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Dive Paradise/ Hotel Barracuda Full report       "Hotel Barracuda - Dive Paradise"
This was our sixth trip to Cozumel so we knew the routine. After we passed through immigration and customs we headed straight to t... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2016   Henry O Ziller
250+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report       "Scuba Club Getaway"
... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2016   Randy Kettering
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Aldora Divers/ Villa Aldora Full report   Cozumel   "Cozumel and Aldora"
Stayed at Villa Aldora. Wonderful hosts and great guests who seem to stay there every visit. About a dozen rooms ranging from a st... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2016   Marcia Pedersen
500+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers Full report       "Cozumel & Villa Aldora"
Villa Aldora & Aldora Diving My wife and I stayed at Villa Aldora from July 5- 13, 2015 and made 15 dives with Aldora Diving. Fir... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2015   Wade Pilloud
<100 Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Pro Dive Mexico/ Occidental Grand Xcaret Full report       "Great Value!"
The service is excellent at the resort with a very friendly and engaging staff. The rooms are kept spotless by housekeeping. A wid... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2015   craig whitaker
250+ Dives
 
Pro Dive Mexico/ Occidental Grand Xcaret Full report       "Great Value!"
The service is excellent at the resort with a very friendly and engaging staff. The rooms are kept spotless by housekeeping. A wid... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2015   craig whitaker
250+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers Full report   Cozumel   "Aldora Divers & Villa Aldora"
All good to be said about Aldora Divers and Villa Aldora, sister compaies. They handle/ store/ set- up gear every day for you. Nice ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2015   Warren Sprung
500+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Aldora Divers/ Villa Eden Full report       "Umpteenth Trip to Cozumel"
Villa Eden is a 5 bedroom house w/ pool 0n the channel south of San Miguel. Not cheap; cabs or rental car needed to get to town. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2015   Michael Traylor
500+ Dives
 
Dive with Martin/ Park Royal Resort Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   "Vacation Connection"
As older diver, wise, I found the trip from Texas very nice even in economy. Transfers were already set up by vacation connections ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2015   Victor Eizenga
<100 Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report       "Ocean dives off Cozumel plus cenote diving out of Playa del Carmen"
Being senior citizens, we had been reluctant to go to Cozumel because of the currents. But, there were only about 3 of our 12 div... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2015   Helen Brown
250+ Dives
 
Aldora Divers Full report   Cozumel   "Aldora Divers took good care of me."
Aldora divers was a very well run operation that caters to more advanced divers and they did a great job. Even though I arrived la... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2015   David Holzman
250+ Dives
 
Pro Dive/ Occidental Grand Xcaret Full report   [Riviera Maya   "Lots of walking"
I would like to preface this with I didn't do my research in Undercurrent on this resort or operator. Good Booking the dives... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2015   Frank Nelson
1000+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel Full report   Mexico   "Comfortable Dive Resort; Mixed Up Dive Operator"
This was my 6th time diving with Dive Paradise and my worst experience with them. The operation seemed to be overwhelmed by the la... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2015   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives
 
Fantasea Dive Full report   Playa del Carmen   "3 great days of diving off Playa del Carmen!"
Jason, the owner of Fantasea Dive took excellent care of my son (13 years old) and I for our 3 days of boat diving. He takes a max... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2014   Darin Johaneson
<100 Dives
 
Liquid Blue Divers/ Palmar Condominiums Full report       "Great operation, so-so diving"
The best thing about Cozumel is that it's one time zone and a few hours away from our home. This was our first trip back in about... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2014   Lois Smith
500+ Dives
 
Aquanauts Dive Adventures/ Posada el Moro Full report       "Aquanauts/ Posada el Moro"
First the diving: we had a challenging week. Wind forced closure of the harbor [and therefore diving in the ocean] for several day... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2014   Fred Drennan
500+ Dives
 
Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel Full report       We headed to Cozumel for a long weekend getaway, staying at Hotel Cozumel and diving with Dive Paradise. We had dove Cozumel from ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2014   Leigh Vinzant
500+ Dives
 
Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel Full report       water was cold at 77- 78 deg. F; but ok for Canadiansl air temp. waas 80 to 87 F. the bad: good thing I did not take inclusive (... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2014   Eldon Okazaki
1000+ Dives
 
Liquid Blue Divers/ cozumel palace Full report       "new operation, needs work"
not sure that the the new operators have the right personalities to run a dive operation. they try and cut corners to save money, ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2014   kathleen matthews
1000+ Dives
 
