We came across Blue Planet when looking at a dive centre to use in Dubrovnik. Staying just a short walk away, it was easy to get to. (Don’t expect much out of the hotel, if you’re not staying there, they can be slightly pretentious... we tried to get breakfast there on one of our days and after lots of discussion between 3 people in Croatian, we were told a flat no.) This is NOT a reflection of Blue Planet.
We had 4 days booked and were looking forward to a mixed bag of dive sites, and that’s exactly what we got. We did 2 of the sites twice, but that’s not a bad thing, beautiful topography and very relaxed dive guides.
When we were there, and as experienced divers, Blue Planet were also facilitating courses, introductions and discovery dives so it was really busy. We had a couple of times where we were prepped and ready and waiting a good hour, sometimes 2 for our first dive, but there’s easy access to the sea so make the most out of a bit of sun lounging and swimming in the sea.
The team there are great, different personalities and slightly different approaches, none of this bad; if you need extra support or feel a little nervous, make sure you speak up before going on a dive or ask for assistance before going out. As with any qualified certification, especially advanced open water and above, there is an expectation you know the main drills so if you’re a bit rusty or can’t quite remember, if you don’t speak up, they’ll rightly assume you are comfortable. Don’t be that person when you’re in the water you clearly don’t know what you’re doing... you’ll spoil it for others.
We took most of our own equipment but they have great 5mm Mares wetsuits which are more than suitable.
We managed to get in cavern dives, shore dives and the Toronno wreck which is definitely a must for experienced divers (30-40+ metres)
Thanks Blue Planet