Dive Review of Bottom Time Divers/El Cid La Ceiba in
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Bottom Time Divers/El Cid La Ceiba, Jun, 2008, by Dennis Boesen, NM, United States ( 2 reports). Report 4355.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Raul Platos, the owner and divemaster for Bottom Time Divers, goes the extra mile to make sure everyone has a great time. They have a small, fast boat. The boat has a sun cover and will take 6 divers. Raul and the boat captain set up divers' gear, move it to a new tank between dives, and clean and store the gear overnight. They provide clean towels after diving, snacks and water between dives, and do their best to accomodate divers' requests for dive sites, profiles, rest locations, and schedules. Raul seems to know where every little critter, eel, turtle, and splendid toadfish hangs out and is eager to show them to interested divers. He is happy to let experienced divers go their own way (though staying close enough get to the boat after the drift dive) or to offer whatever tutoring he can.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Hawaii, USVI, BVI, Bahamas, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	60-90 Ft/ 18-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No specific limits, but it was drift diving, so we stayed with dive master.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Sadly, the photo shop at La Ceiba has closed so there is no on-site film processing.

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Dive Review of Bottom Time Divers/El Cid La Ceiba in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Bottom Time Divers/El Cid La Ceiba, Jun, 2008,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Bottom Time Divers/El Cid La Ceiba in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel