I have done a lot of shore diving at Blue Angel; the diving is good along the base of the fence around the Stingray Experience next door. Father south there are some small coral heads and rock piles where some life likes to hang out.
Question Tell me about Shore Diving at Hotel Barracuda
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Rob9876
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Here's a thread about a guided shore dive from Hotel Barracuda by ScubaJuan:
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Trip Report - Cruise ship shore dive 3/27/23
Stopped in Cozumel on Disney Fantasy and had arranged shore dive at 2 pm with ScubaJuan off of Hotel Barracuda because I had food tour with Cozumel Chef from 11-1. I walked off the boat at 9 am to check the place out and they were able to push the dive up to 9:30 am. Monstro was my guide, we...
ccannon707
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And really empty.you mean the Stingray prison....interesting but incredibly sad.
If anyone is thinking about a night shore dive from Blue Angel any time soon you might want to consider other options. They are restoring the missing fence columns on the ocean side of the stingray pen, and every night they have a couple of guys running a jackhammer cutting holes for the bases of them. That thing is LOUD and has run most of the fish away that are normally there. We tried it last night and it was pretty much a bust.
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Rob9876
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Reviving this thread, as I'm hoping to get in some shore dives from Barracuda next month. ScubaJuan offers guided shore dives from Barracuda for $25/person for daytime, $40/person for night dives, with a 2 person minimum. Thinking we'll do a guided dive their first to get the lay of things before trying a night dive on our own.
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Rob9876
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*there* not "their" -- sheesh, not sure what caused that typo, wish I could still edit that!
ccannon707
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Re: staying at the Barracuda. Please let us know if they have updated the AC in their rooms. I stayed there several years ago & after my experience said Never Again. Location is great, ocean front + in town. BUT they had the very old style AC units that roar like an aircraft engine when on. And in the summer months you need AC. They made it impossible to relax in your room anytime during the day and hell at night trying to sleep.
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