Dive Review of Del Mar Aquatics/Casa Del Mar in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Del Mar Aquatics/Casa Del Mar, Apr, 2009, by Joe Williams, sc, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4743.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Cozumel has changed much above the surface, but is still excellent below! We stayed at Casa Del Mar hotel south of downtown. Very nice, inexpensive, and dedicated to serious dive vacationers. Del Mar Aquatics provided well guided, professional service. Saturday boat dives were unspectacular due to the swift current preventing reasonable observation of anything. Had trouble keeping up with my buddy, and the guides had trouble keeping the group in one line. Not their fault, but still disappointing. Sunday was better, and thanks to Renay's choice for trips (Palancar Horshoe and Cardona) we sighted and photographed turtles, eels, very large parrot and angle fish, nurse sharks and even a pair of seahorses. We took Monday off to go see PDC, and the wind was so high on Tuesday, the harbor was closed. Staff came over to the hotel restaurant at breakfast to notify everyone. Wednesday saw much improved conditions, and many more creatures, including stingrays, turtles of all size, a HUGE baracuda, and even a large octopus at Dalila reef. Good drift dives through the rest of the week, which I remember Cozumel to be famous for. All in all a great week for the money, and we would return to Casa Del Mar again. There are certainly a few other very good dive ops, listed in the forums and trip reports on Undercurrent. We had pre-paid 4 days of diving, which took us untill Thursday to fulfill, due to two days break in the week. We gladly booked one more day with Del Mar Aquatics due to their outstanding service.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Palancar reef, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Eastern and Southern Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	6-8 divers, drift untill boat pick-up, 700psi min. tank reserve
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	two 5 gallon buckets aboard for camera and mask to share, no "helpful hints" about diver courtesy concerning observing animals from dive staff...."experienced" divers on this trip could have used some pointers .

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Dive Review of Del Mar Aquatics/Casa Del Mar in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Del Mar Aquatics/Casa Del Mar, Apr, 2009,

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Dive Review of Del Mar Aquatics/Casa Del Mar in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan