Cozumel in April?

[mcohen1021]

Ive never stayed up north, but if I did, why not use Aldora? They arent that far south of you I think. I like to stay slightly south of town - Usually I get a condo @ Palmar.

As far as sites, the last few times I've dove Punta Tunich, Tormentos and Yucab, the currents have been a bit strong, but it changes often. Sometimes the currents are even flowing south, which is weird. While you can see just about anything on Paso de Cedral (free swimming green eels, turtles, eagle rays, sharks), its relatively flat and nowhere to hide to slow down if the current is strong. Those sites, I would recommend doing after you have a few dives under your belt.

With any wall dives, stay close to the wall, but not so close you're hitting/bumping into it. With reef dives, use the coral formations to hide in behind them to slow your dive down.

I also had the chance to dive the C53 wreck - that might be a nice option for you because the boat is moored and you can use the mooring line to do go down. The day we did it in November, there was a surface current so it was nice to have the line.

 

[ggunn]

As far as sites, the last few times I've dove Punta Tunich, Tormentos and Yucab, the currents have been a bit strong, but it changes often. Sometimes the currents are even flowing south, which is weird. While you can see just about anything on Paso de Cedral (free swimming green eels, turtles, eagle rays, sharks), its relatively flat and nowhere to hide to slow down if the current is strong. Those sites, I would recommend doing after you have a few dives under your belt.

In my experience the two southern sites where the current is most consistently stronger than others nearby are Punta Tuniche and the valley section of Cedral.

 

[ManaDoug]

April is a great time for Cozumel. The north sites are not for beginners, currents can be swift. Some of the beginner sites in my opinion are Palancar Gardens, Paradise, Yucab, Chankanaab. The north hotels are nice but you will either have a very long boat ride to the best dive sites or take a taxi to Marina Fonatur and the rides will be much shorter. Some hotels closer to the center are ElCid, Presidente and the dive op I suggest is Blue Note Scuba.

Have a great time in Cozumel

 

[ccannon707]

If your daughter is not yet certified, I strongly suggest she do her classroom/bookwork & initial pool work at home prior to your trip. Then she can do her check out dives with the dive shop you choose... in the warm clear turquoise Cozumel water. Of course set that up ahead of time with the shop. Doing it that way will also get her set up & familiar with a mask that fits, as well as anything else she might want to buy ahead of time. You can rent everything there, but a proper fitting mask is #1. Have a great trip & post about it when you get home!

 

[ggunn]

If your daughter is not yet certified, I strongly suggest she do her classroom/bookwork & initial pool work at home prior to your trip. Then she can do her check out dives with the dive shop you choose... in the warm clear turquoise Cozumel water. Of course set that up ahead of time with the shop. Doing it that way will also get her set up & familiar with a mask that fits, as well as anything else she might want to buy ahead of time. You can rent everything there, but a proper fitting mask is #1. Have a great trip & post about it when you get home!

Even better IMO would be to get her completely certed before going to Cozumel. Getting certed in less than the ideal conditions of Cozumel will put diving Cozumel within her comfort zone rather than at the extent of it.