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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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*Living Underwater*			"Another Great Trip to Cozumel" I’ve been coming to Cozumel for more than 25 years. I’ve been diving with Living Underwater for the last 10 years. Jeremy runs a g... Full report		3/2022	Michael V Krueger 500+ Dives
*Eco Divers*			"Cozumel is world class on a budget" Stayed at Posada Edem for $23 a night. Diving was $60 per two tank trip on package deal. Jorge and Kristi are terrific hosts and t... Full report		3/2022	Russell Person 500+ Dives	1
*Dive House/ Sunscape Sabor*			"Cozumel January 15-29, 2022" Some deals are just too hard to pass up. Expedia offered an extremely reasonable deal ($759 USD/ PP) for a 7 night stay at Sunscape... Full report		1/2022	Henry O Ziller 250+ Dives	2
*Aldora Divers*			"Ten years and 1200+ dives later, this combo still delivers!!!" This is my first review of Aldora Divers and Villa Aldora since 2010. I have visited them every year (other than last year due to... Full report		10/2021	Jeff Hauser 1000+ Dives	1
*Bottom Time Divers/ El Presidente Intercontinental*		Cozumel	"Super professional, attentive, small group, repeat divers" This was our first time diving with Raul and Bottom Time, but it won't be our last. Our usual Cozumel shop was booked, and the ow... Full report		10/2021	Elise O Lovell 500+ Dives	1
*Scuba Life Cozumel / stayed in condos*		Cozumel	"Great operation every time we go!" We dove the first 2 weeks of November with somewhat windy weather so the visibility was not stellar but still decent 70 ft. or so ... Full report		11/2021	Eric Ohde 500+ Dives	1
*Dive House/ [Secrets Aura*		Secrets Aura[N/A]	"Excellent diving" [Some days very rough. Difficult to get back on the boat. Current some days very strong so unable to show and tell. I would not re... Full report		11/2021	Sue Ann Bivans 1000+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar*		N/A	"Good diving but wicked currents. " Of course, Cozumel is know for its current and drift diving. Unbeknownst to me, September has especially strong currents. I’ve bee... Full report		9/2021	Jeffrey Raffa 1000+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center/ local hotels*			"Xcalak, end of the road, Mexican Carribean" Xcalak is at the end of the road. a fishing village 5 miles north of the border with Belize. My first visit there took 3 hrs from ... Full report		7/2021	Harvey Monroe 1000+ Dives
*Pepe Dive Center/ local hotels*		Mahahual, Quintana Roo	"Mahahual-Banco Chinchurros" The Chinchurro Banks are the best diving for marine life, coral health and variety that I have seen in the Mexican Caribbean. It t... Full report		7/2021	Harvey Monroe 1000+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ local hotels*		Cozumel	"Return to Cozumel" First time back to Cozumel in more than 20 years. I try to avoid highly commercial locations but made an exception. The diving... Full report		7/2021	Harvey Monroe 1000+ Dives
*Aguas Claras/ local hotels*		Tulum	"Tulum Cenotes" We dove with Aguas Clara based on several reviews by different publications. The Dive Master provided transportation from the shop... Full report		7/2021	Harvey Monroe 1000+ Dives
*Rafael de la Parra/ na*		Isla Mujers	"Whale Sharks-north yucatan" This was the start of a 2 week trip down the Yuccatan this past summer as Covid travel restrictions began to ease with part of my ... Full report		7/2021	Harvey Monroe 1000+ Dives
*Aqua Adventures Eco Divers/ La Vida Dulce*		Isla Mujeres, MX	"ColorfulCoral,Tons of Sea Life Big & Small, Photos,Wrecks, Drifts" Very impressed with the versatility of dive sites for all level of divers (beginner to advanced) 30 feet- 100+ feet. . 3 wrecks, Mil... Full report		11/2021	Sharon Teter 100+ Dives	1
*Aldora Divers*			"Ten years and 1200+ dives later, this combo still delivers!!!" This is my first review of Aldora Divers and Villa Aldora since 2010. I have visited them every year (other than last year due to... Full report		10/2021	Jeff Hauser 1000+ Dives	1
*Dive with Martin/ Hotel Cozumel*			"Good diving with mix of drift and swim thru's and contaminated gear" We went as part of a dive shop group of over 15 people. We were split up between two dive boats, we were on the smaller of the two... Full report		5/2021	Jack A Ray 500+ Dives
*Dive House/ Sunscape Sabor*		Cozumel	"Nice Uncrowded Dive Trip During Covid" Cozumel was a very safe place to visit during Covid. All locals and staff were careful with many precautions and there was plenty ... Full report		12/2020	Mark Hendry 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Secrets Aura Cozumel*		Cozumel	"Lesser dive sites now emphasized" I'll try to emphasize what isn't said in other reports. First, Cozumel is suffering from the same coral decline, thought to be an... Full report		11/2021	Randall S Preissig 1000+ Dives	2
*PUNTA SUR DIVERS*		[N/A]Columbia Deep	"EXCELLENT TRIP, GREAT DIVING" I have been diving with Jorge, "El Cubano", for over 20 years. This is the 3rd operation that he has worked for, and it's the best... Full report		12/2020	William Hubbarth 500+ Dives
*Aqua Safari/ Cozumel Palace*		Cozumel	"Great to Get Back to Diving" With so many countries still closed to foreigners due to COVID, returning to Mexico for diving was pretty simple. We were fully v... Full report		7/2021	Jeanette Hartshorn 500+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel*			"Wonderful, convenient diving at a reasonable cost" Excellent diving for the money and convenience especially nowadays. 3 hours from DFW. Great dive Masters, dive shop was very accom... Full report		11/2021	David herfendal 250+ Dives
*Scuba With Alison/ Residencias Reef*		Cozumel, Mexico	"The reefs Are Back!" Great diving with Alison and boat driver Carlos, as usual. Alison knows how to find the critters, and which reefs are good/ safe t... Full report		10/2021	PAUL MILA 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*			"Respectful & knowledgeable Dive Masters & long dives." Aldora Divers went beyond expectations for all dives. They adjusted pick up times for when the weather closed the harbor (vs. canc... Full report		10/2021	Gabrielle Tierney 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Landmark Resort*		Cozumel	"Great trip" ... Full report		11/2021	Joe Samplin 1000+ Dives
*Alex Adventures Cozumel/ Wyndham Cozumel Hotel & Resort*			"Diving Cozumel during covid on reefs with stoney coral disease" Alex's boat was being serviced so he put us on other boats for our dives. We took a taxi from our resort to the marina and all bo... Full report		8/2021	Jeffery E Snyder 500+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar*			"Dive Cozumel" We had a windy time in June when the whole 15 person family descended on Iberostar resort for my 80th birthday for a weeks' stay. ... Full report		6/2021	Anne Warburton 500+ 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		7/2021	Joel Horie 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ El Cantil*		Cozumel	"Great dive operation and nice condos" After 18 months without diving due to Covid restrictions, the Director of Seacology put together this trip so that some of us coul... Full report		8/2021	Greg White 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		7/2021	John kirkenir 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Hotel Cozumel (Wyndham (*		Cozumel	"Awesome trip" Have been to Cozumel 12 times. Always great drift diving. Safe. One stop from most US airports. Great value. Hotel Cozumel is a... Full report		5/2021	Glenn Snyders 500+ Dives	1
*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		9/2021	John E. Keith 500+ Dives	1
*Aldora Divers/ Casa Mexicana*		Cozumel	"Cozumel at its best" We have been going to Cozumel for over 30 years. On our first visit, cruise ships were never going to happen. We were not yet scub... Full report		9/2021	Pierre Hurter 1000+ Dives	1
*Dive House/ Fiesta Americana.*		Cozumel	"Good Cozumel diving and dive operator. All inclusive packages." Have been to Fiesta Americana off and on for about 30 years. Usually one visit every 2 years or so. Keep coming back when I... Full report		3/2021	Bill Schlegel 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ [same]Casa Mexicana*		Cozumel	"Great dive operation paired with a cute and classy Hotel on the bay" They took excellent care of our group and the Instructors leading the dives were competent, fun and attentive. Briefings were tho... Full report		5/2021	Marilyn A Allen 500+ Dives	1
*Living Underwater/ El Cantil*			"El Cantil condos and Living Underwater in Cozumel" We really enjoyed staying at the very luxurious and spacious El Cantil condos. Great location for walking to the markets, downtow... Full report		8/2021	Alex J. Weinstein 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Intercontinental Presidente*		Cozumel	"Another great trip with Living Underwater" Cozumel continues to be the clear price/ performance/ logistics winner for us as East Coast US divers - the travel is easy, the pric... Full report		7/2021	Douglas Garrou 100+ Dives
*Salty Endeavors / Sunscape Sabor*		Cozumel	"Reliable Christmas trip" Went over Christmas with wife and 3 kids (21- 20- 17) wife does not dive and the kids have been certified since they were 12. Stay... Full report		12/2020	matt bauer 250+ Dives
*Scuba Du/ InterContinental Presidente*		Cozumel	"Cozumel - Presidente and Scuba Du May 2021" Great week at the InterContinental Presidente diving with Scuba Du. Nothing has changed on the inbound side at Cozumel Airport exc... Full report		5/2021	David Insley 500+ Dives
*Scuba Du/ El Presidente*		Cozumel	"Great hotel for a family with non-divers. Good Cozumel diving." El Presidente recently underwent a remodeling. Accommodations are very nice and hotel service is excellent. Several excelle... Full report		9/2021	Bill Schlegel 1000+ Dives
*Ecodivers*		Cozumel	"Back to Cozumel (Twice) with Ecodivers" I dove with them before, based on recommendations by Undercurrent divers. This time I stayed a block from the dive shop and ... Full report		5/2021	Russell Person 250+ Dives	1
*Scubalife/ Fiesta Americana*			"Great viz- great dive operation!" Although we had started back diving in May of 2020 during covid- we didn't come to Mexico til we were completely vaccinated as th... Full report		5/2021	Dawn 500+ Dives
*Scuba Du/ Hotel InterContinental Presidente*		Cozumel	"resort diving in Cozumel with Scuba du Cozumel" ... Full report		7/2021	Larry Schnabel 500+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar*			"We had a great trip...but..." Cozumel was opened, we were all vaccinated so we booked the trip. There were no direct flights from Atlanta so we had to go throu... Full report		5/2021	Steven Y Davidson 1000+ Dives	3
*Tres Pelicanos/ Villa Las Anclas*			"Six weeks diving Cozumel Reefs" As usual Tres Pelicanos is and continues to be our operator of choice for 6 years on Cozumel Island. Easy to schedule diving vi... Full report		5/2021	Jay Jones 1000+ Dives	1
*Aldora Divers/ Hotel Cozumel & Resort*		Cozumel	"COZUMEL MUCH SAFER THAN THE USA" Cozumel is FAR safer than the USA! All bags were sprayed with disinfectant at the airport before they could be loaded for transpor... Full report		3/2021	Bradley William Bowen 500+ Dives	5
*divewithcristina*			"Cozumel and Banco Chinchorro" A marvelous experience covering 4 distinct areas. We began in Cozumel and dove with divewithcristina. com We have been using the... Full report		1/2021	Glen Madsen 250+ Dives	1
*JULIOKINSCUBA/ Hotel Barracuda*			"GOOD dive and hotel at Cozumel" The on site diving at Hotel Barracuda was good; dive shop had spare BCD when my inflator seat leaked air into the inflator; ... Full report		1/2021	Eldon Okazaki 1000+ Dives
*Blue XT~Sea Diving/ Casa Mexicana*			"Cozumel Trip Report December 2020" For the first time in 6 years, we flew directly into Cozumel instead of flying into Cancun, shuttling to Playa del Carmen and doin... Full report		12/2020	Gregory S Bruce 1000+ Dives	1
*Aldora Divers/ Hotel B Cozumel*		North Hotel Zone	"Cozumel for the Holidays" Aldora is a top- tier dive operator located directly across Calle 5 Sur from the recompression chamber in the international hospita... Full report		12/2020	Bobby Munno 1000+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar*		Cozumel	"My first all-included Resort: amazing!" Traveling under covid is always an adventure, you are never sure 100% that borders close or that you get infected and are in a for... Full report		11/2020	Giorgio Bonmassar 250+ Dives
*Mayakoba Dive & Watersports Center/ Rosewood Mayakoba*		Mayakoba	"Fabulous Riviera Maya Getaway" After 6 months of lockdown we needed to get back in the water and Mexico was one of the few countries that allowed Americans in wi... Full report		9/2020	David S Locker 1000+ Dives	1
*Dive with Cristina/ Costa del Sol*			"Diving and empty ocean!" We were some of the first tourist allowed back on the island. Costa del Sol is an area of a dozen VRBO units and we were the only... Full report		7/2020	Glen Madsen 100+ Dives	3
*Aldora Divers/ Casa Mexicana*		Cozumel	"Cozumel during Coronavirus" Dove with Aldora divers March 9- 20. Dive operations were not affected by the recent virus ourtbreak, however the cruise ship visi... Full report		3/2020	steven small 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*			"Still Excellent After (Partial) Ownership Change" Third consecutive year diving with Aldora. My wife and I did 7 days of 2 tank AM diving with them. We dove all seven days with Did... Full report		3/2020	Ryan Black 250+ Dives	3
*Scuba Du/ [Intercontinental Presidente]*			"CZM is as good as ever. Brain coral is suffering,everything else is OK" Review of Scuba Du Dive shop Intercontinental Hotel Presidente Cozumel Mexico Date: February 08, 2020 This review is written fr... Full report		2/2020	Marty Kalb 250+ Dives	1
*Living Underwater/ Intercontinental Presidente*		Cozumel	"Another great trip" When you step onto the Jew Fish you’re likely to be greeted by happy fellow divers who have been diving with Jeremy Anschel for ye... Full report		2/2020	Douglas Garrou 100+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Sunscape Sabor*		[Cozumel	"Losing Their Luster" I have 481 dives logged, 15th trip to Cozumel since 1984. Typical Cozumel diving. We dove with Dive Palancar for for three days. T... Full report		1/2020	David Hollabaugh 250+ Dives
