Fees · Destination Guide
Cold-water Baltic shipwrecks, Hel day boats and a living maritime coast.
Key fee: Wreck-specific permission for the listed 64 wrecks
No separate wreck-diving permit fee for an exempt listed wreck
Confirm these fees before you book so your operator plan and day budget match what you will pay onsite.
The central distinction is wreck authorization versus commercial trip price. Under the July 2026 Maritime Office order, the published 64 wrecks are exempt from a separate wreck-dive permit, but departure notification and other navigation, safety and heritage rules still apply. Any unlisted or restricted wreck needs an individual permission assessment and should not be presumed bookable. There is no verified single Gulf of Gdansk marine-park diving tag or universally applicable tourist levy in the reviewed official sources; verify municipality, accommodation and site-specific charges rather than inventing a fee. Individual boat places, gas, rental gear, ferry travel and museums have their own prices. Maritime Office: Order No. 18 of 16 July 2026; Maritime Office: recreational wreck diving documents.
| Fee | Amount | Applies to | Where to pay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wreck-specific permission for the listed 64 wrecks | No separate wreck-diving permit fee for an exempt listed wreck Order No. 18 in force from 31 July 2026; verify any subsequent updates | Sport-recreational diving on specifically listed wrecks | Not purchased; confirm site appears on the current Maritime Office list | Boat departure reporting and other rules still apply; an exemption is not approval for a technical depth or penetration. Maritime Office in Gdynia: 64 wrecks, August 2026; Maritime Office: Order No. 18 of 16 July 2026. |
| Diving on a non-listed, protected or restricted wreck | Amount and permission outcome not established Case-specific; no general entitlement | Non-exempt wreck sites, heritage areas and possible war graves | Contact the Maritime Office in Gdynia before planning | Do not schedule or enter without explicit current legal verification. Separate heritage permissions may apply to searching or removal. Maritime Office: recreational wreck diving documents; National Maritime Museum: underwater cultural heritage. |
| Hel wreck-boat outing | Operator quote required; historic online rate not treated as current Per departure; subject to minimum passengers, depth, gases and weather | Scuba customers | Directly with the named dive-boat operator | Nurek publishes old from-prices but asks travelers to confirm by phone. Technical sites can have very different cost and minimum qualifications. Diving Centre Hel / Nurek: Baltic wreck departures. |
| Franken technical boat day | PLN 250-400 per day on past September 2026 event listing, not a current offer Historical 20 September 2026 event only | Qualified technical scuba divers only | Contact a verified technical expedition provider for future availability | Published minimum: Normoxic Trimix or GUE Tech 1. Gases, days and price must be reconfirmed; no future sailing verified. Dive House Baltic: Franken wreck diving event. |
| Gdynia-Hel 2026 passenger ferry | PLN 105 regular one-way / PLN 160 regular round-trip on published 2026 tariff Seasonal passenger service through 31 October 2026 on latest notice | Passengers and mixed groups; NOT dive-liveaboard customers | Operator ticket points in Gdynia or Hel | Reserve-coded sailings may not run without enough passengers; check schedule and seasonal continuation before traveling. Zegluga Gdanska: Gdynia-Hel passenger ferry; Zegluga Gdanska: October 2026 ferry service changes. |
| Hel Coastal Defence Museum | Ticket amount not reverified; venue closed for ordinary late-October 2026 visiting Closure 26 October 2026 to 27 March 2027; prearranged large-group exceptions | Topside visitors | Official museum ticket desk when open | An official exception exists for groups above 20 by prior telephone arrangement; do not assume walk-in admission during closure. Hel Coastal Defence Museum: 2026 opening hours. |
| Regional marine park diving tag or uniform visitor levy | No region-wide fee confirmed in reviewed material Unknown; verify individual sites and municipality | Travelers who encounter a locally administered fee | Ask local authority and provider for any site-specific charges | Absence of corroboration is not proof that every local levy is absent. No generic reef-park conservation fee should be added to this Baltic wreck guide. |
Fee
Order No. 18 in force from 31 July 2026; verify any subsequent updates
Boat departure reporting and other rules still apply; an exemption is not approval for a technical depth or penetration. Maritime Office in Gdynia: 64 wrecks, August 2026; Maritime Office: Order No. 18 of 16 July 2026.
Case-specific; no general entitlement
Do not schedule or enter without explicit current legal verification. Separate heritage permissions may apply to searching or removal. Maritime Office: recreational wreck diving documents; National Maritime Museum: underwater cultural heritage.
Per departure; subject to minimum passengers, depth, gases and weather
Nurek publishes old from-prices but asks travelers to confirm by phone. Technical sites can have very different cost and minimum qualifications. Diving Centre Hel / Nurek: Baltic wreck departures.
Historical 20 September 2026 event only
Published minimum: Normoxic Trimix or GUE Tech 1. Gases, days and price must be reconfirmed; no future sailing verified. Dive House Baltic: Franken wreck diving event.
Seasonal passenger service through 31 October 2026 on latest notice
Reserve-coded sailings may not run without enough passengers; check schedule and seasonal continuation before traveling. Zegluga Gdanska: Gdynia-Hel passenger ferry; Zegluga Gdanska: October 2026 ferry service changes.
Closure 26 October 2026 to 27 March 2027; prearranged large-group exceptions
An official exception exists for groups above 20 by prior telephone arrangement; do not assume walk-in admission during closure. Hel Coastal Defence Museum: 2026 opening hours.
Unknown; verify individual sites and municipality
Absence of corroboration is not proof that every local levy is absent. No generic reef-park conservation fee should be added to this Baltic wreck guide.