Country of residence: USADiving since: 2012Level/agency of certification: FII Level 2 Natalie Parra is a conservationist and freediver dedicated to...

Country of residence: United KingdomDiving since: 2018Level/agency of certification: PADI IDC Staff instructorEmmy Williams is a PADI IDC Staff Instructor,...

Country of residence: ColombiaDiving since: 2016Level/agency of certification: PADI InstructorJose Soto is a Colombian diver, PADI Instructor, nature and underwater...

Country of residence: United StatesDiving since: 2001Level/agency of certification: PADI DivemasterForrest Galante is a wildlife biologist and television personality who hosted...

Country of residence: USADiving since: 1997Level/agency of certification: PADI Divemaster; SSI Level 1 FreediverWilliam Drumm is a Denver-based underwater photographer,...

Country of residence: USADiving since: 2010Level/agency of certification: PADI Open Water Garrett and Jessica Gee sold everything they owned in...

Country of residence: USADiving since: June 2014Level/agency of certification: PADI-MSDT Scuba Instructor United States Marine Corps veteran, Master Scuba Diver...

Country of residence: USADiving since: 1998Level/agency of certification: PADI AOW/nitroxDr. Craig O'Connell is a shark biologist, marine conservationist, an award-winning inventor,...

Shark Week turns 38 this year, and if you've been watching long enough, you know that the best episodes aren’t...

  Recreational scuba diving and Cressi are almost exactly the same age. Jacques Cousteau and Émile Gagnan patented the Aqua-Lung...

Buying your own scuba gear represents a meaningful monetary investment, so it’s wise to keep it well-maintained. A regulator that...

There are as many favorite dive environments as divers: some love a rollicking drift; some live to explore wrecks. Some...

Although your open-water certification gives you the basics for safe scuba diving, it can’t teach you what it actually feels...

A BCD’s design can affect almost every aspect of your dive, including comfort at the surface, trim underwater, how securely...

Choosing the right speargun can feel complicated at first. There are different lengths, different hunting styles, and different power systems,...

Not every great day spent swimming looks the same. Sometimes your best day on the water happens at a crowded...

  In the late 1930s,  Egidio Cressi left a career in banking to spend his time closer to the sea....

A day at the beach with kids can go spectacularly well or completely sideways, and the difference often comes down...

Something wonderful happens when a family or group of friends gets in the water together. The phones stay tucked away....

  The first time many people ever put their head underwater is while snorkeling on vacation. With no certification or...

Congratulations, you’re a newly certified open-water diver! Now what? For many people, the next step is deciding what gear you...

The Evolution of Cressi Dive Computers For years, the Leonardo has been one of the most trusted dive computers in...

There's a moment most divers recognize. You've done enough dives to know that rental gear is okay, but it's just...

At a certain point in diving, your BCD stops being just “the thing that holds the tank” and starts to...

Make every moment in the water feel exciting, safe, and full of confidence from the very first swim. The Cressi Kids...

As divers, we all remember the first time something went wrong underwater.  Maybe your mask wouldn’t stop leaking or a...

Nothing is guaranteed in scuba diving. We all know that the ocean delivers what it wants to deliver each time...

As a gear producer, we’re acutely aware that the products we make take materials, energy, packaging, and shipping. Before a...

Since 1992, the equipment-testing team known as ScubaLab has been putting scuba gear through objective testing and in-water evaluation, then...

There are a lot of ways to talk about a dive brand. You can discuss the gear, the history, the...

Unlike a dedicated dive expedition where proper gear is the priority, a family trip usually demands a "bit of everything."...

Designing for the Dive: How Cressi Builds Scuba Gear for Real Conditions Scuba gear doesn’t get a trial run. From...

  For divers, caring for the ocean is not only about what happens underwater. It also shows up in our...

Tech-style fins have slowly been creeping into recreational diving for years now. More divers are looking for something with a...

If you dive regularly, especially far from home, you already know that the real test of your gear often starts...

You know the feeling. You’re suited up, ready to descend, and the moment you hit the water your mask fogs....

Turkey is one of those destinations that quietly surprises you. Diving can vary from straightforward shore entries to deeper wreck...

Although an ill-fitting mask isn’t really dangerous, it has the potential to slowly ruin your dive. Whether it’s constantly fogging,...

Some companies arrive after a sport is already established, but Cressi grew up with one. That’s what makes an anniversary...