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Aldora / Bahia Hotel in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan /
[N/A] on
2003/03
by
Bill Chambers , NY, USA
Report Number 030405132704194
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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
 
Where else diving
 Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Provo, Grand Turk, Curacao, Liveaboard in
Saba, Statia & St. Kitts 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny, dry  
Seas
currents, noCurrents  
Water Temp
78   to 79    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
1
Water Visibility
50   to 80    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
no  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
Depth, time & N2 absorption  
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  
N/A  
Comments
Aldora does not have a dedicated camera bucket on board their 6-packs but
will readily hand camera equipment to divers after back-roll entry.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
*****
Service
****
Food
****
 
 
Dive Operation
*****  
Shore Diving  
**  

Overall Rating

Beginners
***   
Advanced
*****    
Comments  
Aldora remains a top quality operator  -- professional, safety conscious,
knowledgable and always ready to accomodate their divers.  Site selection
was totally up to the divers on board that day.  Really enjoyed diving
with the 120 cu. ft. HP steel tanks, with all dives about an hour and
leisurely surface intervals back on the beach. DMs (Jorge, Omar, Bill,
Mateo & Memo) were universally excellent and gave good briefings.
Watched carefully over less experienced divers on the boat. Bill is the
best I've encountered at finding small stuff and carries a magnifying
glass to assist.  The Bahia Hotel is relatively small & plainly
furnished, but convenient to downtown right on the water front 2 blocks
south of the town plaza, quiet, squeaky clean and a great bargain at
$50/night.  Rooms have A/C, TV, phones, & refrigerators and there's
free internet access in the lobby 

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