Dive Review of Dive House/Caribbean Princess in
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Dive House/Caribbean Princess, May, 2006, by Paul and Donna Lima, TN, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports). Report 2467.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Booked a shore dive with Caribbean Princess and had good luck with Dive House. Our divemaster, David, was excellent, giving a thorough briefing on the drift diving necessary in Cozumel. Some people on board appeared to have become somewhat anxious because of the thoroughness and the discussion of various possible contingencies. They asked what we wanted to dive and based on consensus went to Santa Rosa Wall for the swimthroughs. It was a long (50 minute) trip out but testament to their willingness to provide a quality experience for people who would dive with them once and then sail away. We went in two groups, each group waiting on the surface and then descending en masse in order to remain together in the significant current. I was impressed with the constant counting of divers by the lead and sweep divemasters. Safety certainly seems paramount in this operation. Entering a swimthrough another (inexperienced) diver cut in front and entered. Suddenly he lost his weight belt which landed directly in front of my mask. He ended up on the ceiling. I started to grab the weight belt but the sweep divemaster had seen what happened and came up and rapidly reattached the weight belt to the diver. This is not the place for divers with 8 dives! Talking with the diver later he said he had panicked after the incident and had been highly anxious in the relentless current. At the end of the dive we moved onto sand flats, surfaced as a group and were picked up by the boat which had been trailing our bubbles. I had been apprehensive about diving in Mexico (brought my own equipment) but was reassured by Dive House which had good equipment, a roomy boat and excellent safety procedures. They provided bottle water and soft drinks and attentive service was not limited to the water. As soon as they saw someone had finished a soft drink, a crew member was there to take the empty and stow it.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Maui, Big Island, Cayman Islands, Roatan, Belize, Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	noCurrents
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	80-120 Ft/ 24-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	stay behind and above divemaster
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	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 Dive House/Caribbean Princess in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Dive House/Caribbean Princess, May, 2006,

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Dive Review of Dive House/Caribbean Princess in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel