Dive Review of Deep Blue/Palma Dorada Hotel in
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Deep Blue/Palma Dorada Hotel, May, 2008, by Doug Freer, Tx, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4373.
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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
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	If Deep Blue tells you they are going to Punta Sur (Cathedral) and other remote locations, they go there. At Punta Sur Cathedral we saw numerous huge green turles, and one was sitting on the bottom being cleaned by about 5 Queen Angelfish. Our divemaster found the entrance to the Cathedral very easily. A fellow diver said with a previous operator the divemaster could not even find the entrance. The divemasters were great at finding and pointing out very interesting unusual items, while being environmentally friendly. They had fresh fruit on the boat. In 4 seperate dive trips I've never seen Deep Blue put more than 6 divers on a boat. They normally group you with other experienced divers. There is no drawback do diving with Deep Blue, but when you go with 3 to 5 divers on a fast boat to a remote site they charge an additional $10 to $12 (you see it listed on their price list). You get what you pay for with them. If I'm going all the way to Cozumel I'll spend the extra $60-$90 for 5 days of great diving at remote sites.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Roatan, Cayman, Virgin Islands, Nassau, N. Carolina, Texas, Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	80-120 Ft/ 24-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Very relaxed we could follow the divemaster or meander around a small amount. We dove our computers for time and depth.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Deep Blue/Palma Dorada Hotel in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Deep Blue/Palma Dorada Hotel, May, 2008,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Deep Blue/Palma Dorada Hotel in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel