Instant Reader Report
on Advanced Divers / Presidente Intercontinental in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan / [N/A] on
2003/06
by
Jack Gibson , TX, USA
Report Number 030616212332507

 Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Belize,
Providenciales GT, Grand Turk, Bonaire, Walkers Cay, various Florida Keys,
Palau, Galapagos, PNG. 

Dive Conditions

Virtually none. Agree with dive master on the profile before the dive and
then stay with the group for the drift dive.  

[None]  

Overall Rating

It’s been nearly two years since we visited Cozumel. Many things have
changed, but one thing hasn’t: the great service and diving offered by
Ricardo Madrigal and his team on the Careyitos. These guys know how to
take care of experienced divers.

Start with the boat. The Careyitos is a 12 ft wide, 38 ft. long Bertram.
Generally there will be no more than 10 divers on board. She doesn’t zip
out to the reef and back but gives a comfortable and relaxing ride with a
large sun deck above and shaded deck below. I always smile to myself when
the “fast boats” zip by us, pounding and soaking their passengers. 

Then consider the dive sites. They avoid crowded sites and go out of their
way to honor their guests’ requests. On our last day, for example, they put
us on one of my favorites, Punta Sur. Ricardo led us expertly through all
the swim-throughs in one dive. I’m told that some dive shops only lead
their groups through one or two of them. Of course, the guests,
experienced divers, weren’t climbing all over each other in the tunnels
and silting them out, either.

And the bottom time. We are limited only by our air supply and computers.
All of our dives were 60 minutes or more.

Lastly, the service is great. These guys take care of you. In the water
they are unobtrusive and there only when we need them to point out an
interesting creature or navigate the Cozumel currents. After the first
dive, they switched our gear to fresh tanks and take it all down for us at
the end of the day. Between dives we enjoyed a lunch of ham sandwiches,
fresh fruit, and tostadas with the absolute best fresh guacamole followed
by a leisurely siesta for our hour and half surface interval.

We’ve been diving with Ricardo Madrigal and his team for eight years, and
we consider them friends. But they perform at the same superb level for
everyone. Check out their website: http://www.advanceddivers.com/
 

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