How much do you tip your cozumel dive master?

[CTamberjack]

Hi Guys

Heading back to Cozumel in April with my wife. Just wondering how much you guys tip your dive masters? I'm doing 5 days of 2 tank trips with the same operation. Do you do a percentage of the cost of the total diving package?

Just curious as to what is the norm.

Thanks

Chris

 

[Papa_Bear]

5 dollars per boat dive to the boat! Crew splits it! Unless you ask the DM for something special! Then??? Depending on service!

 

[annlaur]

From what I read somewhere on the Internet (that was a while back, sorry I don't remember where), 10% is about the norm on Cozumel (with people giving more or less depending on how satisfied they were with the DM and boat captain).
I personnally gave 200 pesos/day, more than 10% but I was real happy with the staff.

 

[atatt]

My husband and I dive together so we give $20 for both of us for a 2 tank per person dive. That is split between the DM and the captain.

 

[svs]

$10 per 2 tank. At the end I run out of $$ and cheated a little by substitution with 100 pesos.

 

[scubafree]

I tip $20.00 U.S. for the 2 of us every day and try to have the money in bills easily split up on the boat. Just by reading these other posts I think others are more generous. This year I will tip in pesos instead of dollars because I read somewhere that citizens will now be taxed on their tips. With pesos it should be easier for them to hide the tips? I have observed others tipping once at the end of their few days of diving and while it looks impressive to hand over hundred dollar bills I wonder if it is shared equally by all the divemasters who were on the boat for those few days as well as the captain. Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[geokr]

$10 apiece for each of the crew per two tank trip and dollars are always preferred.

 

[Divernoob]

Not specific to Cozumel, but I tip $5.00\tank. If there was some special assistance to me or the dive was just supertacular, I'll add more.

 

[rivers]

$10/per per person per 2 tank dive

 

[morecowbells]

The problem with dive ops in Cozumel is that they spoil you, which I never fully appreciated until diving in other parts of the Carribean. My husband and I tip a total of $25 for a day of two tank dives when in Cozumel. In other locations where we have 18 + divers on a boat, you change your own tanks, and schlep all of your gear off the boat after each day $20 for both our two tank dives is my standard tip. Everyone has opinions on this topic. In my experience, Cozumel dive ops work incredibly hard and provide amazing service.