wonderful diving, proficient training
After enjoying 2 months of "education for services" as dive professional up to the level of a scuba instructor, I can highly recommend the Dive Center Submalin as the place to be during holidays and for scuba courses for all levels from beginner to professional. The owners of the dive center, Sendi and Tommy, were always helpful before, during and after the stay with respect to any questions or problems, which eventually crossed my way. Communication was always possible in german, english and croatian language. The center is located in the north of the island Krk and can be reached very comfortably by plane (the airport is only a 15 minutes drive away), own car (only few hours for example from souther Germany, Swiss, Austria, ... and the bridge from mainland Croatia to Krk is open 24/7), and bus or train via Rijeka. As a member of the staff, I got a well suited flat in Malinska. For guests, there were hotel rooms and apartments of various luxury levels, which to book, Sendi was always helpful to. With 3 compressors, nitrox and trimix blending facilities, a scuba tank store and filling bank directly at the housereef, a big drying and storage room, a lot of rental equipment, and 2 to 4 boats of different sizes the center offers perfect facilities for all types and levels of diving. Also, the sea around Malinska offers a lot of possibilities of diving like reefs, walls and wrecks at various depths and for divers of different levels. As the center is located at the northern end of Krk inside the Kvarner Gulf, diving was even possible from boat on some windy pre-season days, when conditions were too harsh at most other places around the island. Tommy and his competent team of instructors never failed to perform scuba courses with high proficiency, top results, and a lot of fun. Thanks to Tommys vast competence, divers can choose from a variety of dive associations, by whose regularities they want to be trained, e.g. CMAS, IAC, PADI, SSI. I absolutely enjoyed every day of education, diving, and work at the center and am looking forward to come back as soon as possible - either just for vacation, exploring even more of huge number of divesites, or to continue my training as diver.