Looking for the right Cozumel resort

[Fish-R-Man]

I want to thank everyone for their valuable input on this. Sorry I haven't responded sooner, but I am currently fishing in the Bering Sea and we had our satellite system go down so no phone or internet until we went to Dutch Harbor a few days ago. While we were in the "dark" my wife booked us into the Palace again. We own in their system so it's easy to set up reservations for her. While we are there we are going to scope out the other resorts just to get an idea of what is available. Diving with Jeremy from Living Underwater. He's always been great to us......

 

[cvchief]

I want to thank everyone for their valuable input on this. Sorry I haven't responded sooner, but I am currently fishing in the Bering Sea and we had our satellite system go down so no phone or internet until we went to Dutch Harbor a few days ago. While we were in the "dark" my wife booked us into the Palace again. We own in their system so it's easy to set up reservations for her. While we are there we are going to scope out the other resorts just to get an idea of what is available. Diving with Jeremy from Living Underwater. He's always been great to us......

Seriously? So you were..... "200 miles north of Dutch Harbor on the 106 foot......"

 

[Fish-R-Man]

Seriously? So you were..... "200 miles north of Dutch Harbor on the 106 foot......"

Actually we were about 400 miles south west of Dutch, closer to Adak fishing Atka mackerel..... 200' boat!

 

[Mike]

Sig?

Can't be Sig, he wouldn't be a diver, not once he found out he can't smoke under water.

 

[Fish-R-Man]

Been there... Done that... No money in it anymore!

 

[Christi]

I'm liking the Occidental Grand for the most part. Stay at the Royal Club for more Cozumel Palace-like amenities. Food isn't as good as the Palace, but I've heard Dive Palancar is a heck of a lot better than Aqua Safari and I'm sure they have no problem certifying people since I saw a few doing such off the beach.

PLEASE do not confuse Aqua Safari with Aqua World.

Aqua Safari who USED to be onsite at Cozumel Palace for 15+ years (formerly Plaza las Glorias) is a very high quality and respected operation.

Aqua World, the corporate dive chain who is now onsite is a completely different shop.

---------- Post added May 10th, 2012 at 06:24 PM ----------

...The diving was great. From my experience Dressel is great. The divemasters/instructors are great. Very professional and laid back at the same time. No "dive nazis". Every dive your group is 8 divers and one dive master. They have 2 boats that take 3 groups and one that takes 2 groups. The girl that works the dive shop is very helpful with scheduling and planning...

Just FYI - most of that staff is now gone or will be very soon! This was one of the best staff's I've ever known at Dressel CZM, but the turnover is high there. I THINK Jake is still there, but not sure. I know several of them and they have recently or are about to move off island or onto bigger and better things here on the island. I have no knowledge of the staff that is replacing them!

 

[bbarada]

Another vote for Scuba Club Cozumel. Easy entry and exit in front of the resort. Skilled dive instructors. Good food.

 

[sharky60]

I think you have old information there, unless breakfast/lunch was included/stopped/and now included again. They used to offer lunch and dinner free with diving, but not for my next trip (end of May), anyway. We get breakfast on dive days, but lunches and dinners are not included in the package price.

I just looked at my booking information from the hotel, this is a direct quote from that e-mail:
"Also included with this package at is daily breakfast and for DIVERS!!!! With your PRE-BOOKED DIVES (before arrival) you will receive lunch from menu on your dive day!! "

the English is a litle broken, but yes, you do get breakfast and lunch on pre-booked dive days.

And Eva is a pretty good promoter, so if you are staying at least a week and diving a lot, she could easily toss in a free dinner while you are there. (not speaker for her of course, just from experience)

 

[cvchief]

Nothing for Nothing, but this was posted like 2 months ago: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cozumel/414177-communications-issues-blue-angel.html#post6279499

 

[Firefyter]

I just looked at my booking information from the hotel, this is a direct quote from that e-mail:
"Also included with this package at is daily breakfast and for DIVERS!!!! With your PRE-BOOKED DIVES (before arrival) you will receive lunch from menu on your dive day!! "

the English is a litle broken, but yes, you do get breakfast and lunch on pre-booked dive days.

And Eva is a pretty good promoter, so if you are staying at least a week and diving a lot, she could easily toss in a free dinner while you are there. (not speaker for her of course, just from experience)

Nothing for Nothing, but this was posted like 2 months ago: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cozumel/414177-communications-issues-blue-angel.html#post6279499

According to Matthew and Eva both, it all depends on when you booked your trip. If you booked it early enough, as it appears you did, then you still get the lunches. If you booked it after a certain date, the lunches are no longer included.

I booked mine on March 17th of this year, and lunches were not included. I'm not sure of the cutoff date, but it was evidently before I booked.