Dive Review of Bahia Divers/Grand Palladium White Sand in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Maya Riviera

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Bahia Divers/Grand Palladium White Sand, Apr, 2010, by Mr Terry Bartley, ON, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports). Report 5444.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	We stayed at the Grand Palladium White Sand and wanted to do some diving. We did not dive with the resort dive shop as I had read some negative reports, plus they time your dives. While there, we overheard some divers that had dived the resort dive shop, and they were not happy with their dives. I had contacted Bahia Divers from Canada, and received quick replies to my emails, and from the few reports I found on Bahia divers, they were all positive, so we took a chance on them. They picked us up at the resort which was a bonus. It is a very small dive operation. They will only take out 6 max on the boat. They are all very safety conscience. The only drawback was that the boat had no ladder for re entry. You either got yourself into the boat, or you are hauled out of the water. The dive briefs were very detailed, and safety is mentioned several times. The Dive Master/instructor that we had was a blast. Very personable. We did 2 days of diving, 2 tanks each day. The one day we came back to the shop, the other day we did our SIT time in the boat. Water and cookies are provided for snacks. Turtles were seen on every dive and lots of fish. The coral seemed healthy though in a few spots, bleaching. We saw on one day 4 lion fish, not good. I would strongly recommend this dive op if you are in the area, they very professional, fun, and a great group of people.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Ontario; several spots in Cuba; San Andres, Columbia; Hawaii; Florida Keys; Grenada; different spot on the Maya Riviera, Mexico.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-90 Ft/ 21-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	no deco time
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Maybe ask for rinse pail, nothing provided.

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Dive Review of Bahia Divers/Grand Palladium White Sand in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Maya Riviera

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Dive Review of Bahia Divers/Grand Palladium White Sand in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Maya Riviera