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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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*Living Underwater/ Paradise Condos*		Cozumel	Jeremy runs a class operation at LU. It's valet diving, they handle everything. Water, snacks, towels and coats on the boat. The b... Full report		3/2013	Steven L Mason 100+ Dives
*Blue XT~Sea Diving/ Cozumel Palace*			We booked the resort thru our timeshare, but we found a bit too late that the resort(Cozumel Palace) is all inclusive resort. I n... Full report		3/2013	Diving Mullah 500+ Dives
*Aqua Adventures Eco Divers/ Hotel Playa La Media Luna*		Isla Mujeres	I was part of an escorted group trip. All dives were relatively shallow - no deeper than 40 feet. Coral in some places were prett... Full report		3/2013	Nancy L Balch 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Occidental grand*			Aldora is basically a good operation but based on past reviews they are slipping a bit. We dove with them in December 2012 and aga... Full report		3/2013	John kirkenir 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Hotel Cozumel*		Cozumel	Fantastic dive operation. No diving restrictions except personal air usage/ deco limits. Our experienced group (23 years together)o... Full report		2/2013	Glenn C Snyders 500+ Dives
*Casa Del Buceo/ Villas Coco Paraiso*		Isla Mujeres	Pablo and his crew at Casa Del Buceo were one of the friendliest, most accomodating and helpful operations that we have been with. ... Full report		2/2013	Mr Todd Standeford <100 Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Aldora Villa*		Cozumel	I am a big fan of Aldora. 120 cubic foot steel cylinders meant lots of bottom time. Groups were small - 4- 6 divers, and grouped ... Full report		2/2013	GERALD WILLISON 250+ Dives
*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
*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
*Aldora Divers/ Presidente Intercontinental*		Cozumel	My second time with Aldora Divers and their outstanding reviews are well- justified. With steel tanks, all dives were between 65- 8... Full report		1/2013	Arthur J. Lafave 250+ Dives
*Aqua Safari/ Safari Inn*			For starters, this was a REEF trip, and, unfortunately for us we assumed too much and paid dearly for it. It all began when I ass... Full report		12/2012	Captain Jim Davis, Jr 1000+ Dives
*Del Mar Aquatics/ Casa Del Mar*			Well , no fault of the operation or Casa Del Mar , but October weather wise is a little iffy . I had originally vacationed at Casa... Full report		11/2012	richard welk iv 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		Cozumel	Excellent facility, good staff and dive shop. Very nice boats and experienced DM. My husband and I are AOW with about 55 dives t... Full report		10/2012	Paula Kamps <100 Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*			Ten point scale- - - Villa Aldora 10+; Aldora Divers 10+. Perfect accomodations. . . 7 nights in Cameron Suite with full kitchen includ... Full report		9/2012	Robert DeFeo 1000+ Dives
*Aquanauts/ Barcelo Maya Tropical*		Puerto Aventuras	... Full report		9/2012	Mr Terry Bartley 100+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*		Cozumel	By now, all of you probably think I work for Dive Palancar, but I do not. DP is now headquartered at the Grand Occidental but I p... Full report		9/2012	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Cancun Scuba Center/ Sun Palace Cancun*			We signed up for cenote dives with Juan Carlos based on great reviews on TripAdvisor and were not disappointed. Arranged the dives... Full report		8/2012	Paul Lima 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club*		Cozumel	We think that this was our 20th trip to Cozumel. We had stayed at Scuba Club last year and enjoyed the trip. The rooms are really ... Full report		8/2012	Susan Dair 500+ Dives
*Rafael de la Parra*		Isla Mujeres	We chose to go out with Rafael de la Parra (grampusr@hotmail. com) based on a report we read here on Undercurrent, and we were extr... Full report		7/2012	Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters 100+ Dives	1
*Dive Palancar/ Aura*			This was our 2nd year to dive with Dive Palancar. Since we were staying at the Aura resort, their dive operation, including a div... Full report		7/2012	Pete Mykytyn <100 Dives
*Living Underwater/ Villa Escondida B&B*			We dove with this company last fall, but had a less than stellar experience, and were disappointed because we'd read such great th... Full report		7/2012	Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			We have stayed at Scuba Club Cozumel over a dozen times. We have dived all over the world, but we keep coming to back to SCC. Mo... Full report		7/2012	Robert Barada 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*			My wife and I have been diving with Aldora Divers since 2003. We have both been employed in the customer service industry all of ... Full report		6/2012	Jerry Kelley 250+ Dives
*Scorpio Diving*		Cancun	The bad - it's difficult to find reviews of Cancun- based diving. Even Undercurrent itself automatically re- categorizes all Mexican... Full report		5/2012	Rick Tavan 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		Cozumel	This is my 4th visit to SCC. I love the resort. It's cute, quaint, and very clean. The rooms are all unique, but all of them have ... Full report		5/2012	Kathy Weaver 100+ Dives
*Deep Exosure*			I have been diving in Cozumel for 25 years and have dove with numerous dive centers. I became involved with Deep Exposure as a res... Full report		5/2012	James Ferman 500+ Dives
*Dive Balam/ Royal Haciendas*		Playa Del Carmen	Two small (10- 15) passenger boats; none full. Neither has head. Canopy to protect from sun. Smaller boat (most dives), back rol... Full report		4/2012	Ms Lynda Durfee 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			The rooms are ok, hard beds. plenty of room and porch with coat racks. Dining was ok and service by wait staff excellent. Stayed 1... Full report		3/2012	John Miller 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			This was our second visit to SCC- - our first was five years ago. Although drift diving is not our favorite, it makes a nice change, ... Full report		3/2012	Laura Austin 250+ Dives
*Maya Palms Resort*			Good morning, We just got back from Mexico last night. I am requesting a refund for two days of diving, accommodations and meals... Full report		3/2012	Milann C Reynolds 1000+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Barcelo Maya Beach*		Riviera Maya	The diving on the Riviera Maya was mediocre, not on par with my diving the last year in Curacao and the Exuma Islands- but better ... Full report		3/2012	Terence Taylor <100 Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Grand Cozumel, Allegro Cozumel*		Cozumel South Reefs	I'm probably the most frequent- flier at the Allegro and was dismayed to discover I couldn't be accomodated there and had to spend ... Full report		3/2012	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Dive House/ Fiesta Americana*			The Fiesta Americana is showing its age. It is clean, but pretty worn. The food is served cafeteria style, and it is what one wo... Full report		3/2012	Douglas Hansen 500+ Dives
*PePe Scuba/ Coral Princess*			PePe Scuba is an outstanding operation. They have excellent equipment to rent if needed. Their fees are low if not the lowest on... Full report		2/2012	Sherwood C. Cox 250+ Dives
*Blue Magic Scuba/ El Cantil*		Coz	Tired of the AI circuit, we tried the condos at El Cantil. This was our 4th time here. Every time a different condo, everytime ve... Full report		2/2012	Howard Sauve 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Coral Princess*		Cozumel	Aldora's stated brand promise is "Only the best of Cozumel". I haven't done much comparing (having only been with one other dive ... Full report		2/2012	Kevin Munson <100 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
*Liquid Blue Divers/ Hotel Cozumel*		Cozumel	You generally have two choices for diving in Cozumel: diving with a large crowd on a big, slow dive boat (typically associated wit... Full report		2/2012	Neil Burgess 100+ Dives
*Cave Heaven*		Tulum cenotes	Cave Heaven is a dive operation focused on cenote diving in Tulum. They offer UTD cave training, guided cavern and cave dives, and... Full report		2/2012	Neil Burgess 100+ Dives
*Luum Ha/ royal mayan*			Alfredo ran a very professional dive operation. He is a very experienced cave diver who leads both ocean (wreck and reef)dives and... Full report		1/2012	Michael R Smith 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*			A lot has already been written about Aldora's diving service and their great little villa. My review only adds another ringing end... Full report		1/2012	Ronald Riesenbach <100 Dives
*AquaWorld/ Cozumel Palace]*		Cozumel]	My husband and I did two tank dives with Aquaworld because it was basically free (using resort credits from Cozumel Palace). We w... Full report		12/2011	Vicki Huffman 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Aura Grand*		Cozumel	We booked with Living Underwater due to the positive online reviews. Jeremy runs a terrific and very professional operation. He ... Full report		12/2011	Elise O Lovell 500+ Dives
*Aquanauts/ Catalonia Yucatan Beach*		Puerto Aventuras	Love, love Aquanauts. Have dove with them for about 3 years now. Crew is very attentive to camera gear and helping you in and ou... Full report		12/2011	Mr Terry Bartley 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Aldora Villa*			I dove three days with Aldora Divers and stayed at the Aldora Villa. This was my first time at the Villa, and we loved it. My wife... Full report		12/2011	Jorge J. More 250+ 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
*Dive Aventuras/ Chac Hal Al Condominium*		Puerto Aventuras	Puerto Aventuras was a great, well run and friendly dive operation. After doing a little reading and searching on line, I found t... Full report		12/2011	Janice Smith 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Hotel Suites Bahia*		Cozumel	Having been to Cozumel many times, we knew exactly what we'd find. We've been eating at restaurants at the local food mercado at ... Full report		12/2011	Harry "Buzz" Waterston 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	We dive with Aldora every time we come to Cozumel. We've been with several other dive ops on the island in the past, but now alwa... Full report		12/2011	Pec Indman 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*		Cozumel	This report is a bit long, and long overdue. I found Aldora Divers and Villa Aldora through Undercurrent right after the Villa op... Full report		11/2011	Jeff Hauser 500+ Dives	1
