Bring your community
Group Trip Hosting & Consulting
We host, lead and advise on group dive and travel trips for nonprofits, content creators and dive shops.
Hosts who have been there
We have led our own group trips since 2022, to places like Roatán, La Paz, the Maldives, the Red Sea, Bali and Cozumel. Those years taught us what makes a group trip work and what can go wrong, so you don’t have to learn it the hard way.
If you run a nonprofit, a dive shop or a mermaid pod, or have any type of community or following that wants to travel with you, we can host and lead the trip alongside you, or consult while you plan and lead the trip yourself.
Justin and Abbey did such a brilliant job with organization and creating a safe atmosphere for us to learn underwater modeling combined with scuba.
Tara Coyote, Roatán 2026 trip guest
Creating an environment where we felt safe—both physically and psychologically—to try new things, push ourselves, and just enjoy being there.
@mermanchatravee, Roatán 2026 trip guest
The team did an INCREDIBLE job of reassuring us, and making sure we felt prepared, safe, and comfortable. Our safety divers were magnificent, and the water was like nothing I've experienced.
Kylee, Roatán workshop model
Love love LOVE Submerge! Operated by the best, most kind people who always deliver exceptional, one of a kind experiences. When you go on a Submerge trip- you meet incredible people, go to breathtaking locations, and make unforgettable memories <3
Montana Pickens
If I could give more than 5 stars, I would! I have had the pleasure of joining 2 trips with them, and am constantly impressed with the professionalism, knowledge, and fun they bring to the table!
Ann Warren
You don’t have to go it alone
A group trip is a customer service job from the first booking to the flight home. Guests remember how they were treated, and they hold the host responsible for everything that happens along the way.
Most of what goes wrong on a group trip is invisible until it happens. We have spent years finding those things out on our own trips, and we bring that experience to yours, so the trip runs smoother and your guests have the best possible time. We are with you every step of the way.
Hosting and consulting
We host and lead with you We plan the trip together, look after your guests from the moment they book, and travel with your group to host and lead the week alongside you.
We advise while you lead We guide you through the planning and the parts most first-time hosts never see coming, so you lead your group knowing what to expect.
What you don’t know yet
- Taking travel money Selling travel comes with registrations and rules that vary by state.
- The fine print What your trip advertising has to say, and where your terms live.
- Payment schedules Collecting from guests early enough to pay resorts and vendors on time.
- Agreements in writing Exactly what your travel partner includes, excludes and charges.
- Every kind of guest First-time travelers, special diets, nerves and new divers.
- The admin The work behind a trip, months before departure and every day away.
Our travel partner
Why we work with Deep Blue
A properly packaged trip draws on a worldwide network of resorts and vendors, and on decades of knowing exactly what to ask for. Deep Blue Adventures has been building both since 2004. They package our own trips, and they can package yours.
We have traveled with them, and we chose them for how they treat guests: trips built around each person, real care when plans change, and someone on call around the clock while your group is away.
- Since 2004 Planning dive and adventure travel
- 24/7/365 Emergency help while you travel
- Licensed, bonded and insured
IATA# 36629655. CSOT# 2104067-40. FSOT# ST39041.
Add to your trip
Want more from the trip? We can photograph and film the trip, for your guests to keep and for your brand or nonprofit to share, the way we did for Shark Angels in the Maldives.
We can also teach while we’re there: dive and mermaid certification, and workshops in photography, content creation and social media for your guests.
- Highlight video
A short film of the trip, shot above and below the water throughout the week.
- Digital photo albums
The group, the dives and the place, photographed through the trip and gathered into digital albums.
- Travel portraits
Professional portraits of your guests, in the water and on land.
- Marketing content
Photo and video for your brand or nonprofit: your website, your socials, your next trip.
- Guest workshops
Teaching for your guests in content creation, photography and social media, during the trip.
- Dive and mermaid courses
Scuba and mermaid certification for your guests, taught during the trip.
Plan a trip with us
Tell us who’s coming and where you’d like to go, even if that’s all you have so far. From there, we’ll set up a call and find the best way for us to help.
The work
Your hosts
Justin Lutsky
Underwater Photographer & Cinematographer
PADI Dive & Mermaid Instructor · Public Safety Diver
Abbey Blake
Underwater Performer & Talent Coach
PADI Mermaid Instructor · Freediver
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between hosting and consulting?
When we host, we travel with your group and lead the trip alongside you, from the first plan to the flight home. When we consult, you lead the trip and we guide you through the planning and the parts first-time hosts rarely see coming.
What does it cost to have you host our group trip?
Every trip is different, so we work out the arrangement together on a call once we know where your group wants to go, how many people are coming and how involved you'd like us to be.
Who books the travel on a trip you host?
We recommend Deep Blue Adventures, a licensed, bonded and insured dive and adventure travel company planning trips since 2004, and they package our own trips. If your trip is already packaged by another travel agent, we're happy to host that trip too.
How big a group can you host, and where?
Our own trips usually run 10 to 20 guests, to places like Roatán, La Paz, the Maldives, the Red Sea, Bali and Cozumel. Tell us how many people want to come and where they want to go, and we'll talk through what fits.
Can you photograph the trip or teach our guests while we're there?
Yes, as additions to the trip. We can photograph and film the week, make marketing content for your brand or nonprofit, and teach dive and mermaid certification or workshops in photography, content creation and social media.