Dive Cypria

19/10/2026

🌊 A little island with a thousand stories to tell! ⚓

Cyprus may be a tiny rock in the Mediterranean, but its underwater heritage is anything but small!

From ancient maritime trade routes to shipwrecks resting on the seabed, our waters hold fascinating pieces of history, mysteries and stories still waiting to be explored.

We're especially delighted to see our friend Christoforos Psyllides contributing to this knowledge with his research article on the MV Città di Alessandria, published in The Scuba News.

👏 Congratulations, Christoforos, and well done to everyone involved!

Diving isn't just about exploring beautiful underwater landscapes and marine life. It's also about discovering, understanding and protecting the incredible heritage that connects us to the past.

One island. Countless stories. And so much more to discover. 💙

Diver Christoforos Psyllides investigates the MV Città di Alessandria wreck off Cyprus, uncovering its history and exploring the remarkable dive site.

03/10/2026

Today, Cyprus’s diving community has lost a much-loved friend. Christakis Giovannis, captain of the Queen Zenobia and a familiar, welcoming presence to divers across the island, passed away.

At Dive Cypria, we will miss him deeply. And I, Burcu, will miss him personally—as a friend whose warmth and presence meant so much.

Christakis, thank you for being part of the life and spirit of diving in Cyprus. You will be remembered with great affection, on land and at sea.

Our heartfelt condolences go to his family, friends and everyone who loved him. Rest in peace, Christakis Jiovannis

26/09/2026

What were YOU doing when you were 12? 👀

Because these two were busy exploring an underwater museum. 🤿💙

Swimming through MUSAN, interacting with the sculptures, spotting marine life, messing around with their instructor — and generally looking far too comfortable underwater for people who still have homework. 😂

And that little underwater applause from their instructor? 👏
That’s what happens when junior divers absolutely smash it.

Diving doesn’t have to be serious faces and perfect poses. Sometimes it’s curiosity, confidence, a lot of bubbles and two kids having the BEST time underwater.

📍 MUSAN Underwater Museum, Ayia Napa, Cyprus
🤿 Junior divers with Dive Cypria

25/09/2026

End of September in Cyprus looks a little different. 😎🌊

Happy divers, underwater art, one VERY impressive turtle… and 29°C water, because apparently wetsuit season hasn’t received the memo yet. 🐢☀️

A day at MUSAN — where the museum is underwater and the locals occasionally have shells. 💙

🤿 Dive Cyprus with Dive Cypria
🌊 Dive Without Borders

23/09/2026

Two turtles. Evening sun. Mediterranean magic. 💙

Some dives really don't need an explanation.

📍 Cyprus
🤿 Dive Cypria

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10/09/2026

Coming to Cyprus? Let’s get you diving. 🤿

Shore dives, MUSAN, local wrecks, Zenobia… Cyprus gives you rather more choices than can comfortably fit into one holiday.

So instead of trying to work out which dives to book one by one, tell us when you’re coming, how much time you have, your certification level and the kind of diving you enjoy. We’ll help you put together a dive plan that makes sense for you — whether that means a couple of relaxed local dives, wrecks, MUSAN, Zenobia, or a mixture of everything.

Small groups, equipment from 3XS–4XL, and your dives planned around your actual experience and the conditions on the day.

Have a look, choose what catches your eye, and let’s plan your dives 👇

https://divecypria.cy/dive-with-us/

21/08/2026

Training junior divers is not just about teaching scuba skills to someone younger. 💙🤿

It means one-to-one attention, child-specific equipment, smaller tanks, properly fitting wetsuits and gear that actually fits the diver — not asking a child to adapt to equipment designed for adults.

But the equipment is only part of it.

Children learn differently. They communicate differently. They build confidence differently. And every child who comes to us is their own little human, with their own personality, pace, fears, curiosity and way of learning.

That is why our approach combines pedagogical teaching, play and uncompromising safety. We create the right learning environment for the individual child rather than expecting the child to fit into one standard method of instruction.

Sometimes that means slowing down. Sometimes it means turning a skill into a game. Sometimes it means giving them a little more independence — and sometimes simply staying right beside them until they're ready.

We love what we do, but there is something particularly special about watching a young diver gain confidence underwater.

Watching the next generation of divers emerge is genuinely one of the greatest joys of this job. 💙🌊

11/08/2026

A little throwback… and a little foreshadowing. 👀

On the days you haven't seen us underwater, we haven't exactly been resting.

We've been cooking something behind the scenes at Dive Cypria.
There have been ideas. There have been debates. There have been corrections. There have been more corrections.

There may have been a few new grey hairs.

Some of them have names.

We have survived questionable geography, mysterious terminology, disappearing links, reappearing links, and enough tiny details to test the patience of a scuba instructor who has spent nearly two decades convincing humans to breathe underwater calmly. 😂

But we're almost there.

And when we finally show you what we've been working on, we're going to need your help.

Consider this your advance warning:

🔎 There will be a treasure hunt.
💶 There will be actual monetary prizes.
👀 Attention to detail will be rewarded.
🧘 Patience may be required.

More soon.

Until then, here's a much younger Burcu from the archives — fewer certifications, fewer grey hairs, and absolutely no idea what future Burcu was going to get herself into. 😂

Something new is coming to Dive Cypria.

And yes… we're going to let you try to break it. 😈

20/07/2026

Dive Cypria by the Numbers 💙

Yesterday, we reached another milestone: 100 Google reviews.

Out of those 100 reviews, 99 are genuine 5⭐ reviews from divers who trusted us with their underwater adventures.

The remaining one? A 2⭐ review from someone who never dived with us, never visited Cyprus, and decided that my views on women's empowerment deserved a negative review for a small women-owned business.

I keep that one as a badge of honour.

Because if you stand for something, you won't be for everyone—and I have never tried to be.

There are a few more numbers worth celebrating.

🌊 350+ PADI certifications and dive experiences since opening our doors in 2023.

From someone taking their very first breath underwater to Divemasters and Assistant Instructors taking the next step in their professional journey, we've had the privilege of being part of hundreds of underwater stories.

🐢 1,000+ dives completed under the Dive Cypria flag.

From Green Bay to Zenobia, from turtles to caves, wrecks and underwater museums, we've explored 17 different dive sites across Cyprus, introducing people to the incredible diversity our island has beneath the surface.

But my favourite number isn't on any report.

It's the number of people who arrived as customers and left as friends.

As someone who operates on roughly 50% logic and 50% magic, I have always believed that numbers tell stories.

They show where we started.
They show how far we've come.
And every now and then, they quietly whisper where we're heading next.

Thank you to every diver, every student, every family, every buddy, every instructor, every Divemaster, every review, every recommendation and every person who believed in Dive Cypria before there was much evidence that they should.

Here's to the next hundred reviews, the next thousand dives, and countless more adventures together.

The best chapters are still waiting underwater. 💙🤿

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18/07/2026

Happy PADI Women's Dive Day! 💙🤿

Maybe it's my 40s. Maybe it's the rebellion kicking in. But here's everything I don't do to celebrate women divers...

I don't celebrate women only one day a year.

Representation matters. Visibility matters. But I believe every dive day should be a women's dive day.

So instead of special events, here's what we do every single day at Dive Cypria:

💙 Women's-cut wetsuits from 2XS to 4XL. If the manufacturer makes your size, we try to have it.

💙 Free period products in our mixed-gender bathroom. No awkward conversations, no payment, no questions. If you need them, they're yours.

💙 We openly talk about female anatomy in our courses. Hormonal cycles, menstruation, menopause, and what current research tells us about how decompression sickness may affect women differently. Knowledge is part of safe diving.

💙 Prefer an all-female group? Absolutely. Prefer an all-male group? Also absolutely. Your comfort matters, and no explanation is ever required.

💙 Small-frame masks, colourful gear, spare hair ties, hair oil for the inevitable post-dive bird's nest... and yes, I even keep Vaseline around for beards (because fairness matters too! 😄).

For me, inclusivity has never been a marketing slogan.

It's simply how we run our dive centre.

So while I'm wishing everyone a wonderful PADI Women's Dive Day, tomorrow, next week, and every day after that, the kettle will still be on, the women's wetsuits will still be hanging on the rail, and every diver will still be welcome.

Because that's what inclusion looks like. 💙