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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel Resort (Las Brisas)*		Cozumel	THE GOOD Convenient flight from Houston; Van waiting at airport; check- in at Hotel Cozumel Resort (formerly known as everything i... Full report		3/2004	Allan Scott <100 Dives
*Aqua Safari/ Plaza Las Glorias*			This was a group trip sponsored by our local dive shop who booked the trip through PADI. Everything was outstanding and the price... Full report		2/2004	Nancy & Jon Cheris 100+ Dives
*ScubaDu and Dive House/ Fiesta Americana*			Stayed at the Fiesta Americana which bills itself as a "Dive Resort". Room was fine and kept very clean. Concierge worthless. Bel... Full report		3/2004	Jim Reilly and Fran Klass 100+ Dives
*LIQUID BLUE DIVERS/ IBEROSTAR*			Liquid Blue Divers was a fine operation. I found that Roberto and Michaela run a first class operation. They were attentive from... Full report		3/2004	DUANE HILL 100+ Dives
*LIQUID BLUE DIVERS/ IBEROSTAR*			Liquid Blue Divers was a fine operation. I found that Roberto and Michaela run a first class operation. They were attentive from... Full report		3/2004	DUANE HILL 100+ Dives
*LIQUID BLUE DIVERS/ IBEROSTAR*			Liquid Blue Divers was a fine operation. I found that Roberto and Michaela run a first class operation. They were attentive from... Full report		3/2004	DUANE HILL 100+ Dives
*LIQUID BLUE DIVERS/ IBEROSTAR*			Liquid Blue Divers was a fine operation. I found that Roberto and Michaela run a first class operation. They were attentive from... Full report		3/2004	DUANE HILL 100+ Dives
*Advanced Divers/ Villas Las Anclas*			Ricardo and Tony did it for us again. On our first dive, 77 minutes at Palancar caves, we saw one of everything: a nurse shark, ha... Full report		3/2004	Jack Gibson 500+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Plaza Las Glorias*			The good is that Jeremy is now the new owner of the dive operation. Previously, he had worked for the owner, Oracio. There is no... Full report		2/2004	Gary Wenzel 500+ Dives
*Aqua Safari*			... Full report		2/2004	Willis McCleery <100 Dives
*Blue XT Sea Diving/ Hotel Villa Las Anclas*			This was our fifth trip to Cozumel. We stayed in town at Villa Las Anclas and dove with Blue XT Sea Diving, a small operation tha... Full report		1/2004	Chuck and Nancy Anson 250+ Dives
*Emerald Dolphin Dive Services/ Hotel Cozumel -use to be Las Brisas*			Cozumel is the type of trip to make to get in the blue water, care free drift diving, and some land based activities to boot. Hig... Full report		1/2004	Timothy Smith 100+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar*			I have stayed at the Iberostar twice now and both times Dressel divers were excellent with their diving accomidations, service, an... Full report		8/2003	David W Moore 100+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center/ Stayed at Tierra Maya Hotel*		Yucatan Peninsula, Xclak	I did this trip with a friend who was completing his the open water portion of his certification. Eric at XTC was very accomodati... Full report		1/2004	Bob Wojcik <100 Dives
*Maya Ha/ Maya Ha Resort*		Costa Maya	This place is nearly out of business. Full text of our experience is in a separate email. ... Full report		12/2003	Doug Ingersoll 100+ Dives
*Dive With Msrtin/ Vista Del Mar*			I ended up doing 16 dives on my trip to Cozumel. I could have done 20 but decided to relax on the last day. There were NO days or ... Full report		1/2004	Brian Patrick 500+ Dives
*ScubaDu/ presidente intercontinental*			Grade A vacation spot especially if your spouse doesn't dive. Our room was terrific, the service at the hotel and at the dive oper... Full report		3/2004	ken katz 1000+ Dives
*Blue Bubbles/ La Bahia*			Christmas in Cozumel is a great time. The only drawback is the LARGE number of cruise ships!! Eleven at once on Christmas Eve. . . ... Full report		12/2003	Lee Schnell 250+ Dives
*Wet Set Dive Adventures/ Iberostar Paraiso Beach Resort*		Puerto Morelos	Accommodations - Stayed at the Iberostar Paraiso Beach south of Puerto Morelos. It is a large (maybe too large) all- inclusive. T... Full report		9/2003	Malcolm Carter <100 Dives
*Dive Mike*		Playa Del Carmen	I had been warned that Playa Del Carmen, which is a charming mainland town directly opposite the leeward side of Cozumel, was comp... Full report		12/2003	Steven Goldstein 100+ Dives
*Liquid Blue Divers/ Coral Princess*			Liquid Blue Divers is FANTASTIC! They are a small, personalized outfit that goes the extra mile to make sure that your wishes and... Full report		12/2003	Gail Blundell 250+ Dives
