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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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*Ocean Tours*		Isla Mujeres	"Whale Shark Snorkel becomes Whale Shark Harassment" We’ve been diving for 25 years and not once had we seen a whale shark that was not on a National Geographic TV show. Once we decid... Full report		9/2016	mark magers 250+ Dives	1
*Scuba Life Cozumel*			"Scuba Life Cozumel, dove with them again this year!" Scuba Life Cozumel, is our go- to Cozumel operation. They have expanded this year as they now go over to Playa in their boat to di... Full report		9/2016	Eric Ohde 250+ Dives	1
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"Fun and relaxing dive vacation" It was very convenient to pick up our gear, board the boat right out front, and dive. We ate our meals on site, also very convenie... Full report		6/2016	Sue J Estey 500+ Dives	2
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"Easy trip, fun diving" Cozumel – Scuba Club Cozumel, with Rainbow Dive Adventures easy travel, fun diving The Splendid Toadfish, endemic to Cozumel, ... Full report		6/2016	Jeanne Reeder 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"Scuba Club Getaway" ... Full report		3/2016	Randy Kettering 500+ Dives	1
*Carey Dive Center*		Isla Mujeres]	"Carey Dive Center Isla Mujeres, Mexico" The Carey Dive Center on the Island of Isla Mujeres is a small PADI dive resort owned and operated by a Mexican, Gilberto Hoil, wh... Full report		2/2016	Steven Cole 500+ Dives	1
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*			"Cozumel. Changing both above and below the water." My wife and I have been diving at Blue Angel for years. My first review of Blue Angle indicated that it was not a good place for n... Full report		1/2016	Stephen Kouri 250+ Dives	1
*Aldora Divers*			"Big Fish in Cozumel" The tropical fish are among the largest that I have seen for their species and their variety is great. Aldora is located in the... Full report		1/2016	Chris Moleski 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		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		11/2015	John 250+ Dives
*Scuba Life Cozumel*		Palancar Reef System	"Fantastic Dive Operation in Cozumel" We have dove Cozumel 6 times in the past 4 years and have found our "go to" dive operators down there this year. JP and Carlos al... Full report		11/2015	Eric Ohde 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"Another Great Trip to Cozumel" Great staff, good food (we had the breakfast buffet and lunch option) and nice accommodations. Some in the group really enjoyed t... Full report		10/2015	Robert Lee 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*			"Cozumel & Villa Aldora" Villa Aldora & Aldora Diving My wife and I stayed at Villa Aldora from July 5- 13, 2015 and made 15 dives with Aldora Diving. Fir... Full report		10/2015	Wade Pilloud <100 Dives	1
*Dive with Jorge and Victor*			"my new way to enjoy Cozumel" This report is a bit different from others I have written. While ostensibly about a dive in Cozumel a few weeks ago, it is re... Full report		10/2015	jeffery j franks 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	"Aldora, another amazing experience" One of the things I love most about Cozumel is Aldora Divers. I found them 15 years ago on Undercurrents. I trusted them to cert... Full report		10/2015	pec Indman 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	"Aldora Divers & Villa Aldora" All good to be said about Aldora Divers and Villa Aldora, sister compaies. They handle/ store/ set- up gear every day for you. Nice ... Full report		10/2015	Warren Sprung 500+ Dives	2
*Yucatek Divers*		Playa de Carmen	"Yucatek Divers is a good choice" We spent an excellent day of cenote diving with Yucatek Divers. Typical of diving operations in this area their shop, equipment, ... Full report		8/2015	George Constantino 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"Scuba Club same old slow boats but good crew and food" Returned to the Scuba Club for at least the 15th time. Well run facility with a dependable staff and dive crew. Took an exerienced... Full report		7/2015	D.Demming 1000+ Dives	1
*Living Underwater*			"Living Underwater" Whenever my wife and I dive Cozumel, we book with Jeremy at Living Underwater exclusively. Most important to me is bottom time... Full report		6/2015	Bobby Lamb 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater*			"Living Underwater" Whenever my wife and I dive Cozumel, we book with Jeremy at Living Underwater exclusively. Most important to me is bottom time... Full report		6/2015	Bobby Lamb 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"Great location and excellent dive operation" Cozumel is one of my favorite Caribbean dive destinations. It is very easy to get to from USA and a great value. On this trip I to... Full report		6/2015	Scott Cray 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			"Ocean dives off Cozumel plus cenote diving out of Playa del Carmen" Being senior citizens, we had been reluctant to go to Cozumel because of the currents. But, there were only about 3 of our 12 div... Full report		6/2015	Helen Brown 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	"Aldora Divers took good care of me." Aldora divers was a very well run operation that caters to more advanced divers and they did a great job. Even though I arrived la... Full report		5/2015	David Holzman 250+ 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
*Scuba Tony*			"Scuba Tony Cozumel " Having been to Cozumel more than half a dozen times since 2003, I was in the position to try out a new dive operation since I was... Full report		12/2014	Matt Overholt 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 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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		N/A	Good: The operation is well run scripted, and accommodations were above average. Divemaster was competent but was not interact... Full report		10/2013	Richard Karem <100 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
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			We have been staying at the Scuba Club Cozumel almost since its inception under the Name of Galapagos Hotel. Our younger daughter... Full report		8/2013	Robin J. Humphrey 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			My wife and I stayed at Scuba Club Cozumel starting Sunday August 25th for almost two weeks. We were there solo the first week, a... Full report		8/2013	Robert Barada 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		[Cozumel	Took a group of beginners to positively acclimate them to the joys of diving and achieved that objective. We had 10- 15 boat dives ... Full report		8/2013	D.Demming 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			No surprises. Have been going to the Scuba Club Cozumel since the 80's well before it changed its name from the Galapagos. The st... Full report		8/2013	Robin J. Humphrey 500+ Dives
*Deep Exposure*		Cozumel	The boat crew and dive masters work as a team to bring about the best service around. These guys are way too much fun. The senior... Full report		6/2013	Mark Berger 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
*Enrique's Unique Dives*		Isla Mujeres	We were really unlucky with our weather, only got to dive two days out of a planned five. Based on our four dives, there is enoug... Full report		3/2013	Ken New 250+ Dives	1
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		Cozumel	Excellent facility, good staff and dive shop. Very nice boats and experienced DM. My husband and I are AOW with about 55 dives t... Full report		10/2012	Paula Kamps <100 Dives
*Scuba Club*		Cozumel	We think that this was our 20th trip to Cozumel. We had stayed at Scuba Club last year and enjoyed the trip. The rooms are really ... Full report		8/2012	Susan Dair 500+ Dives
*Rafael de la Parra*		Isla Mujeres	We chose to go out with Rafael de la Parra (grampusr@hotmail. com) based on a report we read here on Undercurrent, and we were extr... Full report		7/2012	Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters 100+ Dives	1
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			We have stayed at Scuba Club Cozumel over a dozen times. We have dived all over the world, but we keep coming to back to SCC. Mo... Full report		7/2012	Robert Barada 500+ Dives
*Scorpio Diving*		Cancun	The bad - it's difficult to find reviews of Cancun- based diving. Even Undercurrent itself automatically re- categorizes all Mexican... Full report		5/2012	Rick Tavan 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		Cozumel	This is my 4th visit to SCC. I love the resort. It's cute, quaint, and very clean. The rooms are all unique, but all of them have ... Full report		5/2012	Kathy Weaver 100+ Dives
*Deep Exosure*			I have been diving in Cozumel for 25 years and have dove with numerous dive centers. I became involved with Deep Exposure as a res... Full report		5/2012	James Ferman 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			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		3/2012	John Miller 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			This was our second visit to SCC- - our first was five years ago. Although drift diving is not our favorite, it makes a nice change, ... Full report		3/2012	Laura Austin 250+ Dives
*Maya Palms Resort*			Good morning, We just got back from Mexico last night. I am requesting a refund for two days of diving, accommodations and meals... Full report		3/2012	Milann C Reynolds 1000+ Dives
*Cave Heaven*		Tulum cenotes	Cave Heaven is a dive operation focused on cenote diving in Tulum. They offer UTD cave training, guided cavern and cave dives, and... Full report		2/2012	Neil Burgess 100+ Dives
