Dive Review of Dressel Divers/Iberostart Cozumel and Playa del Ca in
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Dressel Divers/Iberostart Cozumel and Playa del Ca: "Mexican Trifecta...3 days Cozumel, 2 days Cenotes, whale shark snorkle", Jul, 2019, by Bill Schlegel, MO, US ( Contributor 19 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 11258.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	This is a review of a three part trip scheduled as one coordinated trip and involving the same hotel chain and diver operator in all locators. Cozumel drift diving followed by transfer to the Riviera Maya and diving the cenotes in Yucatan and then a day of whaleshark snorkeling off of Isla Mujares. The ratings and comments listed are for the Iberostar Cozumel resort and the Iberostar Tucan resort in the Yucatan. The accomodations in Cozumel were good but the Tucan (near Playa del Carmen) were even better. Rather high end for a "dive resort". The dive operator, Dressel divers were centainly professional and safe but the quality of the reefs in Cozumel is well known to have deteriorated over the last 40 years. While the diving can still be fun, don't expect any large schools of reef fish or pelagics. Dont expect exuberant and colorful corals. I think it is still a good trip with easy diving for newer divers. There certainly are turtles and octopus. The resort and overall setup is great for a family with children as there are a lot of activites on the Iberostart Cozumel's grounds for familie at both sites. The transition from Cozumel to Playa Del Carmen was pre-arranged and the transition by van, ferry boat with luggage handling, pickup on the dock in Playa by Dressel divers Yucatan crew and transfer to the Iberostart Tucan was smooth. Dressel divers provided shore diving on the Yucatan coast which was about the same as Cozumel. Also, boat diving was available but not in my package. They provided transportation for the short trips to the cenotes of Kukulkan, Chichen Ha and others where we were guided throught the caverns by certified cave dive masters. I would have to say that this was the highlight of my trip. Very well done. We never got below about 40 feet, in the fresh water of the Cenotes. We did two days of this. Then for the end of the week, we were transported by van to the north end of the Yucatan and loaded onto open boats for whale shark snorkeling. Rather rough seas and long trips of several hours in these open boats, but you will see your whale sharks, if that is something you have to chack off your bucket list. Overall an interesting trip with three distinct versions of diving, all coordinated with one diver operator and hotel chain. You could possibly schedule and coordinate this trip individually but we used a travel agent that specializes in dive travel: Caradonna dive travel, out of Florida to put it all together.
Websites	Dressel Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	About everywhere.
Closest Airport	Cozumel or Cancun	Getting There	Easy travel to / from either aitport from USA
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Less thatn 100 feet or Nitrox depth restrictions.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Not really anything on or boat for photographers in the Cozumel portion of this trip. Several boats were there and all were different.

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By report author: Bill Schlegel in MO, US at Nov 17, 2019 11:16 EST

Very helpful

By report author: Bill Schlegel in MO, US at Nov 17, 2019 11:19 EST

We will see if this turns out to be a regular itinerary.

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Dive Review of Dressel Divers/Iberostart Cozumel and Playa del Ca in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel and the Yucatan

Dressel Divers/Iberostart Cozumel and Playa del Ca: "Mexican Trifecta...3 days Cozumel, 2 days Cenotes, whale shark snorkle", Jul, 2019,

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Dive Review of Dressel Divers/Iberostart Cozumel and Playa del Ca in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel and the Yucatan