Dive Review of Scuba Du/El Presidente in
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Scuba Du/El Presidente, Oct, 2009, by Stephen kouri, WA, United States ( Contributor 12 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 5248.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	While Cozumel may not be the diving it was pre-hurricane, it is still very good diving. The el Presidente is a value issue. It is not at the level of a Four Seasons hotel like some claim, but it is still nice and a good value at 100-150 a night. The trick to Scuba Du is to hire your own dive master at $50/day. We spent our first couple dives with the group until we found a couple divers who had similar profile and split the cost of a dive master. With your own dive master the 45 minute limitation vanishes. Our dives were 55+ after hiring our own dive master. It should be noted that Scuba du is valet diving and they pamper divers both on and off the boat. Notable dive masters that stood out are Hector and Allesandro. New divers should wary of the current. If you learned to dive in the bathtub like environment like Hawaii, it can take a little experience to get used to. It took me about 5-8 dives before I felt completely comfortable.
Websites	Scuba Du
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Big Island, Maui, Figi and Cozumel
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	currents
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Limited depth on first dives to 90 ft.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
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]

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Dive Review of Scuba Du/El Presidente in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Scuba Du/El Presidente, Oct, 2009,

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Dive Review of Scuba Du/El Presidente in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel