Dive Review of Aqua Safari/El Cid La Ceiba in
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Aqua Safari/El Cid La Ceiba: "A semi-regular annual trip with long time diving friends.", Sep, 2019, by F. Rod Ellis , MO, US ( 2 reports). Report 11135.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	Aqua Safari picks us up at the El Cid La Ceiba dock and we go far south with 3 cylinders each; then work our way back by late afternoon. La Ceiba to us is like going to our dive home. All services by Hotel and Aqua safari are first class. Be aware the cruise ship piers are right out front. Some like that; some do not. Most of us find Cozumel to be good consistent diving over the long term due to currents but we do recently miss some smaller critters like red eyes in shrimps on night dives, not so many urchins, etc.. Macro marine life can be found if there is good scouting by all but it not as easy with a group & drift diving as in good places with moored boat diving. I think this is 12th or more trip to Cozumel over the years; good friends, good diving, and we enjoy and are welcomed back at several regular favorite restaurant in town for evening meals.
Websites	Aqua Safari
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Initially learned in low vis freshwater but rarely dive inland now. Multiple locations offshore Honduras, Bonaire, Caymans, Gulf of Mexico NMS & rigs, Dominica, Inland Spring pools, Yucatan Cenotes, Akumal, Turks & Caicos: Have not yet DIVE traveled long distance East<>West but will.
Closest Airport	flew from Houston Bush	Getting There	Money grubbing airlines and cramped space but that's the norm now
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	currents
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Dives lead by local DM (a good well-known one); Not total freedom but good enough
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Adequate on this particular boat, not high end like liveaboards. Crew very helpful with gear and even with simple scuba gear repairs. One crew was a Tech and rebuilt my SPG swivel when it started to leak; did it right too (Got a nice tip). Crew also (amazingly) searched for & recovered a dive computer dropped overboard by one of our group as we were all getting back on the boat. Very well-played.

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Dive Review of Aqua Safari/El Cid La Ceiba in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/

Aqua Safari/El Cid La Ceiba: "A semi-regular annual trip with long time diving friends.", Sep, 2019,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Aqua Safari/El Cid La Ceiba in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/