*Dive Palancar*		Cozumel	I have dived Cozumel many times over the last 35 years. It is one of the few places that is actually getting better as a dive loca... Full report		11/2011	Randall S Preissig 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*		Chen Rio	We are so glad that we chose Aldora. You should definitely stay at the Villa Aldora if you are diving with them! Brent, Greg and ... Full report		11/2011	Meegan Gruber 500+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Park Royal*			Our second trip to Cozumel in two years, and no planning was necessary. Living Underwater was our choice two years ago, and we hav... Full report		11/2011	Daniel Fazekas 100+ Dives
*Dive House/ Fiestamericana*			Over the years we have made good friendships with the folks at the Dive House. We have been all over and this crew is as nice as ... Full report		11/2011	David Funderburk 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*		Cozumel	This was our fifth time with Aldora Divers and third time staying at Villa Aldora. Aldora Divers is a first class operation - max... Full report		10/2011	John E. Keith 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*		Cozumel	This was our fifth time with Aldora Divers and third time staying at Villa Aldora. Aldora Divers is a first class operation - max... Full report		10/2011	John E. Keith 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	As with two other trips with Aldora Divers, they are the only way to go on Cozumel. Big steel tanks, 80 minute dives, and the onl... Full report		10/2011	Michael Wood 500+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar Paraiso Maya*		Riviera Maya	Very enviromentally conscientious, good dive briefings, very professional and watchful for newbies. There was no anchoring so ever... Full report		9/2011	Frank Nelson 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			This was our 13th visit to Scuba Club. Weather was perfect. Some days only 3 divers, max was 10. Coral was healthy, lots of mar... Full report		9/2011	Robert Barada 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater*			In a word, fantastic. Jeremy and the crew did a great job, every day. We stayed at the Iberostar and the Jewfish, a nice fast bo... Full report		8/2011	Colin Clark 1000+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel*		Cozumel	it was adequate, the rooms were clean, air conditioned, and the food was enough to fill the gut. nothing exceptional, and kinda b... Full report		8/2011	stephen murvine 1000+ Dives
*Rafael de la Parra*		Isla Mujeres	We stayed on Isla Mujeres and went out to snorkel with whale sharks with Rafael de la Parra, who was recommended through an Underc... Full report		8/2011	Pamela 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Intercontinental El Presidente*		Cozumel	Jeremy Anschel runs a fast boat with usually no more than six divers on board. His operation is equipped to deal with any equipmen... Full report		8/2011	Michael W Igoe 250+ Dives
*Dreamtime Dive Resort/ La Posada 40 Canones*		Mahahual Chinchorro	Mahahual is a town that is about a 3 1/ 2 hours drive from Playa del Carmen. It is a very small town with a few hundred inhabitants... Full report		8/2011	Ian Kennedy 250+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*		Cozumel South Reefs	After not having had a camera in the water for. . . well about forever (I DO vaguely remember running an underwater photo school in J... Full report		8/2011	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Bottom Time Divers/ Hote Plaza Cozumel*			Diving with Raul is always great and I highly recommend Bottom Time Divers. . . . We always stay downtown so that we can avoid... Full report		7/2011	William Boswell 500+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Aura*			This was our 3rd year at Aura but our first with Dive Palancar. Previously, we dived with Sand Dollar, but they are no longer affi... Full report		7/2011	Pete Mykytyn <100 Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Sabor resort (formerly Reef Club)*		Cozumel	I dove 5 days (10 tanks) with Aldora Divers. I choose Aldora, having been with them many times before. Both my daughters were ce... Full report		7/2011	Pec Indman 100+ Dives
*AquaWorld/ Royal Islander*		Cancun	the good: mostly well behaved divers; only I had own equipment; Irish scotish and canadian got along ok; the crew was prepared fo... Full report		6/2011	Eldon Okazaki 1000+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar.*			Currents were just too strong. Cozumel always has currents but this trip they were out of control. This was my fifth time there. ... Full report		6/2011	jeffrey raffa <100 Dives
*Dive Aventuras/ Aventura Spa Palace*		Riviera Maya	We went, not expecting much. We've been to Cozumel 10 times, but thought we'd check out Puerto Aventuras diving, about which we ha... Full report		5/2011	Carol A Thompson 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
*Albatros Charters/ Cruise Ship*		Cozumel	Our group of 3 (1 Assistant Instructor & 2 Master Scuba Divers) made reservations with Albatros as we prepared to take our cruise. ... Full report		3/2011	Eric A Frick 250+ 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
