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Scuba Forum / Scuba Locations / March 2007Cayman's or Cozumel
Several years ago I did a diving vacation in Cozumel and know how great it is. I will be on a cruise in a few months and since it is a cruise with my wife and daughter I will only do one dive. 2 of the stops are the Cayman's and Cozumel so I wanted to know your thoughts of going back to Cozumel or to the Cayman's which I have never been to. Thanks! Eddie G "Eddie G" <mickeddie@(removeme)comcast.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Several years ago I did a diving vacation in Cozumel and know how great it :is. I will be on a cruise in a few months and since it is a cruise with my :wife and daughter I will only do one dive. 2 of the stops are the Cayman's :and Cozumel so I wanted to know your thoughts of going back to Cozumel or to :the Cayman's which I have never been to. Look at non-diving activities at each stop. Whatever ones you want to do the least, dive there. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. Cayman is more expensive than Cozumel, so if money is an issue, you may want to think about that. Personally, my suggestion would be Cayman, since you have not been there. Both have diving worthwhile. > Several years ago I did a diving vacation in Cozumel and know how great it > is. I will be on a cruise in a few months and since it is a cruise with [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Eddie G > Several years ago I did a diving vacation in Cozumel and know how great it > is. I will be on a cruise in a few months and since it is a cruise with > my wife and daughter I will only do one dive. 2 of the stops are the > Cayman's and Cozumel so I wanted to know your thoughts of going back to > Cozumel or to the Cayman's which I have never been to. The best diving in the Caymans and in Cozumel is on the walls. The walls in Cozumel are subject to current and most, if not all dives on them, are drift dives. The walls in the Caymans only occasionally experience strong currents and are often done from a static boat. The real question is which do you think you'd enjoy the most. Personally, I'd select the Cyamans if I had not done them before. Either way, I'd book separate from the cruise ship. Those that cater to cruise ships tend to go to the nearest sites rather than the best ones. Lee Since I dive Cozumel often I would probably try the Caymans just to do something different. Ron Lee > Since I dive Cozumel often I would probably try the Caymans just to do > something different. Busy this fall? -hh >> Since I dive Cozumel often I would probably try the Caymans just to do >> something different. > >Busy this fall? > >-hh I meant that if I were on a cruise and could only dive one spot. Of course I have ZERO desire to take a cruise. As far as Caymans...it may be cost prohibitive compared to Cozumel but I should maybe consider trying a new place. Ron Lee "Lee Bell" <pleebell2@bellsouth.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Personally, I'd select the Cyamans if I had not done them before. Either :way, I'd book separate from the cruise ship. Those that cater to cruise :ships tend to go to the nearest sites rather than the best ones. My observations are that all the dive shops base their itineraries on weather and waves. I also just dove with a shop that catered to cruise ships. If it were my cruise and I wanted to dive Cayman, I'd book from the boat to maximize my convenience. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. > :Personally, I'd select the Cyamans if I had not done them before. Either > :way, I'd book separate from the cruise ship. Those that cater to cruise > :ships tend to go to the nearest sites rather than the best ones. > My observations are that all the dive shops base their itineraries on > weather and waves. I also just dove with a shop that catered to > cruise ships. If it were my cruise and I wanted to dive Cayman, I'd > book from the boat to maximize my convenience. Last time I was there, which has been a while now, all the cruise ship divers were taken to a wreck right in the port, along with all the cruise ship snorkelers. That's hardly the best diving on Grand Cayman. If it's changed, and the cruise ship companies have finally gotten the idea that their customers will look elsewhere for their bookings if they're not taken to decent sites, then I would agree with your point on convenience as well as what you didn't mention. If there is a delay in getting back to the ship, it's unlikely to leave without passengers returning from something the ship booked. Lee > Several years ago I did a diving vacation in Cozumel and know how great it > is. I will be on a cruise in a few months and since it is a cruise with my > wife and daughter I will only do one dive. 2 of the stops are the Cayman's > and Cozumel so I wanted to know your thoughts of going back to Cozumel or to > the Cayman's which I have never been to. I'd plan on diving Grand Cayman. You can walk to an excellent shore dive site from the shuttle dock and not have to deal with dive op schedules. There's also the consideration that Grand Cayman doesn't have much to offer for day visitors except diving (my apologies to Caymanians). JF jofrancis@gmail.com pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I'd plan on diving Grand Cayman. You can walk to an excellent shore :dive site from the shuttle dock and not have to deal with dive op :schedules. There's also the consideration that Grand Cayman doesn't :have much to offer for day visitors except diving (my apologies to :Caymanians). The Turtle Farm and Botannical Gardens are nice. The hotel I stayed at in December did a booming cruise ship business. They offered beach fun, including Sea Doos and all that good stuff. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. If you have not been to Stingray City I would dive it when at Caymen. >Several years ago I did a diving vacation in Cozumel and know how great it >is. I will be on a cruise in a few months and since it is a cruise with my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Eddie G Dump the cruise and spend a week at either island. Both have world class diving, and to make one dive over a week???? Just my 2cents. Stan >Several years ago I did a diving vacation in Cozumel and know how great it >is. I will be on a cruise in a few months and since it is a cruise with my 4wife and daughter I will only do one dive. 2 of the stops are the Cayman's oand Cozumel so I wanted to know your thoughts of going back to Cozumel or to the Cayman's which I have never been to.00Thanks!ogEddie G On Mar 21, 8:06 pm, s...@adkhomes.com wrote: > Dump the cruise and spend a week at either island. Both have world class > diving, and to make one dive over a week???? > > Just my 2cents. I already did Cozumel (see OP). This is a Disney Cruise as I don't think my 4 y/o daughter would have much fun spending a week at a dive resort. > On Mar 21, 8:06 pm, s...@adkhomes.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > think my 4 y/o daughter would have much fun spending a week at a dive > resort. PADI doesn't certify 4-year-olds yet? Damn liberals and their lawyers, always getting in the way. |
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