Where to dive when Coz port closes?

[IAN'S MOM]

Anyone have experience with other locations/options if the Coz port remains closed this week? What a disaster for our vacation if we can't do some dives this week. Thanks for any suggestions. These are north winds.

 

[Ontwreckdiver]

Go over to the mainland and dive in the cenotes.

 

[DandyDon]

if the Coz port remains closed this week?

Monday looks bad - only good for mainland cenotes, but Tuesday looks better, even better later with wind from the east, then southeast. Winter diving is always a gamble there. Good luck.

 

[Scubagolf]

Check with Aldora Divers. In the past they have dived the east side of the island.

 

[mcohen1021]

Check with Aldora Divers. In the past they have dived the east side of the island.

When the port is closed and Aldora is going out on the other side, they take care of people who were already booked with them, And if you're lucky you might find a spot. We weren't.

 

[DanBMW]

Cenotes sounds like a great idea. We were there first week of December and I was disappointed by the lack of fish. Lots of turtles and lobster, very few grouper and a few sharks over 14 dives.

 

[cozcharlie]

Monday looks bad - only good for mainland cenotes, but Tuesday looks better, even better later with wind from the east, then southeast. Winter diving is always a gamble there. Good luck.

Just seconding this. Monday looks shot, Tuesday not guaranteed but probably open (especially by the afternoon). Wednesday-Saturday looks like port should be open unless forecast changes a lot.

As @Scubagolf noted—Historically Aldora would go to east side when port was closed , but the port captain was a little tricky for a while so it might be more difficult for them now (and I also don’t know if they would have space for a bunch of people who were diving with other ops ).

I would probably just go to east side tomorrow and chill for the day. Keep an eye on Tuesday forecast and if it gets worse then would shoot for cenotes on mainland. Once again I think port will probably be open Tuesday, especially by afternoon

 

[Christi]

When the port is closed and Aldora is going out on the other side, they take care of people who were already booked with them, And if you're lucky you might find a spot. We weren't.

To the person who said to go do the cenotes, when the port is closed everything's shut down including the ferry

This is not an accurate statement. When the "port" closes, it is virtually synonymous with a small craft advisory. It doesn't automatically shut everything down, there are size restrictions based on the intensity of the wind and waves. It take a lot to shut the ferries down. Going to the mainland to dive the cenotes is an excellent option when the port is closed for aquatic activity on the Cozumel side.

 

[mcohen1021]

This is not an accurate statement. When the "port" closes, it is virtually synonymous with a small craft advisory. It doesn't automatically shut everything down, there are size restrictions based on the intensity of the wind and waves. It take a lot to shut the ferries down. Going to the mainland to dive the cenotes is an excellent option when the port is closed for aquatic activity on the Cozumel side.

The ferries were shut down when we got hit by El norte in 2019 and we swore we'd never go to cozumel in December again. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[mediumone]

when the port is closed everything's shut down including the ferry

unnecessary post - didn't see other responses