tour to do because it is one of the few swimming with the sea lion programs out there. This program you actually do get in the water the sea lions and swim with the them. Most Sea Lion programs are encounters where you are only in shallow water the whole time, not this one.

If you are looking for something completely different and enjoy sea lions, you have to try this tour. We come to your hotel or residence and pick you up and bring you down to the Upper Keys, Key Largo area. To read more about swimming with the sea lions, < click this link.

Has anyone out there swam with sea lions before?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

Not sure if you knew, the Baltimore Aquarium had a new baby dolphin born 4 months ago. Baltimore has a beautiful indoor dolphin center and aquarium where you can see dolphins all year round. Well the Baltimore aquarium had a contest to name the new dolphin. You need to see this online story and the great news video that goes with it. You will see a dolphin swimming to the mayor of Baltimore and giving her the name of the new dolphin, a fun video to watch. Here is the start of the story…..

Dolphin fans have picked a name for a nearly 4-month-old female calf at the National Aquarium in Baltimore after receiving more than 22,000 votes. Now the freshest face in town is named Bayley. < See More and the News Video>

New Baby Bayley with the Mother

Has anyone seen the new baby first hand?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

I had a great day at Ocean World, Marine Animal Park in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. There is so much to do there in one day. Everyone seems to have a blast, from the dolphins, sea lions, rays, sharks, tigers, and birds. You never get bored.

Here is the start of my article….

Has anyone been there too? What was your opinion?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

Everything takes time, finally I was able to get together the DolphinWorld video from my trip to Puerto Plata Dominican Republic last week. I went down there mainly to try the scuba diving with a dolphin, which I did. But still the main draw to the park is the swim with the dolphins in Puerto Plata program, and the other activities, sea lion encounter, shark encounters, and ray encounters. I tried to put it all into the video, so hopefully I got the feel of the park and your day.

How do you like this video? How do you think it came out?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

I am back from my trip from Puerto Plata Dominican Republic where I went there to scuba dive with a dolphin there. The dolphin name is Chico and it was an amazing experience with him. I have tried many different ways to be with the dolphin but this is the first time that I have scuba dived with a dolphin.

I have written a story about my experience. The story starts with….

For many years I have scuba dived and always wondered if I would ever see a dolphin while under the water. It has never happened. So the only way to really accomplish this is by going to Puerto Plata Dominican Republic to Scuba Dive with the Dolphin in a contained facility. I was more than happy to experience the dolphins this way and pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed having the instructors explain and assist with this mini adventure, loved interacting with the different behaviors of the dolphins, and took great photos and memories home. < Read More of Story>

Me and one of the Scuba Trainers

I had a great time and would recommend this to anyone that wants to take their experience with the dolphin one step further, into their world, under the water. How many scuba divers do I have out there that would like to try this experience? I would love to hear from my scuba friends.
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

I have just posted this article about Swimming with the Dolphins in Orlando, Discovery Cove. This place is truly beautiful and an attraction to visit if you can. In fact the other day, I saw the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders photographed their 2009 calendar at Discovery Cove.

The story starts…

Situated in the heart of Orlando, Discovery Cove is an exclusive, reservations-only, tropical retreat that offers extraordinary adventures through up-close encounters with exotic marine mammals, marine life and other animals. Just imagine, you can swim with the dolphins in middle of a huge city like Orlando. Also, you will be able to snorkel with coloful fish and rays, and-feed exotic birds and relax on printine, white sand beaches. Besides the beauty, you will be pampered the whole day too with personalized service and first class amenities.   < Discovery Cove Story, Click Here to Read More >

It’s hard to believe but winter is on its way and tourist will be coming to Florida in truck loads again. At least that is what I am hoping for, but will have to wait till the Presidential elections are over. I am praying for the right guy and women to be elected, so our taxes won’t be raised which will effect us all in the tourist business.

Has anyone out there been to Discovery Cove? What is your opinion of the park?
God Bless,
John

Hi All,

It took me awhile to get the Swim with the Dolphins in Ocho Rios Jamaica video together. We had a blast there in Dolphin Cove and Jamaica too. The people are really friendly and the location is so beautiful. Maybe in the video you can have a sense of how pretty it is

What do you think of ocean water in Jamaica? I think it is amazing!
God Bless,
John