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I've been diving Cozumel for 15 years. Belize, the Keys...you name any place in the carib or atlantic. We all get on these forums and talk about how wonderful the divers were, what we saw, the ops, how great the dive master was...but we never talk about ourselves. And by that I mean...the people...

I don't live there, but I'm sure a few of us very frequent visitors have noticed on our many trips, while we love the people or we wouldn't go back, if it's too much effort...well...might not get done. Island life perhaps?

Outstanding! Even the crew gets excited when they see something like that. Must have come from isla mujeres.

Wow, how did a snorkeler get that far down without weights? And even with current, you'd have to be in a swim through to get trapped. I don't know the snorkeling sites but the shallowest site I've ever been on as a diver there was probably 30 ft. Sounds like there was a medical situation with...

For many, may years I've packed batteries for camera, strobe etc. in my checked baggage. Never had a problem. If you have any doubts about anything...don't carry it on the plane. Every year I see more and more people trying to drag more and more stuff onto the plane with them. Yea, baggage fees...

Absolutely, dead on right! It costs a little more than the cattle boats but man...you will advance your dive education much, much faster. Well said my friend.

Yep, I remember. I think the cruise ships killed the coop stuff. It became every man for himself. I was told by an American moving there to try and start a business that it's close to about a million dollars pumped into San Miquel every time one of those floating cities lands there. Hard Rock...

Tequila is just like whiskey. It's all in how long it's been aged. That's why the oldest aged Tequila can cost you $120, even in Cozumel. Years ago, I went to the tequila factory (can't remember the name, on the road through the island). Bought a bottle of "young" tequila and the $90 aged bottle...

Just had to comment on your post. Love the idea of poking a hole in the top of the cap. I dove with a guy last week who couldn't get down. Had to go up and get two more pounds. Air trapped in the top of his beanie! Next dive, without the additional two pounds, he squeezed the air out of his cap...

Yes, Barracuda is simply about...location. That was the point of my post. If you don't need phone, hair dryer, shampoo, etc. Barracuda is just fine. Coz Palace is just a two minute walk (south) of Barracuda and Hotel Coz another two minutes south. Coz Palace, where my daughter stayed is high...

Thank you Sallygirl. It will be a treasured memory for the rest of my life. Thanks to all my friends here who were so supportive. For all the "disagreements" you can read about on topics on SB, everyone was pulling for us to get this done. Ya'll are some good people.

That's what they have posted at the front desk. No way would I pay that. I got it about $50 per night booking flight and hotel.

He told us, on Thursday of last week that he logged dive number 12,000! Been a guide for over 25 years.

Beds are a bit hard, but I've stayed in $300 a night resorts where the beds were uncomfortable. Just the "plastic" patio type chairs on balcony. Don't know about high season, but while I was there it was dead quiet at 10pm. The pool bar closes around sundown. The "noisiest" time was from around...

$85US per night for a single. I got a lower rate booking a bundle (air and hotel) through Expedia.

Yes, we had a great conversation during happy hour watching the sun go down. So happy to have met you! That's another great thing about diving Cozumel, the people you meet. When you're on a boat, everyone is a diver. You don't know if the guy (or girl) sitting next to you is a plumber or owns a...

Don't know what your budget is because you are staying a month. But it sounds like if you are staying a month you are not going to want to rely on hotel food for that long. I did that once and got sick of it. OK for a week or two, but not one month. Here's an option for you. El Cantil condos...

Well glad I could help. See my separate post about BlueXT Sea. What I didn't mention about them is the SIT. It was always on the beach. Last year I dove with Dive with Martin. For our surface interval, they kept us on the boat just 100 yards away from the pier where ALL the six pack boats dock...

Many, many thanks to Christi for making the "special dive trip" with my adult daughter happen. She and her fiance were staying at Cozumel Palace, and arrived three days before I checked into Hotel Barracuda. My daughter, while 34 years old, is still very much a procrastinator. They were diving...

Hotel Barracuda is exactly what I thought it would be. A roof, bed and window unit AC. It hasn't changed since I first saw this hotel in 1988. I spent the past 15 years diving with my dear departed wife in Coz and I can just say this...no way would she have stayed in Hotel Barracuda. If you have...