Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro All inclusive in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Dive Palancar/Allegro All inclusive, Sep, 2006, by Cindy Cook, Texas, USA . Report 3207.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	The Allegro was WONDERFUL. The rooms have been updated since the hurricane and were very comfortable.The staff did not hesitate to upgrade us to a room closer to the beach and dive shop. We even did a late check out at no additional cost. The food was basic but reliable. Never got sick,even ate salad, they use filtered water for ice and serve bottled water in the restuarant and provide bottled water in the rooms - we use it to brush our teeth too. They have reconfigured the pool side lunch set up so you order from a menu - a great improvement and the lunch was better than the main buffet. Highly recommend taking thermo cups which the waiter staff did not hesitate to fill. The beach service was also reliable -hardly had to get up from the lounge chair if I didn't want to. Dive Palancar is a WONDERFUL outfit. We paid one of the staff $20 for the week to hump our gear, it was rinsed at the end of our dive day and after the last dive is was throughly washed and hung to dry before having to pack it. We, or course, kept our regulators with us though. All the dive masters are great but we preferred Jorge - he's been there a long time. Alfredo is our second choice. It's also great because the reef is 5-10 minutes away and there are 4 departure time. The night dive was great. They have large comfortable boats and they limit to 8 divers but we usually only had 6. If you are diving a lot buy a package and they will bargain with you and after a couple of dives they tend to put more experienced divers together - this may have something to do with sticking with the same D/Master. Be sure and tip the D/Master who shares the tip with the boat captain - can't believe how many divers never tipped - we have learned that tipping does pay off. We went to town once but really just wanted to dive and relax. You can definitely see the effects of the hurricane on the reef but the marine life was abundant. Saw the biggest shark I've ever seen. I wore a light wet suit because I get cold even in warm water but my husband and most others were comfortable without. The coral was damaged horribly but is already showing rebirth. The hurricane was in a way one of the best things to happen to Cozumel in that it moved the cruise ships further away from the reef. We are going back this year and probably every year as a quick inexpensive dive trip from the Dallas/Fort Worth area-- 2-1/2 hours direct flight and we are on the beach! End of September early October was great - it's the off season and the resort was only about 1/2 full. Can't wait to return.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	All over the Caribbean; live-aboard Turks&Caicos Aggressor; Bonaire, Roatan, Utila
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	75-83°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Due to constant current we followed D/master but he let us be as independent as we could/wanted to considering Cozumel is always a drift dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	None really. There was a fresh water bucket dedicated for cameras on the boat. This did not distract from the diving experience at all though.

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro All inclusive in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Dive Palancar/Allegro All inclusive, Sep, 2006,

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Allegro All inclusive in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan