Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Occidental Grand in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

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Dive Palancar/Occidental Grand, Nov, 2002, by Charles Tache, TX, USA . Report 724.
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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	Occidental Grand is a very nice new 5 star hotel. Everything is new and pristine. Staff was very courteous and helful, and wore lots of smiles. Food quality was top notch and good selection. Mind the dress code when dining at the specialty restaurants. This means that men need to bring a long pair of pants and a sport shirt. Entertainment was low key. Maybe this was because they were only open a matter of weeks. The pools were cold, and this may be for the same reason that they had not had time to warm up yet. Dive Palancar was dissapointing. The reefs are very close, so you only have about five minutes to get ready for the dive. Then, after each dive, the boat returns to the dock for your surface time. Then back on the boat for the rush to the next dive. When I am on vacation, I don't care for the "hurry up attitude." With that said, the boats were miticulously kept, the briefings were complete, and the staff courteous. Depth and time restrictions were enforced, but they were close to the limits on my computer, so I did not feel restricted. I would recommend the "Occidental Grand" but experienced divers may want to utilize a more "custom" dive operator.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Florida Panhandle, Purto Rico (Culebra), Okinawa, Southern California.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-125 Ft/ 30-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	100 feet first dive, 80 feet second dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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 Palancar/Occidental Grand in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Dive Palancar/Occidental Grand, Nov, 2002,

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Occidental Grand in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel