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

Other Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Dive Paradise/Hotel Cozumel, Feb, 2005, by Larry D. Sensenig, Iowa, USA . Report 1616.
No photos available at this time
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	My wife and I, along with another nondiving couple, traveled to Cozumel for a spring break trip (Feb. 26 to March 5, 2005). We lost the equivelent of a day getting there because of a mechanical problem on a Continental flight. We were to arrive at 2:00pm on Feb. 26, but didn't arrive until 11:00am on the 27th, thus I lost some dive opportunities. We were treated to a complimentary drink upon arriving at the Hotel Cozumel. We did not want a ground floor room, but that is what we were assigned. After voicing our displeasure they changed the room. Dive Paradise is a well run organization. Upon arrival they quickly get you checked in and allow you to do a shore check-out dive. I was at first dismayed that I had been placed on what I knew was an older "slow" boat, but I came to like the smaller boats. Fewer people means more relaxed diving and more personal attention. Dive masters and crew try to be accomodating and they were friendly. Between dives one is served a sandwich, fruit, and a drink. I believe that the dive profiles were a bit conservative for a boat full of people that had dive computers. The divemaster always asked the group where they wanted to go (do or see) each day. No one mentioned tips, but most divers were tipping after each dive. Midweek we decided to take the ferry to the mainland to visit the Mayan ruins at ChichenItza. Although the bus trip took all day I'm very glad to have seen these magnificent icons of the past. Sights while diving were great, with either coral swim-throughs, walls, or coral beds on every dive. We saw no rays or sharks, but we did see turtles, large barracuda, lobster, crab, eels, quite a few spotted drums and lots of queen and french angles, grunts, silver sides, etc. The night dive was really special, don't miss it. I would recommend the following restaurants: El Moro, Las Tortugas, or Primas. Although these restaurants are well known, they are well known for a reason. Everyone in our party had great meals. Although I still plan on diving other noted Caribbean locations, I always will be drawn to Cozumel for its world class diving, safe environment, friendly people, and reasonable prices.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Besides multiple prior trips to Cozumel I have been diving in the Grand Caymans, Bon Terra Mine(outside of St Louis), Table Rock (AK), Meyerstown Quarry(PA), Lake Okoboji (Iowa)
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	On two tank dives the first dive was to be generally to 80-90 feet with the second dive to a shallower depth. One hour interval between dives. All dives were to have a 3-5 minute safty stop at 15 feet.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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
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]

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 1100 dive reviews of Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Dive Paradise

All Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Want to assemble your own collection of Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.19 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

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

Dive Paradise/Hotel Cozumel, Feb, 2005,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

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

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