I had the most amazing single-day dive trip with ScubaLife! For context, I only just became…read morecertified a few months ago, and the only dives I had completed were my checkout dives for that certification (in cold water, and shore entry!). This was my first time with boat entry, open water warm dives, and I had the best time! The entire experience was great. Service: As this was part of a solo travel for me, I was in communication with the dive shop via WhatsApp to make sure that I was fully prepared. I felt very comfortable the entire time, and everything was explained clearly. All materials and great were prepped and ready for me upon arrival, and all staff members that I was interacting with were kind and welcoming. Experience: We did two dives, and had some discussion on the boat as to what we most wanted to see, to help determine the locations that we would travel to. We settled on Palancar Bricks for the first dive, and La Francesa for the second. There were 7 divers with 3 dive masters, so despite being a solo traveler, I felt like I had a ton of support. The overview of the dive sites before entry was great, because it primed me for some of the aquatic life that we would see. As my first warm water and coral reef dive, I can say that scuba diving is one of the great privileges of my life--I was overcome with emotion at seeing so much! Schools of small (young) fishes, corals, large organisms, sponges, nurse sharks, barracuda, a seahorse, a cozumel toad fish, giant parrot fish, and so many more! Special thanks to Captain Mono, Jorge, Juan, and Javi who led our trip. If I ever have the fortune of returning to Cozumel, I will absolutely return for more trips!

I did 4 dives with Scuba Life 11/28/24 through 11/29/24, joined by two friends who got their scuba…read morecertifications. The guides were incredible, and diver to dive master ratio was 2.5 to 1, and best of all, they had parkas on board to keep us all warm. This was one of the nicest dive shops based on service, limiting the group to a small size, and the extra things they did for comfort. I highly recommend Scuba Life Cozumel - 10/10!

We had a great dive with Aldora Divers. The y picked us up by boat at our hotel. They were on time,…read morehelpful and accommodating. Our group had several different diving levels from very experienced, nervous and 2 checkout divers. They fully accommodated our needs and took us on 2 amazing dives. They also brought us to a nice rest area in about 3 feet of water where we could paddle around and eat fruit and cookies and watch the sting rays. Our equipment was new and in good condition. We used steel tanks which was a new experience and they talked us through using it..The staff was knowledgeable and fun. Can't ask for more.

We just had a FANTASTIC week diving with Aldora! Where do I start?…read more Upon arriving in Cozumel, we walked to Aldora with our gear. We were each given a wet bag to keep anything we wanted them to set take to the boat each day, and clean afterwards. Each bag was tagged with your name. They were VERY well organized from the get go. We were picked up for the dives right across from our hotel (we chose a well rated hotel that happens to be across the street from Aldora's dock). Our BCDs and regs were always set up for us, with our wet bags in our respective cubbies with the rest of the gear we had left for them (fins, masks, etc). The boats are small and fast, which means quicker boat rides out to the dive sites, and small groups of divers per guide (max 6 divers per guide, but often less). The dives are LONG! Between the nitrox and large steel tanks, Aldora ensures that you can get maximum bottom time. Our only dives shorter than an hour were the "adventure" dives, as they were deeper, but all standard dives were 65+ minutes, with our longest at 86 min. There were always yummy boat snacks, typically fresh cut fruit and often a cookie or muffin. On the 1st dive of the adventure dive, we hunted lion fish and the captain made a DELICIOUS lion fish ceviche while we were on the 2nd dive. We thoroughly enjoyed the ceviche and a homemade guacamole during the 2nd surface interval. The guides were mainly fantastic. Our favorites were Arturo, Roberto, and Bernedice. They really went above and beyond, had great dive briefings, pointed out lots of neat sea critters, and were overall just good people. If you decide to change your dive itinerary, you can just text them through WhatsApp and they are very responsive and are accommodating. The dives are a little pricier than some other companies, but you're getting full service, and much longer dives than you'd get elsewhere. Great value for the slight increase in price. HIGHLY recommend, and will definitely be diving with Aldora again next time I'm in Cozumel!

