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I've never done the mentioned dive, but I saw the biggest turtle I've ever seen on the 3rd dive of my life. That dive was in front of Paamul. I've always suspected it was due to the turtle hatchery at Xcaret.

OXXO is a plus and I'm not ashamed to admit the TVs are a big plus for me. It looks like there's a restaurant called The Butcher Beach and Grill just south. Have you eaten there? How about Le Chevacharia? Any other food that close?

I've never stayed at BA, but I'm somewhat of a fan. That said, I too found the sefeuchs post to be informative and well rounded. It really helped me fill out my understanding of the place. Casa del Mar has been mentioned by a few in this thread. As it checks all the convenience boxes I thought...

I dive a Suunto Mosquito, which is considered to be quite conservative. I've done lots of 4 tank per day diving on Cozumel and average 3 per day on normal 2 week trips. My dives probably average in the 50 to 60 minute range. My profile is as deep as the group profiles. 4 tank days with the...

Loved Prima. Went to Prima after it moved. Wasn't good at all. La Terrazza opened up in the original Prima location. It was owned by someone from Colorado who was bringing in Colorado beef. Anyhow, according to him he got the, or one of the, original Prima chefs. Menu and food was the same as...

Haven't stayed there, but as it is south of the marina, just about every dive op will pick you up and drop you off there.

It was longer ago than that when I dove with them. I think they'd only been in business a couple years when I was there. Most, maybe all of my diving was with Pumba. Nice guy and a good DM. The boat, I'm pretty sure it was The Zeus, was a really great boat for diving. 10 pax, cover, padding...

Years ago I did a week with Blue Magic. Their boat was called the Zeus, or the Xerxes, or something like that. Do they still have that boat? Was it renamed or something? Thanks.

I'm a San Clemente fan too. I've seen green morays out and about every time I've been there. Also saw the largest school of fish I've ever seen there.

I'm not a wetsuit peeer (heh) either. A solution in Cozumel is to go with a shop that does their surface interval on shore. Many do. This is what I do and I also wear plenty of neoprene on top and none on the bottom.

There isn't a cruise ship pier in Playa del Carmen, but there is (was?) a cruise ship pier located at Calica which serves Playa del Carmen. I suspect it's not very large and not very deep.

I've haven't stayed at Xanadu, but I have stayed at Ramon's. Check with Xanadu, but I'd be very surprised if they don't come back to the resort between dives. I didn't see the exact location, but their website does describe dive sites as being 10 minutes from the resort, which is about what it...

Something that was pointed out to me, if you stay at the FA, the dive op world is your oyster. Any shop can and will pick you up at the pier as it's south, just a little south, of the marina. If you stay north of the marina, you either need to get to the marina (one way or another) or dive with...

Deep Blue leaves from the Aldora pier downtown.

I've done quite a bit of diving with Deep Blue and agree with Big Tank 58's comments. Deep Blue is a good choice if... You want to leave a little later in the morning. You are staying downtown and want to get on a boat downtown. You are staying between downtown and the marina and you want to...

Based on all you've written, I think you nailed this and have a great plan. There's nothing wrong with the food at Ernesto's or Casa del Mar, and they couldn't be more convenient. Same with Paprika though I understand it's closed. The menu (tiny) on the Facebook page for Tikila is an easy...

Lol! After the original thread and the food options thread, I did not see this coming! This will be convenient for diving and really workable food-wise imo. I can practically taste the whole fried fish for lunch at Casa del Mar as I type. If you 4-tank, it's much easier to have them drop you...

Thanks for this. Wow. From meager beginnings.... I didn't find a dinner menu, but I did see a picture of the coconut shrimp as it was served at Paprika. The menu reminds me of the Paprika menu.

Many years ago I cooked at a breakfast restaurant. There were Mexicans working there, and they'd request what you've described above, but they called it Huevos Rancheros. Years later I finally got to Mexico. (Quintana Roo) Anywhere I've seen Huevos Rancheros on a menu, it's described as eggs...

It's been awhile for me, but when I was there last, Paprika, the restaurant, was serving Tikila, the bar. So, you could eat at either place but the food came from Paprika. Also, breakfast at Ernesto's used to be quite inexpensive. Even though breakfast at CDM was included, every once in awhile...