Check out mantaraya divers. Fernando has everything you have asked for. I only dive with mantaraya when I visit Cozumel. www.mantaraya.com
AOW wants fast 6packs, down town pick up, nitrox
- Thread starter beth_castroll
- Start date
Please register or login
Charred
Contributor
As a side question from this thread...
We are probably going to Playa del Carmen for our family trip this year. Its a family vacation so I can probably only pull off once, but what would a schedule look like if I take the ferry over for day?
What time would I have to get the ferry in the morning? When would I get back?
We are probably going to Playa del Carmen for our family trip this year. Its a family vacation so I can probably only pull off once, but what would a schedule look like if I take the ferry over for day?
What time would I have to get the ferry in the morning? When would I get back?
nodakdive
Contributor
It depends on when the dive op you choose leaves and if you do morning dives or afternoon dives. The ferry takes about 45 minutes to cross and a 2 tank trip takes about 4.5 hours. I don't know when the ferries start in the morning, but they run until pretty late at night such that even if you do a night dive, you'll still be able to get back to Playa that night.
OP
beth_castroll
Contributor
Thank you all for your advice.
1. Downtown pick up - I am not sure if that means picked up downtown by the boat or picked up downtown and transported to the boat?
It means either.
3. Later than normal dive departure time: Prefers 9am "on the boat" departure. Which also begs the question for a need to answer #1 above. Getting on the boat at 9am downtown is one thing. Getting shuttled to the caleta and getting on a boat at 9am is another thing.
If I have to meet someone at a shop downtown at 8:30 to get shuttled to caleta for a 9am boat so be it. i just fon't want to have to do it at 7am. People in Maui dive at 5:30 am because the wind picks up and there are no aftennon dives....which is why we almost never dive in Maui although it is a little closer to home than Cozumel.
Also in response to someone else's response about later departures and afternoon dive times I get that. I guess that's why I'm asking here.
1. Downtown pick up - I am not sure if that means picked up downtown by the boat or picked up downtown and transported to the boat?
It means either.
3. Later than normal dive departure time: Prefers 9am "on the boat" departure. Which also begs the question for a need to answer #1 above. Getting on the boat at 9am downtown is one thing. Getting shuttled to the caleta and getting on a boat at 9am is another thing.
If I have to meet someone at a shop downtown at 8:30 to get shuttled to caleta for a 9am boat so be it. i just fon't want to have to do it at 7am. People in Maui dive at 5:30 am because the wind picks up and there are no aftennon dives....which is why we almost never dive in Maui although it is a little closer to home than Cozumel.
Also in response to someone else's response about later departures and afternoon dive times I get that. I guess that's why I'm asking here.
OP
beth_castroll
Contributor
