Tad Ceplina
Google
The owner and operator of this shop is extremely responsive and genuinely runs his shop with extreme professionalism and many thanks to him. However, the scuba guides and boat team do not operate at a safe standard and the entry and exit of the boat is hectic, while the dives seem unsafe. I have been on dives around the world including Bahamas, Mexico, Thailand, California, Hawaii so I have seen 10-15 different shops and staff and I have as many as 50 dives logged. I have never felt such a feeling of risk and carelessness than I did from this staff. The guides did not stick with the briefing above water, people were joining other groups during dives it was absolute chaos. I pride myself on dive safety and the safety of other divers and I genuinely mean this with respect and kindness, but I would not recommend this dive shop. The boats are overloaded, you have to return to shore for your second dive, you have to swim out to the boat with all your gear on. The dive line is literally underneath the engine of the boat, the tow line is not long enough for the number of divers they include on there dive crafts. We went to see the Marianna wreck and I could barely focus or actually look at it because there was so much chaos ensuing I had to focus more on other divers and the safety of myself and dive partner that I barely saw the wreck. We cancelled our second dive with them and paid and left. I would never dive with bluefin or there uneducated staff again. Bar none.