The most wonderful time of the year for shark fans, shark divers, and sharky folks is fast approaching. No, it’s not Christmas, it’s the annual Discovery Channel event that honors one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures – sharks!

Shark Week 2018 Line Up

So far we KNOW that Ronda Rousey and Rob Gronkowski will be featured on this years Shark Week line up along with one of our favorite white shark researchers at Guadalupe Island Dr Maurucio Hoyos who we hear will be in a submarine!

Of course this years Shark Week 2018 will be filled with stars, sharks, adventures and science because it’s their 30th anniversary so expect more fintastic fun than ever before starting July 22. According to the Atlantic, legend has it that the longest-running cable TV event all began in a bar on a cocktail napkin. “As I’ve heard it, [three Discovery execs] were just talking about what kinds of things would be fun to do on Discovery,” Shark Week executive producer Brooke Runnette said. “And one of them said something like, ‘You know what would be awesome? Shark Week!’ And somebody in that nexus scribbled it down on a napkin.”

The first Shark Week special aired in July 1988 and was titled “Caged in Fear.” Despite the attention-grabbing name, it was a pretty informative episode that simply explored the “the process of testing motorized shark cages,” per the Atlantic.

Live Shark Week This Year at Guadalupe

We all love Shark Week. Here’s the great news: it doesn’t have to end. Just because the Discovery Channel only has one week of programming doesn’t mean you can’t jump in a shark cage and live the dream!

With America’s Shark Boat as your guide, you can go cage diving off the coast of Baja at Guadalupe Island with great white sharks from August – November. We’ll put you up close and personal with sharks this year for less than you imagined so you can ACTUALLY live Shark Week after you watch Shark Week this year! Let’s dive!