Beginners diving in COZ

[newlywedcruisers]

Hey, I will be cruising to Cozumel in October on the NCL Sun, and I really want to take an intro to diving course. Does anyone have any good recommendations on what dive shop to use or what not. I kinda wanna stay on the cheaper side (honeymoon cruise, so when we get back we will be poor).

Thanks in advance for the help!

[diverearl]

Sounds like you are wantind to do a discover scuba or what they call a resort dive. It will probably run you about $80.00 for one tank. I like Martin at Dive with Martin, and he offers an intro beach or boat dive. Also Alison is very hands on with her divers but I don't know what she charges for a resort dive.

 

http://www.divewithmartin.com/ScubaSchool.html

 

http://www.scubawithalison.com/next_step.htm

 

 

or many others at http://cozumel-diving.net/

 

Hope this helps also be sure to check out Martins - Share Program on his web sight, earl.

[lbrooks34]

Dive with Martin was my 4th and 5th dive ever. I like the op (Dive with Martin) as we spent the surface interval on the surface. That is, on a beach enjoying Cokes. I did beginner drift dives. It was a lot of fun! Beware though, Dive with Martin has small boats (I would call it a 6 pack - six divers to the boat), so it can be tricky getting back in. Also, their equipment was horrendous so make sure you have your own gear. Because I was a newbie I did not yet have my gear, but I rented gear from my local dive shop and took it with me on the cruise.

 

If you have a chance to eat at a restaurant on Coz when you are done diving, go for La Choza! Authentic and just a tad off of the main street!

[sportsterjohn]

You can also try eagle ray, they are very good with new divers

[kathy7558]

We did the Discover Scuba with Eagle Ray Divers a few years ago. There were only 4 people in our "class" and I felt very safe. They made certain we were comfortable with the equipment while we were in shallow water before taking us out to dive.

 

Check out their website http://www.eagleraydivers.com and e-mail them for info and pricing.