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Diving Reviews of Dive Palancar in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
*Dive Palancar/ Secrets Aura*		Cozumel	"Consistently Good--diving, weather, value, etc." NOTE: Above star ratings are "Caribbean Scale" I've been to Cozumel approximately 40 times over 45 years. It's changed from fabu... Full report		11/2022	Randall S Preissig 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Sunscape Sabor*		[Cozumel	"Losing Their Luster" I have 481 dives logged, 15th trip to Cozumel since 1984. Typical Cozumel diving. We dove with Dive Palancar for for three days. T... Full report		1/2020	David Hollabaugh 250+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*		Southern reefs	"Am I the only guy who tells it like it is in Cozumel?" Am I the only guy who thinks the diving currently in Cozumel stinks? Or are you guys a bunch of newbies who think the diving ther... Full report		6/2019	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives	2
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*		Cozumel Southern Reefs	"Is it over for Cozumel? PROBABLY" Been saying it for two years now, but now Cozumel, with its dying reef infrastructure and meager fish population, is in perilous c... Full report		5/2019	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives	4
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*		Cozumel southern reefs	"14-day stay marred by 5 days of port closure and vicious current" This was my third trip to Cozumel in 2018, just a little late to make it into the newest Chapbook. I arrived on Dec. 2, with airf... Full report		12/2018	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*		Cozumel southern reefs	"Cozumel--ain't what it use-ta be" Allegro Cozumel is not great since Barcelo took over. I have a time share there and Barcelo does not support the First Club as mu... Full report		5/2018	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives	3
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel First Club*		Southern Reefs	"It didn't get better since April/May" This was my second trip of 2017, and usually by this time it would have been my third, except I passed on my usual February/ March ... Full report		8/2017	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives	1
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro*		Southern reefs, Cozumel	"Last year, great. This year not so much." The last time I'd been to Cozumel before my May 2017 trip was in December'16 when I wrapped up 40 weeks of time down there spread ... Full report		5/2017	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives	2
*Dive Palancar/ Secrets Aura Hotel*		Cozumel	"Very good diving, great value, convenient." I've been diving in Cozumel for almost 40 years. I've seen what cruise ships (not all bad) and hurricane Wilma have done, and I ca... Full report		11/2015	Randall S Preissig 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occdental Grand Cozumel*		Cozumel southern reefs	"Cozumel in August/September--Is this Dive NIRVANA?" This was my third trip to Cozumel in 2015, and after my 4th trip in Nov/ Dec I will have spent five months there. I usually stay a... Full report		8/2015	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*			"Cozumel February 2015" First trip of 2015, three more trips planned this year, and the first time I visited since the hotel burned in August 2014. The A... Full report		2/2015	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*			"Dive Palancar lives on!" This was my 4th trip to Cozumel this year, and I continue to dive with Dive Palancar, despite their being replaced at both the All... Full report		10/2014	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*			The Occidental Grand is an all- inclusive resort. The facilities, rooms, pool, beach were excellent and in very good shape. Staff w... Full report		11/2013	Bill Fletcher 250+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*		Cozumel	The Occidental Grand Cozumel has been sold to a German company and Dive Palancar will be replaced by the time you read this review... Full report		11/2013	Randall S Preissig ? Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Iberostar*			We stayed a little more than a week and did 24 dives with Dive Palancar. After a couple of days, they realized that we were relat... Full report		10/2013	David Lefever 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
*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
*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 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
*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
*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
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*			This was my longest stay at the Allegro (20 nights), and I did 30 tanks of Nitrox, all as morning dives. Dive Palancar was replac... Full report		6/2010	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*			I go back to dive here again and again- - seems like my home away from home these days, since diving off Melbourne Florida is mostly... Full report		9/2009	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*		Cozumel	Resort and grounds were lovely & clean. Wish we had more of an 'orientation' to meal times and diving. Certain restaurants are o... Full report		9/2009	Kent & Rachel 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro*			boats and drift dives were well managed. we had a group of 6, so we were assigned our own boat which was a BIG PLUS and if i went ... Full report		7/2009	Robert Knourek 100+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*			These guys are the BEST. I've dived with them 4- 5 times in the last calendar year, am friendly with all divemasters and instructo... Full report		6/2009	Shawn aka Chichibe 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand Cozumel*		Cozumel	Our dive club, Scubaneers of Glen Ellyn, IL visited Cozumel in April of 2009. We last visited Cozumel in 2005 after the big hurri... Full report		4/2009	Eric Ault 500+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*			The hotel was a very nice all- inclusive. 5- 10 minute walk from room to the dive shop. Divers do all the hauling and cleaning of ... Full report		6/2008	Mike Judd 250+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*			As everyone knows, Cozumel was "skinned" by hurricane Wilma. The Occidental Grande has recovered very well, but is now only excel... Full report		11/2007	Randall S. Preissig 500+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*			The Occidental Grand was fabulous. Food, accommodations, and service was first class. The dive opperation was well run and the d... Full report		6/2007	Ed Stevens 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro*			This was a great vacation for three families. The Allegro is a great all inclusive 15 minutes south of town. The dive operation ... Full report		4/2007	Craig Mathews 100+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro All inclusive*			The Allegro was WONDERFUL. The rooms have been updated since the hurricane and were very comfortable. The staff did not hesitate t... Full report		9/2006	Cindy Cook 100+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand Cozumel*		Cozumel	Due to the great numbers of divers in Cozumel, if possible get together with a small number of advanced divers and you may be able... Full report		8/2006	Robert Morris 100+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*		Cozumel	We had been diving with the Dive House for many years and staying at the Fiesta Americana. We have tried many resorts in Cozumel ... Full report		6/2006	Ed Stevens <100 Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Allegro Cozumel*			Lockers for storage right at the dock. Homogeneous experience grouping on boats. Conscientious divemasters, most good at finding c... Full report		5/2004	Randy and Carol Thompson 250+ 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
*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

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