Recommendations near Moon Palace Cancun

[dkinpgh]

Looking for recommendations for a dive shop near Moon Palace - We have a 15 yo grandson who needs to get his open water certification. Plus, we'd like to get some dives in as well! My wife and I both have over 50 dives. Thanks,

 

[Diverspoint]

In the Moon Palace there is Aquaworld as far as I know. Huge operation, all over the coast. Smaller places to be found in Cancun hotelzone or Puerto Morelos.

Both Cancun and Puerto morelos are about 15 minutes away by car.

 

[CamC]

Speaking from personal experience I wouldn't recommend Aquaworld to my worst enemy for diving. They are, as mentioned above, a huge operation and very good at getting you there, but the actual diving experience was awful.

I knew the cattle boat would be bad...

 

[mcohen1021]

Why near moon? The beach sucks there - at least when I went. I find the beaches in cancun to be rougher than I enjoy swimming in. Too rough for small kids for sure.

Want a great cancun beach? Find a hotel on the north facing shore like The Krystal and west from there...

 

[dkinpgh]

Why near moon? The beach sucks there - at least when I went. I find the beaches in cancun to be rougher than I enjoy swimming in. Too rough for small kids for sure.

Want a great cancun beach? Find a hotel on the north facing shore like The Krystal and west from there...

We're committed to staying at Moon - The water's calm there, not as much surf action as in the hotel zone.

 

[dkinpgh]

Speaking from personal experience I wouldn't recommend Aquaworld to my worst enemy for diving. They are, as mentioned above, a huge operation and very good at getting you there, but the actual diving experience was awful.

I knew the cattle boat would be bad...

Went with Aquaworld once in Cozumel - Then Palace Resorts bought AquaSafari a couple years ago.

 

[Marktan]

We've been using Solo Buceo (Next door to the Hyatt in the Hotel Zone) the last couple seasons we've gone down there. They are also on the ocean/gulf side, not the lagoon side, so the boat ride is pretty short to get to the dive sites. It's always been my wife and I plus the DM, so ratios are small, and their largest boat holds maybe 8-10 people tops. They would pick us up by taxi from the Royal Resorts. The Best Cancun Scuba Diving Tours & Snorkeling | Solo Buceo
Not sure if Tony or Yellen ("Yel") are still dive mastering there, but they are both awesome DM/Guides (and I believe instructors...Yel is for sure). Yellen would remember us (Mark & Camille) if she's still there. She is also doing instruction freelance if you're interested in contacting her directly for private instruction. Her website is SELARK

 

[mcohen1021]

Went with Aquaworld once in Cozumel - Then Palace Resorts bought AquaSafari a couple years ago.

Sorry to hear that. I was majorly disappointed that the water looked not Caribbean blue like you'd expect but instead not much better than a murky Texas lake. Yes the water is calm, but the beach is full of seaweed... I don't swim in the seaweed, that's where the sea lice are