Cozumel in May (are my costs normal?)

[MMM]

Haha...no, I'm looking to purchase fins, snorkel and mask and want to know if that's something I should do before heading south or just buy them when I'm there. Everything else I will rent.

Buy them in Canada to save money and/or for better selection Buy them here if you are trying to keep your luggage weight down. . Of course you still need to factor in the weight going home but maybe you will have less stuff?

 

[deborahdelamar]

Shout out to the COZ forum regulars....sometime ago there was a post made by a young man who posted a review of his budget trip. I can't recall who it was ... What I do remember is that he had a fantastic time on a very low budget. This trip review may be of help to our OP... Sue

This one? http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cozumel/274681-coz-budget-trip-report-feb-2009-a.html

 

[ggunn]

All the dive ops are pretty close in price for diving.

For a two tank trip:
Low end: US$50-55
High end: US$85-90

 

[DandyDon]

This one? http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cozumel/274681-coz-budget-trip-report-feb-2009-a.html

He did very good, but he could have had the room for less with an Orbitz plane & hotel package direct into Coz with $200 discount. One can even get free rooms that way at times.

Looking at my usual birthday trip, I can fly to Cancun for $448, or save $50 in bus and ferry fees flying to Coz for $469-476 depending airline choice (the $476 airline is worth it), stay at Bahia or Colonial for $532 with the higher priced air choice = $7/night rooms including taxes, breakfasts included.

 

[cuyler]

He did very good, but he could have had the room for less with an Orbitz plane & hotel package direct into Coz with $200 discount. One can even get free rooms that way at times.

Looking at my usual birthday trip, I can fly to Cancun for $448, or save $50 in bus and ferry fees flying to Coz for $469-476 depending airline choice (the $476 airline is worth it), stay at Bahia or Colonial for $532 with the higher priced air choice = $7/night rooms including taxes, breakfasts included.

I'm looking at that as well. I might be able to shave a few dollars off with a airline/hotel combo but that would be staying at Suites Colonial and I have to admit, I do like the idea of helping dive folks out. I haven't booked yet. Thank you everyone for the pointers especially to the post by rainmaker's trip.

 

[DandyDon]

I'm looking at that as well. I might be able to shave a few dollars off with a airline/hotel combo but that would be staying at Suites Colonial and I have to admit, I do like the idea of helping dive folks out. I haven't booked yet. Thank you everyone for the pointers especially to the post by rainmaker's trip.

You can fly into Cancun for $100 less than into Coz and do it in 8 hrs each way instead of 31 hrs! :shocked2:

Call Orbitz on their free number, tell them you want to fly to Cancun but use 200entertain discount on a hotel in Cozumel. See what they can do...?

 

[fire_diver]

For a two tank trip:
Low end: US$50-55
High end: US$85-90

I didn't notice that wide of prices when I was looking. All the dive ops I saw were about $65-70. But there are a lot of dive op in Coz.

 

[kmurray719]

You can fly into Cancun for $100 less than into Coz....

Call Orbitz on their free number, tell them you want to fly to Cancun but use 200entertain discount on a hotel in Cozumel. See what they can do...?

*small semi-hijack*
When I put in BOS-CZM on orbitz for hotel+flight packages it always comes up with a screen saying there are multiple airports near your destination and asks me to choose an airport (Cancun or Cozumel). Hotels are all Cozumel ones. Does that not happen for everyone?

 

[cuyler]

*small semi-hijack*
When I put in BOS-CZM on orbitz for hotel+flight packages it always comes up with a screen saying there are multiple airports near your destination and asks me to choose an airport (Cancun or Cozumel). Hotels are all Cozumel ones. Does that not happen for everyone?

Well, you chose to fly from Boston to Cozumel. They present alternative airports for you to fly into (in this case Cancun) where you could bus/ferry to your final destination. Your search is still for a trip to Cozumel so they assume you want to stay in Cozumel, not Cancun or you would have searched that to begin with.

 

[deborahdelamar]

To make the airport decision (CUN vs. CZM), you need to consider the ground transportation cost to Coz, total travel time, and make-ability of your return flight.

Both the ADO bus & the ferry companies have raised prices -- now it's about $28US each way if you carry your own bags between the Playa bus terminal & ferry pier and off the Coz ferry pier. Add tricycle guys to carry your bags and you add a few dollars.

The transfer from Cancun airport to Coz usually adds between 2 & 4 hours to your travel time depending on bus & ferry schedules. If lessening travel time is important to you, compare this to connection times for flights into CZM.

Also, due to the bus schedule, early departures from CUN are difficult to make unless you stay on the mainland for the last night of your trip or hire a taxi from Playa to CUN, which is expensive IMO.

Ground transportation for 1 person from CZM (shared van) or the Coz ferry (taxi) to a hotel would be just about equal, so I don't think you need to worry about that when making your decision.