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Scuba Playa/ Royal Haciendas Full report   Playa Del Carmen   Dove 6 dives with Scuba Playa, my boyfriend dove 7 dives as he was pursuing his advanced open water certification. Scuba Playa is... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2009   Nancy Collins
100+ Dives
 
Scuba S.Cool/ Pueblito Escondido Mistik Residence Full report   Playa del Carmen   After looking around Playa del Carmen diving operators we decided to dive with Scuba S. Cool. Rodolfo and Hector from Scuba S. Cool ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2010   Rhodri Pritchard Thomas
<100 Dives
 
Scuba Shaack/Blue Bubble Full report   Cozumel   We had been diving with this dive operator for the past 7 or 8 years. The dive master on this trip was a young man with the ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
12/2007   Mark Powell
500+ Dives
 
Scuba Shack/ El Presidente Full report       Hurricane Emily appeared to have very little impact on the reefs where we dove. Palancar Horseshoe was very good with 100+ visibi... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Michael Emerson
100+ Dives
 
Scuba Staff Divers/ Bahia Suites Full report   Coz   I could not recommend Scuba Staff Divers. There were two major problems with the operation. First, they were very disorganized o... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
1/2007   Michael Judd
100+ Dives
 
Scuba Tony/ Residencias Reef Full report       "Just OK"
Dove with Scuba Tony for about a week in early March. Picked them because of glowing reviews on TripAdvisor. Very responsive and e... Full report  
1 stars
4 stars  
3/2016   Ryan Black
<100 Dives
 
Scuba Tony Full report       "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  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2014   Matt Overholt
250+ Dives
 
Scuba Tulum/ Vista Del Mar Hotel, Akumal Full report   Maya Riviera   Standing out in the hot sun in the Yucatan jungle, off to the side of a narrow sand track, slightly hung over from the two ill- adv... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2009   Amy
100+ Dives
 
Scuba With Alison/ My condo       "Another Great Dive Experience With Alison"
Another Cozumel Adventure: [. . . ] ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2023   PAUL MILA
500+ Dives
 
Scuba With Alison       "Another Great Dive Experience"
Great variety of sea life, from large to small, healthy reefs. Eagle rays, southern stingrays, nurse sharks, moray eels, hawksbil... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2022   PAUL MILA
500+ Dives
 
Scuba With Alison/ Residencias Reef   Cozumel, Mexico   "The reefs Are Back!"
Great diving with Alison and boat driver Carlos, as usual. Alison knows how to find the critters, and which reefs are good/ safe t... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2021   PAUL MILA
500+ Dives
 
Scuba with Alison/ Iberostar Full report   Cozumel   The Iberostar is a nice property with good food and service. The rooms are four to a building in single story units and eight to ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2003   Richard Powers
100+ Dives
 
Scuba-Cozumel Dive Center/ Scuba Club Cozumel Full report       My wife and I spent a week at SCC in June of 2009. We had moderate expectations all the way around, and we were very favorably imp... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2009   Craig caldwell
100+ Dives
 
ScubaDu/ Wyndham Cozumel Resort Full report   Cozumel   Every June, after school adjourns for the summer, a group of us takes a dive trip with our sons as a reward for an academic year o... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2009   Allan
100+ Dives
 
ScubaDu/ presidente intercontinental Full report       Grade A vacation spot especially if your spouse doesn't dive. Our room was terrific, the service at the hotel and at the dive oper... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
3/2004   ken katz
1000+ Dives
 
ScubaDu and Dive House/ Fiesta Americana Full report       Stayed at the Fiesta Americana which bills itself as a "Dive Resort". Room was fine and kept very clean. Concierge worthless. Bel... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2004   Jim Reilly and Fran Klass
100+ Dives
 
SCUBAJUAN       "Great small group diving!"
Juan has been leading small groups of divers on Cozumel for many years (he's also great teaching new divers) & has a very capable ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2023   Deborah Greenfield
500+ Dives
 
SCUBAJUAN       "Great small group diving!"
Juan has been leading small groups of divers on Cozumel for many years (he's also great teaching new divers) & has a very capable ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2023   Deborah Greenfield
500+ Dives
 
Scubajuan/ Casa Mexicana       "Good time at Cozumel"
The good: casa mexicana had fabulous breakfast(free) and heated small pool, excellent WiFi, very good house- keeping, etc. the di... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
6/2022   Eldon Okazaki
1000+ Dives
 
Scubalife/ Fiesta Americana       "Great viz- great dive operation!"
Although we had started back diving in May of 2020 during covid- we didn't come to Mexico til we were completely vaccinated as th... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2021   Dawn
500+ Dives
Photos available 
Scubatony Full report       "Best in Cozumel"
Tony has been around for a long time now and has attracted a great staff. The captains and crew are born and raised in the busines... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2019   James Mayfield
1000+ Dives
 
Scubawithalison/ Residencias Reef Full report       "It Never Disappoints!"
Cozumel never disappoints as a dive location. Big & small critters, great coral formations and colorful sponges, and varied underw... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2017   PAUL MILA
500+ Dives
 
ScubaWithAlison/ [Residencias Reef Full report   Cozumel   "Cozumel -- truly a diver's paradise!"
No surprises for regular Cozumel divers: Moderate currents for good drift diving; the varying underwater topography, from cathedra... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2015   PAUL MILA
500+ Dives
 
Sea Robin Cozumel/ Fiesta Americana Cozumel Full report       Sea Robin Cozumel promotes themselves as a premier scuba diving company in the heavily saturated dive op destination of Cozumel, M... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2007   Karen Driskill
100+ Dives
 
Sea Robin Diving/ Villablanca Hotel       "COZUMEL with Sea Robin Diving"
I have been diving with Sea Robin for many years. I am loyal because Eduardo and Victor make the fun, excellent diving of Cozumel ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2022   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives
Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Urchin Dive/ At Home in Cozumel Full report       Rented an oceanfront private house (Villa El Dorado) from At Home in Cozumel ( [. . . ] ) which was fantastic. 4 BR/ 3BA w... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2002   Fred Teed
1000+ Dives
 
Sealife/ Private Residence Full report   Playa del Carmen   Would not particularly recommend Playa del Carmen as a primary dive destination as Caribbean diving was not spectacular, unless yo... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
3/2004   Jeffrey R. Johnson
100+ Dives
 
SeaScuba/ Hotel Cozumel and Resort Full report       Hotel Cozumel and resort is located about a 10 to 15 minute walk to the South of the central part of downtown San Miguel. Our sta... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
1/2008   Nick McGregor
250+ Dives
 
Solo Boceo Full report   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  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   J Devine
250+ Dives
 
Solo Buceo Full report   C58 wreck & reef   "Cancun Wreck and Reef with Solo Buceo"
Videos I have of my trips with Solo Buceo: [. . . ] for C58 wreck dive [. . . ] ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2019   James Devine
500+ Dives
Photos available 
Solo buceo/ Sotavento Hotel & Yacht Club Full report   Cancun/Isla Mujeres   This was strictly a snorkeling trip. My husband and I flew to Cancun where we met Andy Murch of Big Fish Expeditions. We stayed at... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2013   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives
 
Sólo Buceo/ Royal Cancún Full report   Cancún]   There is no deep diving in Cancún. The reef drift dives are all about 60 feet maximum. The corals are very healthy and there are m... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2010   Gabriel I. Penagaricano
500+ Dives
 
Solo Buceo/ Dreams Full report   Cancun   In late Jan. '09 my wife and I vacationed at Dreams Resort in Cancun Mexico. I usuall take a couple of dive trips in the winter ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
1/2009   Tim Connors
250+ Dives
 
Squalo Divers/ NA Full report   Isla Mujeres   We rented a house in the La Gloria section of town. A 5 minute taxi cab ride from downtown costing about 20 pesos one way. I... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2009   Debbie Nottelmann
250+ Dives
 
sunrisedivers/ casa mexicana Full report   cozumel   Casa Mexicana is a very clean and affordable hotel in downtown. It has a great buffet breakfast included and a small pool and bar. ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2012   Kevin Feor
500+ Dives
 
Tank Ha/ Barcelo Full report   Riviera Maya   We stayed at the Barcelo Resort in Riviera Maya and dived in Playa del Carmen. The Resort was exceptional in design, accomodation... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2006   Betsy Baste
100+ Dives
 
Tank-Ha/ Fiesta Hotel Full report   Playa Del Carmen   "Cenote El Pit and Dos Ojos"
I contacted Matt at the Dive Shop prior to heading down and put down a $40 deposit on the $175 total price (I had my own equipment... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2019   Robert M Symington
250+ Dives
Photos available 
Tarraya/ Royal Hideaway Full report   Playa del Carmen, Mexico   I wish I had known that we would not have been diving with Chivo (Martin Duran) who is a great divemaster and Instructor who reall... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
7/2013   Kenneth A Skitt
1000+ Dives
 
The Dive Shop/ Fiesta Americana Full report       Second time at the Fiesta Americana on all- inclusive package. Always treated very well by staff and the dive shop has done an exce... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2005   Jeffrey O"Brien
<100 Dives
 
Tortuga Carey/ Casa Colonial Full report   Cozumel   "The Diving & Fun You Expect with a More Intimate & Mexican Feel"
We've been to Cozumel many times for the clear water, fun and likeable people, great reefs, extremely satisfying food and tropical... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2016   Bill Goodwin
1000+ Dives
 
Tres Pelicanos   Cozumel   "Coz is still king"
All- around, I still find Cozumel the best destination for North American divers. Fairly easy to get to, reliably good dives, great... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2023   Rick Feinleib
100+ Dives
Photos available 
Tres Pelicanos/ Quinta Suites       "Cozumel: November 2022"
I popped down to Cozumel for some diving with friends. We were a group of 9 from California, Florida, Arizona and Washington. We ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2022   Gregory S Bruce
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Tres Pelicanos/ El Cantil Condo       "8 Days of great service and outstanding lodging"
This was our 10th trip to Cozumel We rented a condominium just south of town and dove with Tres Pelicanos. They have small fast bo... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2022   Alison Scheflow
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Tres Pelicanos/ Villa Las Anclas       "Six weeks diving Cozumel Reefs"
As usual Tres Pelicanos is and continues to be our operator of choice for 6 years on Cozumel Island. Easy to schedule diving vi... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2021   Jay Jones
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Tres pelicanos/ Villa las anclas Full report       "Another great trip with Tres Pelicanos"
This is our 5 th year with Tres Pelicanos. We have been diving Cozumel since 1980 and have used many excellent dive operators. W... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2017   Jay Jones
1000+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Tres Pelicanos/ Hotel Cozumel and Resort Full report   Cozumel   "Cozumel - Tres Pelicanos and Hotel Cozumel"
Our experience with Tres Pelicanos was excellent in every way. The reservations were made via email, with prompt and detailed res... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2016   Michael Gallay
500+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Tres Pelicanos/ Park Royal Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   "Great Diving and a Fair Place to Stay in Cozumel"
I booked the diving and flight direct with Tres Pelicanos and United Airlines. I tried to book the room directly with the hotel. ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2015   Dana Timaeus
1000+ Dives
 
Tres Pelicanos/ Casa Mexicana/Park Royal] Full report       "Cozumel Dive experience with Tres Pelicanos dive Op."
Tres Pelicanos is a relatively new operation that we have been diving with for three years. Excellent operation from all standpoin... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2015   Jay Jones
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Tres Pelicanos/ my house Full report       I've known the staff who run the dive shop, work as Dive Masters and support for about five years now. In the past I typically did... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2014   Tom Carlson
1000+ Dives
 
Tres Pelicanos Dive Center Full report   San Miguel   "Grea time with Tres Pelicanos/Casa Mexicana"
Sept. 1st started an 8- day stay at Casa Mexicana; nice big room, really comfortable bed, clean, flat- screen t. v. , mini- fridge, saf... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2018   Richard J Lunsford Jr
250+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Under The Jungle   Riviera Maya Yucatan Mexico   "Cenote Diving - Whole Different Beast for an Ocean Diver"
Diving the fresh water Cenotes should be on every serious divers bucket list. These are NOT caves but cenotes. Guides are requir... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2023   Peter Neubauer
1000+ Dives
 
Under the Jungle/ Casa Paraiso Full report   Diving Cenotes in Yucatan peni   "Run Dark, Run Silent, Run Deep Diving Under the Jungle Cenotes Diving"
Take a man with over 1000 dives. . He has dived Caribbean waters so much that he knows every fish personally. When a dive master ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
12/2016   Pejman Khosropour
500+ Dives
3Helpful vote(s) received
united divers/ casa sybilla Full report   mexico   been diving with manual who owns united divers and is a third generation cozumelan for about 10 years. web site is [. . . ] ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2008   chip beebee
500+ Dives
 
Wayne Whittier/ Private Villa 4days/Hot. Cozumel 3 Full report       Having arrived only 5- 6 weeks after Wilma had pounded Cozumel for some 51 hours straight, we were a bit uneasy as to what we were ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2005   WAYNE & BECKIE WHITTIER
100+ Dives
 
We B Divin' Full report   Cozumel   "Fun, fun, fun"
First off lets begin by saying we love the diving in Cozumel. We have been a number of times but each time we are always challeng... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2018   David Lyn Doudiet
100+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
We-B-Divin/ Villa Las Anclas Full report       "Summer in Cozumel"
We- B- Divin is an operation out of Dallas, TX. All reservations are made through a U. S. number and website. As far as we could tell... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2019   James Vincett
100+ Dives
 
Wet Set Dive Adventures/ Iberostar Paraiso Beach Resort Full report   Puerto Morelos   Accommodations - Stayed at the Iberostar Paraiso Beach south of Puerto Morelos. It is a large (maybe too large) all- inclusive. T... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2003   Malcolm Carter
<100 Dives
 
Whale Shark Daddy Full report       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  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   Jim Entry
500+ Dives
 
Xcaret/ Occidental Grand Flemenco Xcaret Full report   Mayan Riviera   The diving is average. The coral reef structure is no where near as developed as it is in Cozumel. The currents are extremely stro... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
11/2003   KIM S. DEVOE
100+ Dives
 
Xtabay Divers/ Reef Club Full report   Cozumel   The Reef Club resort is FAR from town so not for sightseers. Pay attention to the signs or you'll drive right past the road to get... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2005   Jade Gibbon
100+ Dives
 
XTC Dive Center   Xcalak   "Chinchorro Banks - salwater crocodiles!"
This was an expedition to dive with saltwater crocodiles; check out the full DIVE HARD trip report on YouTube: [. . . ] ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2022   Kabir Teja (Dive Hard)
1000+ Dives
 
XTC Dive Center/ local hotels       "Xcalak, end of the road, Mexican Carribean"
Xcalak is at the end of the road. a fishing village 5 miles north of the border with Belize. My first visit there took 3 hrs from ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2021   Harvey Monroe
1000+ Dives
Photos available 
XTC Dive Center/ Casa de suenos Full report   Xcalak   "Southern Yucatan"
XTC has a large staff, and offer all PADI certifications. They had 4 Dive Master Trainees, 1 or 2 who accompanied dive groups alon... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
1/2019   eric williamson
100+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
XTC Dive Center/ Casa de Suenos Full report   Chinchorro Banks   "Chinchorro Banks, undiscovered treasure"
I have submitted a separate report for the dives closer to the dive shop. Chinchorro is as close to pristine as I have experience... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2019   eric williamson
100+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
XTC Dive Center/ Casa Cara Cola Full report   Xcalak   "XTC/Southern Yucatan/Xcalak"
XTC is a 5 Star PADI facility and the staff are as capable and experienced as one could hope for in this type of location. Cour... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
8/2017   Michael O'Reilly
1000+ Dives
 
XTC Dive Center/ Costa de Cocos Full report   Xcalak   "Great diving away from the crowds, great value for the money."
Excellent value! The dive shop is a PADI 5- star facility usually with an IDC in progress, which means that just about every dive ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2014   Emmette Murkett
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
XTC Dive Center/ [Casa Carolina] Full report       [They are by the book here, but not obnoxious or overly zealous. They take it seriously and I appreciate that. The tarpon hole was... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2013   William G. Schulz
100+ Dives
 
XTC Dive Center Full report   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 stars
4 stars  
3/2011   Jason Marks
500+ Dives
 
XTC Dive Center/ Playa Sonrisa Full report   Xcalak, Mahahual Peninsula   The bad (very little!): Nitrox $14 a fill, due to difficulty of obtaining it in this remote location. No rinse tank on board. ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2010   Ken New
100+ Dives
 
XTC Dive Center/ Hotel Tierra Maya Full report   Xcalak   We hoped, we prayed, we rose at the crack of dawn each day in anticipation. But strong winds blew up (no pun) every plan to visit ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2006   Francis & Deb Bollag
250+ Dives
 
XTC Dive Center/ Stayed at Tierra Maya Hotel Full report   Yucatan Peninsula, Xclak   I did this trip with a friend who was completing his the open water portion of his certification. Eric at XTC was very accomodati... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2004   Bob Wojcik
<100 Dives
 
Yanaha Full report   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  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2008   Scott
100+ Dives
 
Yucatech Expeditions/ N/A Full report   Cozumel   Cave Diving Coz with Yucatech Expeditions – German Yanez Mendoza While Cozumel’s reefs took a heavy hit during last year’s hurr... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   Patrick Wikstrom
500+ Dives
 
Yucatech Expeditions/ N/A Full report   Riviera Maya   Hurricane Wilma made an incredible mess of Cozumel and much of the Riviera Maya late October 2005 and much of the reef diving was ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2005   Alexander Griffin
100+ Dives
 
Yucatech Expeditions Full report       After a few days of reef diving in Cozumel, we were ready for a change. On the advice of other divers, we contacted German Yunez ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2005   Lori Brown, Justin Green
250+ Dives
 
Yucatek Divers Full report       "Cenotes are nice, but who made you GOD?"
The cenotes are fun to dive, but the lead dive guide was a jerk. All of our group had been in the cenotes several times, but this... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
6/2017   Craig Gibson
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Yucatek Divers Full report   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  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2015   George Constantino
250+ Dives
 
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