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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Scuba Club Cozumel*			This was our 13th visit to Scuba Club. Weather was perfect. Some days only 3 divers, max was 10. Coral was healthy, lots of mar... Full report		9/2011	Robert Barada 250+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar Paraiso Maya*		Riviera Maya	Very enviromentally conscientious, good dive briefings, very professional and watchful for newbies. There was no anchoring so ever... Full report		9/2011	Frank Nelson 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*		Cozumel South Reefs	After not having had a camera in the water for. . . well about forever (I DO vaguely remember running an underwater photo school in J... Full report		8/2011	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Dreamtime Dive Resort/ La Posada 40 Canones*		Mahahual Chinchorro	Mahahual is a town that is about a 3 1/ 2 hours drive from Playa del Carmen. It is a very small town with a few hundred inhabitants... Full report		8/2011	Ian Kennedy 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Intercontinental El Presidente*		Cozumel	Jeremy Anschel runs a fast boat with usually no more than six divers on board. His operation is equipped to deal with any equipmen... Full report		8/2011	Michael W Igoe 250+ Dives
*Rafael de la Parra*		Isla Mujeres	We stayed on Isla Mujeres and went out to snorkel with whale sharks with Rafael de la Parra, who was recommended through an Underc... Full report		8/2011	Pamela 250+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel*		Cozumel	it was adequate, the rooms were clean, air conditioned, and the food was enough to fill the gut. nothing exceptional, and kinda b... Full report		8/2011	stephen murvine 1000+ Dives
*Living Underwater*			In a word, fantastic. Jeremy and the crew did a great job, every day. We stayed at the Iberostar and the Jewfish, a nice fast bo... Full report		8/2011	Colin Clark 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Aura*			This was our 3rd year at Aura but our first with Dive Palancar. Previously, we dived with Sand Dollar, but they are no longer affi... Full report		7/2011	Pete Mykytyn <100 Dives
*Bottom Time Divers/ Hote Plaza Cozumel*			Diving with Raul is always great and I highly recommend Bottom Time Divers. . . . We always stay downtown so that we can avoid... Full report		7/2011	William Boswell 500+ Dives
*AquaWorld/ Royal Islander*		Cancun	the good: mostly well behaved divers; only I had own equipment; Irish scotish and canadian got along ok; the crew was prepared fo... Full report		6/2011	Eldon Okazaki 1000+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Aura Hotel*		Cozumel	We spent 5 days with Aldora during our recent visit to Cozumel, which was the second visit in the past 12 months (last time I went... Full report		3/2011	James Castanino 250+ Dives
*Dive Aventuras/ Aventura Spa Palace*		Riviera Maya	We went, not expecting much. We've been to Cozumel 10 times, but thought we'd check out Puerto Aventuras diving, about which we ha... Full report		5/2011	Carol A Thompson 500+ Dives
*Scuba Mau/ Villablanca Gardens*		Cozumel	We stayed at the Villablanca Gardens. overall it was nice with about all you need for a nice stay. 2 restaurants, 3 dive shops, ... Full report		4/2011	Mark Edwards 1000+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Fiesta Americana*			This was our 8th trip to Cozumel and our first time diving with Jeremy. We can't wait for the next time. If bottom time is your t... Full report		3/2011	Alan Wolf 100+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center*		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		3/2011	Jason Marks 500+ Dives
*Scuba Pablo/ El Cozemeleno*		Cozumel	Pablo is a fantastic divemaster. This was my second trip with him. One of the days there were only two divers on the boat. He w... Full report		3/2011	Robin Chisholm 500+ Dives
*Scuba Mau*		Cozumel	Scuba Mau is not listed on the drop down menu and I do not understand why. They are an extremely well run shop with an excellent ... Full report		1/2011	James Shuff 1000+ Dives
*Albatros Charters/ Cruise Ship*		Cozumel	Our group of 3 (1 Assistant Instructor & 2 Master Scuba Divers) made reservations with Albatros as we prepared to take our cruise. ... Full report		3/2011	Eric A Frick 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Casa Mexicana*			As always, diving with Jeremy Anschel and Living Underwater was a fine example of great service and value. Steel 90 and 120 cf tan... Full report		2/2011	Joe Stommel 250+ Dives
