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Dive Review of Dive Paradise/Plaza Las Glorias in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Dive Paradise/Plaza Las Glorias, Jun, 2003,

by Charles Seder, AZ, USA . Report 664.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 3 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 4 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 2 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Dive guides were friendly and knowledgable. The fastboat option was worth the extra money. These boats were good condition and got you to the divesites fast. Fast enough that the lack of a sunshade on the boats was not a problem. I was not happy that they kept the boat in idle while picking us up. We ended all of our dives sucking in engine fumes. This company needs to pay better attention to o-rings on the tanks. I can't begin to count the number of first stage leaks we saw on the trip.

Plaza las glorias is begining to show its age. They keep up the lobby and exterior but the rooms are starting to show lots of neglect ie; broken tiles, rotting doors, masking tape over peep hole, A.C. that couldn't keep up. Restaraunt had a good breakfast but the lack of fans to move the air made it a heaven for mosquitoes in the eavening. we had a $60 steak dinner and the mosquitoes ate better than we did. No other restaraunt we ate at had this problem.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 51-100 dives
Where else diving Hawaii, Florida, Bahamas,
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas choppy, currents
Water Temp 81-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 45-100 Ft/ 14-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Stay with guide,Stay above 90 ft
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

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

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

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's 1 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Even when current slight divemaster set a fast pace
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