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

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Dressel Divers/Iberostar: "Cozumel with Dressel Divers", Jul, 2016, by David Riggs, OK, US ( 1 report). Report 9020.
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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
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Comments	We did a 10 day July trip to Dressel Divers at the Iberostar resort. I paid before the trip online for a package of $55/two tank dives, including free nitrox. We have been back to the same resort/dive group many times since 2003. It's a popular destination with close flights to the US. July is most likely a peak time with the back to school group so the boats were packed at times and I saw people get mad because they were not able to get a spot on one of the boats. I believe this should ease up as the kids go back to school and the crowds thin. Dressel has 3 large boats that can each hold 18-20 divers so they are set-up for larges groups. One con to using Dressel can be the huge clouds of divers. They usually try to keep the dive groups separate per DM by dropping them off at different spots on the reef but sometimes they converge and it can be confusing which group you are with. You can dive 4 times a day plus a night dive 3 times a week. They dive a rotating schedule resetting on a 7 day period. So if you stay for 7 days and dive most days you will be repeating sites. This was not an issue with me because just a small change in entry site or a different DM and you would see a different part of the same reef. If you are staying longer you will want to use a different dive group for variety. The property is very close to some of the best reefs on the island so the boat rides are short, all drift. The reefs looked healthy, very little bleaching except on very shallow spots and I noticed a rebound in soft coral that took a real beating after the 2005 storm. This trip I also noticed an increase in the number and size of fish. The reefs have been off limits to fishing for decades but I think they really stopped fishing or at least cut way back. It was not unusual to see huge lobster and 3-4' black grouper. The DM's/boat staff were excellent as they almost always are. Young kids in their 20's, we dove with most of them: Cley - Jamaican with a huge bright white smile, let my wife try his new mask as she was struggling with hers Amy - Aussie, very pretty blond that respects the environment and would not swat a bee Edgar - unknown origin, a real pro, loves to search the sand for creatures Jose - Mexico, low key, always asks divers to alert him if we see any mermaids Alex - Lawton, OK - Said he interned for 1 year unpaid teaching scuba in the pool just to get a spot on the boat, wow. When the wife's high pressure line started leaking he hooked us up with a fix, really appreciated that
Websites	Dressel Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport	Cozumel	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Max depth was flexible within reason but bottom time was 60 min for morning dives, 55 min for afternoon dives and 45min for night dives
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Small water tub for camera

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

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