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scuba club cozumel, Dec, 2005, by Glen Kitchens, nm, usa ( Contributor 18 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 2194.
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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
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	I was set to visit Cozumel the week after Wilma settled down on the island, so I didn't get there until first week of December. The first thing I noticed on landing is the lack of green - all the trees were denuded by the winds, but the leaves are already growing back. A similar statement can be made for the island in general. The place sustained a lot of damage, but it is coming back fast! The locals (friendliest people you will ever meet) are literally working around the clock to get Cozumel whipped back into shape. The streets are clean & clear of debris. Many of the southern high-rise hotels had their glass walls blown out but the solid concrete (even the bed bases) Scuba Club is open & doing their usual fine job of catering to divers. Both restaurants & bar are open & all facilities are operational. Their boat dock was destroyed & now lies on the bottom attracting marine life. The boats are using the swim dock to load & it works out fine. The two cruise ship docks were heavily damaged, but that didn't stop the ships. Cozumel has plenty of tenders which bring the cruisers to shore - however, not in the herds you would expect previous to the hurricane. The diving is still good. The sponges took a beating & most have disappeared on the shallower dives. Also some of the shallower reefs have been coated w/ sand, but overall the diving is as good as ever. The shore dive off Scuba Club is very good at dusk when numerous octopus come out to feed. As usual, a trip to Cozumel is a very good value. Be sure to confirm your flights! Continental has cancelled some. My return flight out of Cozumel was cancelled & I was rerouted to Cancun for the flight back to Houston. This was no problem as the ferry runs to Playa del Carmen every hour, & very comfortable shuttle buses ($7.50 ea.)run to Cancun airport every 15 minutes. Don't worry about hurricane damage - Cozumel's still worth the trip!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	numerous carribean; australia; fiji; papua new guinea; truk; yap; palau; florida keys;
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	max depth
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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
UW Photo Comments	Scuba Club's boats are well set up for keeping cameras safe. Dunk tanks are at rear close to boat exit point. Boat crews are very cautious when handling your gear.

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Dive Review of scuba club cozumel in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/cozumel island

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