lala_atlas
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Hi!
My husband and I are going to Cozumel in mid-May for 5 days, and I'm trying to find the best combination of dive and hotel for us. We're leaning toward Blue Angel because we like the idea of having a good dive shop on site and it seems like a nice place to stay. Have also considered Scuba Club and Aldora Village. We're both certified, though I have a bit more experience because I have gone diving several times per year over the past 6 years and did my Advanced Open Water last summer in Roatan.
Our most important consideration is safety and professionalism of dive company... We went with a rushed operation in the Keys in December, and had a big mishap because of it that left my husband a bit scarred, so I want to make sure that the next time we go, we don't feel rushed and can feel secure with enough time to do buddy checks, have good pre-dive briefing, etc. Do the ops we're considering differ at all in terms of dive masters, fit for novice divers, safety, etc?
And I was excited about shore dives, because in Bonaire I found that a nice way to refamiliarize myself with skills etc, but it seems like shore dives are trickier in Cozumel because of current - is that the case for all 3 hotels above? We also want to do a night dive (I really want to see octopus)... Finally, we got married in November but haven't done a honeymoon, so I think that I do want the hotel to be closer to romantic than barebones, which is why Blue Angel stood out...
So is BA a decent op in terms of safety if we're feeling a bit cautious?
Thanks!
lala
My husband and I are going to Cozumel in mid-May for 5 days, and I'm trying to find the best combination of dive and hotel for us. We're leaning toward Blue Angel because we like the idea of having a good dive shop on site and it seems like a nice place to stay. Have also considered Scuba Club and Aldora Village. We're both certified, though I have a bit more experience because I have gone diving several times per year over the past 6 years and did my Advanced Open Water last summer in Roatan.
Our most important consideration is safety and professionalism of dive company... We went with a rushed operation in the Keys in December, and had a big mishap because of it that left my husband a bit scarred, so I want to make sure that the next time we go, we don't feel rushed and can feel secure with enough time to do buddy checks, have good pre-dive briefing, etc. Do the ops we're considering differ at all in terms of dive masters, fit for novice divers, safety, etc?
And I was excited about shore dives, because in Bonaire I found that a nice way to refamiliarize myself with skills etc, but it seems like shore dives are trickier in Cozumel because of current - is that the case for all 3 hotels above? We also want to do a night dive (I really want to see octopus)... Finally, we got married in November but haven't done a honeymoon, so I think that I do want the hotel to be closer to romantic than barebones, which is why Blue Angel stood out...
So is BA a decent op in terms of safety if we're feeling a bit cautious?
Thanks!
lala