Liquid Blue Divers/ Melia Full report   Cozumel   Steve and Kami bought the business about a year ago and are trying to bring the best customer service they can to diving in Cozume... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
1/2014   Alice Ribbens
250+ Dives
 
Akumal Dive Center/ Casa Coral Condo Full report   Akumal   If not staying close to the shop, you need a rental car reserved before getting there or cost is more. No covered area on boat to ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2013   Larry Eggert
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel[same] Full report       Just returned from Cozumel and a stay at Hotel Cozumel . [The dive shop that put this trip together normally stays at the Fiesta Am... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2013   Fred Straus
500+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   N/A   Good: The operation is well run scripted, and accommodations were above average. Divemaster was competent but was not interact... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2013   Richard Karem
<100 Dives
 
Dive Paradise/ Cozumel Hotel & Resort Full report       I have used Dive Paradise on 5 trips to Cozumel and like there operation, only negative I could mention is the 4- 5 hours for a two... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2013   Ronald Wood
1000+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report       We have been staying at the Scuba Club Cozumel almost since its inception under the Name of Galapagos Hotel. Our younger daughter... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2013   Robin J. Humphrey
500+ Dives
 
Carey Dive Center/ Posada Del Mar Full report   Isla Mujeres   Carey Dive Center is one of the best we have used. Small groups 4 to 6 people. Often lets you decide where you want to go. Ver... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2013   Mike Hill
250+ Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report       No surprises. Have been going to the Scuba Club Cozumel since the 80's well before it changed its name from the Galapagos. The st... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2013   Robin J. Humphrey
500+ Dives
 
Dive Paradise/ Hotel Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   Needing a cheap and easy dive trip on short notice I spent an afternoon on the internet and headed to Cozumel. For old times’ s... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   Pat Wikstrom
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Blue XT~Sea Diving/ Cozumel Palace Full report       We booked the resort thru our timeshare, but we found a bit too late that the resort(Cozumel Palace) is all inclusive resort. I n... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2013   Diving Mullah
500+ Dives
 
Aqua Adventures Eco Divers/ Hotel Playa La Media Luna Full report   Isla Mujeres   I was part of an escorted group trip. All dives were relatively shallow - no deeper than 40 feet. Coral in some places were prett... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2013   Nancy L Balch
100+ Dives
 
Dive Palancar/ Aura Full report       This was our 2nd year to dive with Dive Palancar. Since we were staying at the Aura resort, their dive operation, including a div... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2012   Pete Mykytyn
<100 Dives
 
Scuba Club Cozumel Full report   Cozumel   This is my 4th visit to SCC. I love the resort. It's cute, quaint, and very clean. The rooms are all unique, but all of them have ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2012   Kathy Weaver
100+ Dives
 
Dive Balam/ Royal Haciendas Full report   Playa Del Carmen   Two small (10- 15) passenger boats; none full. Neither has head. Canopy to protect from sun. Smaller boat (most dives), back rol... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2012   Ms Lynda Durfee
250+ Dives
 
Dressel Divers/ Barcelo Maya Beach Full report   Riviera Maya   The diving on the Riviera Maya was mediocre, not on par with my diving the last year in Curacao and the Exuma Islands- but better ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2012   Terence Taylor
<100 Dives
 
Dive House/ Fiesta Americana Full report       The Fiesta Americana is showing its age. It is clean, but pretty worn. The food is served cafeteria style, and it is what one wo... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2012   Douglas Hansen
500+ Dives
 
Aquanauts/ Catalonia Yucatan Beach Full report   Puerto Aventuras   Love, love Aquanauts. Have dove with them for about 3 years now. Crew is very attentive to camera gear and helping you in and ou... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2011   Mr Terry Bartley
100+ Dives
 
Dive Aventuras/ Chac Hal Al Condominium Full report   Puerto Aventuras   Puerto Aventuras was a great, well run and friendly dive operation. After doing a little reading and searching on line, I found t... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2011   Janice Smith
500+ Dives
 
Dreamtime Dive Resort/ La Posada 40 Canones Full report   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  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2011   Ian Kennedy
250+ Dives
 
Dive Palancar/ Aura Full report       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  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2011   Pete Mykytyn
<100 Dives
 
Dive Aventuras/ Aventura Spa Palace Full report   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  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2011   Carol A Thompson
500+ Dives
 
Albatros Charters/ Cruise Ship Full report   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 stars
4 stars  
3/2011   Eric A Frick
250+ 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
 
Bucaneros del Caribe (Majahual), XTC (Xcalak)/ Casa Maria (Majahual) Full report   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  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2010   Mae L. Ding
100+ Dives
 
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