ScubaBoard Invasion Central 2022 Cozumel

[BalekFekete]

Is there any information on courses available and how pricing would work where the dives are part of this package? If our daughter and fiancé come along, the latter is only OW certified and, what from what I understand, AOW is almost required in Coz? Would be nice to let them know so as to be best able to figure their overall cost out of pocket. Thanks!!

 

[cardzard]

Is there any information on courses available and how pricing would work where the dives are part of this package? If our daughter and fiancé come along, the latter is only OW certified and, what from what I understand, AOW is almost required in Coz? Would be nice to let them know so as to be best able to figure their overall cost out of pocket. Thanks!!

AOW is NOT required in Cozumel

Courses offered by Dive Paradise and prices can be found here

Cozumel Dive Courses - Dive Paradise

Enroll in scuba diving courses, certifications and classes in beautiful Cozumel with Dive Paradise's Scuba School! Our expert local instructors offer the complete range of choices in scuba training — from a first “get-wet” experience through Divemaster.

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Extra dives outside of the package and prices can be found here

Cozumel Dive Trips

Since 1984, Dive Paradise has provided safe, reliable and fun-filled scuba adventures, with the island’s largest fleet and widest variety of dive trips.

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[NancyLynn]

Not to fully derail, but we use the dive rite lightweight steal plate and the travel exp wing.

This one: Dive Rite XT Lite Backplate?

 

[SetheryJ]

This one: Dive Rite XT Lite Backplate?

That’s the one!

 

[NancyLynn]

Is there any information on courses available and how pricing would work where the dives are part of this package? If our daughter and fiancé come along, the latter is only OW certified and, what from what I understand, AOW is almost required in Coz? Would be nice to let them know so as to be best able to figure their overall cost out of pocket. Thanks!!

AOW isn't required - but many first dives push the 60' lmit if that is what you are suggesting. I dove Cozumel twice as an OW certified, and completed my AOW there last time. The dives are relatively easy, and, unless your daughter and fiance are very new/nervous, they should be fine as OW divers. On the other hand, It was nice, on my third trip, to have a divemaster all to myself for the deep checkout dive for AOW.

Generally, there aren't any dive police. I dove the Devil's throat as an OW certified diver with the divemaster/instructor from my local shop (as well as our local guide). He was familar with my actual abilities, ability to plan/carry out safe dives, comfort in the water, and comfort with guided wreck dives, willingness to call dives I was not comfortable with, and my tendency not to panic).

 

[WarrenZ]

Most of the dives will have the option to follow above the group on the wall but they will quickly get comfortable and join the group before them. I highly recommend they learn their dive computer as these wall/ drift dives almost require a computer to get the most out of your time. Also if they arnt nitrox certified I would look into getting that either before the trip or if it is offered on the trip. I remember taking an OW no-nitrox couple on devils throat and watching them bounce along their deco limit the whole dive.

 

[BalekFekete]

Also if they arnt nitrox certified I would look into getting that either before the trip or if it is offered on the trip.

Yup, Mrs. and I will be doing our Nitrox before the trip for certain. So far haven’t been on a pure diving holiday (i.e. more than two dives a day) so hasn’t been really needed, but with the shore diving included here plus the night dives…without a doubt we’re going that route.

 

[cardzard]

Diving holidays are AWESOME and nitrox can help if you are diving a lot.
The 2016 Invasion was to the Philippines and we were doing 5 dives a day for 2 weeks.
That was quite the Adventure.

 

[NancyLynn]

I highly recommend they learn their dive computer as these wall/ drift dives almost require a computer to get the most out of your time. . . . I remember taking an OW no-nitrox couple on devils throat and watching them bounce along their deco limit the whole dive.

That's my plan (nitrox cert.). I was on air for devil's throat. - and didn't have any issues with devils throat - we had a pretty tight dive plan and stuck with it. I don't recall (it was a decade ago) whether my dive buddies were on nitrox, but we planned for air because of me and one other on the dive.

 

[NancyLynn]

Diving holidays are AWESOME and nitrox can help if you are diving a lot.
The 2016 Invasion was to the Philippines and we were doing 5 dives a day for 2 weeks.
That was quite the Adventure.

Unfortunately, I'm limited in the amount of time I can spend diving with my non-diving spouse. She is happy when I can dive - but it isn't really fair to vanish all day, every day. (I'm glad this is so close to downtown - it would have been harder if town wasn't an easy walk.) 5 dives a day sounds heavenly.