Dive Review of Mexico Blue Dream/Blue Angel in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Mexico Blue Dream/Blue Angel, Dec, 2010, by Stephen Kouri, WA, US ( Contributor 12 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 5868.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	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 dive the Cenotes out of Playa del Carmen. The Blue Angel dive shop set us up with Mexico Blue Dream. The Cenotes are an underground river system that runs through caverns open to the surface in various locations. They can be huge, 10s of meters wide, or very narrow, depending on where you are. If you are uneasy diving in overhead environments or tight spaces, the Cenotes are a great chance to experience underground diving and still have ready access to the surface. The water is crystal clear and without current. We experienced a temperature of 75 F, but a 3 mm wetsuit with hooded vest was sufficient to keep us warm. Buoyancy is a bit of a challenge at first, but after a single dive we were able to finetune our weight (you only need 50% as much weight as in salt water). If you are an advanced diver you'll find the Cenotes easy and interesting. Intermediate divers will have some challenge, but still should master the diving pretty quickly. It's just my opinion, but because of the enclosed nature of the Cenotes I 'd recommend beginners have a couple dive trips before they dive Cenotes. You need to have good buoyancy control to navigate the frequent depth changes, and to keep from kicking up silt or mixing the thermoclimes, which are one of the big attractions of cenote diving. You follow the DM along a path marked by a yellow guideline. We were lucky to have a 2nd divemaster with us, who was diving on his free time, so we were able to have a DM both at the beginning and end of our small group. The Cenotes are filled with stalagmites, stalactites and salt/fresh water interfaces. In places, light from the surface shines through pinholes caused by plant roots, in others you can see the reflection of large surface pools -- very beautiful. I can't say enough good things about our experience with Mexico Blue Dream. The owner is a Frenchmen retired from the U.S. wine industry. Patrice accommodated us on very short notice, and personally met us at the ferry dock. Some might consider the $110.00 USD to be high for a 2 tank dive in Mexico, but we felt that we received a lot of value for that expense. The price includes the entrance fee (140 pesos pp), transportation from the ferry dock to the shop and also to the Cenotes (a 30-60 min drive, depending on which site you dive), and lunch. They also let us leave our gear in the shop overnight while we visited friends in Cancun, plus some gave us great tips on where to eat and what to do in PDC. Overall it was a unique experience that is a great compliment to Cozumel diving. While we did it as a way to dive when the Cozumel harbor was closed, I could see ending a vacation with a couple Cenote dives to completely rinse your equipment in fresh water.
Websites	Mexico Blue Dream
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Maui/Kona-HI, Figi, Little Cayman, Cozumel, Belize
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	no currents
Water Temp	75-76°F / 24-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-200 Ft/ 30-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Followed Dive Master in a guided dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Mexico Blue Dream/Blue Angel in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Mexico Blue Dream/Blue Angel, Dec, 2010,

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Dive Review of Mexico Blue Dream/Blue Angel in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan