Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Southern reefs, Cozumel

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Dive Palancar/Allegro: "Last year, great. This year not so much.", May, 2017, by Shawn McDermott, FL, US ( Contributor 16 reports with 12 Helpful votes). Report 9768 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The last time I'd been to Cozumel before my May 2017 trip was in December'16 when I wrapped up 40 weeks of time down there spread out over 8 trips in '15 and '16. Lots of changes, in only 6 months, the visibility was radically reduced, fish and sea life down by at least 75%, lots of algae, soft corals once brilliantly yellow now a drab shade of gray, and all colors of sponges muted. I live to shoot hi-def ambient light u/w video, but gray cloudy skies on an almost daily basis took my joy away. Dive Palancar did their usual great job of picking me up from the Allegro's pier on time for my morning dives. The Allegro's new owners, Barcelo, decided to fill up space in low season with trashy locals and their hundreds of whining children, at prices far lower than non-Mexicans pay. Not a great scenario. I had booked 8 weeks for this trip, but went home 3 weeks early, because of the hotel policy and the rather crummy diving.
Websites	Dive Palancar Allegro
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Jamaica, San Salvador, Grand Bahama, Abaco, South Florida, Florida Keys, Florida Gulfside, Costa Rica, Turks and Caicos (Provo), St. Vincent, Belize, Cayman, Dominican Republic, Bonaire, Curacao
Closest Airport	CZM	Getting There	Flights from Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, sometimes Chicago, Detroit
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	25-50 Ft/ 8-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Southern reefs, Cozumel

Dive Palancar/Allegro: "Last year, great. This year not so much.", May, 2017,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Southern reefs, Cozumel