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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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*SCUBA Life Cozumel/ El Presidente Intercontinental*		Cozumel	"Concierge Diving-perfect balance of professionalism and friendliness" JP and Carlos met in college in Monterrey Mexico, and opened scuba life cozumel 2 years ago. They are young, energetic, and super... Full report		6/2017	Elise O Lovell 500+ Dives	1
*Scuba Life Cozumel/ Presidente InterContinental Cozumel*			"Our New Friends in Cozumel" Our long time favorite operation would not respond to numerous emails. I am still not sure if they are out of business. Now we hav... Full report		10/2016	Hal Shanis 250+ Dives
*Scuba Life Cozumel*			"Scuba Life Cozumel, dove with them again this year!" Scuba Life Cozumel, is our go- to Cozumel operation. They have expanded this year as they now go over to Playa in their boat to di... Full report		9/2016	Eric Ohde 250+ Dives	1
*Scuba Life Cozumel*		Palancar Reef System	"Fantastic Dive Operation in Cozumel" We have dove Cozumel 6 times in the past 4 years and have found our "go to" dive operators down there this year. JP and Carlos al... Full report		11/2015	Eric Ohde 250+ Dives
*Scuba Maroma/ El Dorado Royale*			"Lovely Diving at Maroma" We were in Mexico for a destination wedding, and decided to do a two- tank dive through the hotel. I mean, we're in Mexico so why n... Full report		10/2014	Gary D Simms 100+ Dives
*Scuba Mau/ Hotel Cozumel*			"Scuba Mau Is Scuba Awesome!" We have been diving with Scuba Mau for years and always is a great experience. Small 6 pack boat and excellent service. Mau will t... Full report		10/2016	Deborah Gregory 500+ Dives
*Scuba Mau/ Villablanca Gardens*		Cozumel	We stayed at the Villablanca Gardens. overall it was nice with about all you need for a nice stay. 2 restaurants, 3 dive shops, ... Full report		4/2011	Mark Edwards 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Mau*		Cozumel	Scuba Mau is not listed on the drop down menu and I do not understand why. They are an extremely well run shop with an excellent ... Full report		1/2011	James Shuff 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Mau Cozumel/ Casa Delfin*		Cozumel	"Spring Break 3 generation Family Dive Trip" Family spring break dive trips are always great. We stayed at an Airbnb north of San Miguel. We had breakfast prepared daily befor... Full report		4/2024	Van Freidin 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Pablo/ Villa Yak a'lil*			"Good." There were several of us staying in Villa Yak a'lil. It is a nice big 3 story house that is on the ocean and the southern end of ... Full report		11/2015	Bob Robertson 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Pablo/ El Cozemeleno*		Cozumel	Pablo is a fantastic divemaster. This was my second trip with him. One of the days there were only two divers on the boat. He w... Full report		3/2011	Robin Chisholm 500+ Dives
*Scuba Playa*			Every Winter in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico (across the Channel, 30 minute Ferry ride from Cozumel) a group of pregnant... Full report		12/2011	Mario Mizrahi 500+ Dives
*Scuba Playa/ Royal Haciendas*		Playa Del Carmen	Dove 6 dives with Scuba Playa, my boyfriend dove 7 dives as he was pursuing his advanced open water certification. Scuba Playa is... Full report		9/2009	Nancy Collins 100+ Dives
*Scuba S.Cool/ Pueblito Escondido Mistik Residence*		Playa del Carmen	After looking around Playa del Carmen diving operators we decided to dive with Scuba S. Cool. Rodolfo and Hector from Scuba S. Cool ... Full report		5/2010	Rhodri Pritchard Thomas <100 Dives
*Scuba Shaack/Blue Bubble*		Cozumel	We had been diving with this dive operator for the past 7 or 8 years. The dive master on this trip was a young man with the ... Full report		12/2007	Mark Powell 500+ Dives
*Scuba Shack/ El Presidente*			Hurricane Emily appeared to have very little impact on the reefs where we dove. Palancar Horseshoe was very good with 100+ visibi... Full report		8/2004	Michael Emerson 100+ Dives
*Scuba Staff Divers/ Bahia Suites*		Coz	I could not recommend Scuba Staff Divers. There were two major problems with the operation. First, they were very disorganized o... Full report		1/2007	Michael Judd 100+ Dives
*Scuba Tony/ Residencias Reef*			"Just OK" Dove with Scuba Tony for about a week in early March. Picked them because of glowing reviews on TripAdvisor. Very responsive and e... Full report		3/2016	Ryan Black <100 Dives
*Scuba Tony*			"Scuba Tony Cozumel " Having been to Cozumel more than half a dozen times since 2003, I was in the position to try out a new dive operation since I was... Full report		12/2014	Matt Overholt 250+ Dives
*Scuba Tulum/ Vista Del Mar Hotel, Akumal*		Maya Riviera	Standing out in the hot sun in the Yucatan jungle, off to the side of a narrow sand track, slightly hung over from the two ill- adv... Full report		6/2009	Amy 100+ Dives
*Scuba With Alison/ Residencias Reef*			"Always Great Diving!" Great diving & comfortable boat. 8 divers max, so not "cattle- boat" diving. Very accomodating; ask what reef you want to dive. ... Full report		8/2024	PAUL MILA 500+ Dives
*Scuba With Alison/ My condo*			"Another Great Dive Experience With Alison" Another Cozumel Adventure: [. . . ] ... Full report		7/2023	PAUL MILA 500+ Dives
*Scuba With Alison*			"Another Great Dive Experience" Great variety of sea life, from large to small, healthy reefs. Eagle rays, southern stingrays, nurse sharks, moray eels, hawksbil... Full report		8/2022	PAUL MILA 500+ Dives
*Scuba With Alison/ Residencias Reef*		Cozumel, Mexico	"The reefs Are Back!" Great diving with Alison and boat driver Carlos, as usual. Alison knows how to find the critters, and which reefs are good/ safe t... Full report		10/2021	PAUL MILA 500+ 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
*Scuba-Cozumel Dive Center/ Scuba Club Cozumel*			My wife and I spent a week at SCC in June of 2009. We had moderate expectations all the way around, and we were very favorably imp... Full report		11/2009	Craig caldwell 100+ Dives
*ScubaDu/ Wyndham Cozumel Resort*		Cozumel	Every June, after school adjourns for the summer, a group of us takes a dive trip with our sons as a reward for an academic year o... Full report		6/2009	Allan 100+ 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
*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
*SCUBAJUAN*			"Great small group diving!" Juan has been leading small groups of divers on Cozumel for many years (he's also great teaching new divers) & has a very capable ... Full report		3/2023	Deborah Greenfield 500+ Dives
*SCUBAJUAN*			"Great small group diving!" Juan has been leading small groups of divers on Cozumel for many years (he's also great teaching new divers) & has a very capable ... Full report		3/2023	Deborah Greenfield 500+ Dives
*Scubajuan/ Casa Mexicana*			"Good time at Cozumel" The good: casa mexicana had fabulous breakfast(free) and heated small pool, excellent WiFi, very good house- keeping, etc. the di... Full report		6/2022	Eldon Okazaki 1000+ Dives
*Scubalife/ Fiesta Americana*			"Great viz- great dive operation!" Although we had started back diving in May of 2020 during covid- we didn't come to Mexico til we were completely vaccinated as th... Full report		5/2021	Dawn 500+ Dives
*Scubalife Cozumel*		Cozumel	"Solid Value from a Good Operation" Did five two- tank dives with ScubaLife Cozumel. This is a well- run outfit from a business and safety standpoint, and the boats and... Full report		4/2024	Douglas Garrou 250+ Dives
*ScubaQuatic/ Bahia Principe Grand Tulum*		Akumal	"Basic diving in Akumal" The diving is done from a large, covered panga with dual outboards. The shade seamed sufficient. The entries are backwards roll ... Full report		5/2024	Don Folsom 250+ Dives
*Scubatony*			"Best in Cozumel" Tony has been around for a long time now and has attracted a great staff. The captains and crew are born and raised in the busines... Full report		11/2019	James Mayfield 1000+ Dives
*Scubawithalison/ Residencias Reef*			"It Never Disappoints!" Cozumel never disappoints as a dive location. Big & small critters, great coral formations and colorful sponges, and varied underw... Full report		8/2017	PAUL MILA 500+ Dives
*ScubaWithAlison/ [Residencias Reef*		Cozumel	"Cozumel -- truly a diver's paradise!" No surprises for regular Cozumel divers: Moderate currents for good drift diving; the varying underwater topography, from cathedra... Full report		11/2015	PAUL MILA 500+ Dives
*Sea Robin Cozumel/ Fiesta Americana Cozumel*			Sea Robin Cozumel promotes themselves as a premier scuba diving company in the heavily saturated dive op destination of Cozumel, M... Full report		8/2007	Karen Driskill 100+ Dives
*Sea Robin Diving/ Villablanca Hotel*			"COZUMEL with Sea Robin Diving" I have been diving with Sea Robin for many years. I am loyal because Eduardo and Victor make the fun, excellent diving of Cozumel ... Full report		11/2022	NEAL LANGERMAN 1000+ Dives	1
*Sea Urchin Dive/ At Home in Cozumel*			Rented an oceanfront private house (Villa El Dorado) from At Home in Cozumel ( [. . . ] ) which was fantastic. 4 BR/ 3BA w... Full report		8/2002	Fred Teed 1000+ Dives
*Sealife/ Private Residence*		Playa del Carmen	Would not particularly recommend Playa del Carmen as a primary dive destination as Caribbean diving was not spectacular, unless yo... Full report		3/2004	Jeffrey R. Johnson 100+ Dives
*SeaScuba/ Hotel Cozumel and Resort*			Hotel Cozumel and resort is located about a 10 to 15 minute walk to the South of the central part of downtown San Miguel. Our sta... Full report		1/2008	Nick McGregor 250+ Dives
*Solo Boceo*		Cancun]	Did a wreck and reef dive with the Solo Boceo (diving only)operation who are located at the Dreams Resort Hotel on Punta Cancun (C... Full report		8/2008	J Devine 250+ Dives
*Solo Buceo*		C58 wreck & reef	"Cancun Wreck and Reef with Solo Buceo" Videos I have of my trips with Solo Buceo: [. . . ] for C58 wreck dive [. . . ] ... Full report		8/2019	James Devine 500+ Dives
*Solo buceo/ Sotavento Hotel & Yacht Club*		Cancun/Isla Mujeres	This was strictly a snorkeling trip. My husband and I flew to Cancun where we met Andy Murch of Big Fish Expeditions. We stayed at... Full report		1/2013	Jeanne Downey 1000+ Dives
*Sólo Buceo/ Royal Cancún*		Cancún]	There is no deep diving in Cancún. The reef drift dives are all about 60 feet maximum. The corals are very healthy and there are m... Full report		11/2010	Gabriel I. Penagaricano 500+ Dives
*Solo Buceo/ Dreams*		Cancun	In late Jan. '09 my wife and I vacationed at Dreams Resort in Cancun Mexico. I usuall take a couple of dive trips in the winter ... Full report		1/2009	Tim Connors 250+ Dives
*Squalo Divers/ NA*		Isla Mujeres	We rented a house in the La Gloria section of town. A 5 minute taxi cab ride from downtown costing about 20 pesos one way. I... Full report		7/2009	Debbie Nottelmann 250+ Dives
*sunrisedivers/ casa mexicana*		cozumel	Casa Mexicana is a very clean and affordable hotel in downtown. It has a great buffet breakfast included and a small pool and bar. ... Full report		2/2012	Kevin Feor 500+ Dives
*Tank Ha/ Barcelo*		Riviera Maya	We stayed at the Barcelo Resort in Riviera Maya and dived in Playa del Carmen. The Resort was exceptional in design, accomodation... Full report		7/2006	Betsy Baste 100+ Dives
*Tank-Ha/ Fiesta Hotel*		Playa Del Carmen	"Cenote El Pit and Dos Ojos" I contacted Matt at the Dive Shop prior to heading down and put down a $40 deposit on the $175 total price (I had my own equipment... Full report		5/2019	Robert M Symington 250+ Dives
*Tarraya/ Royal Hideaway*		Playa del Carmen, Mexico	I wish I had known that we would not have been diving with Chivo (Martin Duran) who is a great divemaster and Instructor who reall... Full report		7/2013	Kenneth A Skitt 1000+ Dives
*The Dive Shop/ Fiesta Americana*			Second time at the Fiesta Americana on all- inclusive package. Always treated very well by staff and the dive shop has done an exce... Full report		3/2005	Jeffrey O"Brien <100 Dives
*Tortuga Carey/ Casa Colonial*		Cozumel	"The Diving & Fun You Expect with a More Intimate & Mexican Feel" We've been to Cozumel many times for the clear water, fun and likeable people, great reefs, extremely satisfying food and tropical... Full report		10/2016	Bill Goodwin 1000+ Dives
*Tres Pelicanos/ Las Anclas*		Cozumel	"We return to these operations year after year" We visit both operations, typically, twice annually. Have done so for close to 8 years. They both maintain high standards with reason... Full report		4/2024	Jay Jones 1000+ Dives
*Tres Pelicanos*		Cozumel	"Coz is still king" All- around, I still find Cozumel the best destination for North American divers. Fairly easy to get to, reliably good dives, great... Full report		11/2023	Rick Feinleib 100+ Dives
*Tres Pelicanos/ Quinta Suites*			"Cozumel: November 2022" I popped down to Cozumel for some diving with friends. We were a group of 9 from California, Florida, Arizona and Washington. We ... Full report		11/2022	Gregory S Bruce 1000+ Dives	1
*Tres Pelicanos/ El Cantil Condo*			"8 Days of great service and outstanding lodging" This was our 10th trip to Cozumel We rented a condominium just south of town and dove with Tres Pelicanos. They have small fast bo... Full report		6/2022	Alison Scheflow 1000+ Dives	1
*Tres Pelicanos/ Villa Las Anclas*			"Six weeks diving Cozumel Reefs" As usual Tres Pelicanos is and continues to be our operator of choice for 6 years on Cozumel Island. Easy to schedule diving vi... Full report		5/2021	Jay Jones 1000+ Dives	1
*Tres pelicanos/ Villa las anclas*			"Another great trip with Tres Pelicanos" This is our 5 th year with Tres Pelicanos. We have been diving Cozumel since 1980 and have used many excellent dive operators. W... Full report		11/2017	Jay Jones 1000+ Dives	2
*Tres Pelicanos/ Hotel Cozumel and Resort*		Cozumel	"Cozumel - Tres Pelicanos and Hotel Cozumel" Our experience with Tres Pelicanos was excellent in every way. The reservations were made via email, with prompt and detailed res... Full report		7/2016	Michael Gallay 500+ Dives	2
*Tres Pelicanos/ Park Royal Cozumel*		Cozumel	"Great Diving and a Fair Place to Stay in Cozumel" I booked the diving and flight direct with Tres Pelicanos and United Airlines. I tried to book the room directly with the hotel. ... Full report		8/2015	Dana Timaeus 1000+ Dives
*Tres Pelicanos/ Casa Mexicana/Park Royal]*			"Cozumel Dive experience with Tres Pelicanos dive Op." Tres Pelicanos is a relatively new operation that we have been diving with for three years. Excellent operation from all standpoin... Full report		5/2015	Jay Jones 1000+ Dives	1
*Tres Pelicanos/ my house*			I've known the staff who run the dive shop, work as Dive Masters and support for about five years now. In the past I typically did... Full report		3/2014	Tom Carlson 1000+ Dives
*Tres Pelicanos Dive Center*		San Miguel	"Grea time with Tres Pelicanos/Casa Mexicana" Sept. 1st started an 8- day stay at Casa Mexicana; nice big room, really comfortable bed, clean, flat- screen t. v. , mini- fridge, saf... Full report		9/2018	Richard J Lunsford Jr 250+ Dives	2
*Under The Jungle*		Riviera Maya Yucatan Mexico	"Cenote Diving - Whole Different Beast for an Ocean Diver" Diving the fresh water Cenotes should be on every serious divers bucket list. These are NOT caves but cenotes. Guides are requir... Full report		4/2023	Peter Neubauer 1000+ Dives
*Under the Jungle/ Casa Paraiso*		Diving Cenotes in Yucatan peni	"Run Dark, Run Silent, Run Deep Diving Under the Jungle Cenotes Diving" Take a man with over 1000 dives. . He has dived Caribbean waters so much that he knows every fish personally. When a dive master ... Full report		12/2016	Pejman Khosropour 500+ Dives	3
*united divers/ casa sybilla*		mexico	been diving with manual who owns united divers and is a third generation cozumelan for about 10 years. web site is [. . . ] ... Full report		12/2008	chip beebee 500+ Dives
*Wayne Whittier/ Private Villa 4days/Hot. Cozumel 3*			Having arrived only 5- 6 weeks after Wilma had pounded Cozumel for some 51 hours straight, we were a bit uneasy as to what we were ... Full report		12/2005	WAYNE & BECKIE WHITTIER 100+ Dives
*We B Divin'*		Cozumel	"Fun, fun, fun" First off lets begin by saying we love the diving in Cozumel. We have been a number of times but each time we are always challeng... Full report		4/2018	David Lyn Doudiet 100+ Dives	1
*We-B-Divin/ Villa Las Anclas*			"Summer in Cozumel" We- B- Divin is an operation out of Dallas, TX. All reservations are made through a U. S. number and website. As far as we could tell... Full report		7/2019	James Vincett 100+ 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
*Whale Shark Daddy*			Holbox is a 43 km (24 miles) long by 2 km (1. 5 mile) wide island located in the northern point of Yucatan Peninsula, where ... Full report		8/2008	Jim Entry 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
*Xtabay Divers/ Reef Club*		Cozumel	The Reef Club resort is FAR from town so not for sightseers. Pay attention to the signs or you'll drive right past the road to get... Full report		6/2005	Jade Gibbon 100+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center*		Xcalak	"Chinchorro Banks - salwater crocodiles!" This was an expedition to dive with saltwater crocodiles; check out the full DIVE HARD trip report on YouTube: [. . . ] ... Full report		8/2022	Kabir Teja (Dive Hard) 1000+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center/ local hotels*			"Xcalak, end of the road, Mexican Carribean" Xcalak is at the end of the road. a fishing village 5 miles north of the border with Belize. My first visit there took 3 hrs from ... Full report		7/2021	Harvey Monroe 1000+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center/ Casa de suenos*		Xcalak	"Southern Yucatan" XTC has a large staff, and offer all PADI certifications. They had 4 Dive Master Trainees, 1 or 2 who accompanied dive groups alon... Full report		1/2019	eric williamson 100+ Dives	1
*XTC Dive Center/ Casa de Suenos*		Chinchorro Banks	"Chinchorro Banks, undiscovered treasure" I have submitted a separate report for the dives closer to the dive shop. Chinchorro is as close to pristine as I have experience... Full report		1/2019	eric williamson 100+ Dives	2
*XTC Dive Center/ Casa Cara Cola*		Xcalak	"XTC/Southern Yucatan/Xcalak" XTC is a 5 Star PADI facility and the staff are as capable and experienced as one could hope for in this type of location. Cour... Full report		8/2017	Michael O'Reilly 1000+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center/ Costa de Cocos*		Xcalak	"Great diving away from the crowds, great value for the money." Excellent value! The dive shop is a PADI 5- star facility usually with an IDC in progress, which means that just about every dive ... Full report		11/2014	Emmette Murkett 1000+ Dives	1
*XTC Dive Center/ [Casa Carolina]*			[They are by the book here, but not obnoxious or overly zealous. They take it seriously and I appreciate that. The tarpon hole was... Full report		2/2013	William G. Schulz 100+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center*		Xcalak and the Chinchorro Bank	In late March, we dove two days (4 dives) on the local reefs of Xcalak and one day (2 dives) on the Chinchorro Banks. All the div... Full report		3/2011	Jason Marks 500+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center/ Playa Sonrisa*		Xcalak, Mahahual Peninsula	The bad (very little!): Nitrox $14 a fill, due to difficulty of obtaining it in this remote location. No rinse tank on board. ... Full report		4/2010	Ken New 100+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center/ Hotel Tierra Maya*		Xcalak	We hoped, we prayed, we rose at the crack of dawn each day in anticipation. But strong winds blew up (no pun) every plan to visit ... Full report		11/2006	Francis & Deb Bollag 250+ 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
*Yanaha*		Plya del carmin	One of the best outfits in plya Picked us up at our hotel door. Equipment was included in the price. Did two cenote dives and two ... Full report		10/2008	Scott 100+ Dives
*Yucatech Expeditions/ N/A*		Cozumel	Cave Diving Coz with Yucatech Expeditions – German Yanez Mendoza While Cozumel’s reefs took a heavy hit during last year’s hurr... Full report		7/2006	Patrick Wikstrom 500+ Dives
*Yucatech Expeditions/ N/A*		Riviera Maya	Hurricane Wilma made an incredible mess of Cozumel and much of the Riviera Maya late October 2005 and much of the reef diving was ... Full report		11/2005	Alexander Griffin 100+ Dives
*Yucatech Expeditions*			After a few days of reef diving in Cozumel, we were ready for a change. On the advice of other divers, we contacted German Yunez ... Full report		4/2005	Lori Brown, Justin Green 250+ Dives
*Yucatek Divers*			"Cenotes are nice, but who made you GOD?" The cenotes are fun to dive, but the lead dive guide was a jerk. All of our group had been in the cenotes several times, but this... Full report		6/2017	Craig Gibson 500+ Dives	1
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