jdbmga Posted October 7, 2008 #26 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Who is Alison and how do we contact her about diving in Cozumel? We will be in Cozumel on the 18th of Oct. Thanks... http://www.scubawithalison.com/ We dove with her in July 08 and are planning to again in July 09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socref124 Posted October 8, 2008 #27 Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.scubawithalison.com/ We dove with her in July 08 and are planning to again in July 09 Thx jdb....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbmga Posted October 8, 2008 #28 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thx jdb....:D yw. Enjoy your dives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccole Posted October 8, 2008 #29 Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.scubawithalison.com/ We dove with her in July 08 and are planning to again in July 09 Thank you for posting the info about Alison. A couple of years ago there were 11 in our group and we had so much fun. On the way back to the ship she dropped us at her favorite beach "club" where we had a great lunch, enjoyed the water, and then took a taxi back to the ship. It was an absolutely fantastic day. I'm so jealous!!!!!!! Cherie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdklein Posted October 8, 2008 #30 Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.scubawithalison.com/ We dove with her in July 08 and are planning to again in July 09 Heads up, I think I saw on her website (the dive log area?) that she may be out of commission for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdklein Posted October 8, 2008 #31 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Heads up, I think I saw on her website (the dive log area?) that she may be out of commission for a while. this was meant fot the person who wanted to dive with her in Mid october Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socref124 Posted October 8, 2008 #32 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Heads up, I think I saw on her website (the dive log area?) that she may be out of commission for a while. Thanks for the heads up. We will be there on the 18 Oct. I hope to hear from her before we leave on the 16th...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdklein Posted October 8, 2008 #33 Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.scubawithalison.com/divelog/2008.shtml Tuesday, September 9th I came out of my surgery just fine. I will be spending a couple of days in the hospital recovering and will spend a few more resting in one of my favorite hotels in Merida. Emails will not be checked nor answered until I come home to Cozumel on October 14th. I can not dive again until mid October so check back at the end of October for updates to the dive log. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckI4life Posted October 17, 2008 Author #34 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I did hear back from Alison and thankfully she is doing well. I am still scheduled to dive with here on Oct 24th.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydn62 Posted October 17, 2008 #35 Share Posted October 17, 2008 We dove with "Scuba with Alison" last Friday (10/10). She met us at the dock, but had just resumed diving the previous day and didn't want to do 2 days in a row. She sent us out on her boat with Chucho and we had a great time. Chucho was excellent. If Alison doesn't dive with you, you'll still have a wonderful day with Chucho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vplsh Posted January 1, 2009 #36 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Good news! You'll enjoy diving with them. They're a small dive shop but concentrate on making their clients happy. :) Randall Turned out to be a great dive! Thanks for the recommendation, Randall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubaran Posted January 1, 2009 #37 Share Posted January 1, 2009 No problem. Note to self: how do you turn your cruisecritic recommendations into free dive trips with the vendors you recommend? Na, don't want to loose the unbias of your recommendations. :p Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk0425 Posted February 10, 2009 #38 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Cozumel has a national beach park, Chankanaab, that charges about $12 US dollars for entry. There is some wonderful shore diving and if you have all of your gear they will have a dive master take you for a dive as long as you have air (they don't rush you) for $10 (or at least that is what they charged last May) to rent a tank and weights. Plus, if you have a non-diver with you, they can snorkel from the beach or just relax under the umbrellas and waiters come out and take food & drink orders. If you don't have your own gear they rent it. When we went (May 10th last year) it was not crowded at all. You can take a cab to the park from the boat pier and there are cabs there to take you back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted February 11, 2009 #39 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Cozumel has a national beach park, Chankanaab, that charges about $12 US dollars for entry. Actually, entrance fee there is $16There is some wonderful shore diving and if you have all of your gear they will have a dive master take you for a dive as long as you have air (they don't rush you) for $10 (or at least that is what they charged last May) to rent a tank and weights.PLUS you have to pay for the guide, which is mandatory Plus, if you have a non-diver with you, they can snorkel from the beach or just relax under the umbrellas and waiters come out and take food & drink orders. If you don't have your own gear they rent it. When we went (May 10th last year) it was not crowded at all. You can take a cab to the park from the boat pier and there are cabs there to take you back. Added my opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk0425 Posted February 11, 2009 #40 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Actually, you can print a coupon which saves you a few dollars and the entrance fee for us in May 2008 was $12 a person, however, it would have been higher had we not printed the coupon and we did not have to pay the guide, directly, not sure why the different experiences, but I can just report how we were treated and how fun, easy and inexpensive it was to dive at the park. They even soaked our gear in a fresh water tub afterward and helped us pack our gear. Really nice group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted February 12, 2009 #41 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Actually, you can print a coupon which saves you a few dollars and the entrance fee for us in May 2008 was $12 a person, however, it would have been higher had we not printed the coupon and we did not have to pay the guide, directly, not sure why the different experiences, but I can just report how we were treated and how fun, easy and inexpensive it was to dive at the park. They even soaked our gear in a fresh water tub afterward and helped us pack our gear. Really nice group. You got a good deal. With nice treatment like that, I'm sure you tipped the guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcphil Posted February 14, 2010 #42 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Actually, you can print a coupon which saves you a few dollars and the entrance fee for us in May 2008 was $12 a person, however, it would have been higher had we not printed the coupon and we did not have to pay the guide, directly, not sure why the different experiences, but I can just report how we were treated and how fun, easy and inexpensive it was to dive at the park. They even soaked our gear in a fresh water tub afterward and helped us pack our gear. Really nice group. Do you know what group that you did this with was? We are going to be in Cozumel in April and are looking at diving here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted February 15, 2010 #43 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Do you know what group that you did this with was? We are going to be in Cozumel in April and are looking at diving here. It wasn't a group. They went to Chankanaab National park to and did a shore dive there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCruiser54 Posted February 16, 2010 #44 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I use Blue Angel (http://www.blueangelscuba.com) whenever I am in Cozumel. We have used them as part of a scuba and snorkel trip several years ago. I had a charter on one of their boats with 4 divers and 1 snorkler. It was about $100.00 more than taking their regular dive boat at the time. We were highly satisfied. We had the boat, a divemaster, a boat captain, and a snorkel guide. It was great. Dove at Columbia Wall and Columbia Shallows.... Snorkeled inside around COlumbia Shallows... large number of starfish and fish to look at.... also a couple of turtles were there feeding. They are easy to work with and a large group of divers go there each summer for a week and use them with no complaints. I will be using them again in june. They are about 1/2 mile from the ship dock. Tell Jeannie hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamga02 Posted February 20, 2010 #45 Share Posted February 20, 2010 One thing to consider before deciding on which place to dive (if you can't dive both!:D) is the number of dives you can get in. At Cozumel you will usually get 2 drift dives, with awesome visibility and sea life. However, on Grand Cayman, you can go to Eden Rock or Sunset House and shore dive for as long and as many times as your computer will allow, for less than $50 (taxi and tanks with your own equipment)! We did both dives last April, and although the drift dives in Coz were great, the 3 hour long shore dives we did at Sunset House were outstanding! If you are an underwater photographer, shore diving at Grand Cayman can be really good. You get to take your own time, set your own agenda, not compete with others for the best pictures, and not have to worry about silt being stirred up by anyone other than yourself! I took some of my best pictures ever: a jawfish, several good pictures of a stingray, 3 turtles, and one of my all time favorite pictures - the mermaid at Sunset House with the Atlantis submarine right behind it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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