Another Choice - Feb in Cozumel or Roatan

[DandyDon]

Off subject here, but a hunch tells me to ask: Are you and your husband DAN members with middle to high dive coverage? Do y'all take trip insurance on international trips? Adventures are great unless accidents happen.

 

[nldunn]

Off subject here, but a hunch tells me to ask: Are you and your husband DAN members with middle to high dive coverage? Do y'all take trip insurance on international trips? Adventures are great unless accidents happen.

I haven't gotten DAN insurance now. but we are going to Curacao in 9 days so thank you for the reminder! We both have good health insurance but I know that won't cover anything out of the country.

 

[ReefHound]

I haven't gotten DAN insurance now. but we are going to Curacao in 9 days so thank you for the reminder! We both have good health insurance but I know that won't cover anything out of the country.

You "know" because you checked with your insurer or because you assume that is the case? Some insurers will cover emergency care outside the US but it will be on reimbursement basis not direct billing. Which American Health Insurers Provide Overseas Coverage

 

[love2fishfork]

When we were in Roatan we stayed at Coco view Welcome to CoCo View Resort It's all inclusive. There is a great reef right in front of the resort close enough to shore dive and a wreck right in front too! Not sure if it fits your budget, but I loved it. I saw hundreds of sea horses when I was there!

 

[ggunn]

There is an annual festival called Carnival that could make hotels a bit more expensive that week. Pay it and enjoy the festivities or book outside those dates.

Mardi Gras (Carnaval) 2026 is Feb 17

 

[jonhall]

stayed at Playa Azul and would love to stay there again even if we have to drive to dive shops further south but worried about the weather in Feb

Do you have any idea where I would be able to book shallow guided shore dives?

You actually have choices much closer than driving to dive shops further south. North of Playa Azul, less than a mile, is El Cozumeleno - Pepe Scuba operates out of there and they have fast boats. Going south, less than 2 miles, is the the Coral Princess with Island Divers, Puerto Abrigo that has some dive ops that leave from there, and Villa Aldora that has Aldora Divers leaving from there, also with fast boats. At Playa Azul is Blue Dream Cozumel - don't know much about them but they surely offer something - maybe shore dives right out front of the hotel. I would check with any of the dive ops close to Playa Azul to see if they offer shore dives. I've done them in front of Villa Aldora and Coral Princess.

Attaching link to my spreadsheet on Cozumel Dive ops - has some location information that might help you plan if you go back to Cozumel.
Cozumel Dive Ops

 

[DandyDon]

I haven't gotten DAN insurance now. but we are going to Curacao in 9 days so thank you for the reminder! We both have good health insurance but I know that won't cover anything out of the country.

I adamantly advise that you both should be DAN members with the extra add-on Dive Insurance already, and don't pick the cheapest plan. Diving is potentially dangerous, and many regular health insurance programs do not cover it well if at all.

And many regular health insurance programs do not cover international trips well, if at all. Repatriation coverage is very important, usually covered by trip insurance, usually not by regular health coverage. Check that on both.