*Scuba Playa*			Every Winter in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico (across the Channel, 30 minute Ferry ride from Cozumel) a group of pregnant... Full report		12/2011	Mario Mizrahi 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	We dive with Aldora every time we come to Cozumel. We've been with several other dive ops on the island in the past, but now alwa... Full report		12/2011	Pec Indman 100+ Dives
*Dive Palancar*		Cozumel	I have dived Cozumel many times over the last 35 years. It is one of the few places that is actually getting better as a dive loca... Full report		11/2011	Randall S Preissig 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*		Cozumel	As with two other trips with Aldora Divers, they are the only way to go on Cozumel. Big steel tanks, 80 minute dives, and the onl... Full report		10/2011	Michael Wood 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			This was our 13th visit to Scuba Club. Weather was perfect. Some days only 3 divers, max was 10. Coral was healthy, lots of mar... Full report		9/2011	Robert Barada 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater*			In a word, fantastic. Jeremy and the crew did a great job, every day. We stayed at the Iberostar and the Jewfish, a nice fast bo... Full report		8/2011	Colin Clark 1000+ Dives
*Rafael de la Parra*		Isla Mujeres	We stayed on Isla Mujeres and went out to snorkel with whale sharks with Rafael de la Parra, who was recommended through an Underc... Full report		8/2011	Pamela 250+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center*		Xcalak and the Chinchorro Bank	In late March, we dove two days (4 dives) on the local reefs of Xcalak and one day (2 dives) on the Chinchorro Banks. All the div... Full report		3/2011	Jason Marks 500+ Dives
*Scuba Mau*		Cozumel	Scuba Mau is not listed on the drop down menu and I do not understand why. They are an extremely well run shop with an excellent ... Full report		1/2011	James Shuff 1000+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*		Cozumel	I have been to Blue Angel as both a novice and advanced diver. Blue Angel is set up for experienced divers who want a great value. ... Full report		12/2010	Stephen Kouri 100+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*			The hotel operation & service has improved greatly with the new owners. All rooms look out over the ocean. The rooms are good size... Full report		12/2010	Blake Calvin 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater*		Cozumel	Dove with them while visiting for a day on a cruise ship. They were extremely helpful accommodating our schedule (we didn't reall... Full report		12/2010	Rupert Cox 500+ Dives
*Blue Project*			Blue Project was terrific. Blanca was an amazing dive master - she managed our family group with mixed divers with great grace. I ... Full report		11/2010	Linda Mallinoff 100+ Dives
*Blue Project Cozumel*			Dived all but the first couple of days with Blue Project, a new operation with a well- established divemaster. Blanca is the divem... Full report		10/2010	Celia Liner 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			We have visited Scuba Club many times, but not since right after Wilma. The diving was greatly effected by Wilma, but has come ba... Full report		8/2010	Robert Barada 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		COZUMEL	We were picked up at the airport and rode 15 minutes to the resort. We were told to go to the dive shop immediately for the briefi... Full report		5/2010	Ernie Plourde 1000+ Dives
*Maya Palms dive operation*		A few miles south of Mahahual	The best thing about the diving was the health of the corals. I saw no dead corals and no algae growth. Most of the corals were so... Full report		5/2010	Ronald Bailey 1000+ Dives
*Sand Dollar Sports*			I have been diving in Cozumel many times over the past 20 years, but this was a unique opportunity. My wife and I took our first c... Full report		3/2010	Larry D Sensenig 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			This truly is a resort for divers. Outside dive lockers( bring your own locks). Several entry ladders for shore diving. Several di... Full report		12/2009	Robert P. Zimmerman 500+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*		Cozumel	This is a small dive resort just south of the main town. The restaurant was terrific, so we didn't have to go outside (we did once... Full report		12/2009	Frederick R. Turoff 500+ Dives
*Dive with Cristina*			Diving with Cristina is a pure pleasure! The boat is neat and clean and plenty of room for up to 12 divers. Cristina guides the ... Full report		9/2009	cynthia darling 250+ Dives
*Deep Blue*		Cozumel	Dive Blue is a good operation. They had a small boat, Raul was a good, fun, mellow and flexible divemaster. He was unobtrusive and... Full report		8/2009	Christo Artusio <100 Dives
*Sand Dollar Sports*			This was dive destination #2 of 4 dive destinations from the Carnival Legend. Because the dive was arranged through the cruise ship... Full report		7/2009	Ron & Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers*			Easy to book and quick to respond via internet. Friendly, but professional check- in and did examine our C- cards. Memo make... Full report		7/2009	Mike Traylor 250+ Dives
*Agua Adentures*		Quintana Roo	We did three two tank adventure dives with Agua Adventures. They were a professional operation that delivered a safe and enjoyabl... Full report		7/2009	Laura Aaron 250+ Dives
*Rodrigo*		Holbox Island	Very unique experience going back in time on an island that is unblemished by tourism. Dirt roads good enough restaurants and an e... Full report		7/2009	D. Demming 1000+ Dives
*papa hogs*			I go too Cozumel for a month every year. popa hogs is the best I stay at his place. He has 4 rooms. or you can stay at the V... Full report		5/2009	henry campbell 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			This was my first trip to Cozumel. I knew it was primarily drift diving, but I wasn't expecting currents so strong at times that ... Full report		4/2009	Lynda Durfee 100+ Dives
*Juan Pablo Silva C.*		Cozumel	Juan Pablo is one of the best dive masters I have had the pleasure of diving with in several years. He is conscientious, helpful, ... Full report		3/2009	Robin Chisholm 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club*		Cozumel	Plans for Hawaii fell through. We needed to get wet, and to get away from winter. Lets go back to Cozumel! The Coz has urbani... Full report		3/2009	Dick Sziede 250+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*			This was our second trip to Cozumel and we chose to stay at Blue Angel because it was a small hotel and got very positive Undercur... Full report		3/2009	Tom Carlson 500+ Dives
*Dressel International*		Playa del Carmen	My son and I did a cenote dive on 30 Dec. '08 at one of the best Riviera Maya cenotes - Dos Ojos. This was a 2 tank dive. There ar... Full report		1/2009	Tim McCabe <100 Dives
*Aquanauts*		Puerto Aventuras	Very pleased with this dive op. They have got good reviews on Scuba board, and they are very deserving of that. We did 7 oceans ... Full report		1/2009	Terry Bartley 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club*			Our eighth time to Scuba Club. This time i took my grown children and spouses with daughter returning for the first time in 15 ye... Full report		1/2009	DDemming 1000+ Dives
*Blue Angel*		Cozumel	Have been going to Coz for 20 years now, with most of that time with Blue Angel Divers. New Canadian owners took over in the fall ... Full report		1/2009	W.J. Tucker 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			I began the 2009 year by diving the island of Cozumel. This was the second consecutive year that my girlfriend, Margi, and I chose... Full report		1/2009	Eric Eckes 500+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			There were two groups on the boat we were assigned with a total of 23 sport divers. The drift diving mandated the groups enter the... Full report		11/2008	Douglas Beal, MD 500+ Dives
*Yanaha*		Plya del carmin	One of the best outfits in plya Picked us up at our hotel door. Equipment was included in the price. Did two cenote dives and two ... Full report		10/2008	Scott 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			Went to Scuba Club on recommendation from my local dive shop owner. Spent 4 days diving and managed to get in 13 dives. This resor... Full report		8/2008	Laura 250+ Dives
*Buena Ventura Diving*			this was the most recent of 5 five trips with buena ventura since june 2007. this is a six pack, fast boat outfit with victor as c... Full report		8/2008	jeff franks 100+ Dives
*Solo Boceo*		Cancun]	Did a wreck and reef dive with the Solo Boceo (diving only)operation who are located at the Dreams Resort Hotel on Punta Cancun (C... Full report		8/2008	J Devine 250+ Dives
*Aqua World; Cancun*		Yucatan Caves (Cenotes)	Booked cenote (cave) trip with Aqua World in Cancun, the largest dive operator in Cancun (by far). Met at Aqua World (across from... Full report		8/2008	J. Devine 250+ Dives
*Whale Shark Daddy*			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		8/2008	Jim Entry 500+ Dives
*Dressler ( Iberostar Hotel )*		cozumel	The coral has some sand on it from previous hurricanes but the diving was fine. The staff at Dressler divers was superb. We could ... Full report		6/2008	jeffrey raff 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club*		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		4/2008	John Crellin 100+ Dives
*Maya Diving*		Riviera Maya	I went to Tulum specifically to dive the Cenotes. After some research, I contacted Maya Diving, because they had a reputation for ... Full report		4/2008	Greg Liebman 250+ Dives
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