Costa Maya diving from shore?

[all4scuba05]

was gonna dive Cozumel this month on my cruise, but its changed to Costa Maya...wife wants me to hang with her in Costa Maya so I can't dive with my group like originally planned. they're doing a boat dive.

However, if there's a shop that does shore dives like Coki Divers in St Thomas, wife won't mind me diving from shore while she tans. I'll be coming in on Carnival's Valor. Hopefully its a dive shop set up on shore near my port. Does anyone know of one?

 

[MaresMan1]

All4,

That is a great place to dive and see it while it's still raw. Try one of the following dive centers:

XTC Dive Center @ http://www.xtcdivecenter.com in Xcalak 011-52-983-831-0461

Dreamtime Dive @ http://www.dreamtimediving.com in Mahahual 904-730-4337

Enjoy the beauty and stay safe.

Dive Smart; Dive Safe
Enjoy the Ride
:14:

 

[all4scuba05]

thanks...booked with dreamtimediving...

 

[mnjkahn]

When are you going on the Valor? My wife and I are cruising on the Valor on the 4th of Feb. We're diving each location, using Carnival's shore excursions, except for Costa Maya. We still need to hook up with a Dive Operator there. If you've already been, what was Dreamtime like?

 

[billeelou]

dreamtime is expensive. but....9.5 km south of mahahual is maya palms diving center...owned by guys from missouri..book em at 1-888-843-3483....You could try another ...dove with them last week, small group (3) and fantastic reefs just offshore..$15 cab ride after you get to Majahual and $20 back to the boat...still at $75 lots cheaper than the 149 the ship's Dreamtime is charging

 

[nawtical]

Nice info on Costa maya. Do you have to book with Maya Palms Dive center to show up for shore diving. We have 9 of us in our group arriving on Carnival Valour on the 24th Feb.

 

[nawtical]

Like to know what you use for the shore diving in Costa Maya. We are doing the same ship and arriving on 24th Feb. with 9 divers in our group.

 

[scuba-dude]

I'm going to Costa Maya on the Carnival Liberty. I checked with Dreamtime for a 2-tank dive ($75) and I just saw their article in Sport Diver. This place looks pretty cool. I'm thinking of diving Costa Maya since it appears to be a new dive destination. Anyone have experience in Costa Maya compared to the other dive destinations.

 

[all4scuba05]

got back from the cruise on the 19th. my group had prebooked a boatdive with dreamtime. they had a blast and even bought their footage of the dive($75 on dvd). the cost of the dive plus transport from ship was $92 I think. I was supposed to dive with them bought missed the shuttle. So I taxied over and explained what happened. They said two other people were scheduled to dive in an hour and I could join them. Well the two didn't show up but they took me out there anyway. so I had two boat dives with just the guide. drift dives for 50 minutes. took some pics. and came back with good memories of Dreamtime. thanks Malcolm.(the guide)
I joined with my group for the beach bar-b-q after my dive. they have an Argentinian that will feed you real good. that was part of the $92 we paid. beer wasn't included but they were only $2.

 

[scuba_addict]

Majahual has awesome diving close to shore. I am in the process of opening a new store called Blue Ocean Safari in Majahual with two locals. The operation will be PADI facility. You can email me at phillip@blueoceansafari.com. The website will be up in a few days. Prices are much more reasonable and on a par with Mexico and Belize. The store is located in the Majahual next to the El Delfin restaurant.