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Has anyone been to both? If so, how do they compare, particularly with regard to diving?
CoCo View or Laguna Beach?
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What kind of experience are you looking for?
Do you want diving above all else, or do you want a relaxing beach vacation with some diving?
What are your expectations?
Do you want diving above all else, or do you want a relaxing beach vacation with some diving?
What are your expectations?
diverrick
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I have been to both, and that is a tough couple of dive ops to compare. I found both to be excellent operations. Both are fairly remote from local attractions like stores, the main drag, Etc. I would highly recommend both.
I would say that Laguna Beech did have very nice dive boats. compared to CCV. Rooms were very nice a bit larger than CCV rooms. Kind of a walk though from your room to any place else in the resort. But I still give a couple of extra notches to CCV, they just seem to have it down better. But you would enjoy both of them if you went.
I also think (IMHO) that the reefs by CCV and Roatan in general, are better than Utila's reefs, but you might have a better chance at seeing a whale shark in Utila, so I guess that evens things out there.
I would say that Laguna Beech did have very nice dive boats. compared to CCV. Rooms were very nice a bit larger than CCV rooms. Kind of a walk though from your room to any place else in the resort. But I still give a couple of extra notches to CCV, they just seem to have it down better. But you would enjoy both of them if you went.
I also think (IMHO) that the reefs by CCV and Roatan in general, are better than Utila's reefs, but you might have a better chance at seeing a whale shark in Utila, so I guess that evens things out there.
I have been to both and prefer Laguna Beach. In general, I like the diving better from Utila and have found that the water visibility is better than in Roatan. The routine at LB is a two-tank AM boat trip and a one-tank afternoon boat with an optional drop-off dive to follow. During the surface interval between the morning dives the captain looks for whale sharks. At CCV there are morning and afternoon one-tank boat dives with optional drop-off second tanks. Both offer "unlimited" shore diving, but I'd give CCV the edge for ease of shore diving. At LB, the entry/exit point is far from the locker rooms (the staff will transport your gear) and it's a longer swim to and from the reef/wall. At CCV, the shore diving is literally in your front yard.
In physical layout terms, LB is much newer and and seems to have been designed on the CCV example.
The food operation is buffet-style at both but, I felt, more civilized at LBR. At CCV, which is always busy, the guests tended to stampede when it was time to eat. The bar operation at CCV is more lively though.
Whichever way you go, bring DEET.
In physical layout terms, LB is much newer and and seems to have been designed on the CCV example.
The food operation is buffet-style at both but, I felt, more civilized at LBR. At CCV, which is always busy, the guests tended to stampede when it was time to eat. The bar operation at CCV is more lively though.
Whichever way you go, bring DEET.
diverrick
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Tvictory is right. I had forgotten about that long swim to the dock after the drop off dive. And the long walk back from the dock. Another item I just remembered, the ventilation in the dive locker area is way better at CCV good breezes almost all the time to help dry your gear. LB locker room is a cramped little room, with ceiling fans to move the air around and there is only one room, so it tends to get crowded at times. The fans don't do much good.
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