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Scuba Forum / General / August 2005Diving from S. of Cancun
I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just south of Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't leave until 8AM making a full day dive trip tight on time to get to a dive shop. How is the diving from Cancun or south of Cancun. Any recommendations are appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want to dive just for the sake of diving off the mainland if it ain't similar quality.  SignatureI'm Gumby dammit! >I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just south of >Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't leave until 8AM [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want to dive just for the sake >of diving off the mainland if it ain't similar quality. I've heard that the diving isn't bad out of Puerto Morelos. I believe that some of the Coz dive ops coordinate with the ferry schedule. I've been picked up right from the deck of the ferry by the dive op in the morning. Of course that was the ferry operated by Aquaworld out of Puerto Aventuras and an AW dive boat in Coz so perhaps that might alter circumstances. JF > I've heard that the diving isn't bad out of Puerto Morelos. Then you didn't read my trip report. It's similar enough to diving wrecks off S. Florida, but it sure ain't Cozumel. >> I've heard that the diving isn't bad out of Puerto Morelos. > >Then you didn't read my trip report. It's similar enough to diving wrecks >off S. Florida, but it sure ain't Cozumel. I haven't dived south of Cancun except Coz and the cenotes. It was hearsay. I hear people knock Cancun diving but for the occasional type diver who only gets out once a year or so it's pretty and quite easy. The winds in January when we're there frequently close the port but there's always the cenotes. JF "What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism." - G.K.Chesterton > I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just south > of Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't leave until [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want to dive just for the sake > of diving off the mainland if it ain't similar quality. It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that doesn't start until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry dock so you don't get lost. > It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that doesn't start > until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry dock so you don't get > lost. Get lost in *Cozumel*? You've got to be kidding... The island isn't large enough to get lost in... If you somehow manage to get lost there, I suspect that you probably shouldn't be trusted out alone anyway... >> It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that doesn't start >> until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry dock so you don't get [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >large enough to get lost in... If you somehow manage to get lost there, >I suspect that you probably shouldn't be trusted out alone anyway... got lost in Cozumel once. Was very drunk and couldn't find the men's room, but I did find the lady's room. Went back and found the men's room, there were more chicks in there than in their own place. I miss the old C&C. Signaturedillon Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" > >> It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that doesn't start > >> until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry dock so you don't get [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I miss the old C&C. LOL, I was going to tell a Coz tequila story, but yours is probably better. On the other hand, your story didn't have a trampoline or a hurricane in it. Oh well . . . I'm going to take all the benefit from your story because Vince said it's OK and expected for me to do that. >> >> It sucks. Try www.seahorsecozumel.com for a good dive op that doesn't >start [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >LOL, I was going to tell a Coz tequila story, but yours is probably better. >On the other hand, your story didn't have a trampoline or a hurricane in it. Chicks & trampolines. Please, do tell. >Oh well . . . I'm going to take all the benefit from your story because >Vince said it's OK and expected for me to do that. Signaturedillon Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" > >> I miss the old C&C. > > > >LOL, I was going to tell a Coz tequila story, but yours is probably better. > >On the other hand, your story didn't have a trampoline or a hurricane in it. > > Chicks & trampolines. Please, do tell. Don't forget about the lashing rain. >> I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just >> south of Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > doesn't start until 10 a.m. and they'll even meet you at the ferry > dock so you don't get lost. Mucho gracias. That's exactly the type of recomendation I was looking for. SignatureI'm Gumby dammit! >>> I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just >>> south of Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Mucho gracias. That's exactly the type of recomendation I was looking for. Have you tried the cenotes (caverns) yet? How close will you be to Akumal or Puerto Aventuras? JF "What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism." - G.K.Chesterton > > Have you tried the cenotes (caverns) yet? How close will you be to > Akumal or Puerto Aventuras? Yeah, I dove the cenotes about 1 1/2 years ago. Enjoyed it but had a bad sinus infection which, with a mean depth of 20-25', was quite miserable. I might take my MIL for a couple of dives there. It's fun but not the kind of thing I would look to do again personally because after the 1st 20 minutes of "kewl stalactite,stalagmite" stuff, it gets a little boring. The resort (Moon Palace?) is about 5 miles south of the Cancun airport on the beach. Not sure where that is relative to Akumal or Puerto Aventuras. >> > Have you tried the cenotes (caverns) yet? How close will you be to >> Akumal or Puerto Aventuras? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >The resort (Moon Palace?) is about 5 miles south of the Cancun airport on >the beach. Not sure where that is relative to Akumal or Puerto Aventuras. Very nice resort. Fairly new. About half hour drive from Akumal. JF "What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism." - G.K.Chesterton > It's fun but not the kind of thing I would look to do again personally > because after the 1st 20 minutes of "kewl stalactite,stalagmite" stuff, > it gets a little boring. I assume you mean "wouldn't" instead of "would"... So, compared to "kewl little fish, big fish", etc, it's different exactly how? <grin> > > It's fun but not the kind of thing I would look to do again personally > > because after the 1st 20 minutes of "kewl stalactite,stalagmite" stuff, > > it gets a little boring. > > I assume you mean "wouldn't" instead of "would"... I don't think so. Note: it says "*not* the kind of think I would..." (emphasis added) > > > It's fun but not the kind of thing I would look to do again personally > > > because after the 1st 20 minutes of "kewl stalactite,stalagmite" stuff, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I don't think so. Note: it says "*not* the kind of think I would..." > (emphasis added) misspelling also added... think should obviously be thing from Playa you can go down to Xcaret, there are some nice drift dives that way. Ceynotes are another thing to do, the best folks i dove with down there are at the dive shop at Shangri La Caribe, located just north of DWTN Playa on the beach. They provide Ceynote and sea diving. enjoy! -chris > misspelling also added... think should obviously be thing Yep, seems like neither one of us can read or type lately... <grin> > I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just south of > Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't leave until 8AM [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > appreciated. I'm spoiled with Coz and don't want to dive just for the sake > of diving off the mainland if it ain't similar quality. go to Coz >> I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just >> south of Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> similar quality. > go to Coz Yep, gotta figure that out. SignatureI'm Gumby dammit! > I've got a big family reunion type trip coming up to a resort just south of > Cancun. I love Coz but noticed the ferries from Playa don't leave until 8AM > making a full day dive trip tight on time to get to a dive shop. You can book your dive trip with Caballito del Caribe, from Cancun or Cozumel. http://www.seahorsecozumel.com/snorkel.html If you book it in Cancun, they can take you to the ferry, pick you up at 10:00 am AT the ferry on Cozumel side, with the dive boat, and you're off DIVING (2 tanks or 3; lunch included if you book a package). At the end of the dive, the dive boat will drop you off at the ferry, and you're off back to the Playa. and I'm da Feeesh! |
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