Rec for Dive Operator with SSI Certification Course in Cozumel

[dbkuhlman]

Hello! My wife and I are also going to Cozumel the first week in April. I am SSI certified, but she isn't certified yet. We plan to have her take an SSI open water certification course while we are there. We are staying at Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya. The resort said they would recommend dive operators that provide the three day SSI certification course, but they are having a bit of trouble. We could really use a recommendation for the best place for my wife to take the course. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[tridacna]

Salty Endeavors - excellent SSI outfit.

 

[chaad]

Salty Endeavors - excellent SSI outfit.

I had a great time with Salty Endeavors last year. I completed Deep and Rescue with them.

 

[rick00001967]

where are you staying on coz? that may help with recommendations.

 

[ggunn]

Hello! My wife and I are also going to Cozumel the first week in April. I am SSI certified, but she isn't certified yet. We plan to have her take an SSI open water certification course while we are there. We are staying at Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya. The resort said they would recommend dive operators that provide the three day SSI certification course, but they are having a bit of trouble. We could really use a recommendation for the best place for my wife to take the course. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Isn't Aventuras on the mainland? I mean, yes, there is an Aventuras on the mainland south of Calica, but is there now one on Cozumel?

 

[dbkuhlman]

where are you staying on coz? that may help with recommendations.

We changed where we are staying to Secrets Aura Cozumel. Do you happen to know where that is? It's on the southwest coast of the island.

 

[dbkuhlman]

Isn't Aventuras on the mainland? I mean, yes, there is an Aventuras on the mainland south of Calica, but is there now one on Cozumel?

Yes, Aventuras is on the mainland, so we changed where we are staying to Secrets Aura Cozumel. Please let me know if you have any recommendations. Thanks so much in advance.

 

[rick00001967]

We changed where we are staying to Secrets Aura Cozumel. Do you happen to know where that is? It's on the southwest coast of the island.

yes i do know where that is. it is a very nice resort. but it is far from town and i am not sure if there is an ssi dive shop close by. maybe some other members here know of one.
if you are set on using an ssi shop rather than padi, you can go to the ssi web site and search for a training centre on cozumel. it will list all of your options.

 

[ggunn]

Yes, Aventuras is on the mainland, so we changed where we are staying to Secrets Aura Cozumel. Please let me know if you have any recommendations. Thanks so much in advance.

That's good if you are planning to dive Cozumel; Aventuras is a pretty long way from Cozumel and it would be a tough daily commute.

 

[Julerb1]

Secrets/aura is ok place to stay. They have a pier you can have anyone you decide to dive with pick you up at, be aware if it isn’t their resident dive shop you will need to pay$10 a day to use. The resident dive shop is Dive House. I don’t dive with them and doubt they are ssi.