Dive Review of Chucho Divers/El Cid La Ceba in
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Chucho Divers/El Cid La Ceba, Sep, 2009, by Henry & Carol Ziller, CO, USA ( Top Contributor 38 reports with 21 Helpful votes). Report 5223.
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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
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Comments	This was our fourth trip to Cozumel and all four times we stayed at the El Cid La Ceba. We could not beat the package deal we got on Expedia and during low season if your a repeat customer they may upgrade you to a one bedroom suite. There is good shore diving at the La Ceba, but we did three boat dives a day so we opted for no shore dives. Chucho Divers uses a covered 27-feet fast boat with two 75 hp Yamaha outboards and gets to the sites fast. There is a maximum six divers, Chucho and the captain. The three dive day package includes lunch (On a beach or docked) of authentic mexican dishes that Chucho makes and they are really good. Fresh fruit, water and sodas are also provided throughout the day. Divers set the departing time in the morning, and we used 8:30 and returned around 3:00. Chucho is really good at finding unusual things like a pipefish, and nudi's and knows the area exceptionally well, including the best restaurants and party spots. The effects of Hurricane Wilma are still abundant, sand is covering many parts of the reefs, but slowly it is coming back. I think Cozumel reefs have the best color in the Caribbean Sea. The fish are still there, we saw several large grouper (3-ft) on every dive, nurse sharks are everywhere, really large parrot fish (About 3-ft), and the visibility is still 100-feet plus on most dives. Our night dive produced a several octopus. The La Ceba is located a $6.00 US each way cab ride from the Plaza. We prefer to eat at local small restaurants a couple blocks off the main Plaza area and skip the chain restaurants altogether. Try Abuelo Gerardo on 10th Ave just north of Ave Benito Juarez. You may not need a dinner if you eat all the chips, salsa, and guacamoli, but the dinners are really great too. Dinner with desert and drinks for five was $83.00 with tip.
Websites	Chucho Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Micronesia, Honduras, Curacao, Cayman, Hawaii, Belize, Tobago, Bahamas, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Start up with 750 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	A camera bucket is on the dive boat. There are rinse tanks at the hotel dive operation but we don't use them. We rinse in the bathtub in the room.

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Dive Review of Chucho Divers/El Cid La Ceba in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

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Dive Review of Chucho Divers/El Cid La Ceba in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel