Jay_SMART_Diver
Contributor
I just got back from a week at Sea on the NCL Norwegian Sun. Had a great time weather was nice and got to make all three ports of call without any problems. The ship was very nice and had a great staff, this was my first cruise and I was definitely impressed. We sailed out of Houston on November 20th.
Cozumel: Arrived Tuesday morning and had some choppy seas. Due to the Cruise Ship docks being torn up we had to tender in to shore. We were having 3-5' seas and the cruise ship cancelled all its water-based shore excursions. I however booked diving with Scuba with Alison. Got off the ship and made our way to the marina via a cab. Driving through San Miguel was quite a sight, most of the hotels are in some state of repair, and everything on the waterfront looks like a bomb hit it. There was rubble everywhere and the trees (that were still standing) were stripped of vegetation and everything was brown. Just about every place was being rebuilt, there were people out and the shops were open and running in high gear. We arrived at Caleta marina, met up with Alison and boarded the Enigma II for some diving. The ride out was a little rough but the further south we went the smoother it got. Our first dive was at Palancar caves, the visibility was about 60-80 with a little murk in the water at distance. Profile was 70 for 35 minutes water temperature was 75. The swim through caves were nice but you could see a lot of broken coral littering the sandy bottom, there also didnt seem to be an abundance of marine life.
After a break on Palancar beach we dove Delilah. Profile was 64 for 40 minutes. There were more fish here and not much current so we were finning a lot. We did get to see a couple of Hawks Bill turtles here. The ride back to the marina was rough because we were heading back into the wind. Most of the signs for the Hotels ere stating a summer of 06 opening and it look's like theyre going to need the time to get things back in working order.
Cozumel: Arrived Tuesday morning and had some choppy seas. Due to the Cruise Ship docks being torn up we had to tender in to shore. We were having 3-5' seas and the cruise ship cancelled all its water-based shore excursions. I however booked diving with Scuba with Alison. Got off the ship and made our way to the marina via a cab. Driving through San Miguel was quite a sight, most of the hotels are in some state of repair, and everything on the waterfront looks like a bomb hit it. There was rubble everywhere and the trees (that were still standing) were stripped of vegetation and everything was brown. Just about every place was being rebuilt, there were people out and the shops were open and running in high gear. We arrived at Caleta marina, met up with Alison and boarded the Enigma II for some diving. The ride out was a little rough but the further south we went the smoother it got. Our first dive was at Palancar caves, the visibility was about 60-80 with a little murk in the water at distance. Profile was 70 for 35 minutes water temperature was 75. The swim through caves were nice but you could see a lot of broken coral littering the sandy bottom, there also didnt seem to be an abundance of marine life.
After a break on Palancar beach we dove Delilah. Profile was 64 for 40 minutes. There were more fish here and not much current so we were finning a lot. We did get to see a couple of Hawks Bill turtles here. The ride back to the marina was rough because we were heading back into the wind. Most of the signs for the Hotels ere stating a summer of 06 opening and it look's like theyre going to need the time to get things back in working order.
