Dive Review of Sand Dollar Sports/Reef Club in
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Sand Dollar Sports/Reef Club, Jun, 2005, by Wayne Whittier, TX, USA . Report 1952.
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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	We have been diving in Cozumel several times. Previously our experiences with Sand Dollar Sports had been great. In fact my wife and I had grown quite fond of a couple of the divemasters there, Julio in particular is a fabulous DM. Gerry is also very good. This trip turned out to be less than desirable. It started off with the Reef Club not having our reservation when we arrived. This also happen when we stayed with them six months prior. At that time we were assured this was not a common occurrence, but we later have discovered it is quite common there. We were moved from room to room 3 times in a six day stay. Not able to unpack and settle in, living out of a suitcase as a diver was not much fun to say the least. Food was mediocre; service with minor exceptions was RUDE, abrasive and inflexible. Diving was a disappointment as well. The dive shop now caters primarily as their first priority to cruise ships. What was once a very personalized & intimate operation, has now become a 'cattle car ' shop at best. Some of the DM's were down right rude ! I managed to get one of them fired. But he could care less. Amazing, since our tips and tourist dollars are a significant part of their revenue. My wife & I will be diving in Cozumel this December. After thorough research for a new operation,we will be diving with LIQUID BLUE DIVERS. We believe it will be wonderful. We will stay at Casa Mexicana. No more ' all inclusives ' for us.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Several trips to the Keys in Florida. Many trips to Cozumel. Belize, Roatan. Bahamas.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	81-127°F / 27-53°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	125-150 Ft/ 38-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Maximum depth 70' first dive. Varied on the second dive. Ridiculous bottom times. 1st dive 30 minutes. Second dive varied but was also short.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Occasional bucket for cameras, but no one on staff kept it 'cameras only.' Therefore mask cleaning with undesirable solutions were commonplace, rendering thre camera bucket useless.

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Dive Review of Sand Dollar Sports/Reef Club in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Sand Dollar Sports/Reef Club, Jun, 2005,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Sand Dollar Sports/Reef Club in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan