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Dreamtime Dive Resort/ Carnival Cruise, Liberty Full report   Costa Maya, Majahual   I booked with Dreamtime divers( [. . . ] )on- line before we left home. Dive shop was very nice and friendly people. T... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2006   Jill and Rob Caple
<100 Dives
 
Aldora/ Villa Aldora Full report       Fourth return visit to Cozumel. Went Aldora: not cheap but good value. First stay at Villa Aldora, a mile and half north of town c... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
7/2006   Jill Rain
250+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Airbnb Full report   Cozumel   "Happy Aldora Diver"
Thank you Undercurrent for learning about Aldora Divers. I finally got to dive with them this year. With 120 cf of Nitrox the bott... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2019   Jim
250+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Blue Bubbles Full report       Lost At Sea for nearly an Hour after dive was completed!!! I recently returned from Cozumel. We dove with Blue Bubbles also kno... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
1/2006   JIm
500+ Dives
 
Living Underwater/ Hotel Cozumel Full report       My wife and I have made 12 trips to Cozumel in the past three years and this was the fourth time that we have used Living Underwat... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   Jim Baldwin
250+ Dives
 
Dive Plannacar/ Allegro Full report   Cozumel   Dive Planacar a great dive operation. Even though we took our own equipment the rental equipment at Dive Planacar was top notch, ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2003   Jim Cox
<100 Dives
 
Whale Shark Daddy Full report       Holbox is a 43 km (24 miles) long by 2 km (1. 5 mile) wide island located in the northern point of Yucatan Peninsula, where ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   Jim Entry
500+ Dives
 
ScubaDu and Dive House/ Fiesta Americana Full report       Stayed at the Fiesta Americana which bills itself as a "Dive Resort". Room was fine and kept very clean. Concierge worthless. Bel... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2004   Jim Reilly and Fran Klass
100+ Dives
 
Cenote Dive Ctr./ n/a Full report   Tulum, Riviera Maya   Having just finished 2 weeks diving in the Philippines, I did no open water diving here - just the cenote. This was my first cenot... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
10/2008   Jim Rhodes
250+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   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  
4 stars
1 stars  
10/2013   Joann Bohannon-Sacci
500+ Dives
 
Dive Paradise Full report       My third visit to Cozumel was terrific, just like all the others ('86, '01, '06). Yes the place has changed and then the Hurricane ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2006   joe DelGuidice
100+ Dives
 
Living Underwater/ Iberastar Full report   Cozumel   Diving with Living Underwater was amazing from the start. The night we arrived Jeremy (the owner) picked up our gear asked about ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2008   Joe Mellino
250+ Dives
 
Living Underwater/ Landmark Resort   Cozumel   "Great trip"
... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2021   Joe Samplin
1000+ Dives
 
Bahia Divers, independent of resort/ Gran Bahia Principe Tulum Full report   Riviera Maya   I had not been to an all- inclusive resort like the Bahia Principe Tulum before and suspected, rightfully, it turns out, that the a... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2005   Joe Simmons
1000+ Dives
 
Living Underwater/ Casa Mexicana Full report   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  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2014   Joe Stommel
250+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Living Underwater/ Casa Mexicana Full report       As always, diving with Jeremy Anschel and Living Underwater was a fine example of great service and value. Steel 90 and 120 cf tan... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2011   Joe Stommel
250+ Dives
 
Del Mar Aquatics/ Casa Del Mar Full report       Cozumel has changed much above the surface, but is still excellent below! We stayed at Casa Del Mar hotel south of downtown. V... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2009   Joe Williams
250+ Dives
 
Mexico Whale Sharks/ Izla Hotel   Isla Mujeres   "Whale Shark snorkel"
Flew Delta non stop SLC to CUN. CUN Terminal 3 Immigration was well staffed and efficient as usual. After baggage claim, customs i... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2021   Joel Horie
100+ Dives
Photos available 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   "A success week in Cozumel"
Very quickly after arriving at Scuba Club Cozumel, we discovered that many, perhaps most, of the people in the hotel were divers w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2015   John
250+ Dives
 
Dive House/ Fiesta Americana Full report   Cozumel   This was our seventh trip to Cozumel in the past 25 years but our first time staying at the Fiesta Americana or diving with Dive H... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
5/2008   John Bowden
1000+ Dives
 
Aqua Safari/ Cozumel Palace Full report   Cozumel   "Sea Life Extravaganza"
Sea Life everywhere my wife and son went. Turtles, Sharks, Squid, anemone shrimp, and all the rest of the amazing fish and coral. C... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2015   John Caro
<100 Dives
 
Scuba Club Full report   Cozumel   As I have experienced for the last 4 years, Cozumel is one of the great dive locations of the Caribbean. Scuba Club is an outstand... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2008   John Crellin
100+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   Scuba Club Cozumel is a great resort for divers. The rooms are "spartan" compared to expensive hotel resorts. There are no TVs in ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2007   John Crellin
<100 Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   The hotel facilities are definitley designed for divers. Nothing fancy but there were hanging racks for your gear. Despite the hur... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2006   John Crellin
100+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora   Cozumel   "Back to Coz"
Glad to have somewhere to dive after Covid. The trip down and back were to Cancun, taxi to Playa, and ferry to Coz. Not the most... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2021   John E. Keith
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora Full report       "New experience"
I have written about Aldora Divers and Villa Aldora several times; we have stayed/ dived with them every year for the past 5 years ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2015   John E. Keith
250+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora Full report   Cozumel   This was our fifth time with Aldora Divers and third time staying at Villa Aldora. Aldora Divers is a first class operation - max... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2011   John E. Keith
100+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora Full report   Cozumel   This was our fifth time with Aldora Divers and third time staying at Villa Aldora. Aldora Divers is a first class operation - max... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2011   John E. Keith
100+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora Full report       This is a bit redundant since we stayed at Villa Aldora and dove with Aldora Divers in September (and reported it). However, the ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2010   John E. Keith
100+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora Full report   Cozumel   Aldora Divers is a top notch dive shop. Mimo and the rest of the staff are helpful and they try very hard to meet your requests. ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2010   John E. Keith
100+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora Full report       Much has been written about Aldora Divers. In my opinion, they are the only operation with which to dive on Cozumel. Small, fast... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2004   John G. Kie
100+ Dives
 
Dive House/ Secrets Aura Full report   [Cozumel   "Secrets Aura and Dive House"
So, after many years of Cozumel, we have transitioned to “high end” lol. The last two years, we stayed at Iberostar. Island Dreams... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   JOHN GALVIN
1000+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Living Underwater/ Iberostar Full report       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  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2013   John Holder
250+ Dives
 
living underwater/ el cantil Full report       Living Underwater and Jeremy with his crew are the best dive operation I have seen. In fact I have not seen anyone else close to t... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2007   john howard
100+ Dives
 
Dive Paradise/ Coral Sands Full report       Apple's operation is first class. My wife and I (advanced) and son (PADI open water) really enjoyed the dives and the crew. We l... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
12/2002   John Keith
100+ Dives
 
Aqua Excursions/ Viva Maya resort   Playa Del Carmen   "Good diving and well run. "
We've been to this resort and dive center several times. Always enjoy the location and the SCUBA diving. This trip though was a fa... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2022   John kirkenir
500+ Dives
 
Aqua Excursions/ Viva Maya       "Outstanding diving after shut down"
My wife and I have dove with Aqua Excursions many times at the Viva Maya resort and always had a good experience. This time we ret... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
7/2021   John kirkenir
500+ Dives
Photos available 
Fantasea / Wyndham Viva Azteca Full report   Playa Del Carmen   "Much better diving than expected "
I didn't expect the diving to be very good here but was very pleasantly surprised. The dive center is at the sister resort - Viva ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2016   John kirkenir
250+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Occidental grand Full report       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  
4 stars
2 stars  
3/2013   John kirkenir
100+ Dives
 
Living Underwater/ Barricuda Full report       Jeremy is a very conscientious, safe dive master. The only flaws in the operation were outlined in Undercurrents articles earlier ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2005   John M. Artim
<100 Dives
 
Scuba Clud Full report   Cozumel   It seems in Cozumel they ONLY want you to use the american dollar. We stayed at Scuba Club Cozumel and dove with them, great ti... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2004   John Merrill
1000+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report       The rooms are ok, hard beds. plenty of room and porch with coat racks. Dining was ok and service by wait staff excellent. Stayed 1... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
3/2012   John Miller
250+ Dives
 
Dive Paradise/ Wyndham Cozumel Hotel       "Decent Diving with Dive Paradise"
Drift diving on reefs. Only one dive on Palancar; some kind of ration system? One Nurse shark. Eagle ray. Lots of turtles and fish... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2022   John Yavorsky
1000+ Dives
Photos available 
Dive Paradise/ Villa Blanca Hotel Full report       This was my third trip to Cozumel- 1st trip in 1997- 2nd 2004. I was hesitant after the hurricane, and after reading many reports of... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2008   Jon Bunnell
1000+ Dives
 
Dive House/ SunScape Sabour   Cozumel   "Good operator for training"
I wish I had known the resort Dive House was housed on would be charging a $5 per day per diver cash fee for the pier. Not a lot o... Full report  
2 stars
5 stars  
8/2022   Jon J Watkins
1000+ Dives
 
Cha Cha Cha/ N/A   Cozumel   "Hidden Gem of a Dive Operator"
We have been diving with Cha Cha Cha for years. Edmundo is a hidden gem and a bit of a local legend. Open since 1992 (I think), ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2021   Jon R Martens
100+ Dives
Photos available 
Albatros Divers/ Melia Full report       We go to Cozumel twice a year, After using various operators, we used Albatros Divers. This was the best dive service we had In C... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   Jonathan Gal-Edd
250+ Dives
 
Living Underwater/ Aura Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   Diving with Living Underwater (Jeremy Anschel, owner) was an extraordinary experience. We were looking for a dive operation that w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2009   Joni & Bobby Lamb
250+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Aldora Villa Full report       I dove three days with Aldora Divers and stayed at the Aldora Villa. This was my first time at the Villa, and we loved it. My wife... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2011   Jorge J. More
250+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers/ Fiesta Americana Full report       Diving: Aldora Divers takes care of your equipment, and you only have to worry about your wet suit. They use 100cuft tanks, and ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Jorge More'
100+ Dives
 
Aldora/ Hotel Vista del Mar Full report   Cozumel   Aldora is a very professionally run dive operation. Their boats start at their pier in town and may stop to pick up clients at re... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
4/2009   Joseph Blakely
100+ Dives
 
Dive House/ Fiestamericana Full report       Fiestamerica is a well maintained hotel. The staff was exceptonal and could not have been more helpful. Rooms were very clean and ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2010   Joseph Stehn
250+ Dives
 
Albatros Charters/ Casa Martillo Full report       Albatros Charters is a small one boat operation in Cozumel. They offer fishing charters on their other boat. We were estatic wit... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2004   Judy
250+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   N/A   Our first trip to Cozumel and we were looking forward to it, after all the good talk we had heard from friends. However, the Hurr... Full report  
1 stars
2 stars  
2/2006   Juli Tracy and Dick Gamble
1000+ Dives
 
Careyitos; SeaUrchin Dive/ Iberostar Full report       As noted in the May, 2004, Undercurrent, the Iberostar is, indeed, seeming to restrict all other dive op's than Dressel, which had... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2004   Julia Gumenik
<100 Dives
 
Careyitos; SeaUrchin/ Iberostar Full report       Opinions have to do with dive op's vis- a- vis hotel. Hotel great. Dive op's great. May, 2004, Undercurrent, seems accurate. Was... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2004   Julia Gumenik
<100 Dives
 
Dive Paradise/ Hotel Barracuda Full report   Cozumel   I visit Cozumel about 3- 6 times yearly. The beds at the Barracuda are new, and as hard as the old ones. The hotel has updated wi... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2006   Julie Tayloe
250+ Dives
 
buceo cyan-ha/ la caribe Full report       Overall very good dive operation and resort. Knowledgeable staff and dive masters. Two dives per day, one at 9 am and one at 11 am... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
7/2006   justin
<100 Dives
 
Manta Divers in Cancun, Scuba Staff Divers in Coz Full report   Cancun and Cozumel   After fighting off a last minute cold, my wife, 2 kids (4&5) and mother (the reason we were able to dive) were off to a week of f... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2002   K Reis
<100 Dives
 
XTC Dive Center   Xcalak   "Chinchorro Banks - salwater crocodiles!"
This was an expedition to dive with saltwater crocodiles; check out the full DIVE HARD trip report on YouTube: [. . . ] ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2022   Kabir Teja (Dive Hard)
1000+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel   cozumel   "Best Value in Cozumel"
As this was not our first visit to Scuba Club, we knew what to expect. When we booked this trip earlier in the year, many location... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2022   Karen Card
250+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   "Great Experience at Scuba Club"
100% improvement compared to my last dive trip to Cozumel. We took advantage of a “special” at Scuba Club- - which we knew would n... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2018   Karen Card
100+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   "Great Experience at Scuba Club"
100% improvement compared to my last dive trip to Cozumel. We took advantage of a “special” at Scuba Club- - which we knew would n... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2018   Karen Card
100+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
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