*Dive House/ Sunscape Sabor*			"Accommodating Operation" I have 481 dives logged, 15th trip to Cozumel since 1984. Typical Cozumel diving. We dove with Dive House for one day. Their sh... Full report		1/2020	David Hollabaugh 250+ Dives
*Roberta's Scuba Shack/ Tan Kah*			"Best diving in Mexican Caribe with Roberta's Scuba Shack" First time I dove Cozumel was back in the '80ies and I'm still coming back to this place almost every year since. Cozumel offers... Full report		12/2019	Giuseppe Corcione 1000+ Dives
*Pro Dive International Playa del Carmen/ Stayed at Allegro Playacar in Playa*		Playa Del Carmen	"Shark school, no sharks but a great time" Good: This was Shark School, Dr. Erich Ritter, is great, very knowledgeable, interesting, probably controversial but extremely e... Full report		12/2019	bill mashek 1000+ Dives
*Dive with martin/ Sunscape sabor*		Cozumel	"Crowded diving" Cozumel is crowded, nine cruise ships came in one day. On one dive when we came up from our dive you could see twenty four o... Full report		12/2019	Thomas huggins 500+ Dives	1
*Aldora Divers/ [same]Villa Aldora*		Cozumel	"Would book again" We decided to book with Aldora based on previous reviews here on Undercurrent. Purpose of the trip was to get wet and blow bubbles... Full report		11/2019	D Brown 1000+ Dives	1
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar*			"Iberostar and Dressel Divers November 2019" The Iberostar Lush, jungle like property with peacocks and iguanas roaming free along with flamingos, parrots, coatis and other w... Full report		11/2019	Jon Hoffmann 500+ Dives	1
*Aquanauts/ Omni Puerto Aventuras Beach Resort*		Puerto Aventuras, Riviera Maya	"Intimate with quality guiding" Aquanauts uses a small, roofed boat with dual outboards. The captain and crew were very good, friendly and helpful. Our dive maste... Full report		11/2019	Randy Lindsey <100 Dives	1
*Aldora Divers/ Airbnb*		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		4/2019	Jim 250+ Dives	2
*Living Underwater/ Playa Azul*		Cozumel	"Best Diving in Cozumel" We have been diving in Cozumel since 2005. Since Jeremy and the Living Underwater team run such a fantastic operation, we try to v... Full report		11/2019	Matt Radtke 500+ Dives
*Dive House/ Sunscape Sabor*			"Excellent dives in spite of reef closures" When I first heard about the Cozumel reef closures I seriously considered canceling my trip planned for this November. I am ... Full report		11/2019	Rob Longley <100 Dives	1
*Dive House/ Fiesta Amricana*			"Limited reef access" Due to coral bleaching Palancar and Columbia reefs were closed. The are scheduled to reopen in 2 weeks. ... Full report		11/2019	David Funderburk 1000+ Dives
*Blue XT~Sea Diving/ Villa Escondida B&B*			"Another enjoyable trip to Cozumel 11/17 to 11/25, 2019" I have been in the habit of spending 10- 11 days in Cozumel over the Christmas/ New Year timeframe the last few years. Due to a tw... Full report		11/2019	Gregory S Bruce 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"Great time during the offseason in Cozumel" Even though my wife and I have over 800 dives, this was our first trip to Cozumel. The southern reefs were closed while we were th... Full report		11/2019	ckfreund 500+ Dives
*Dive with Martin/ Casa del Mar*		Cozumel	"Back to the Future: Dive with Martin and Cozumel" This was our 5th trip to Cozumel with Dive with Martin (DWM) in 4 years. Nine divers from Divemaster to newly certified. As th... Full report		11/2019	Kim Trethewey 250+ Dives
*Scubatony*			"Best in Cozumel" Tony has been around for a long time now and has attracted a great staff. The captains and crew are born and raised in the busines... Full report		11/2019	James Mayfield 1000+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostart Cozumel and Playa del Ca*		Cozumel and the Yucatan	"Mexican Trifecta...3 days Cozumel, 2 days Cenotes, whale shark snorkle" This is a review of a three part trip scheduled as one coordinated trip and involving the same hotel chain and diver operator... Full report		7/2019	Bill Schlegel 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	"A Great Place to Dive" The best thing about Aldora is that you regularly have a dive approaching 70 minutes. The tropical fish are among the largest t... Full report		1/2019	Chris Moleski 500+ Dives	1
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"always good, always comfortable, always inexpensive!" chasing around airlines as in SEPT/ OCT flight schedules change. . . while we are traveling!... Full report		11/2019	Charlene Spencer 500+ Dives
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