Krista, Jack - Yea, I was very fortunate a friend told me that his friend died while doing his first few dives in Thailand due to similar incident and he was just panicking and consuming too much water.. Keep in mind, whether in US or in any other country, you can't panic and try to keep level head to sort this out.
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Last time I was in Cancun, the resort I stayed in was offering this Sea Trek Helmet Diving. Looks like more of the Caribbean resorts are offering this alternative to Snuba:
http://www.seatrekcayman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=17
That looks awesome! I will look for that when I go to Cayman Islands again next year. Maybe this year with Jeff here.
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Was thinking about heading to Roatan, but have always been a little skeptical because I come across these threads on other message boards that say to stay away cause it can get pretty dangerous? What were your opinions of the island and especially the safety?
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I havent been there, but generally, places (especially islands) that derive most of their income from tourism tend to be fairly safe. Its in the interest of the local government to keep it that way.
+1. It is relatively safe but accidents can happen to anyone so be prepared and no matter what, do not panic like I did.
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I'm looking to plan a trip possibly in February
Don't know which....Cabo, Cancun, or Cozumel
Any suggestions......
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Dont know about Cabo, but I would pick Cozumel over Cancun anyday. Cleaner, safer and you wont have as many obnoxious spring break kids there.
Its been about 10 years, but I stayed here in Cozumel and had a great time
http://en.occidentalhotels.com/allegro/Cozumel.asp
They have their own dive shop onsite, if that is something you are looking to do, and run multiple trips per day with their boats and guides. Again, it was 10 years ago so I'm sure the prices have gone up, but my and my buddy did a 7 day trip and I think it was about $1200 for the resort, including all food, drinks (they had a few bars as well as stations all over where you could walk up, grab a pint glass and pour yourself a tap beer) and 2 dives a day.
+1 Cozumel any day.
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I did Cozumel last summer and it was a lot of fun. The island is not as modern and new as Cancun, but I kind of liked the appeal of the more traditional Mexico. Most of the island is pretty deserted, except for the resorts and the little downtown area where the cruise ships come in.
We stayed at a Occidental resort as well, although I think it was the Occidental Grand, as opposed to the Allegro. The diving was AMAZING, and I really liked the guy who took us out. This is his facebook page. He works out of the Occidental.
https://www.facebook.com/coralimages?ref=ts
and this is their dive company
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dive-Palancar/155918544476926
I would highly recommend both of them!
That's awesome!
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I've been to both Cozumel and Cancun numerous times. As stated, most of the hotels in Cozumel are dated. The reefs are better offshore. but the one's I found right off the beach were about the same as the one's in Cancun. Depending on when you go in February, you're not likely to come across the Spring Break groups. They usually hit those areas in mid-March through April. I've been down there during that time, but I stay in Playa Del Carmen, or further down near Tulum. The beaches and reefs are much nicer in those areas. Downside is it's about a 45 minute to an hour bus ride from the airport. But you also have Xcaret and Xel-Ha water and Eco parks to visit in that area. The best resort I found there is the Barcelo Tropical or Colonial Resort. It's actually a chain of 5 hotels, with Beach and Caribe being the cheapest, and The Palace the high-end resort. It's All Inclusive ( all alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, buffets, al-la-carte dinner, etc.) They have 6 or 7 specoalized restaurants (Steak, Seafood, Italian, Japanese, etc.) that are 4 - 5 star quality. Food some of the best I've ever had in an all-inclusive resort. The beds are as comfortable as you get at a Westin (most Cancun and Cozumel beds are like sleeping on the floor they're so hard). They also have an on-site dive shop where you can get certified, snorkel tours, catamarans, and three huge pools. When we go, we don't even pull out a credit card. Everything's covered unless you want to do excursions.
http://www.barcelo.com/BarceloHotels/en_GB/hotels/Mexico/Riviera-Maya/hotel-barcelo-maya-colonial/general-description.aspx
hmm.... I will look into this as well because Cozmel excursions from the boat isn't as exciting as some of the other stops.
