Dive Review of AquaWorld/Moon Palace in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cancun

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AquaWorld/Moon Palace, Jun, 2008, by Bob Halem, CA, USA ( Contributor 18 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 4154.
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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	Dive was booked through activity desk at Moon Palace. Transportation to AquaWorld office in Cancun was additional $10. Boat probably holds up to 20 divers but since this was a night dive there were only 6 with crew of three, dive leader, deck assistant and captain. Crew was very helpful in setting up rigs and helping divers put them on. They even helped carry the rig if you had to walk wearing it more than a few feet. Dive leader carefully explained dive plan and underwater signal conventions for using lights after dark. There was a strong current but the fact that everyone had good lights (supplied by boat) made it easy to keep together. It is probably easier to stay together after dark than it is on a daylight dive. Boat was prompt with pickup and crew was very helpful with boarding in the light chop, again helping with the weight of the rig while climbing the ladder and immediately taking it from the diver. The crew did the tank change between dives and did a careful washdown after the second dive. Only possible issue was a fairly short surface interval, but the boat was rocking and sea sickness would have been an issue. Even so, the profile was well within published PADI dive guidelines.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Jamaica
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	72-73°F / 22-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-25 Ft/ 5-8 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dove as a group. Time limit of about 40 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No special facilities for cameras.

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Dive Review of AquaWorld/Moon Palace in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cancun

AquaWorld/Moon Palace, Jun, 2008,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of AquaWorld/Moon Palace in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cancun