Dive Review of Advanced Divers/Presidente Intercontinental in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Advanced Divers/Presidente Intercontinental, Jun, 2003, by Jack Gibson, TX, USA ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 518.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	It’s been nearly two years since we visited Cozumel. Many things have changed, but one thing hasn’t: the great service and diving offered by Ricardo Madrigal and his team on the Careyitos. These guys know how to take care of experienced divers. Start with the boat. The Careyitos is a 12 ft wide, 38 ft. long Bertram. Generally there will be no more than 10 divers on board. She doesn’t zip out to the reef and back but gives a comfortable and relaxing ride with a large sun deck above and shaded deck below. I always smile to myself when the “fast boats” zip by us, pounding and soaking their passengers. Then consider the dive sites. They avoid crowded sites and go out of their way to honor their guests’ requests. On our last day, for example, they put us on one of my favorites, Punta Sur. Ricardo led us expertly through all the swim-throughs in one dive. I’m told that some dive shops only lead their groups through one or two of them. Of course, the guests, experienced divers, weren’t climbing all over each other in the tunnels and silting them out, either. And the bottom time. We are limited only by our air supply and computers. All of our dives were 60 minutes or more. Lastly, the service is great. These guys take care of you. In the water they are unobtrusive and there only when we need them to point out an interesting creature or navigate the Cozumel currents. After the first dive, they switched our gear to fresh tanks and take it all down for us at the end of the day. Between dives we enjoyed a lunch of ham sandwiches, fresh fruit, and tostadas with the absolute best fresh guacamole followed by a leisurely siesta for our hour and half surface interval. We’ve been diving with Ricardo Madrigal and his team for eight years, and we consider them friends. But they perform at the same superb level for everyone. Check out their website: [advanceddivers.com link]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Belize, Providenciales GT, Grand Turk, Bonaire, Walkers Cay, various Florida Keys, Palau, Galapagos, PNG.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Virtually none. Agree with dive master on the profile before the dive and then stay with the group for the drift dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Advanced Divers/Presidente Intercontinental in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Advanced Divers/Presidente Intercontinental, Jun, 2003,

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Dive Review of Advanced Divers/Presidente Intercontinental in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan