Cresta Dive Centre
Cresta Dive Centre
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Scuba diving in Malta, Gozo and Comino. Cresta Dive Centre is a PADI 5 star dive centre located in St Julian's.
Saint Julian's, Malta
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lifeinthetopbunk
Portsmouth, UK445 contributions
Oct 2021
Charlie was great with email communication prior to booking my dives with Cresta, and Chris and Bram were confident, safety-conscious and fun instructors to dive with. They answered all my questions and made my dives so enjoyable - even in a week when the weather was totally uncooperative! The only recommendation I would make is for the company to list a refresher dive along with the price somewhere on their website, especially given their 'no hidden costs' slogan. Although some of the equipment is a bit old / worn, it's all completely safe and functional, and I felt like I was in good hands the whole time.
Written October 30, 2021
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Anja B
Stuttgart, Germany1 contribution
May 2021 • Couples
If you go to Malta, definitely book your dives in Cresta dive center! Casey, Charlie and their team are super nice and very professional and organized divers who take care of everything you need and provide you amazing tipps (like where to buy a cheap and good drysuit).
We already dived with them 2 years ago, this time we originally booked 6 dives but extended to 8 dives. They picked us up every morning from our hotel and after the dives they dropped us near the dive site if we wanted, to do some sightseeing.
We already dived with them 2 years ago, this time we originally booked 6 dives but extended to 8 dives. They picked us up every morning from our hotel and after the dives they dropped us near the dive site if we wanted, to do some sightseeing.
Written June 2, 2021
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Kim D
Weston super Mare, UK81 contributions
Oct 2022 • Solo
I had spoke to the main lady Charlie before booking in my dives, and she was really helpful in explaining things to me properly about a dive site I had in mind.
I hadn’t dived since January, so she told me to have a refresher and a dive in one of Malta’s best dive spots Chicharra.
So glad I did that now, as wouldn’t of been prepared for the dive site I originally wanted to go.
I’ve only done 20 dives, I’m advanced open water. But this was a dive I’d ever experienced anything like before.
The Blue hole in Gozo was where I wanted to go.
It was a lot of walking with your gear on and a deep dive in caves.
So doing two dives the previous day really helped me to do this and enjoy it!
Everyone at the dive centre were really professional, and made me feel instantly at ease.
My dive master on the first day was Ryan, and he was brilliant and very knowledgeable.
Ray and Max took me to the blue Hole the next day and we’re really patient and Ray had 28k dives under his belt so felt really looked after the entire day.
On both dives they used a Go Pro and filmed my footage.
Which I would highly recommend to anyone as I had a Go Pro myself but wanted to take the dive in without worrying about filming.
Got some awesome photos and videos from my four dives!
Can’t rate this dive centre enough to be honest.
Lovely people that clearly enjoy their jobs.
Will definitely be returning to see them!
I hadn’t dived since January, so she told me to have a refresher and a dive in one of Malta’s best dive spots Chicharra.
So glad I did that now, as wouldn’t of been prepared for the dive site I originally wanted to go.
I’ve only done 20 dives, I’m advanced open water. But this was a dive I’d ever experienced anything like before.
The Blue hole in Gozo was where I wanted to go.
It was a lot of walking with your gear on and a deep dive in caves.
So doing two dives the previous day really helped me to do this and enjoy it!
Everyone at the dive centre were really professional, and made me feel instantly at ease.
My dive master on the first day was Ryan, and he was brilliant and very knowledgeable.
Ray and Max took me to the blue Hole the next day and we’re really patient and Ray had 28k dives under his belt so felt really looked after the entire day.
On both dives they used a Go Pro and filmed my footage.
Which I would highly recommend to anyone as I had a Go Pro myself but wanted to take the dive in without worrying about filming.
Got some awesome photos and videos from my four dives!
Can’t rate this dive centre enough to be honest.
Lovely people that clearly enjoy their jobs.
Will definitely be returning to see them!
Written October 14, 2022
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Richard P
32 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
Having used many dive centres over the years all over the world, I cannot recommend Cresta highly enough. They are extremely professional and safe. They have a good staff to client ratio and are all friendly, professional and very good at their jobs.
There is almost no waiting around before going to dives and, if you don’t have your own, they will lend you everything you need, free of charge. Yes, no fee for equipment rental!!
The office is manned all day, so you can drop on, chat and explain what you want at any time.
The minibuses that go to dive sites are wall maintained and fully lockable.
If you are in the st Julien’s / St George’s Bay area, then use Cresta every time.
There is almost no waiting around before going to dives and, if you don’t have your own, they will lend you everything you need, free of charge. Yes, no fee for equipment rental!!
The office is manned all day, so you can drop on, chat and explain what you want at any time.
The minibuses that go to dive sites are wall maintained and fully lockable.
If you are in the st Julien’s / St George’s Bay area, then use Cresta every time.