*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
*Living Underwater/ Fiesta Americana*			This was our 8th trip to Cozumel and our first time diving with Jeremy. We can't wait for the next time. If bottom time is your t... Full report		3/2011	Alan Wolf 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Aura Hotel*		Cozumel	We spent 5 days with Aldora during our recent visit to Cozumel, which was the second visit in the past 12 months (last time I went... Full report		3/2011	James Castanino 250+ Dives
*Manta Raya/ Casa Mexicana*		Cozumel	I have been diving with Fernando since 1980 and I have always found him to be reliable, punctual, enthusiastic, environmentaly con... Full report		2/2011	William J Ehler 1000+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Casa Mexicana*			As always, diving with Jeremy Anschel and Living Underwater was a fine example of great service and value. Steel 90 and 120 cf tan... Full report		2/2011	Joe Stommel 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ allegro*			Jeremy and his crew are without a doubt the most professional dive organization I have dived with. Towels and jackets await at the... Full report		1/2011	Michael R Smith 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
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*		Cozumel	I have been to Blue Angel as both a novice and advanced diver. Blue Angel is set up for experienced divers who want a great value. ... Full report		12/2010	Stephen Kouri 100+ Dives
*Mexico Blue Dream/ Blue Angel*			My wife and I were not able to dive Cozumel for a few days due to high winds closing the port to small boats, so we decided to div... Full report		12/2010	Stephen Kouri 100+ Dives
*Blue Magic Scuba/ [same]n/a*			Blue Magic Scuba delivers personalized service, both before the trip, during, and after. Joyce, the shop owner, was very helpful ... Full report		12/2010	JACK Percelay <100 Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*			The hotel operation & service has improved greatly with the new owners. All rooms look out over the ocean. The rooms are good size... Full report		12/2010	Blake Calvin 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater*		Cozumel	Dove with them while visiting for a day on a cruise ship. They were extremely helpful accommodating our schedule (we didn't reall... Full report		12/2010	Rupert Cox 500+ 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
*Scorpio Divers/ Timeshare*			We have been diving in Cancun for many years on family vacations. This year we dove a great reef in Cancun, but also dove in Puerto... Full report		11/2010	Linda Tolf 250+ Dives
*Akumal DIve Shop/ LAs Casitas condominiums*		Akumal	This was my fourth trip to Akumal. We have come to love the Las Casitas condos right on the water, and the Akumal Dive Shop has a... Full report		11/2010	Dennis Jacobson 500+ Dives
*Sand Dollar Sports/ Wyndam*		Cozumel	The Wyndam is a very nice hotel with 3 levels of "quality". I was in the mid. If I went again, I'd go basic. I prefer hotels fu... Full report		11/2010	Randall S Preissig 1000+ Dives
*Dive Mexico/ gran porto real*		cozumel and the mexican yucata	Recently spent several days on the Yucatan Peninsula & worked in a few cenote dives along w/ the usual tourist fare. Flew to Cancu... Full report		11/2010	W Glen Kitchens 500+ Dives
*cozumel experience/ wyndham sabor*		cozumel island	Recently spent a couple of weeks in the Mexican Yucatan. First week was spent in Playa del Carmen doing some cenote diving. From t... Full report		11/2010	W Glen Kitchens 500+ Dives
*Dive House/ Fiestamericana*			Fiestamerica is a well maintained hotel. The staff was exceptonal and could not have been more helpful. Rooms were very clean and ... Full report		11/2010	Joseph Stehn 250+ Dives
*Aquanauts/ Catalonia Yucatan*		Riviera Maya	... Full report		11/2010	Mr Terry Bartley 100+ Dives
*Blue Project*			Blue Project was terrific. Blanca was an amazing dive master - she managed our family group with mixed divers with great grace. I ... Full report		11/2010	Linda Mallinoff 100+ Dives
*Blue Project Cozumel*			Dived all but the first couple of days with Blue Project, a new operation with a well- established divemaster. Blanca is the divem... Full report		10/2010	Celia Liner 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*			This is a bit redundant since we stayed at Villa Aldora and dove with Aldora Divers in September (and reported it). However, the ... Full report		10/2010	John E. Keith 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*		Cozumel	Aldora Divers is a top notch dive shop. Mimo and the rest of the staff are helpful and they try very hard to meet your requests. ... Full report		9/2010	John E. Keith 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			We have visited Scuba Club many times, but not since right after Wilma. The diving was greatly effected by Wilma, but has come ba... Full report		8/2010	Robert Barada 500+ Dives
*Bucaneros del Caribe (Majahual), XTC (Xcalak)/ Casa Maria (Majahual)*		Mahahual & Xcalak & Tulum	Flew into Cancun, rented a large new 8 passenger van for the 6 of us at America Car Rental near Cancun Airport. Drove about 1 hr t... Full report		8/2010	Mae L. Ding 100+ Dives
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