The journey to become a PADI Divemaster
At the beginning of season 2024 Cristina started her Divemaster Course. The first step of being a PADI Professional! Curious how it went for her? Read on! 30 years ago, Cristina did her first dive and became a certified diver. After many dives in different countries, she came to Sicily in April to start the […]
Diving with a Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)
Speed up your dive with the Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV). With the underwater scooter you can explore a big dive area in just one dive. For example, you can go around the whole Isola Bella! It’s also a really cool experience, which every diver should try at least once! With the DPV you can explore […]
How to perform a PADI Skill Circuit
All 24 PADI IDC Diving Skills Demonstrations – revised! The PADI Skill Circuit is one of the core development tools provided by PADI to develop your demonstrations skills as a PADI Divemaster and a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. This video shows you all the 24 skills in order with an useful summary description at […]
Diving with Enriched Air (Nitrox)
Did you know that there is a way to extend your bottom time and to have more no decompression time? The answer lies in diving with enriched air: nitrox. In this blog we will explain how it works, what the differences with normal air are and how you can become an EANx diver. You probably […]
Best #1 Taormina Snorkeling Trips
Taormina Snorkeling Experiences for Visitors to Sicily The Isola Bella Marine Park Taormina is the perfect destination for scuba divers and very popular for snorkeling with many excellent snorkel locations to enjoy the amazing marine life in the splendid waters of the Mediterranean Sea. At Sea Spirit Diving Resort, you can join our reputable half […]
Learn to Dive with Discover Scuba Diving – 15 minute read
PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience in Taormina Sicily Put your regulator in, have a glance under the surface and start blowing those bubbles! Once you have experienced flying underwater, looking at the marine life below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, your world will never be the same again. Learning HOW TO SCUBA DIVE is […]
The Wreck of the Columns
Are you ready to dive into ancient history? Sicily has always been a tourist destination famous for its sea and its history. In fact, the island boasts a multi-thousand-year history with different cultures, but is above all, known for belonging to Magna Graecia. Its Greco-Roman past is therefore very important and this is visible in […]
Top 15 favourite marine life creatures of Sea Spirit
1. Salema (Sarpa salpa) Family: Sparidae Group Sea breams Other names include: dreamfish, salema porgy, cow bream, goldline, salema porgy. Sarpa salpa, is a species of sea bream. They can be easily recognised with their beautiful shine of gold strips, glimmering from the underwater light rays. You can find them all the way down at […]
A Scuba Dream Becomes Reality in Sicily
My name is Carmelo Sgroi. I am a PADI Platinum Course Director and TEC Trainer at Sea Spirit Diving Academy in Taormina, Sicily and Dive-careers. I became a course director in 2018 and I am a professional diver now for more than 10 years already. I think that my job is the best job in […]
TOP 10 Reasons to join our IDC at Sea Spirit Diving Academy in Taormina, Sicily
Why should you choose to do your PADI IDC course with Sea Spirit in Taormina, Sicily? The main feedback we get from our IDC Candidates is that our IDC is not only taught in an excellent way according to all PADI Standards, but that it also goes beyond the standards. Extra theory lectures, skill circuits […]
