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Title: Going to Cozumel Mexico
Post by: SunTracker on January 11, 2005, 09:03:24 PM

Going to Cozumel Mexico for scuba diving January 25-31.  Has anyone been there before?

Title: Going to Cozumel Mexico
Post by: rpm on January 11, 2005, 09:27:52 PM

Been to Cancun. Just remember the beers the van driver offers are NOT free.

Title: Going to Cozumel Mexico
Post by: GRUNHERZ on January 11, 2005, 09:38:39 PM

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Originally posted by rpm
Been to Cancun. Just remember the beers the van driver offers are NOT free.

Also remember not to get into the van ifd you ever want to be seen alive again. ;)

Title: Going to Cozumel Mexico
Post by: wombatt on January 11, 2005, 10:40:13 PM

Just make sure that you understand that most if not all divng there s drift diving.

Your divemaster will explain everything to you mostly you all enter the water together and hang onto a line the drags behind the boat.

Then he will signal when to decend the boat will follow you as you drift along.

Don't fight the currents just relaxe and enjoy the flight.

When time to surface in other words when the first fat bastard runs out of air you all go up together and try to snag that line.

Can be fun.

Check out Charlies bar.

Title: Going to Cozumel Mexico
Post by: Lizking on January 11, 2005, 10:51:18 PM

I used to go every year for the sailfish bite, but we would dive as well.

If you are not going to use a guide, I recommend these two spots:

Go to the marina, and dive of the South bank of the entrance (to the marina).  It is a 20' vertical wall, and if you move to the South, the current will bring you back to where you started.  there are steps carved into the wall there.

An excellent night dive is right off the beach where the cruise ships dock, there is an inverted twin engine plane there at about 45 foot, and the big jacks cruise it in the dark.  Very cool!

Title: Going to Cozumel Mexico
Post by: ghi on January 11, 2005, 11:14:24 PM

Ohh, yes many times,beautiful island,
 i used to work in bar/restaurants on the ships for Princess Cruises,  one of my contracts 1995-1996 on the Sun Princess we had 7 days cruises  departure suturday from Fort Lauderdale to Bahamas sunday, monday at sea, tuesday Montego Bay, wednesday Cayman Island and every thursday in Cozumel, frieday at sea, saturday back to Forth Lauderdale drop 2000 passengers, load fresh 2000 passengers and back same trip, 5-6 months untill april when we used to move  to Alaska,
  i got my PADI licence on the ship, training in pool
nice place for scuba, have fun man!

Title: Going to Cozumel Mexico
Post by: Lizking on January 11, 2005, 11:20:27 PM

Oh yeah, be sure and take the ferry across and make a trip to Tulum, and Coba, if you have time.  Make sure to tell the driver you have to pee enroute, there is good weed growing everywhere on the side of the road.

Title: Going to Cozumel Mexico
Post by: MaxQ on January 12, 2005, 02:17:04 AM

Yeah, I know Cozumel.. I own a business here :) Drop me a line if you need any help/advice...

MaxQ