Dive Review of Tank Ha/Barcelo in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Riviera Maya

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Tank Ha/Barcelo, Jul, 2006, by Betsy Baste, NC, USA . Report 2826.
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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
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Comments	We stayed at the Barcelo Resort in Riviera Maya and dived in Playa del Carmen. The Resort was exceptional in design, accomodations, food and especially service. We will go back many times, and we do NOT like resorts. Above all, the people, the service and the commitment to personal attention was outstanding. However, Dressel Divers facility at the resort was severely lacking. After numerous attempts to dive with them, we got too frustrated and finally gave up trying to dive with this company. Before leaving for the trip, I contacted the corporate office of Dressel in Spain. They assured me as an SSI instructor, I would have no problem certifying my 20 year old daughter on this trip with Dressel. When I arrived at the site, it was another story altogether. The staff at Dressel continued to put restrictions on our ability to get in the water with them. The main one was that we would have to pay for their certification course. This made no sense as I am an instruction with a million dollar liability policy. I found Tank Ha dive facility in Playa del Carmen, and they were incredibly accomodating, and were able to meet all our needs for me to certify my daughter, including the use of their pool for a quick refresher of skills. They took us on a short ride to incredibly fish-rich reefs. I never saw so many scorpion fish in a week of diving, and we only dived with Tank Ha for 2 days. We also saw huge turtles and barracuda. Didn't see the pelagics I expected to see, but that was fine with my new-diver daughter. The cenote trip with Kenny was incredible. I would love to go back just to get my cave certification with Tank Ha. Groups were limited to 4 people, perfect. The halocline and the cave formations have got to be seen to be believed. After our dives, my daughter thought her purse was stolen from the cubbies at Tank Ha. The staff helped us look everywhere and were very helpful. Luckily, she had left it in a dinind room at the Barcelo resort, and it was returned to the front desk with only the money missing.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Bonaire, California, Florida, Bahamas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow leader in cenotes, limit 4 people per group. Excellent dive briefing for ocean and cenotes dives.
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	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 Tank Ha/Barcelo in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Riviera Maya

Tank Ha/Barcelo, Jul, 2006,

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Dive Review of Tank Ha/Barcelo in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Riviera Maya