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Dive Review of Dive with Martin/Casa del Mar in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Dive with Martin/Casa del Mar: "Back to the Future: Dive with Martin and Cozumel", Nov, 2019,

by Kim Trethewey, NB, CA (Reviewer Reviewer 3 reports). Report 11309.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments This was our 5th trip to Cozumel with Dive with Martin (DWM) in 4 years. Nine divers from Divemaster to newly certified.

As the title indicates, there are others in the planning. The diving is great, and the operator top notch. We completed 13 dives in 6 days, as anticipated. With 9 divers we usually had a boat to ourselves and enjoyed the consistency of the same DWM crew. Despite the familiarity that this arrangement might provide, each trip and dive was briefed thoroughly.

Dives were planned after consulting our interests, and featured a variety of wall dives, swim-throughs and shallow reef. The Divemaster was excellent at pointing out hidden critters.

Although a portion of the marine park was closed to divers during our visit, had we not known of the closure we would not have noticed. DWM’s routine of heading out early ensured that we rarely encountered other groups on either the first of second tank. With a couple of exceptions due to winds and rough water, we were picked up at our hotel pier by 7:30 am and returned before lunch. The night dive went out shortly before 6;00 pm

The DWM boats are clean and well-maintained, and the dive gear in good to excellent shape. All DWM personnel were friendly, patient helpful and professional.

I have nothing but praise for Dive with Martin.
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Canada, Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Nassau, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman, Philippines
Closest Airport Cozumel Getting There Ready acres via direct flights to Cozumel or to Cancun with bus / ferry connection to Cozumel.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas choppy, currents
Water Temp 28-29°C / 82-84°F Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 20-30 M / 66-98 Ft

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Depth, time, grouping
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Although the focus of the dive week was not UWP, there were many and varied opportunities despite the fact that all dives except the night dive were drifts.
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