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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Planet Scuba/ Hard Rock resort*		Cenotes in Riveria Maya	"Safety conscious and at slow pace" My wife and I stayed at the Hard Rock resort, which is about 10 minutes south of Playa Del Carmen, the last week of Feb. 2015. P... Full report		3/2015	Mr Rodney Bade 250+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel*		Cozumel	"Second enjoyable trip to Cozumel." This was my second dive trip to Cozumel. Went with a group of 26 divers. The group was divided between two boats Aries and the Ren... Full report		2/2015	Jacques Tanguay 100+ Dives
*Aqua Safari/ Cozumel Palace*			"Great February Cozumel Trip" This was a week long trip that my husband and I took with five other friends (2 non- divers). Cozumel Palace was chosen since one i... Full report		2/2015	Heather Rooney <100 Dives
*Living Underwater/ Villa Escondida*			"Jeremy is the best!" We've dove with Jeremy several times now, and wouldn't think of going with anyone else, when in Cozumel. There is plentiful fresh ... Full report		1/2015	Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters 250+ Dives	1
*Living Underwater/ El Cantil*			"Living Underwater" I have dove Cozumel many times in the past with numerous dive operators on the Island. After reading some reviews about Jeremy Ans... Full report		2/2015	Barry Fox 250+ Dives
*Scuba Du/ El Cantil*		Cozumel	"A Plethera of Eagle Rays" It is alwasy a risk to go to Cozumel in January. The weather can change quickly. We encountered a lot of wind, but the port rema... Full report		1/2015	Rose Mueller 1000+ Dives
*Careyitos Advanced Divers/ Casa Mexicana*			"For an awesome diving experience, book your next trip with this group!" Simone Rossini and Careyitos Advanced Divers are the best! We would book again with them tomorrow! The website was down (and I ... Full report		12/2014	Rebecca Clark 100+ Dives
*Liquid Blue Divers/ Palmar Condominiums*			"Great operation, so-so diving" The best thing about Cozumel is that it's one time zone and a few hours away from our home. This was our first trip back in about... Full report		12/2014	Lois Smith 500+ Dives
*Sand to Sea/ Iberostar*		Southern part of Cozumel Is.	"Good trip" Travel tip – Upon arriving at Cozumel airport, after clearing immigration and customs, turn right and go to the transportation cou... Full report		12/2014	Henry O Ziller 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Princess Cruise*			"Great Dives in Coz!" Really enjoyed diving with Aldora. Great attention paid to all divers with good briefings and dive plan. 120 steel for 60+ minute ... Full report		12/2014	Brian/Melanie Daneluk <100 Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar Cozumel*			"Fun time and dives" I with the help of my wife (travel agent) organised the group dive travel. My wife had visit the hotel before and relay lik... Full report		12/2014	Guy Charlebois 1000+ Dives
*Fantasea Dive*		Playa del Carmen	"3 great days of diving off Playa del Carmen!" Jason, the owner of Fantasea Dive took excellent care of my son (13 years old) and I for our 3 days of boat diving. He takes a max... Full report		12/2014	Darin Johaneson <100 Dives
*Aquanauts Dive Adventures/ Posada el Moro*			"Aquanauts/ Posada el Moro" First the diving: we had a challenging week. Wind forced closure of the harbor [and therefore diving in the ocean] for several day... Full report		11/2014	Fred Drennan 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Fiesta Americana*			"Fiesta Americana and Aldora Divers, a great combo!" Booked travel and hotel through Expedia. Got a good deal on Fiesta Americana, even though it is AI. Chose it mostly because of i... Full report		11/2014	Doug Walsdorf <100 Dives	1
*Aldora Divers/ Vista Del Mar*			"Great Diving in Cozumel" A group of us, generally from 4 to 6) have been making an annual pilgrimage to Cozumel, generally in late February or early March. ... Full report		3/2014	Pierre Hurter 1000+ Dives	2
*Aldora Divers/ Iberostar Grand Rose Hall*			Aldora Divers was a very nicely run operation. They were very accommodating and professional. The dives were great and the dive m... Full report		4/2014	Kenneth A Skitt 1000+ Dives	1
*Akumal Dive Center/ Hacienda De La Tortuga*		Akumal	"Akumal Revisted" Akumal Dive Center: Great dive operation with friendly helpful staff. Dive times 09: 30, 11: 0o, 14: 30 and night(when enough divers... Full report		11/2014	Jeffrey G OBrien 250+ Dives	1
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		Cozumel	"A good relaxing place to visit, especially to take a new diver." As usual I pack way to many clothes. My wife, daughter and I all used lycra suits and were very comfortable. We used the rental ... Full report		10/2014	Howard Lewis 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*			"Aldora was great!" Aldora Villa was a wonderful, relaxing and supportive place to spend a week chilling out and diving. Brent was very kind and he no... Full report		6/2014	Michael Guerra 250+ Dives	1
*XTC Dive Center/ Costa de Cocos*		Xcalak	"Great diving away from the crowds, great value for the money." Excellent value! The dive shop is a PADI 5- star facility usually with an IDC in progress, which means that just about every dive ... Full report		11/2014	Emmette Murkett 1000+ Dives	1
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar*		Cozumel	"Another wonderful diving experience" This is our favorite easy dive trip. This Sept 2014 trip is our 8th to Iberostar and diving with Dressel. Going in September has ... Full report		9/2014	Cynthia Cook Boling 250+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*			"Dive Palancar lives on!" This was my 4th trip to Cozumel this year, and I continue to dive with Dive Palancar, despite their being replaced at both the All... Full report		10/2014	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Du/ El Cantil*			"Unanticipated Wild Rides" Having had over 450 dives in Cozumel, we felt confident in what to expect in July. We were so very wrong! I have never been in t... Full report		6/2014	Rose Mueller 1000+ Dives
*Careyitos Advanced Divers/ Palmar Condo*			"Comfy boat, great crew" We picked Advanced Divers because of their comfortable boat and more leisurely pace than some of the fast sixpacks in Coz, and wer... Full report		11/2014	Lori Pottinger 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Hotel Cozumel*		Cozumel	"Diving with Aldora from Hotel Cozumel" Aldora Divers is an awesome operation. The extra cost as compared to other operators in Cozumel is more than worth it. They have 1... Full report		8/2014	Glenn C Snyders 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Vista Del Mar*		Cozumel Island	"About as good as you can get in the Caribbean" Chose Aldora because they cater to advanced divers. Dove with them for five days. Started out with their "Aventure Dives" north of... Full report		10/2014	DOHN HENION 500+ Dives
*Always Diving (Alvaro Gonzalez)*		Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Punta	"MUSA (Museo Subacuático de Arte)" My wife and I booked this trip last minute to escape a long and cold Canadian winter. Prior to going I contacted Alvaro by email a... Full report		4/2014	R Howard 100+ Dives
*Blue XT~Sea Diving/ Casa Phoenix El Cantil Condominiums*			"Amazing Blue XT Sea Diving" We have been going down to Cozumel for the past 27 years and have seen many changes take place both above and below water. Obviou... Full report		10/2014	Karen Fiedler 500+ Dives
*Abyss Divers/ The Royal, Playa del Carmen*		Mainland cenotes	"Mexico's Magic Caverns" My dive buddies & I returned to the Yucatan to exclusively dive the world- renowned cenotes that dot the mainland up & down the Riv... Full report		11/2014	W Glen Kitchens 1000+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar*		Cozumel	"Good Experience at Iberostar" Although it rained nearly every day of our week in Cozumel, we still had a great time at Iberostar. We found the dive operation o... Full report		10/2014	Nancy Davis 500+ Dives	1
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		Cozumel	"Good trip" Rooms spotless and comfortable. Mattress on a cement slab but comfortable. Plenty of bottled water for in room consumption. Foo... Full report		3/2014	Lawrence J. Fenton 100+ Dives	1
*Dressel Divers/ [Iberostar Cozumel*		[Cozumel	"Excellent" First time with Dressel in Cozumel Had wonderful experiences with them in Riviera Maya so I was hoping for the same in Coz. I di... Full report		10/2014	Frank Nelson 1000+ Dives
*Liquid Blue Divers/ cozumel palace*			"new operation, needs work" not sure that the the new operators have the right personalities to run a dive operation. they try and cut corners to save money, ... Full report		4/2014	kathleen matthews 1000+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Casa Mexicana*		Cozumel	"Living Underwater Cozumel, always something new!" I have been diving with Jeremy and Living Underwater annually for about 13 years. This operation is really luxury service and man... Full report		10/2014	Joe Stommel 250+ Dives	1
*Living Underwater/ Hotel Cozumel*			"We keep going back for good reason!" ... Full report		2/2014	Dale Lachman 250+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*			"Blue Angel Resort" Blue Angel is awesome, folks are responsive when they need to be and are very helpful The owner Eva and crew are super nice and t... Full report		10/2014	Mark Parker 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Maroma/ El Dorado Royale*			"Lovely Diving at Maroma" We were in Mexico for a destination wedding, and decided to do a two- tank dive through the hotel. I mean, we're in Mexico so why n... Full report		10/2014	Gary D Simms 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ InterContinental El Presidente*			The first eagle ray appeared 6 minutes into the dive. It stayed with us until the 10th minute, hovering gently in a mild current, ... Full report		3/2014	David H Vickery-Suzanne Leeson 500+ Dives
*Dive Aventuras/ Catalonia Riviera May*		Riviera Maya	We bought a dive package that included 2- tank cenote dives and three, 2- tank ocean dives including nitrox; complimentary roundtrip... Full report		9/2014	Loretta Williams 100+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel*			We headed to Cozumel for a long weekend getaway, staying at Hotel Cozumel and diving with Dive Paradise. We had dove Cozumel from ... Full report		7/2014	Leigh Vinzant 500+ Dives
*Paradise Divers/ Marina Paraiso*		Isla Mujeres	The resort’s website boasted having an on- site dive operation, which is why we chose to stay and dive here. A couple of months bef... Full report		7/2014	Leigh Vinzant 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Presidente*		Cozumel	Aldora divers for 10 days. They offer 120cu and 100cu steel tanks for extra air. We dove 3x a day min and every single time, our... Full report		7/2014	Douglas 500+ Dives
*Challenge Diving*			Challenge Diving is a small company that is quickly growing to build a full service operation that offers diving, fishing and cond... Full report		7/2014	Dennis Giessen <100 Dives
*Pro Dive/ Occidental Grand*		Cozumel	We expected drift diving and experienced it the last two days within normal range. However, our first four days were in such stro... Full report		6/2014	Karen Card 100+ Dives
*Aqua Adventures/ Casa de Los Suenos*		Isla Mujeres	The Good: we stayed at Casa de Los Suenos ( House of Dreams) for our 20th anniversary. Suenos is a small and very beautiful boutiq... Full report		6/2014	Howard Kaiser 500+ Dives	2
*Sand Dollar Sports*			These were two (2) dives that were set up by Carnival Cruise lines. Completely unimpressive/ disappointing. This was my first time ... Full report		6/2014	Jack Cullin 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			Fourth trip to SCC. Rooms are perfect for divers. Very firm mattresses, efficient but loud AC units, no TV, bar fridge - basically... Full report		4/2014	Cliff Wener 500+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel*			water was cold at 77- 78 deg. F; but ok for Canadiansl air temp. waas 80 to 87 F. the bad: good thing I did not take inclusive (... Full report		4/2014	Eldon Okazaki 1000+ Dives
*Tres Pelicanos/ my house*			I've known the staff who run the dive shop, work as Dive Masters and support for about five years now. In the past I typically did... Full report		3/2014	Tom Carlson 1000+ Dives
*Deep Exposure/ My house*			I've been to Cozumel many times for diving and go there 4- 5 times per year. This particular trip was to be a tec diving trip as I ... Full report		3/2014	Tom Carlson 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ melia*		cozumel	Went on 6 dives with Aldora divers. The best dive was Punta Sur. The coral, while in good shape, was not colorful and visi... Full report		4/2014	Henry Goichman 250+ Dives
*Aquanauts/ Villa Del Mar Condo*		Puerto Aventuras	The good: The Aquanauts crew Jim, Mauricio, Nick and crew are the best. I have been diving with them for the last four yea... Full report		4/2014	David Cutler 500+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Cozumel Palace*			This is our 2nd time diving with Jeremy. He has the fastest boat on the Island, boat trips to all sites were fast and comfortable. ... Full report		2/2014	Steven Skiba 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Blue Angel*		Cozumel	Other reports about Living Underwater are accurate. Jeremy and crew are as good as it gets. Great attitude, fast and roomy boat, ... Full report		2/2014	Shanna Davidson 250+ Dives
*Chili Charters/ Palmar Condominiums*			This is a first class dive operation. The owners (Blondie & Donna) have been active in the Cozumel dive community since the mid- 70... Full report		1/2014	Len Sisk 500+ Dives
*Liquid Blue Divers/ Melia*		Cozumel	Steve and Kami bought the business about a year ago and are trying to bring the best customer service they can to diving in Cozume... Full report		1/2014	Alice Ribbens 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			In a nutshell if you want to go and dive Cozumel for a week and not have to deal with making too many decisions you can’t beat Scu... Full report		1/2014	Brian Schultze <100 Dives
*Living Underwater/ Iberostar*			I have been visiting Cozumel since 1965. This is our 5th return trip with Jeremy and it was our best ever. Jeremy came all the w... Full report		12/2013	John Holder 250+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel[same]*			Just returned from Cozumel and a stay at Hotel Cozumel . [The dive shop that put this trip together normally stays at the Fiesta Am... Full report		11/2013	Fred Straus 500+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Villa Blanca*			This was our first visit to Cozumel since before Hurricane Wilma, 7 years before. We found corals and dive sites to have recover... Full report		11/2013	Larry Sandusky 250+ Dives
*Aqua Safari/ Cozumel Palace*		Cozumel	Nice boats, fruit, water bottles. Nice operation, but be prepared for a one hour boat ride. By the time you return an afternoon di... Full report		11/2013	timothy g warner 250+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*		Cozumel	The Occidental Grand Cozumel has been sold to a German company and Dive Palancar will be replaced by the time you read this review... Full report		11/2013	Randall S Preissig ? Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Iberostar*			We stayed a little more than a week and did 24 dives with Dive Palancar. After a couple of days, they realized that we were relat... Full report		10/2013	David Lefever 100+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Cozumel Hotel & Resort*			I have used Dive Paradise on 5 trips to Cozumel and like there operation, only negative I could mention is the 4- 5 hours for a two... Full report		9/2013	Ronald Wood 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Occidental grand*			Aldora is basically a good operation but based on past reviews they are slipping a bit. We dove with them in December 2012 and aga... Full report		3/2013	John kirkenir 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Casa Mexicana*		Cozumel	Cozumel Trip Report - Casa Mexicana and Living Underwater, May 11- 18 My wife and I had a great week staying at Casa Mexicana and ... Full report		5/2013	BRADLEY CONDO 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	From the moment we arrived Brent and Debbie – mangers of Villa Aldora and retired Air Force officers – gave us a warm welcome. Our... Full report		5/2013	BRADLEY CONDO 500+ Dives	1
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*			The Occidental Grand is an all- inclusive resort. The facilities, rooms, pool, beach were excellent and in very good shape. Staff w... Full report		11/2013	Bill Fletcher 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Intercontinental Presidente Resort*			We return to Cozumel because of the excellent experiences we have had and continue to have there. Jeremy with Living Underwater is... Full report		11/2013	Raymond Brown 250+ Dives
*Dive with Martin/ Melia Resort*		Cozumel	We have gone out with DWM two other times and have found them to be professional yet friendly. They truly go out of their way to m... Full report		7/2013	Richard and Nelda Oakley 100+ Dives
*Akumal Dive Center/ Casa Coral Condo*		Akumal	If not staying close to the shop, you need a rental car reserved before getting there or cost is more. No covered area on boat to ... Full report		11/2013	Larry Eggert 500+ Dives	1
*Tarraya/ Royal Hideaway*		Playa del Carmen, Mexico	I wish I had known that we would not have been diving with Chivo (Martin Duran) who is a great divemaster and Instructor who reall... Full report		7/2013	Kenneth A Skitt 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Club Yebo*		Playa Del Carmen	This was a combination trip designed to experience a little of everything. The primary goal was to snorkel with whale sharks nort... Full report		7/2013	Ronald Schmetzer 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		Cozumel	We have been to Scuba Club Cozumel at least 10 times. We usually go in a group, this year there were 15 of us. The staff is unbeat... Full report		10/2013	Joann Bohannon-Sacci 500+ Dives
*Careyitos Advanced Divers*			Simone was our dive guide and boat manager. He was fantastic. I asked to be placed on a boat with other advanced divers. When h... Full report		11/2013	Mark Freedman 1000+ Dives
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