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I was on a dive trip back in April and tried to find Gabi Loco's shop but did not find it. I was in Cozumel on a one day cruise stop last week and did not think that I would find him yet I did. We talked about how he is doing and his responses were heartfelt and humbling. I bought one of his...

Arrived at Playa Azul resort in the north hotel zone on Friday the 27th. Nice boutique hotel (50 rooms). Nobody at the adjoining Blue Dream Cozumel dive op. I had booked 5 days of morning 2 tank boat dives. Saturday morning was to be my first day of diving but got a call from op on Friday...

My biggest frustration with traveling to Cozumel is the over all poor email communication with Dive Ops when trying to confirm reservations. I have used several different Ops over the years and the best for good prompt communication have been Alison with Scuba with Alison, I mean she does...

A little help needed. at the end of the month I will be staying at Playa Azul. This is the first time for me staying north of town. The onsite dive op is Blue Dream Cozumel and I like the idea of not having to take a cab back and forth to town to meet the boat if I went with one of the ops I...

On a dive at Columbia Shallows last week I spotted what appeared to be a Juvenile Lion Fish that had black and white stripes. Its body was about 3 inches long and with its spines splayed out was about the size of an apple. I have seen really tiny Lion Fish say no more that an inch long that...

I posted this on the Special Needs community forum and got zero replies so I thought I would ask here. Has any diver or dive shop owner (Dave, Christie) had any cochlear implant recipients as customers or as a fellow diver on the dive boat? I put off getting an implant as long as I could...

Hoping to hear from some one who has been diving with a Cochlear Implant. I will be getting an implant in a couple of weeks. Have done some research online within the deaf community and some people have been diving with them. Thought I would try scuba board as well. The implant manufacturers...

I will be doing some boat dives on Maui and while at Kona. First time diving in Hawaii. I usually dive cozumel and I am very familiar with the tipping policies there. What is a typical tip for the DM./boat captain for a two tank boat dive in Hawaii? Thanks in advance. Gaffer

Last April while doing a surface interval at one of the beach clubs we were tied up to the pier and several large Tarpon like fish were zooming around the boats and the pier. The boat captains and dive masters got real excited watching them and I asked what they were but I am very hearing...

In light of the recent tales of car rental risks I have chosen to cancel my car rental for my upcoming trip to Cozumel. If anyone here on SB has recently stayed at the Occidental Grand I would appreciate some examples of cab fares from there to say downtown and maybe a few other destinations...

Hola Scubaboarders! I booked a trip through Orbitz for May. I got an SUV for the week for about $200. I know I will need to take the Mexican Insurance and our Travel section of our local paper had an article about the upcharges for car rental in Mexico. They said that after arrival you will...

Looking for help! My non-diving spouse and I have stayed at the Cozumel Palace for a week each of the past two years. We really like the place. Ocean view rooms are beautiful and the food is quite good for an AI. Pool area is real nice and they have had tours included as part of the package...

Counting the days down to my arrival in Cozumel on the 10th of April staying til the 18th at the Cozumel Palace. Diving with Blue XTSea and really looking forward to diving with Christy and her op which gets great reviews here on ScubaBoard. I have booked daily two tank dives Sunday the 11th...

Thought I would get this one going. Tom & Mollie (non-diver) January 24th - 31st staying at the Cozumel Palace and diving with "Diving with Alison" Gaffer

I am meeting with a travel agent this week regarding a trip to Coz the last week of Januaray 09. I asked him to look at the Intercontinental Presidente which could be beyond our budget but also the Cozumel Palace and the Hotel Cozumel. Can anyone give some recommendations based on experience...

Hello Scubaboarders. Was wondering if anyone has tried this wetsuit. I ordered one today. I can't justify the cost of a dry suit but I wanted to go to a one piece instead of the Deep See Shorty with Farmer John that I have now. I found that Aqualung is a little more generous in the cut for...

Good Mornings Scuba Boarders! First some background. I was certified NAUI back in the late 1970's and mostly dove local Minnesota lakes with poor vis, quickly got bored with that (though not as fast as my dive buddies did) and due to lack of funds to go somewhere with better diving coupled...

Hello. I have been using Thruster fins and I lost one today during a dive so I have to get a new set of fins. I have some back mobility issues which make it very difficult for me to put my fins on and especially difficult to get them off while in deep water at the surface. I have been keeping...

Greetings Scuba Board Divers! I will be going to Coz on a cruise next november. I have snorkeled but never dove in the ocean before. I was certified NAUI back in the 70's and did freshwater diving never below 40' and gave up the sport in 1980. I just recertified PADI in September. Did my...

Greetings! Looking forward to gathering valuable info on this forum. I was certified NAUI back in 1977 did a fair amount of diving until 1981 and then got out of the sport. I have just completed a PADI refresher course and have been certified PADI. I have purchased a wetsuit and BCD (PRO QD)...