Best memory to date in the ocean. Omg how can I describe how…read moregreat of a scuba company this is! We loved our PADI class with Cris and Scuba Tony as a whole. Excellent communication from the team. They are top notch in safety and take scuba very seriously. The front desk folks helped us way before arriving in Mexico with lots of planning. The boat team made us feel safe with their dive sites. Overall, you can't ask for a better team. We will be back! Worth the $ for a professional company!

Shout out to Moi! He was a great divemaster for my wife and I who were on our first recreational…read moredive since getting certified. He reviewed all of the diving fundamentals on our way to the site and made us feel confident before getting into the water. During the dive, he was always pointing out interesting things that we would have missed on our own. Between dives, he took us to a sandbar to relax and have some snacks/drinks during our surface interval. We actually saw a huge ray while we were hanging out there. For our second dive, Moi adjusted our weights a bit and got our buoyancy just perfect. Thank you Scuba Tony for a great dive outing.

Cozumel diving is such a difference. The waters are so…read moreclean, compared to Cancun. Lots of fish. We did Santa Rosa and Paradiso. Just beautiful. Our Dive master - Louis, was just great. Will definitely recommend to dive here.

Blue Magic is the only dive shop I'd consider in Cozumel, wish they were international! Everyone is…read moreso friendly and provides clear instruction and support to ensure each diver is safe. Bonus for the boat crew with providing individualized support depending on each divers level, and guides for providing feedback to improve each dive experience. Guides go out of their way to point out hidden treasures of sealife and making adjustments to divers to maximize the quality of their dive. Boat captains locate divers within 5 minutes or less when they surface, always with a smile on their face. abundancia de Tortugas, eels, sharks, and barracudas! 10/10 and then some!

Stayed at Allegro in Cozumel for a week. Did the two dive/day package for our stay. I see some…read moreother reviews that mention that the boats at Allegro pick up passengers from another hotel, however the other dock is near by and costs very little in time. The boat can feel a bit cramped with other divers, however the boat rides are short from the south shore, less than 15-20 minutes, so not too much trouble to pick up others and head to the dive site. Beautiful dive sites each day with Martin and Mario dive guides, as well as all the on shore staff at Allegro. Top Notch. The highlight of our trip was a trip to Cenotes. Alan, our dive master was a true Gem. This was an additional side trip that we paid for as an extra and it was worth it. We had an easy time traveling to Playa del Carmen, and were met by Alan promptly at the appointed spot. Alan guided us through the Cenotes with absolute expertise. He was so knowledgeable about the culture, geography, and history, and is clearly a master of his trade. I can not say enough about Alan and Pro Dive International, the dive company that operated that tour that was booked through the Allegro Dive company. Great vacation at Allegro!

Stayed at the allegro absolutely the worst dive company they smoke on the boat always late run away…read morewhile you can...

Been doving for 15 years and this store has an amazing business plan. Will take your money, not…read moreshow up to pick you up, and get mad about it. Fortunately there are many more store on the island to accommodate you.

I'm not sure how they are rated this high…read more Equipment was old and had faults, their attention to detail was non-excising, the instructor pays no attention to you on your dive and took us way too far down - also, they didn't even look at whether we had our PADI certificates. The master diver also left us while diving and never checked in with us. I'm beyond shocked by this place - wouldn't take the risk with them.

After doing extensive research into the best dive shop on Cozumel, my husband and I chose Dressel…read moreDiving. We stayed at the Iberostar, which is not a dive resort, rather it is a resort which offers diving (what I mean by that is that the resort is not geared towards divers, there are no hooks or hangers to dry gear on your balcony, the restaurants allow people in bathing suits but not folded down wetsuits, there is no individual gear storage other than a small cubby and no provided locks). Anyway, on to the diving. Booking was very easy, I worked with a gal (who happened to be stationed in Spain) who helped me set up a package of dives, cenote excursions, and night dives. So everything was paid for when we arrived. Pros: - Almost all of the dive masters were awesome. Ricky was fantastic and so was Tania. We were always happy when we saw Ricky was our DM. He was the right amount of chill, knowledge, safety, and fun. -The dives were really fantastic. We only repeated one dive in 6 days of diving. - Water and fruit were available on the boat. -My husbands inflator hose malfunctioned and a guy in the dive shop fixed it for him with a spare part he had so my husband could use his equipment until we got home and get it serviced. -The boat staff were all very competent and helpful. -Free nitrox with your package. -Plentiful defogger on board -Short boat rides to amazing dive sites. Cons: - Before booking I asked if they had gear lockers. I hate toting all of our gear back and forth to a hotel room. I was told yes. When we arrived, we saw that there were not individual gear lockers, rather, small individual cubbies that would fit a few things but there were no locks. In additional, several of the cubbies didn't have chains on them to hold them secure even if you did have a lock. I asked if they had locks and they said they didn't. This meant we had to lug our gear back and forth to our hotel room and the dock, which sucked as the resort is expansive. I noticed not many people left there gear there. A few people hung up older wetsuits but I didnt see many BCDS in the room. - The gal checking us in was very aloof and not real friendly. I don't need butt kissing but she acted put out to be helping us and answering questions. - We didn't know where we were diving until we left on the boat. Even though they have a calendar of dives, they did not follow it (which I do understand if there are current or changing conditions, but everything seemed chill and there were no weather related issues). We were fine with the dives but if someone wanted to do a particular dive they might be disappointed with the scheduling. - The boats get crowded and more than once our tanks were not full and we had to swap them out for full tanks. One time it was 7 divers who were short on air in their tanks and several of us had to swap tanks 2-3 times. - They only book 2 tank dive packages so if you want to to break up your day of diving and don't want to do back to back dives, they charge you 10.00 per tank to break it up. We came to dive and dive we did, but if you are a diver who just likes one or two and have a big surface interval this system may not be the best for you. - On our last two dives we were placed in a group of brand new open water divers. I get it, we have all been there, but our dives were cut very short because of it (one dive ended at 39 minutes) which really sucked. The dm apologized to us privately but we weren't offered any discount or another dive to make up for it. -There is no retail dive shop to speak of, as far as gear to buy or incidentals you may need. No tshirts or any of the usual dive gear stuff us divers love to buy.

This is our first experience with Dressel Divers. We wanted to utilize their services as we were…read morestaying at the Iberostar in Cozumel and the dive shop is right on site which is a big plus. Note that there is no shore diving at the Iberostar due to the proximity to the aquatic park; snorkeling is permitted and equipment can be rented from the Dressel diver shop. Free pool check out of scuba equipment is provided by professionals for anyone expressing an interest in the sport. The dive shop is next to some of the best reefs in Cozumel/the world. The boats are well-maintained and well handled. The captains and crew are outstanding. This is a larger location for diving due to proximity to the reef so we were rotated through a variety of dive masters, all of whom we found to be professional and good at working with some of the newer divers in the water. Unlike some higher end locations, this is a very much haul your own equipment on and off the boat. If you ask for assistance and let them know that you might need some help they're willing to accommodate. There is tank filling on site and we had absolutely no exceptions with tank volumes. Boats tend to be larger and can be quite full depending on bookings; groups tend to be a mix of beginner and advanced, which can make dives uneven for all. Operation would benefit from sorting groups. We were able to successfully obtain our nitrox certification on site which was a game changer for a diving. Note that Nitrox surface intervals are minimally 30 minutes and prior to us completing our new certification we felt that the dive team might be pushing surface intervals too short for nitrox and non-nitrox alike in some instances due to late departure off the dock which we mentioned and the dive team adjusted times. There are wash tanks and storage rooms that are secured at night and rentals available on site. There's a small shop with some T-shirts, etc. but not much of a variety. Communications with this company is a big challenge and one of several reasons, along with surface interval protocol, why they're not getting five stars. Dressel Divers main office is in Spain and getting answers to simple questions about local issues were the a bit problematic. Neither of the phone numbers provided for the local shop or the extension for the shop at the hotel is attended. Boat postings and departure times are put on a whiteboard that is manually updated rather than a centralized communication system (Facebook?!) that would allow Divers to get regular updates on issues that would impact operations. Boat departures are listed anywhere from 8 AM onward and shop and storage rooms opening times can vary significantly due to the relaxed nature of the island. The dive sites are well planned, equipment in good shape, and overall a good value. Note that packages can be purchased in advance or at discounted rates for multiple dives. Dressel offers a very flexible refund policy and should be considered before purchasing larger amounts of dives in advance. It's not very clear who is in charge at this location and there are some problems with centralized communications and standard protocols at this shop but the diving is pretty solid.

Let's start here: Maple Leaf Scuba is incredible…read more From the quality of their instruction to the professionalism and care of all of their employees, diving with Maple Leaf has been one of the best experiences we've ever had on vacation. They were so communicative before and during our trip, including accommodating schedule changes caused by an illness. Their employees are fun and positive and yet also reliable, consummate professionals, who helped me earn an open water certification and my girlfriend Wei earn her advanced diver certification. Wei has dived in a number of different countries with a number of different instructors, and assures me Maple Leaf's quality is well above the norm for the industry. Mariana was a phenomenal instructor for me personally, but everyone at Maple Leaf has been such a delight; I would leap at ... or dive into ... the opportunity to dive with them in the future. From me and Wei to everyone at Maple Leaf Scuba, thank you so much for making our trip so special, we deeply appreciate it.

My wife and I dove two days with Maple leaf and the experience was outstanding. Each dive site was…read moreexcellent and interesting - try to get to the Palancar Caves! Team boat crew and dive teams were very professional and made each diver comfortable regardless of their dive experience. A big thank you to Maria for her caring and expertise! All the best for a continued excellent operation and we hope to see you again soon. Larry & Erica

We had a wonderful time with Aqua Safari! We did a Discover scuba experience. My daughter is…read morecertified, myself and her friend were not. Be sure to fill out the medical paperwork long before you come! If you check yes to anything you will need to have your dr sign off on your paperwork! The staff was friendly! The fee for the day is $8 per person for the place where we were going (that is in addition to the fee that you pay for the excursion) Be sure to bring cash for that and if you want to tip your guide. They can not run credit card tips..... For Discover Scuba they will start you off with getting fitted for gear, and then a talk over how everything works. It was a little overwhelming but once you get in it will all make sense. Then after that you will need to go and do a skills test of sorts to make sure you are going to be okay with everything under water. Once that is successfully completed, then you will head out on the boat, most likely with other groups. The overall experience was around 4 hours and very much worth it! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Our guide was super patient with us! Would highly recommend this company and experience if in cozumel area!

I spent 10 dives in 5 days last week with mostly dive masters Pablo, Luis, Jose, Mariano and mate…read moreRaphael. Certainly a few more people involved but I made special effort to take note of their names. I'm advanced open water with now 62 dives. I'm comfortable and don't need help with much but definitely learning and advancing myself with each dive. This outfit and, in particular, these people stand out with their very friendly approach and helpfulness. Not a lot of fluff but very competent. They know their sites, pay attention and take good and safe care of the divers. There were very seasoned divers and relative newbies. Pablo probably gave the most attention and concern to the briefs and the newbies. Colors are amazing. Don't forget your torch. Huge spiny lobsters and crabs. Nurse sharks. No shortage of barracudas. I was initially concerned about "mostly drift dives" but all were easily done. I had a few faster currents in Fiji from 2 years ago so it was not an issue. Definitely a consideration to return to this area and this outfit. Hope they get the licensing on their new boats. The current ones are very nice but a little slow so the transit times to the sites were a little long.

My husband and I had an amazing experience with Blue Life in Playa del Carmen. We completed our…read moree-learning and pool sessions at a local dive shop before finishing our four open water training dives with Blue Life over two days to earn our PADI Open Water certification. On the third day, we explored the beautiful reefs of Cozumel. The entire Blue Life team was professional, friendly, and welcoming. Gaby was quick to respond to our questions before booking, which made the process easy and reassuring. A special thank you to our instructor, Thomas, who was incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and professional. His personalized instruction helped us become more confident and capable divers, and we feel very lucky to have had him guide us throughout all three days. Thank you, Blue Life - we'll definitely be back!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!…read more Cenotes Dives today. "The pit" was awesome. Dive Master name was OSCAR and he was awesome. Great experience. He is super knowledgeable and excellent dive. Gabby at the office is very helpful. Overall great experience. Make sure and update your address on here to the correct address.