Written June 17, 2022
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laura d
4 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Very professional , very thorough ‘on it’ divemasters and instructors. In alphabetical order !! Gianni , Matis and Ryan took our family diving - the dive centre insisted on a refresh dive as it had been a year and I really appreciated this as it showed their professionalism - ( I have a clue as I qualified as a DM years ago ) the way Gianni, Matis and Ryan went through putting the equipment together and performing buddy checks was spot on … so many places skip over this which is crazy .. they really kept a close eye on our boys - would definitely recommend. Thank you
Written October 23, 2023
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Janek Piner
Clacton-on-Sea, UK11 contributions
Jul 2020
On my eventual return to Malta i visited Cresta Dive Centre to be greeted with a huge smile by Charlie who immediately remembered me from 5 years ago. After arranging my dive agenda Casey and Connie had returned from a dive and greeted me like a old friend. The relaxed and cheerful greeting made me feel like a piece of the furniture. These guys are not only true dive professionals and believe me (i have dived all over the world and definitely not had this experience or level of professionalism).
They truly care that you are looked after and all levels are catered for. From young kids to myself. My first dive experience was with these guys and they are truly exceptional. Thank you for not changing and bringing diving alive.
They truly care that you are looked after and all levels are catered for. From young kids to myself. My first dive experience was with these guys and they are truly exceptional. Thank you for not changing and bringing diving alive.
Written July 28, 2020
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Liam P
1 contribution
Jun 2022 • Solo
I want to give a massive thanks to all the team at cresta dive centre! No only are they a very professional and highly experienced team, they also made my first diving experience one to remember. From the first moment I walked in I felt very comfortable and welcome,great sense of humour among the crew and just incredible people to be around. Highly recommended if it’s your first dive or it’s your 100th dive !!!!
Also big thanks to Ryan I don’t think I could have asked for a better instructor!! Thanks mate ✌️
Also big thanks to Ryan I don’t think I could have asked for a better instructor!! Thanks mate ✌️
Written June 4, 2022
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Alex G
1 contribution
Apr 2022 • Family
Could not be happier with the team at Cresta!
Had a wonderful week diving with the family and both kids (11 and 13) did their first dives this year. Although they were a bit nervous initially the team were patient and the kids built up confidence under water.
The dives we did without the kids were simply amazing with a couple of wreck dives over the week - blown away by the P29 wreck dive!
Thank you so much!!
Had a wonderful week diving with the family and both kids (11 and 13) did their first dives this year. Although they were a bit nervous initially the team were patient and the kids built up confidence under water.
The dives we did without the kids were simply amazing with a couple of wreck dives over the week - blown away by the P29 wreck dive!
Thank you so much!!
Written April 30, 2022
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A.R.
Seattle, WA9 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
We enjoyed shore diving for 3 days with the Cresta team. The entire staff is so kind and helpful, and they always have safety as their top priority.
They took us all over the island based on their experience of where the best conditions would be, to see great wrecks and interesting topography. All sites were very easy access from the shore.
It was a lot of fun to see the local diving scene! The Cresta team knew how to manage all of the logistics so that we had awesome dives nearly to ourselves even with at busy sites.
We are happy to return to do more diving with them!
They took us all over the island based on their experience of where the best conditions would be, to see great wrecks and interesting topography. All sites were very easy access from the shore.
It was a lot of fun to see the local diving scene! The Cresta team knew how to manage all of the logistics so that we had awesome dives nearly to ourselves even with at busy sites.
We are happy to return to do more diving with them!
Written November 13, 2023
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Jennifer T
2 contributions
Jun 2022 • Family
We wanted to swim with the fish, and where better than in Malta, but none of us had ever dived before. No worries, we were so well looked after by Charlie, Ryan, Zee, Nick, Conrad and all the lovely people in Cresta Dive Centre in St. Julian's that we relaxed and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. Very organised and safe, no hidden costs, all equipment supplied. We highly recommend Cresta Dive Centre to first time divers like us, it's actually given us an appetite to learn more about diving and we all intend doing it again.
Written June 8, 2022
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Hoe veel kost het om met 2 personen te duiken? Voor de eerste keer?
Written November 7, 2018
Buongiorno. Offrite anche la possibilità di fare snorkeling? Grazie per l'informazione
Written July 30, 2017
90 Euros for a 2 tanks dive + equipment. Shore dive.
Written September 8, 2017
Bonjour,
Quel budget est à prévoir pour cette activité pour une journée au mois d'Août (approximativement) svp ?
Merci d'avance
Written March 9, 2016
Salut,
Eh bien cela dépend si vous avez l'intention de faire de la plongée pour la première fois ou ont déjà la certification ? Si vous pouviez bien vouloir nous envoyer un courriel sur notre site Web, nous serons heureux de répondre à toutes les questions que vous avez :)
Fondamentalement, ce que la certification êtes-vous? Lorsque vous avez fait la dernière plongée ? Combien de plongées avez-vous fait s'il vous plaît ? Ou vous voulez essayer pour la première fois ?
S'il vous plaît envoyer un courriel Charlie sur l'adresse email Cresta fournies sur notre site Web pour obtenir une bien meilleure et plus de réponse directe .
Très cordialement .
Hi,
Well it depends whether you are intending to try diving for the first time or already have certification? If you could kindly email us on our website we will happily answer any questions you have :)
Basically what certification are you? When did you last dive? How many dives have you done please? Or you want to try for the first time?
Please email Charlie on the Cresta email address provided on our website to get a much better and more direct answer.
Very best regards.
Written March 11, 2016
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