We are staying at Dreams Resort in Cancun (too many non-divers) but want to dive Cozumel at least 1 or 2 days. Dive ops in Cancun seem not as good as Coz. We want to dive more advanced sites also. Do we book through a Coz dive op or how would be the best way to do this? Thank you.
Want to dive Coz but staying in Cancun - best way to do this?
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if you want to do the day trip, the aquaworld one is about as slick as you get and will get you home in time for tea, but can be larger groups and with that comes less flexibility.
If you want a smaller dive op, then you might want to stay down on the island for a night or two. Give Christi a PM, she has a great rep from those who use her..
If you want a smaller dive op, then you might want to stay down on the island for a night or two. Give Christi a PM, she has a great rep from those who use her..
Shoc369:
Unfortunately, there's no easy way to do it. Traveling to and from Cozumel will take 3-4 hours each way, depending on how you hit the ferry schedule, and it will be difficult to get there in time to make the morning dives. You'd be better off traveling in the afternoon and staying overnight on Cozumel. Alternatively, you could fly to and from Cozumel, but it's expensive and then you've got airports to deal with.
I know that Cozumel and Cancun look close together when you look at a map, but travel between them is either expensive or time-consuming, take your pick. Staying in Cancun and diving Cozumel is not really practical.
Additionally, I don't think any dive op on Cozumel will take you to an advanced site without first diving with you for a day or two, no matter what it says on your C card.
(Added later) I didn't know about the Aquaword day trip. That would most likely be a large boat with loads of divers and a very long (by local standards) boat ride, and there's no way an excursion like that will take you to advanced sites.
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It's probably more like a day excursion / snorkel trip that I took my wife and sister-in-law on. Van pickup at your Cancun hotel. Dropoff at PDC ferry terminal. Boat pickup at the Cozmel pier. It's a lot less hassle than it sounds like.ggunn:
I haven't done it, but, have stayed in Playa del Carmen and went diving in Coz. And just thinking about your question, I can tell you some time frames and costs.
Getting to Playa del Carmen, because that's where the ferry is, takes about 45 minutes by cab. And $40-45. A bus is less than $10, I believe. Either way you'll be dropped off about 3 blocks from the ferry pier. The ferry ride is about another 45 minutes to an hour of waiting and riding to get to Coz. the cost is about $18 RT. You will most likely need to catch an 11:00 ferry for afternoon dives. Once in Coz you'll need to catch your dive op in town or take a cab to one. $5 - 10 will cover your ride to most dive ops. A couple of afternoon dives should finish and be back at the dock by 4:30. After rinsing gear, blah, blah, blah, you may be too late to catch the 5:00 ferry, if there is one. And the next might be at 7:00. FYI, the ferry runs almost every hour on the hour. There is no 7 am ferry, or at least there wasn't when I was there. (I say this because your thinking about a morning dive, aren't you?) All in all, you could be back in Cancun by 9:00 at the latest.
Possible time and/or cost savers: 1. Check out a PDC dive op website. Most of them have dive trips to Coz. Which may be just arrangements of getting you there to dive with a partnered dive op. 2. Inquire about a pick-up/drop-off near the ferry pier.
Getting to Playa del Carmen, because that's where the ferry is, takes about 45 minutes by cab. And $40-45. A bus is less than $10, I believe. Either way you'll be dropped off about 3 blocks from the ferry pier. The ferry ride is about another 45 minutes to an hour of waiting and riding to get to Coz. the cost is about $18 RT. You will most likely need to catch an 11:00 ferry for afternoon dives. Once in Coz you'll need to catch your dive op in town or take a cab to one. $5 - 10 will cover your ride to most dive ops. A couple of afternoon dives should finish and be back at the dock by 4:30. After rinsing gear, blah, blah, blah, you may be too late to catch the 5:00 ferry, if there is one. And the next might be at 7:00. FYI, the ferry runs almost every hour on the hour. There is no 7 am ferry, or at least there wasn't when I was there. (I say this because your thinking about a morning dive, aren't you?) All in all, you could be back in Cancun by 9:00 at the latest.
Possible time and/or cost savers: 1. Check out a PDC dive op website. Most of them have dive trips to Coz. Which may be just arrangements of getting you there to dive with a partnered dive op. 2. Inquire about a pick-up/drop-off near the ferry pier.
