Evasioni Blu Diving was founded in 2017 by Esther de Kruijf and Rino Amodeo.
After years of experience in different diving centres of Palermo and Ustica‚ the time had come for us to start our project. The love for Sicily and it's sea and the passion for diving‚ which Rino and I shared‚ led me to give up my old life; To leave my job‚ family‚ friends and the Netherlands and move to Sicily to start this new adventure together.
The idea was to set up a high quality PADI Dive Resort in the vicinity of Palermo‚ the city where Rino was born‚ grew up and lived all his life. We chose to establish this dive centre in Isola delle Femmine‚ a charming small fishermen’s village‚ strategically located just between Palermo’s city centre and the airport and lying within the Marine Protected Area of Capo Gallo-Isola delle Femmine.
The ingredients we used for this new diving centre were professionality‚ safety‚ environmental awareness‚ personal attention‚ tailored made PADI diving courses taught by dedicated PADI instructors‚ new and reliable scuba diving equipment and modern spacious dive zodiacs. We wanted to work hard and give everything we had to realise a fully equipped diving centre that provided all necessities and comforts that divers need.
Evasioni Blu Diving soon became a success and already reached the PADI 5-star recognition and upgraded to an IDC Dive Resort within a year. But the greatest satisfaction for us were the smiles and happy faces of our customers.
Three years after the start of our adventure we manage to realise our greatest dream: opening a dive center in Ustica! Ustica is a small island just north of Palermo‚ also known as "the black pearl of the Mediterranean" or "divers paradise". But I prefer to call it: “the Mediterranean’s best kept secret”!
In 2020 we obtained the accreditation to be able to operate in the Marine Protected Area of Ustica and we started our preparations for our new dive centre location: a new dive shop at a splendid and comfortable location‚ a new zodiac dive boat‚ new diving equipment. What we want is to offer you the best.
What we also want is to promote the beauties of Sicily‚ its seabed and the marvelous Marine Protected Area of Ustica‚ the oldest established in Italy. Our commitment is to increase the interest of the Marine Protected Area of Ustica‚ but in an eco-conscious way. We are supporters of the protection of our seas and oceans and participate and promote various initiatives and awareness campaings such as Project AWARE‚ Adopt a Dive Site‚ Dive Against Debris‚ PADI/DAN Basic Research Diving and Finathon.
We have invested and continue to invest a lot in our dive center these years‚ but we have always believed in a very simple thing: Investing in happiness is never wrong. Scuba diving is our passion and diving in the wonderful worlds of the Marine Protected Area of Ustica makes us feel happy. Being able to share this beauty and happiness with others through diver training‚ guided dives and protection of the seas makes us simply feel blessed!
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