Dive Review of Pro Dive/Occidental Grand in
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Pro Dive/Occidental Grand , Jun, 2014, by Karen Card, CA, US ( Contributor 14 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 7655.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We expected drift diving and experienced it the last two days within normal range. However, our first four days were in such strong current there wasn't much you could do to slow and see anything, unless in a protected swim-through. Feeling like superman flying over the reef was fun for a while, but I cut my hand trying to hold onto something I should NOT have, in order to stop and see what the DM was trying to show me. We called it Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Dive Tours. Packed like sardines on the boats, there was not enough room to move around nor seats for everyone a few times. Bad O-rings were replaced right and left. One day we were sent out on a fishing boat with a deck hand who had no idea what to do with divers. I slipped upon re-entry with nothing to hold onto...and no assistance. One diver was lost and found surfaced 200 yards away. His wife was hysterical. Another couple told us of being caught in a downwards whirlpool during their safety stop and dropped to 100' before they knew what was happening. DM caught them. All divers we were with had the same reaction. My partner has been diving since 1972, been in Coz before, and was blown away by conditions. Honestly you can't really get left behind since you can see shore and there are lots of dive boats all around, but it was all a little unnerving. The DM's were all safety conscious, tried to keep the group together, and we all surfaced together (you had to due to the currents) All but one DM were foreign and some did not speak much English. Some were familiar with the area and fish life others were brand new to the area. We DID see plenty of turtles, nurse sharks, and typical tropical fish including a nice spotted drum. The reef was in good condition. Nice swim-throughs on a number of the reefs. One dive the drop off was so far from the reef, and the current so strong, we used up nearly 1000 psi just swimming to the reef. That was a short dive! On shore was super crowded, with plastic bins provided to place equipment after dives and then locked up at night. Inadequate facilities. I would use an independent shop in the future who will pick you up at the dock.
Websites	Pro Dive Occidental Grand
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Grand Turk, Little Cayman, Roatan, Cabo Pulmo, California coast and Channel Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	82-°F / 28-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	4
Water Visibility	50-200 Ft/ 15-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay behind and follow Dive Master at all times
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
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	some boats had no camera tanks and divers used the camera tank on shore for their regs, masks etc.

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Dive Review of Pro Dive/Occidental Grand in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Pro Dive/Occidental Grand , Jun, 2014,

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Dive Review of Pro Dive/Occidental Grand in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel