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What is your budget?
Some options other than Cozumel:
Reef House Resort on Roatan. It's several hundred dollars cheaper than Cocoview - $1050 vs. $1349 since CCV calls July high season next year. Both have good shore diving options also. Roatan Diving, Reef House Resort, Scuba Vacations, Dive Vacations, Roatan Dive Resort
Fantasy Island is another option - just across the channel from Cocoview. They've gone thru several management/ownership changes in the last several years so IDK what the current status of the resort is. Some friends stayed there several years ago at a really bargain rate but said the resort needed a lot of maintenance. You have to contact them for a rate quote.
If you're not committed to the AI idea, you might price options in the West End. Decent accommodations are as cheap as $50/nt - per room not pp. and dives are $10/300 or less. You won't get as many dives as with the south side AI's but Coconut Tree Divers does 4/day plus 2 night dives per week. There's no decent shore diving in that area. I have friends who spent a month on Roatan for $1500 + diving. I rented a 3BR house nearby for a week for that. We dove with CTD all week.
An AI option nearby is Anthony's Key Resort - their Hill Standard room is $1179 AI, but waterfront on the Key starts at $1500. They have the Dolphins there.
Deep Blue Resort on Utila might be an option. They have a special rate in July - $850pp d/o. Full AI since they're 5 mins. by boat from town. It will cost you $100 extra to get there by ferry from Roatan - it's doable both ways on the same day. Deep Blue Utila - swim with whale sharks at our all inclusive resort. Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras Details on the ferries are on their site. We were able to get to Roatan just after noon and be on Utila by 5pm. Laguna Beach Resort nearby has a few more amenities (pool, better beach, etc.) for $300 more pp. Both have shore dives off the property.
Personally I rate Utila diving slightly better than Roatan. There's also the outside chance to snorkel with whale sharks there in July.
Budget is not Grand Cayman. Sunset House is $1600 per week breakfast only. They're close enough to town that you could walk to dinner. Good sandwiches at My Bar there for lunch. Cobalt Coast is the other AI. It's $2230 full AI/wk. Both have the advantage of included shore diving off their property or nearby - CC has two shore dive locations and will shuttle you between them. CC is also more isolated on the NW side - 20 mins. to town.
The Caribbean forum: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/greater-caribbean-bermuda/
There's sub forums for the
Bahamas: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/bahamas/
Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/abc-islands/
Cayman Islands: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cayman-islands/
The Central America forum is here: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/central-america/
Roatan and Utila: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/bay-islands/
Belize: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/belize/
The Mexico forum: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/mexico/
sub-forum for Cozumel - http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cozumel/
Some options other than Cozumel:
Reef House Resort on Roatan. It's several hundred dollars cheaper than Cocoview - $1050 vs. $1349 since CCV calls July high season next year. Both have good shore diving options also. Roatan Diving, Reef House Resort, Scuba Vacations, Dive Vacations, Roatan Dive Resort
Fantasy Island is another option - just across the channel from Cocoview. They've gone thru several management/ownership changes in the last several years so IDK what the current status of the resort is. Some friends stayed there several years ago at a really bargain rate but said the resort needed a lot of maintenance. You have to contact them for a rate quote.
If you're not committed to the AI idea, you might price options in the West End. Decent accommodations are as cheap as $50/nt - per room not pp. and dives are $10/300 or less. You won't get as many dives as with the south side AI's but Coconut Tree Divers does 4/day plus 2 night dives per week. There's no decent shore diving in that area. I have friends who spent a month on Roatan for $1500 + diving. I rented a 3BR house nearby for a week for that. We dove with CTD all week.
An AI option nearby is Anthony's Key Resort - their Hill Standard room is $1179 AI, but waterfront on the Key starts at $1500. They have the Dolphins there.
Deep Blue Resort on Utila might be an option. They have a special rate in July - $850pp d/o. Full AI since they're 5 mins. by boat from town. It will cost you $100 extra to get there by ferry from Roatan - it's doable both ways on the same day. Deep Blue Utila - swim with whale sharks at our all inclusive resort. Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras Details on the ferries are on their site. We were able to get to Roatan just after noon and be on Utila by 5pm. Laguna Beach Resort nearby has a few more amenities (pool, better beach, etc.) for $300 more pp. Both have shore dives off the property.
Personally I rate Utila diving slightly better than Roatan. There's also the outside chance to snorkel with whale sharks there in July.
Budget is not Grand Cayman. Sunset House is $1600 per week breakfast only. They're close enough to town that you could walk to dinner. Good sandwiches at My Bar there for lunch. Cobalt Coast is the other AI. It's $2230 full AI/wk. Both have the advantage of included shore diving off their property or nearby - CC has two shore dive locations and will shuttle you between them. CC is also more isolated on the NW side - 20 mins. to town.
Start here: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/regional-forums-dive-clubs/Where are the treads on SB???
The Caribbean forum: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/greater-caribbean-bermuda/
There's sub forums for the
Bahamas: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/bahamas/
Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/abc-islands/
Cayman Islands: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cayman-islands/
The Central America forum is here: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/central-america/
Roatan and Utila: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/bay-islands/
Belize: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/belize/
The Mexico forum: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/mexico/
sub-forum for Cozumel - http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cozumel/