Hi
I have a trip upcoming later in march to Cozumel and would appreciate some advise/suggestions.
# of people : 2 .. myself and my wife. She is a non diver.
# of days : 7 nights
Trip objective: basically a chance to de-stress for the both of us. For me to get a couple of dives in (5-6) to get a flavor of cozumel diving. Dont plan to do more then 2 or 3 days of 2 tank dives so that my wife doesnt feel neglected . She likes the beach but is otherwise not a water person.
Stay location - booked AI at Secrets. Based on the research i did, it seems to be as close to good sandy beach as possible in Coz. Was looking at the Residensias Reef condo as well on that same beach but then saw the price differential between renting and going for AI was not much so figured yo go with AI. Have heard mixed reviews of the place so not keeping high expectations.. just hoping its clean and we get to enjoy the pool/beach to lounge around amd relax with a drink or two in hand.
Question - does anyone have thoughts on whether its worth upgrading to the preferred room and cost to do it at checkin ? Any tips on how to get upgraded for free ? Not looking for anything fancy.. an ocean view room would be nice to have coffee in the morning
Diving - i consider myself as an intermediate diver.. have approx 150ish dives with at least 100 of these over the last 3-4 years while on liveaboard trips in maldives, fiji, Turks & Caicos and Raja ampat. Have some experience diving in currents in above locations but not too many drift dives per say. Comfortable launching SMB from depth. Looking for a small group dive experience.. not more than 8-10 divers.
Question - i havent heard good things about the Secrets diveshop (dive house?)so they are out. Any other suggestions ? I was thinking either Dive with Martin, Tres pelicanos or prodive. Not sure if i need Nitrox for 3 days of 2 tank dives morning dives ? Also - are there any must-see sites that i should request when i reach out to these diveshops ? Since i only have 6 dives i want to make the most of them. I plan to take my own gear.
For non-diving activities - thinking of renting a jeep for one day and exploring the east side and visiting downtown. Also one day trip to see one of the mayan temples/ruins on the mainland... rest of the time just chilling on the beach/pool.
Anything else really must-see ?
Thanks for your advice !
I have a trip upcoming later in march to Cozumel and would appreciate some advise/suggestions.
# of people : 2 .. myself and my wife. She is a non diver.
# of days : 7 nights
Trip objective: basically a chance to de-stress for the both of us. For me to get a couple of dives in (5-6) to get a flavor of cozumel diving. Dont plan to do more then 2 or 3 days of 2 tank dives so that my wife doesnt feel neglected . She likes the beach but is otherwise not a water person.
Stay location - booked AI at Secrets. Based on the research i did, it seems to be as close to good sandy beach as possible in Coz. Was looking at the Residensias Reef condo as well on that same beach but then saw the price differential between renting and going for AI was not much so figured yo go with AI. Have heard mixed reviews of the place so not keeping high expectations.. just hoping its clean and we get to enjoy the pool/beach to lounge around amd relax with a drink or two in hand.
Question - does anyone have thoughts on whether its worth upgrading to the preferred room and cost to do it at checkin ? Any tips on how to get upgraded for free ? Not looking for anything fancy.. an ocean view room would be nice to have coffee in the morning
Diving - i consider myself as an intermediate diver.. have approx 150ish dives with at least 100 of these over the last 3-4 years while on liveaboard trips in maldives, fiji, Turks & Caicos and Raja ampat. Have some experience diving in currents in above locations but not too many drift dives per say. Comfortable launching SMB from depth. Looking for a small group dive experience.. not more than 8-10 divers.
Question - i havent heard good things about the Secrets diveshop (dive house?)so they are out. Any other suggestions ? I was thinking either Dive with Martin, Tres pelicanos or prodive. Not sure if i need Nitrox for 3 days of 2 tank dives morning dives ? Also - are there any must-see sites that i should request when i reach out to these diveshops ? Since i only have 6 dives i want to make the most of them. I plan to take my own gear.
For non-diving activities - thinking of renting a jeep for one day and exploring the east side and visiting downtown. Also one day trip to see one of the mayan temples/ruins on the mainland... rest of the time just chilling on the beach/pool.
Anything else really must-see ?
Thanks for your advice !