Dive Review of Aquaworld/Moon Palace in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cancun

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Aquaworld/Moon Palace, Aug, 2002, by Vicky Walker, ca, USA . Report 169.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The Moon Palace was pricey, but all inclusive. Snorkling was easy from the beach access at the hotel. Service was impecable and made our stay a worry free experience. In addition, Sea Turtle were hatching on the beach while we were there. Aquaworld has huge facilities. And if you do not speak spanish, they have more than enough resort personnel to support us english locked divers. The dive support staff were curteous, helpful, engaging, professional, and entertaining. Excellent predive instructions. Not a lot of flexibility on this dive, but we were not looking for independence at this point. Many other tours for wreck diving, cave diving and other locations were available, but we were not prepared to investigate those at this time. Drift diving is the technique in the areas we explored (No Name reef) and it allowed for relaxing and viewing. Saw a mantaray, moray eel and a spiney lobster, in addition to a huge variety of fish. We definitely will return to Aquaworld on the next trip to further our exploration of the Mexican reef.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	This was the first ocean dive for us. All other experiences until now were in fresh water - Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Fulsom Lake, Sacramento, CA
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	77-84°F / 25-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	This was a very structured dive. Depth limits were enforced related to the reef protection efforts currently in force. For us, as new divers and the first ocean experience, it was an excellent dive. I am sure for more experienced divers, it would have been boring.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Aquaworld/Moon Palace in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cancun