*Akumal Dive Center/ Lol Ka'naab Condos*		Akumal	Akumal is a great, laid back area of the Riviera Maya, arguably the best dive on the Northern Yucatan. It is out of the hustle an... Full report		11/2003	M. Harter <100 Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Hotel Briasas*		Cozumel[N/A]	On my 5th dive trip to Cozumel, I dove with Aldora divers and was very impressed with their operation. If you're looking for ex... Full report		11/2003	Bill Ferris 500+ Dives
*Xcaret/ Occidental Grand Flemenco Xcaret*		Mayan Riviera	The diving is average. The coral reef structure is no where near as developed as it is in Cozumel. The currents are extremely stro... Full report		11/2003	KIM S. DEVOE 100+ Dives
*Aldora/ Brisas*			Another hearty recommendation for Aldora Divers. From pre- trip emails to end- of- trip settling up, a first class operation. As ment... Full report		10/2003	Peter J 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ El Cozumeleno*		Cozumel	Aldora is a great operation for experienced divers that want to dive the deeper and more challenging sites and indeed they lived u... Full report		10/2003	Brett Mook 250+ Dives
*Aldora/ Las Brisas*			August 9- 11, 2003 I chose to dive with Aldora this time largely due to the reviews they received in Undercurrents and in Rodale... Full report		8/2003	Mark McAlpin 250+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Coral Sands*			Apple's operation is first class. My wife and I (advanced) and son (PADI open water) really enjoyed the dives and the crew. We l... Full report		12/2002	John Keith 100+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Brisas Cozumel*			Brisas is the former Costa Club which was the former Fiesta Inn. Accomodations are clean and the hotel is well run overall. Brea... Full report		8/2003	Al Krenz 250+ Dives
*Deep Blue/ Las Brisas*			Deep Blue was one of the best operations we have been with on any trip. We had researched them in the Chapbook and found the revie... Full report		8/2003	Richard Zuckerman 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ [N/A]*			After multiple trips to Cozumel, we decided to try Aldora Divers. They are better than most dive operators on Cozumel but, it dep... Full report		6/2003	Roger Zander 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Beach House Rental South of Town*			Aldora Divers runs a very nice operation. The boat picked us up at a hotel pier near our beach house between 7: 30 and 8: 00 am eac... Full report		7/2003	Roger, Donna & Kate Soape 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ La Ceida*		Cozumel	COZUMEL – LIVING UNDERWATER Prior to this, my first trip to Cozumel, I read through the various years of Chapbook reports and n... Full report		9/2003	Ross Ruddick 250+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*		Cozumel	Occidental Grand is a very nice new 5 star hotel. Everything is new and pristine. Staff was very courteous and helful, and wore ... Full report		11/2002	Charles Tache 100+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Brisas*		Cozumel	Hotel Brisas is a good 3 star hotel. Beds were firm but to my liking. The airconditioning kept the room cool, but not totally de... Full report		7/2003	Charles Tache 100+ Dives
*Liquid Blue Divers*			Liquid Blue Divers was started by Roberto and Michelle at the end of 2002 and has already established a reputation for quality ser... Full report		8/2004	Randy Henson 100+ Dives
*Dive Cozumel/ Hotel-Casa Mexicana*			Cozumel is great when you figure it out. You can get a great hotel (Casa Mexicana)- hard bed, clean, cold, internet connection wi... Full report		9/2003	william velmer 100+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Plaza Las Glorias*			Dive guides were friendly and knowledgable. The fastboat option was worth the extra money. These boats were good condition and got... Full report		6/2003	Charles Seder <100 Dives
*Dive Plannacar/ Allegro*		Cozumel	Dive Planacar a great dive operation. Even though we took our own equipment the rental equipment at Dive Planacar was top notch, ... Full report		9/2003	Jim Cox <100 Dives
*Akumal Dive Center/ Oasis Akumal*		Akumal	Oasis Akumal is a nice, quiet, small property with a nice beach and decent snorkling. The food is good and the staff is friendly ... Full report		4/2003	Richard Powers 100+ Dives
*Akumal Dive Center/ Oasis Akumal*		Akumal	Oasis Akumal is a nice, quiet, small property with a nice beach and decent snorkling. The food is good and the staff is friendly ... Full report		4/2003	Richard Powers 100+ Dives
*Scuba with Alison/ Iberostar*		Cozumel	The Iberostar is a nice property with good food and service. The rooms are four to a building in single story units and eight to ... Full report		8/2003	Richard Powers 100+ Dives
*Deep Blue*			Deep Blue was nothing short of excellent. They went above and beyond in the area of customer service as illustrated by the day whe... Full report		8/2003	Kurt Reis 100+ Dives
*Aquatic Sports(Deportes Aquaticos)/ Brisas Cozumel (NOT Brisas condos)*			Sergio Sandoval, Sr. has been diving Cozumel for 30+ yrs. without an accident. His is a family operation and he does not adv... Full report		8/2003	Mark R. Chino 100+ Dives
*Blue Angel/ Villas Las Anclas*		Cozumel	The spongees, coral, algae, and small invertebrates were great. There seemed to be more critters than when I had been there befor... Full report		7/2003	Sidne Tiemann 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater*			Lori Brown, Chris Green, & Justin Brown Green We dove with Living Underwater while in Cozumel in April during Easter Week. Ou... Full report		4/2003	Lori Brown <100 Dives
*Scuba Du/ Presidente*			Scuba Du ran pleasant, efficient dive service. Don't do special dives (Punta Sur, Maracaibo Wall, wreck) regularly, even if you as... Full report		7/2003	Jeff and Colin Daniels <100 Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			We were pleasantly surprised at the diving with only "gentle" currents present. We expected "ripping" from what we'd previously r... Full report		5/2003	Lisa Jabusch 100+ Dives
*Liquid Blue Divers/ Brisas Hotel*			We (myself & 17 yr old son) did extensive research, like most divers for a new destination. We kept coming across the name of a D... Full report		6/2003	Bruce Mah 100+ Dives
*Pepe Scuba/ Coral Princess*			This was our second trip to Cozumel after 15 years and boy, has it changed! Lots more hotels, people, cruise ships, dive operatio... Full report		7/2003	Steven & Beth Schwartz 250+ Dives
*Paradise Dive/ Las Brisas Hotel*			Overall very good diving in warm clear water with some current dives but not overwhelming. Wide variety of beautiful fish (though... Full report		6/2003	Donald "Digger" 1000+ Dives
*Blue Bubbles/ Hotel Bahia*			Flew Funjet direct from San Antonio, TX to Cozumel. Excellent connections. Arrived in CZM at 10: 30 a. m. and was able to make a 2... Full report		5/2003	Lee Schnell <100 Dives
*Advanced Divers/ Presidente Intercontinental*			It’s been nearly two years since we visited Cozumel. Many things have changed, but one thing hasn’t: the great service and diving ... Full report		6/2003	Jack Gibson 500+ Dives
*besty white/ Plaz las gloria]*			[This was our 13 th trip to cozumel we dove with Betsy White which is a private operator. we had very good service. Hotel was good... Full report		5/2003	ronnie briery <100 Dives
*Scuba Du/ Presidente Inter-Continental*			This was our first family dive vacation. We were initiated to diving on a Royal Caribbean Cruise last year and were "certified" (... Full report		3/2003	Curt Marshall <100 Dives
*Dive With Martin/ Summer Place Inn*		Cozumel	First I would like to say that the Summer Place Inn was a wonderful place to stay. It is a bed and breakfast. There was an open ... Full report		4/2003	Jennifer <100 Dives
*Living Underwater/ Reef Club*			Decided to dive with Living Underwater based on Undercurrent reader reports. We weren't disapointed. Weather delayed our anticip... Full report		4/2003	Bob Curtis <100 Dives
*Aldora/ Bahia Hotel*			Aldora remains a top quality operator - - professional, safety conscious, knowledgable and always ready to accomodate their divers... Full report		3/2003	Bill Chambers 100+ Dives
*Diving Adventures/ Villablanca*			This was our seventh trip to cozumel. We have watched the island change because of tourism and crewships. Many of the eating est... Full report		3/2003	Ron Benjamin 500+ Dives
*Dive with Martin/ Hotel Bahia*			Unhappy about increased airfares, we wondered if we really should have booked this trip to Cozumel. The answer: a resounding ... Full report		2/2003	Rickie Sterne & Chrisanda Butt 100+ Dives
*Sand Dollar Sports/ Reef Club*			Traveled by US Airlines without incident and on time. The TSA staff is much quicker and nicer than the rent- a- cops who used to do ... Full report		2/2003	James Reilly and Fran Klass 500+ Dives
*Cabalitos del Cribie*			Good operation, chartered our own boat and captain and divemaster, went to the sites we wanted to go to. Good trip very friendly, ... Full report		2/2003	Terry Erhardt 500+ Dives
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