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TomR1
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Re:Cozumel, Cancun & the Riviera Maya
« Reply #60 on: March 16, 2005, 07:35:57 PM »
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I have a timeshare at the Melita. It is VERY far north of town. You will need a car or take a cab because most dive operators don't pick up north of town. The beach is nice and I understand that a drift dive from the pier south of the resort north to the end of the resort property is very nice but I have never done it.
I am a fan of the big slow boats that take you to the standard locations. The reason is very simple. They are awesome dives. My operator, Aqua Safari, is very competent and very cautious. The boat will be there when you surface. Why? Well, as opposed to a small boat, the captain on a large boat sits well above the water. It is a LOT easier to see bubbles and people in the water from high up. My favorite reef is Paradiso. I can do it any afternoon after a 2 tank dive for $9. That makes a total of $64 for a 3 tank day. [About normal]
My impression of Cozumel is that their are lots of good operators and lots of bad ones. Most of the diving horror stories I have heard are from Cozumel.
We return to Cozumel 4/16-4/23.
Regards,
Tom
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sharky60
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Re:Cozumel, Cancun & the Riviera Maya
« Reply #62 on: August 01, 2005, 01:11:00 PM »
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.....other people's recommendations of their favorite dive operation/hotel. ....
Also curious to hear if anyone has ever rented a condo/house for a week or more instead of staying at the hotels.
Thanks.
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Here's the three dive ops I recommend:
1.) Dive with Martin www.divewithmartin.com Iv'e been using them for a few years now and have been very happy, 6-pack fast boats, very good DM's and captains, some of the best prices on the island and give free night dives and videos with multi-dive packages.
2.) Blue XT Sea www.bluextseadivers.com Christi runs a top notch dive op, very good customer service, 6-pack fast boats and also very well thought of DM's and captains.
3.) Bottom Time Divers www.bottomtimedivers.net Raul Plates used to work for Blue Bubble and now has his own operation. I have dove with him MANY times with the old dive op, he's Very safety minded and is reall good at finding those elusive critters.
Places close to town to stay depend on what your looking for,
Blue Caribe is very well thought of by many divers, small, no-frills hotel with very good rates.
Hotel Cozumel is more resort style with both all-inclusive and non-AI packages, beautiful large pool area with 3 story hotel surrounding it.
the new and improved Plaza las Glorias now called the Cozumel Palace is the newest AI on the island, it has gotten really good reviews although it has only been open for a couple of months.
as far as houses and condos, haven't done that yet but have started to check into it some, it looks like booking through real estate agents is the best way to do it. here's a condo that has gotten some good reviews on the ScubaBoard http://www.cozcondo.com/
hope this helps!!
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bpzdiver
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Re:Cozumel, Cancun & the Riviera Maya
« Reply #63 on: August 01, 2005, 02:05:39 PM »
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Wow, thanks for all the detail sharky. Time to book another trip! 
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Re:Cozumel, Cancun & the Riviera Maya
« Reply #64 on: October 21, 2005, 04:11:25 PM »
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Let's all hope for the best for the people of Cozumel. The eye of Wilma is over the island right now, a direct hit, 15o mph winds, 25-35 foot waves (per Weather Channel.)
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Re:Cozumel, Cancun & the Riviera Maya
« Reply #68 on: March 29, 2007, 04:25:49 PM »
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still Very little here on Cancun? My wife and I will be in Cancun (long weekend) for an awards banquet. Going in a couple days early to get two days diving before. Looking for "with who" and maybe "where" to do a total of three days of diving the end of April. Any advice?
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