Dive Review of Dressel Divers/Iberostar Paraiso Maya in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Riviera Maya

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Dressel Divers/Iberostar Paraiso Maya, Sep, 2011, by Frank Nelson, PA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 6242.
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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	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Very enviromentally conscientious, good dive briefings, very professional and watchful for newbies. There was no anchoring so everything was done as drift dive. No set pattern for reboarding, sometimes all gear was removed and handed up, other times just fins and weight belt, other times just fins. Went out of way to find and point out critters. Front desk handled everything exemplary. Christian, Rhett, Alehandro, were extremely professional and capable of handling any situation. Boat carried max of 8 divers plus DM's. There was O2 on board and all DM's certified to administer. The DM's even carried some divers gear onto and off the boat due to age/back problems. Nice touch. There was no dock so you had to carry all your gear thru the surf to the boat. Tanks were already on the boat. Equipment room personnel took gear box in and out everyday and hung up wetsuit. At times I thought I had a valet because they wanted to rinse and store my gear.Any kind of questions they answered, and if not knowing the answer(rare) they would find it out. Cenote dives very good. Only problem was the time it took. Had to leave Iberostar then go into Playa to pick up other divers, then go to Barcelo to get tanks and gear, then finally to cenote. I've done this before so I knew what to expect. The cave instructor (Julian, Matt)gave a history lesson of the cenote system and really stressed neutral buoyancy. They checked everything on everyone before entering cenote. What a sight! No matter how many times I do the cenotes and even repeat some I never tire of them. Simply breathtaking
Websites	Dressel Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Micronesia, Egypt, Bonaire, All of East Coast, Aruba, Curacao, Hawaii, Bahamas, Cozumel, Keys,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	65-125 Ft/ 20-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Once DM/Inst got to know you there were no restrictions except for the 750psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	There was a small bucket on the boat but it was used for everything. The captain and mate would hand the camera to you after the entry and would take the camera from you before reentry. They would put camera into the bucket after the dive if water(fresh) was still available. Most dives were max 15 minutes from the shop. Very friendly and careful to camera and photographer.

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Dive Review of Dressel Divers/Iberostar Paraiso Maya in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Riviera Maya

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Dive Review of Dressel Divers/Iberostar Paraiso Maya in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Riviera Maya