Sunset House Teams up with Swatch for a Late Summer/Early Fall Dive Special

Sunset House, Grand Cayman's Hotel for Divers, by Divers is offering a free Swatch dive watch with its later summer/early fall special. Photo courtesy Sunset House. — Sunset House, Grand Cayman’s Hotel for Divers, by Divers is offering a free Swatch dive watch with its later summer/early fall special. Photo courtesy Sunset House.

Swatch What’s Happening at Sunset House Special! Free watch, free day of diving, free tropical drink.

Sunset House, Grand Cayman’s Hotel for divers, by divers and one of the best dive resorts in the Caribbean, is teaming up with Swatch, the company that introduced affordable Swiss watches 30 years ago, to offer the “Swatch What’s Happening at Sunset House Special!” a promotional dive package that includes a free dive watch, a free day of diving and a free tropical drink. For the late summer/early fall promotion Sunset House is partnering with the teams at Dan Orr Consulting and Kirk Freeport, the official Swatch distributor in the Cayman Islands. The special runs from July 26th through October 31, 2014, and people who book a 5-night package can choose their Scuba Libre dive watch at check-in. With names like Deep Turtle, Clownfish and a promotional tag line Mad about the Sea,the Swatch promotion is a great fit for Sunset House.

Ideally located on Grand Cayman's southwest coast, Sunset House offers some of the best shore diving available. The Hotel for Divers, by Divers is offering a spectacular dive package for late summer and early fall that includes a free Swatch dive watch, a free day of diving and a free drink at the famous "My Bar". Photo courtesy Sunset House. — Ideally located on Grand Cayman’s southwest coast, Sunset House offers some of the best shore diving available. The Hotel for Divers, by Divers is offering a spectacular dive package for late summer and early fall that includes a free Swatch dive watch, a free day of diving and a free drink at the famous “My Bar”. Photo courtesy Sunset House.

“It’s perfect for our clientele – it fits our line of customers,” says Sunset House General Manager Keith Sahm. “There are a lot of people who say ‘I’ve loved Swatch since I was a kid.”

“The Scuba Libre model has been extremely popular since its launch last year,” says Scott Harrington of Kirk Freeport, which carries the largest selection of duty free watch brands in the Caribbean. “Two of things Grand Cayman is famous for are diving and buying watches, so it is great when we can tie the two together to broaden both our audiences. We are very excited about the promotion!”

Dive watches can be pricey, but the Scuba Libre, like all Swatch watches, is cased in different colored plastic and powered by battery − keeping them affordable. Trendy and lightweight, the dive watches feature a traditional rotating bezel, a comfortable silicone strap and are approved to a depth of 200 meters. Guests will receive their Scuba Libre when they check in. They have the option of changing the Swatch at the Kirk Freeport store on the waterfront about a mile away from Sunset House.

One of Grand Cayman's most popular places to catch a sunset, with locals and guests alike, is Sunset House's famous My Bar, also considered one of the best beach bars in the Caribbean. Photo courtesy Sunset House. — One of Grand Cayman’s most popular places to catch a sunset, with locals and guests alike, is Sunset House’s famous My Bar, also considered one of the best beach bars in the Caribbean. Photo courtesy Sunset House.

Libre means FREE, so besides the watch, customers will also get one day of free diving on Sunset House’s morning two tank dive trips and a Free Scuba Libre drink at the dive resort’s famous My Bar, ranked one of the Caribbean’s favorite beach bars.

Keith Sahm is excited about promotion that brings together players in two different markets to benefit the Cayman Islands. “You’ve got two industry leaders working together: Swatch with its dive watches and Sunset House with its 50+ years in the resort dive business. What I like is the promotion’s cross metric – we want people to see how cool it is because of the tie over.”

“We hope the promotion will bring an increased and wider audience to Sunset house and to experience everything the Cayman Islands has to offer for tourists,” agrees Scott Harrington. “Grand Cayman has so much to offer dive enthusiasts and those tourists just looking to relax – incredible dives sites, breathtaking beaches, amazing restaurants, fantastic duty free shopping and much more.”

Sunset Divers offers daily boat trips to Grand Cayman's prime dive sites aboard customized dive boats conveniently docked just yards from the resort. Photo courtesy Sunset House. — Sunset Divers offers daily boat trips to Grand Cayman’s prime dive sites aboard customized dive boats conveniently docked just yards from the resort. Photo courtesy Sunset House.

Sunset House has been rated Best Dive Resort by the readers of Scuba Diving Magazine’s Top 100 Readers’ Choice Awards. The Cayman Islands was ranked No. 1 for Best Overall Destination in the region, and Sunset House and their famous bar, “My Bar”, ranked high among dive resorts for the entire Caribbean/Atlantic region. The magazine polls its readers every year and asks thousands of subscribers to rate their dive experiences in a variety of categories

The Swatch What’s Happening at Sunset House Special! starts at US $979.00 based on double occupancy in a courtyard room. The package price reflects a 20% discount on the room rate, 20% discount on diving and it includes accommodations, morning two tank boat dives, breakfast, airport transfers and all hotel tax and service charges. Package prices are also available for non-divers, ocean view rooms, suites and apartments. Group rates are also available. The special is valid from July 26 – October 31, 2014 and travel must be booked by September 1, 2014.

At home on the edge of Sunset Reef just off Sunset House is Amphritrite, the 9-foot bronze statue of a mermaid that has been featured on the cover of several dive magazines. The mermaid is one of the most recognized dive sites in the Cayman Islands. Photo courtesy Sunset House.

About Sunset House

Sunset House/Sunset Divers has been welcoming divers to the Cayman Islands for more than 55 years. It is the only resort in the Cayman Islands, designed by divers, operated by divers, for divers. It’s also the only resort on Grand Cayman that has its own coral reef, with modern and ancient shipwrecks in shallow water right off shore. Underwater visibility on Sunset House’s reef can exceed 200 feet, and a remarkable variety of marine life to be seen there. Our own spectacular 9’ bronze sculpture of the mermaid Amphitrite is one of the most popular shore dive sites in the world. The resort features 52 guest rooms, including 16 deluxe Oceanview rooms, 2 spacious suites and 2 apartments with full kitchenettes. All rooms are air-conditioned, with phones and private baths. Free Hi-Speed Wireless Internet can be accessed throughout the property and a convenient computer station is located in the lobby.

Spectacular reefs, abundant marine life and crystal clear water are the things that make Cayman one of the premier dive destinations in the Caribbean and Sunset House has been leading the way for more than 50 years. Photo courtesy Sunset House.

SeaHarvest Restaurant offers full menus for some of the healthiest breakfasts, lunch and dinners around and is famous for its East Indian menu. My Bar, a popular hangout for both locals and visitors, has been voted “Best in the Caribbean” by Caribbean Travel and Life, and by Scuba Diving Magazine as the Best of Cayman. Sunset House also features an inviting seaside fresh water swimming pool.