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PADI Women’s Dive Day 2022
Celebrating a Month of Scuba Diving Firsts in Mauritius by Giving Back Hello Everyone, Emma here! If you’re not already diving this PADI Women’s Dive Day 2022, put the kettle on and listen up, because we have a lot of exciting news to share! Celebrating the first PADI...
World Ocean Day 2022 – Adopt The Blue
It's no secret we should love, protect and admire the ocean, making World Ocean Day every day. For some of us, the ocean is our office, for others it’s their happy place, for a lot of us it’s both. To many, the ocean stands for peace, freedom, life and happiness. If...
8 Dive Sites EVERY PADI Advanced Diver NEEDS To Explore in Mauritius !
We have a pretty wide variety of dive environments to choose from in the North of Mauritius. From impressive wrecks to colourful reefs, walls to drift and deep dives. So let’s shine a spotlight on some of the more...
Be the Change you want to see in the World: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Written by Specialty Instructor and Crystal Divers Intern Deborah Eppler Turtles Often Mistake Plastic for Jellyfish The 18th of March is Global Recycling Day. Yes there is a Global or International Day for almost everything, but recycling is an important area to put...
Everything You Need to Know About Seagrass
Seagrass Meadows March: Seagrass Awareness Month When we talk about marine conservation, we always talk about coral reefs. It’s easy to forget about the lesser known seagrass beds and the mangrove forests, which are also vital marine ecosystems. Together, all three...
Becoming a PADI Technical Deep Diver with Ben Reymenants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSevax32t2Y 2 Ninja Stealth Tanks, 100% Oxygen and 5 new PADI TecRec Divers! We just hosted a PADI TecRec Boot Camp with Ben Reymenants. The first of its kind on the island of Mauritius. Ben is the co-owner and founder of Blue Label...
Becoming a PADI Junior Divemaster
With the official launch of the PADI Junior Divemaster Certification, we thought it would be fitting to share the details of this exciting new program, AND to celebrate the 14th Birthday of one of our aspiring Junior Divemaster Candidates! Crystal Ocean Explorers Luc...
9 Things You Need to Know About Scuba Diving in Mauritius
https://youtu.be/PCcTAS53Inc Heads Up, Scuba Diver! 1. PADI Scuba Diver or PADI Open Water Diver? If you aren’t already a certified diver, we’ve got you covered! Here in the North of Mauritius, we have perfect training sites for every level, and especially for the...
To Intern, Or Not to Intern?
PADI Divemasters Ready for Some Skill Demonstrations What is an Internship? 'Internship' is a word we often see batted around the scuba diving industry. As a PADI 5 Star IDC Centre, it is also something that we get asked about often. So, what is a Professional Scuba...
10 Lessons I Learned After Becoming a PADI Divemaster
Collab with Ashley Briody, PADI Specialty Instructor and University of Manchester International Management Student A Positive Experience What’s the first thing you look for when you walk into a new restaurant? We all want to enjoy a positive and enjoyable experience,...
An Industry Away from the Everyday
The Ocean The Indian Ocean A place with undiscovered potential, a force so powerful, we can never truly understand what really lies beneath. The water offers peace, harmony, exploration and adventure. But how did some of the well-known explorers, scientists and...
What is Conservation, and Why Should We Care?
Simply put, Conservation is the protection and preservation of the environment to ensure that resources are used sustainably rather than wasted. And conservation seems to be pretty huge at the moment. We can’t drink our morning coffee or scroll through social media...
Keep Learning, Keep Diving!
Reviewing the Buddy System As divers, we’ve all grown up on the buddy system, BWRAF. This has become an essential component of dive planning and diver safety. Even as a seasoned PADI Staff Instructor, I am always looking for opportunities to extend, improve and...