*Manta Raya/ Casa Mexicana*		Cozumel	I have been diving with Fernando since 1980 and I have always found him to be reliable, punctual, enthusiastic, environmentaly con... Full report		2/2011	William J Ehler 1000+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ allegro*			Jeremy and his crew are without a doubt the most professional dive organization I have dived with. Towels and jackets await at the... Full report		1/2011	Michael R Smith 1000+ Dives
*Living Underwater*		Cozumel	Dove with them while visiting for a day on a cruise ship. They were extremely helpful accommodating our schedule (we didn't reall... Full report		12/2010	Rupert Cox 500+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*			The hotel operation & service has improved greatly with the new owners. All rooms look out over the ocean. The rooms are good size... Full report		12/2010	Blake Calvin 100+ Dives
*Blue Magic Scuba/ [same]n/a*			Blue Magic Scuba delivers personalized service, both before the trip, during, and after. Joyce, the shop owner, was very helpful ... Full report		12/2010	JACK Percelay <100 Dives
*Mexico Blue Dream/ Blue Angel*			My wife and I were not able to dive Cozumel for a few days due to high winds closing the port to small boats, so we decided to div... Full report		12/2010	Stephen Kouri 100+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*		Cozumel	I have been to Blue Angel as both a novice and advanced diver. Blue Angel is set up for experienced divers who want a great value. ... Full report		12/2010	Stephen Kouri 100+ Dives
*Blue Project*			Blue Project was terrific. Blanca was an amazing dive master - she managed our family group with mixed divers with great grace. I ... Full report		11/2010	Linda Mallinoff 100+ Dives
*Aquanauts/ Catalonia Yucatan*		Riviera Maya	... Full report		11/2010	Mr Terry Bartley 100+ Dives
*Dive House/ Fiestamericana*			Fiestamerica is a well maintained hotel. The staff was exceptonal and could not have been more helpful. Rooms were very clean and ... Full report		11/2010	Joseph Stehn 250+ Dives
*cozumel experience/ wyndham sabor*		cozumel island	Recently spent a couple of weeks in the Mexican Yucatan. First week was spent in Playa del Carmen doing some cenote diving. From t... Full report		11/2010	W Glen Kitchens 500+ Dives
*Dive Mexico/ gran porto real*		cozumel and the mexican yucata	Recently spent several days on the Yucatan Peninsula & worked in a few cenote dives along w/ the usual tourist fare. Flew to Cancu... Full report		11/2010	W Glen Kitchens 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*			This is a bit redundant since we stayed at Villa Aldora and dove with Aldora Divers in September (and reported it). However, the ... Full report		10/2010	John E. Keith 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Fiesta Mexicana*		[N/A]Two days on Barracuda ree	The reefs and Aldora Divers were generally as good as we have experienced on past trips. Fiesta Mexicana had nice rooms, but is t... Full report		8/2010	Michael Traylor 250+ Dives
*Sand Dollar Sports/ Wyndam*		Cozumel	The Wyndam is a very nice hotel with 3 levels of "quality". I was in the mid. If I went again, I'd go basic. I prefer hotels fu... Full report		11/2010	Randall S Preissig 1000+ Dives
*Akumal DIve Shop/ LAs Casitas condominiums*		Akumal	This was my fourth trip to Akumal. We have come to love the Las Casitas condos right on the water, and the Akumal Dive Shop has a... Full report		11/2010	Dennis Jacobson 500+ Dives
*Scorpio Divers/ Timeshare*			We have been diving in Cancun for many years on family vacations. This year we dove a great reef in Cancun, but also dove in Puerto... Full report		11/2010	Linda Tolf 250+ Dives
*Sólo Buceo/ Royal Cancún*		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		11/2010	Gabriel I. Penagaricano 500+ Dives
*Blue Project Cozumel*			Dived all but the first couple of days with Blue Project, a new operation with a well- established divemaster. Blanca is the divem... Full report		10/2010	Celia Liner 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ el Cid*			I loved Jeremy's outfit!!!!! I loved loved loved his crew, boat, and the way he ran his business. The boat was the fastest on the... Full report		8/2010	Lisa Vignerot 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*		Cozumel	Aldora Divers is a top notch dive shop. Mimo and the rest of the staff are helpful and they try very hard to meet your requests. ... Full report		9/2010	John E. Keith 100+ Dives
*Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel*		Cozumel	Hotel Cozumel has improved their food but do not expect the food prep of Little Cayman of the States. Dive Paradise has always bee... Full report		8/2010	Ed Ulrich 1000+ Dives
*Bucaneros del Caribe (Majahual), XTC (Xcalak)/ Casa Maria (Majahual)*		Mahahual & Xcalak & Tulum	Flew into Cancun, rented a large new 8 passenger van for the 6 of us at America Car Rental near Cancun Airport. Drove about 1 hr t... Full report		8/2010	Mae L. Ding 100+ Dives
*Scuba S.Cool/ Pueblito Escondido Mistik Residence*		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		5/2010	Rhodri Pritchard Thomas <100 Dives
*Living Underwater/ Presidente Intecontinental*			Jeremy not only runs a top notch dive operation but is a unique divemaster who seems genuinely interested in maximizing your exper... Full report		7/2010	Michael Gallay 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			We have visited Scuba Club many times, but not since right after Wilma. The diving was greatly effected by Wilma, but has come ba... Full report		8/2010	Robert Barada 500+ Dives
*Caribbean Divers/ Casa Mexicana*		Isla Cozumel	Absolutely fun place if you go with a group and have it organized beforehand. Pick up at hotel in town means a long boat ride to s... Full report		3/2010	Kenneth Katz 250+ Dives
*Caribbean Divers/ Casa Mexicana*		Isla Cozumel	Absolutely fun place if you go with a group and have it organized beforehand. Pick up at hotel in town means a long boat ride to s... Full report		3/2010	Kenneth Katz 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*		Cozumel	Aldora Divers was great for our group of 6 experienced divers. Had our own boat and could dive our own profiles. All dives over ... Full report		7/2010	Timothy R O'Connor 500+ Dives
*Sand Dollar Sports/ Wyndham Aura*			This was our 2nd time diving with Sand Dollar at the Wyndham Aura resort. As before, the operation was well done. We left on tim... Full report		7/2010	Pete Mykytyn <100 Dives
*Maya Palms dive operation*		A few miles south of Mahahual	The best thing about the diving was the health of the corals. I saw no dead corals and no algae growth. Most of the corals were so... Full report		5/2010	Ronald Bailey 1000+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*			This was our second trip to Cozumel and we chose to stay at Blue Angel because it was a small hotel and got very positive Undercur... Full report		3/2009	Tom Carlson 500+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*			This was my longest stay at the Allegro (20 nights), and I did 30 tanks of Nitrox, all as morning dives. Dive Palancar was replac... Full report		6/2010	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Akumal Dive Center/ [same]Akumal Caribe*		[N/A]Mexican Yucatan	The small hotels are by far better than the larger mega Las Vegas style hotels. The service the food and the over all experience i... Full report		6/2010	brent j fenstermaker 100+ Dives
*Sand Dollar Sports*			I have been diving in Cozumel many times over the past 20 years, but this was a unique opportunity. My wife and I took our first c... Full report		3/2010	Larry D Sensenig 100+ Dives
*Dive Aventuras/ Catalonia Riviera Maya*		Riviera Maya	Dive Aventuras has an equipment repair man on- site. Armando was fabulous! He fixed my husband's BC between dives after finding a... Full report		5/2010	Connie Bowling 100+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*		COZUMEL	We were picked up at the airport and rode 15 minutes to the resort. We were told to go to the dive shop immediately for the briefi... Full report		5/2010	Ernie Plourde 1000+ Dives
*Blue Project/ Iberostar*		Cozumel	This dive operator was a fill in for a newly recommended dive operator who had a family medical emergency. WOW is all I can say. B... Full report		4/2010	Mark Powell 1000+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop*		Cozumel	This is a small dive resort just south of the main town. The restaurant was terrific, so we didn't have to go outside (we did once... Full report		12/2009	Frederick R. Turoff 500+ Dives
*Bahia Divers/ Grand Palladium White Sand*		Maya Riviera	We stayed at the Grand Palladium White Sand and wanted to do some diving. We did not dive with the resort dive shop as I had read... Full report		4/2010	Mr Terry Bartley 100+ Dives
*XTC Dive Center/ Playa Sonrisa*		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		4/2010	Ken New 100+ Dives
*Carey Diver and Abyss Dive Shops/ Villa Vera - Puerto Mujeres*		Isla Mujeres	We stayed at the Villa Vera property on Isla Mujeres, which had some of the nicest rooms we ever stayed in. Most of the time we w... Full report		3/2010	Jeff n' Nicole Robertson <100 Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Hotel Cozumel*		Cozumel	Aldora: As far as dive ops go, they are one of the better ones. They still pull some of the same stunts as others though. I h... Full report		3/2010	Ben Freeman <100 Dives
*Living Underwater/ Residencias Reef (Wyndham)*			We dove for 6 days with Living Underwater, and all 6 were fabulous. The last time we dove Cozumel was before Hurricane Wilma and w... Full report		3/2010	Heather Rooney <100 Dives
*Aqua Safari/ Casa Mexicana*		Cozumel	Wanted to dive Punta sur's Devils Throat, was not able, Dive operator did not go out of their way to make it happen. Otherwise ver... Full report		3/2010	Nathan Grover 100+ Dives
*Deep Exposure/ Casa Mexicanna*			This was a five day trip for Advanced Trimix Training. The training consisted of both classroom and open water dives to 250+ feet. ... Full report		2/2010	J W Hinson 500+ Dives
*Liquid Blue Divers/ Wyndham Aura Cozumel*		Cozumel	I arranged diving with Jeremy Anschel of Living Underwater. But, as he was full on some dive days, he recommended Liquid Blue Dive... Full report		1/2010	Paul Y Lee 250+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Wyndham Aura Cozumel*		Cozumel	Had an absolutely wonderful time diving with Jeremy Anschel and his team - Living Underwater. They are one of the small, fast boat... Full report		1/2010	Paul Y Lee 250+ Dives
*Aqua Safari/ Safari Inn*		Mexico	High quality drift diving, top- notch finely tuned dive operation, delicious inexpensive food, and competitive pricing bring me to ... Full report		1/2010	Jeanne Reeder 250+ Dives
*Dive House/ Fiesta Americana*			Each day your equiptment is loaded on the boat, then they ask divers which reef they want to dive. Boats handle any where from 3 ... Full report		2/2010	Conrad Kantor 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Aldora Villas*		Cozumel	Aldora Divers are superb, cost a little more but worth it. Totally dedicated to getting all dives in and accomodating every reaso... Full report		12/2009	Michael 500+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Dos (Rented House*			Weather conditions were horrible, but Aldora absolutely busted their butts to get our group of 7 out in a safe manner. The weathe... Full report		1/2010	Kevin McCarter 100+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Residencias Reef*		Cozumel	Aldora is an excellent dive operation. Memo, the owner, gives the operation his constant personal attention and makes a point of ... Full report		12/2009	David Dornbusch 250+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			This truly is a resort for divers. Outside dive lockers( bring your own locks). Several entry ladders for shore diving. Several di... Full report		12/2009	Robert P. Zimmerman 500+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Aura Cozumel*		Cozumel	Diving with Living Underwater (Jeremy Anschel, owner) was an extraordinary experience. We were looking for a dive operation that w... Full report		11/2009	Joni & Bobby Lamb 250+ Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora*		Cozumel	Villa Aldora is a great, small place for small groups to have a wonderful vacation. Not in the middle of the "fast and furious" do... Full report		12/2009	David Van Ryn 250+ Dives
*Sand Dollar Sports/ Carnival Fantasy Cruise*		Santa Rosa & Chankanaab Reefs	My husband and I went on a cruise with our daughter and my sister for Thanksgiving. We booked a dive through the cruise ship whil... Full report		11/2009	Carol Cox 1000+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop/ San Miguel Apartment*			Have been diving Coz for 20 years and this operation for quite a few of those, dating back to the La Perla days. The hotel has cha... Full report		2/2009	J.W. Erickson 500+ Dives
*Aquanauts/ Catalonia Yucatan*		Puerto Aventuras	Aquanauts went under new ownership while we were there. They have been customers since 2003, and the overall feeling of them taki... Full report		11/2009	Terry Bartley 100+ Dives
*Scuba-Cozumel Dive Center/ Scuba Club Cozumel*			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		11/2009	Craig caldwell 100+ Dives
*Blue Angel Dive Shop/ Blue Angel Resort*		Cozumel	My partner and I just came back from our first trip to Cozumel. We flew Delta from San Francisco to Atlanta (red- eye) and after a ... Full report		9/2009	Christophe Beraud <100 Dives
*Living Underwater/ Park Royal Cozumel*			We chose Living Underwater/ Jeremy Anschel based on Undercurrent reader reviews, and he sounded ideal for us, as most sites visited... Full report		11/2009	Dan Fazekas 100+ Dives
*Careyitos/ El Presidente Intercontinental*			Careyitos offers an exceptional service among Cozumel dive operators. These guys are the real deal and have been around for 30+ y... Full report		11/2009	James McBride 500+ Dives
*Scuba Du/ El Presidente*		Cozumel	While Cozumel may not be the diving it was pre- hurricane, it is still very good diving. The el Presidente is a value issue. It... Full report		10/2009	Stephen kouri <100 Dives
*Aldora Divers/ Cozumel hotel and resort*			I have been to Cozumel several times the last being two years ago. This was my 2nd time with Aldora and it just seems to get bett... Full report		11/2009	David Cutler 250+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Occidental Grand*		Cozumel	Resort and grounds were lovely & clean. Wish we had more of an 'orientation' to meal times and diving. Certain restaurants are o... Full report		9/2009	Kent & Rachel 1000+ Dives
*Dressel Divers/ Iberostar Pariso Maya*		Mayan Riveria and Cozumel	My 17 year old daughter and I made three trips (5 dives total) with Dressel. One was a two tank excursion to Cozumel, another wa... Full report		10/2009	Tom Chase 250+ Dives
*Chucho Divers/ El Cid La Ceba*		Cozumel	This was our fourth trip to Cozumel and all four times we stayed at the El Cid La Ceba. We could not beat the package deal we got ... Full report		9/2009	Henry & Carol Ziller 100+ Dives
*Dive Balam/ Royal Haciendas*		Playa Del Carmen	The dive operation is very well run and safety conscious. The maximum number of divers is 10. The boat is adequate with 10, but be... Full report		10/2009	Norris Boone 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Club Cozumel*			I began the 2009 year by diving the island of Cozumel. This was the second consecutive year that my girlfriend, Margi, and I chose... Full report		1/2009	Eric Eckes 500+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Occidental Grand Cozumel*		Cozumel	Diving with 'Living Underwater' was great. This was the best diving I've done in Cozumel, and all it was all due to Jeremy &... Full report		7/2009	Wayne McNab 500+ Dives
*papa hogs*			I go too Cozumel for a month every year. popa hogs is the best I stay at his place. He has 4 rooms. or you can stay at the V... Full report		5/2009	henry campbell 1000+ Dives
*Dive Palancar/ Allegro Cozumel*			I go back to dive here again and again- - seems like my home away from home these days, since diving off Melbourne Florida is mostly... Full report		9/2009	Shawn McDermott 1000+ Dives
*Squalo Divers/ NA*		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		7/2009	Debbie Nottelmann 250+ Dives
*Sand Dollar/ Wyndum*		Cozumel	The Wyndum resort was was not set up to accomodate divers. Most in our group paid for an upgrade which put us further away from th... Full report		9/2009	D Demming 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Playa/ Royal Haciendas*		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		9/2009	Nancy Collins 100+ Dives
*Living Underwater/ Villa Blanca*		Cozumel Island	Based on the experience of the boat, Jeremy at Living Underwater scheduled some nice long, deeper dives. There was no limitation ... Full report		6/2009	Ken Metz 500+ Dives
*Rodrigo*		Holbox Island	Very unique experience going back in time on an island that is unblemished by tourism. Dirt roads good enough restaurants and an e... Full report		7/2009	D. Demming 1000+ Dives
*Agua Adentures*		Quintana Roo	We did three two tank adventure dives with Agua Adventures. They were a professional operation that delivered a safe and enjoyabl... Full report		7/2009	Laura Aaron 250+ Dives
*Dive with Cristina*			Diving with Cristina is a pure pleasure! The boat is neat and clean and plenty of room for up to 12 divers. Cristina guides the ... Full report		9/2009	cynthia darling 250+ Dives
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