Dive Review of Chili Charters/Palmar Condominiums in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Chili Charters/Palmar Condominiums, Jan, 2014, by Len Sisk, AK, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports). Report 7514.
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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
Overall Rating
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Comments	This is a first class dive operation. The owners (Blondie & Donna) have been active in the Cozumel dive community since the mid-70's. Blondie was certified in 1974, and was subsequently one of the 1st Mexican nationals in Cozumel to attain his Dive Master Certification. They have 2 boats, each 28', with shade and a marine head. We dove from the boats, without any "chase" boat. The crew hauled up our tanks up at the end of each dive. They take a minimum of 3 divers, and a maximum of 8. Eight divers would be a bit crowded. A 2 tank dive is $90 per diver/day, nitrox is $10 more. Wt's/belts provided. We scheduled a few 2 tank days, as well as a few 3 tank days (where we brought our own lunch). The crew kept our gear for us for the week, and even rinsed it on the last day! We dove in the Marine Park, which is an additional $2.50 per day. The sponges here are incredible. I saw the biggest loggerhead turtle I have ever seen, a juvenile drum, a pipefish I have yet to identify, some healthy corals, all within staggering visibility at various depths. There are some enormous cruise ships that arrive each morning and depart each evening, but Blondie is familiar enough with the area and the dive sites that we saw very few other divers while we were at depth, and not on every dive. Impressive, as sometime there were 45+ boats topside ready to put divers into the water. Currently, Chili Charters is not set up to take credit cards, but accept cash (US or pesos). Chili Charters are bilingual, so if you don't speak Spanish, it is not a problem. We do hope to dive with them again, as Cozumel is so close to the US and fairly affordable to travel to and stay in, and I am hoping they will be set up for credit cards in the future. Safety, while always in the back of my mind, was not an issue. Cozumel has at least 2 large hyperbaric chambers that are well known, well staffed, and endorsed by DAN. I highly recommend spending some underwater time with Chili Charters!
Websites	Chili Charters
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cayman, Chinchorro Banks, Palau, Maldives, Honduras, Hawaii, Fiji, Thailand, Indonesia, Puget Sound, Belize, Costa Rica, Australia.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	75-150 Ft/ 23-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We were 3 divers on a boat with the same dive master (Rene) every day (5 days). After our initial check out dive, Rene let us dive our own profile so no restrictions were enforced.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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 Chili Charters/Palmar Condominiums in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Chili Charters/Palmar Condominiums, Jan, 2014,

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

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Dive Review of Chili Charters/Palmar Condominiums in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan