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Dive Review of Dive Paradise/Was Hotel Cozumel in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Dive Paradise/Was Hotel Cozumel, Feb, 2004,

by Trevor, Alberta, Canada! . Report 1453.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments I met a dive buddy in Jamaica by the name of Bob who worked for a dive shop back home in Cedar Falls called Scuba Too,His dive shop put this package together at the (was called) Hotel Cozumel.(Congrats on the very professional dive trip Scuba Too!) The hotel was excellent,, a 4 minute walk to town, a beautiful pool and beach area and the dive shop right there on the beach as part of their beach front. A 30 second walk from your room to the dive boat!. Dive Paradise and their guide Hosai were great,very helpful and the boat we had called Paradise was large and spacious.The only shortcoming of the dive shop was they should push and preach more about not touching the reef,once again there were bottom draggers and the dive masters should not let them dive unless those kind of divers improve their skills! The boat ride to the dive sites were 30 -50 minutes,but I'm a boat person so I did not mind the ride! Some people may prefer to stay at a hotel way down closer to the dive sites but then its a 20 dollar cab ride back to town, your choice. The reef was great, drifting was cool, but they need to do a better job at preserving the reef!

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 51-100 dives
Where else diving [Jamaica, Bonaire, Bahama's
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp 79-82°F / 26-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-90 Ft/ 15-27 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions [follow the guide,drift diving
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas Squadrons
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 3 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities 4 stars
UW Photo Comments [None]
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