Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro Cozumel in
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Dive Palancar/Allegro Cozumel: "Am I the only guy who tells it like it is in Cozumel?", Jun, 2019, by Shawn McDermott, FL, US ( Contributor 16 reports with 12 Helpful votes). Report 10978 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Am I the only guy who thinks the diving currently in Cozumel stinks? Or are you guys a bunch of newbies who think the diving there is just THE MOST? Your comments are appreciated. I do have 850+ dives in Cozumel, most after Wilma (2005?) some before in the early 90s. NOT worth the money anymore. Then again, 2,500+ divers/snorkelers slathered down in sunblock and 25,000/day cruise ship tourists who get off the boat and eat tacos for lunch and use the facilities (sheesh, where do you think it all goes???). My heart pretty much broken about my fave place to dive...
Websites	Dive Palancar
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Jamaica 300+, San Salvador, Grand Bahama, Abaco, South Florida 2, 000+, Florida Keys, Florida Gulfside, Costa Rica, Turks and Caicos, (Provo), St. Vincent, Belize, Cayman, Dominican Republic, Bonaire, Curacao, 850+ in Cozumel
Closest Airport	San Miguel de Cozumel International	Getting There	I live in Florida, got to fly north to Atlanta, then back south to Cozumel
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	90 max 40 mins step dive
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	FUGGETABOUDIT

Report currently has 2 Helpful votes

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By Jerome M Hobart in NY, US at Jul 11, 2019 16:13 EST

I agree, Cozumel isn't what it used to be( the 1990's), but then what dive area is?? Obviously the cruise boats haven't helped any dive destination( Bonaire is an other good example).

By report author: Shawn McDermott in FL, US at Jul 11, 2019 18:32 EST

1990s? I'm talking the last two years. I have many hours of hi-def (NOT GoPro) video from 2012-2017 that is killer good! Since then NOT. Cozumel has done it to itself. Too much sunblock, too many swim throughs, not enough "hands off" enforcement. Too many cruise ship bozos..the list goes on and on.

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro Cozumel in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Southern reefs

Dive Palancar/Allegro Cozumel: "Am I the only guy who tells it like it is in Cozumel?", Jun, 2019,

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro Cozumel in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Southern reefs