Dive Review of Dive Paradise/Hotel Barracuda in
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Dive Paradise/Hotel Barracuda, Sep, 2006, by Julie Tayloe, TX, USA . Report 2753.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I visit Cozumel about 3-6 times yearly. The beds at the Barracuda are new, and as hard as the old ones. The hotel has updated with a new pool and bar, but has a tendency to get loud with locals, their children and cruise ship passengers. Hurricane Wilma's affects are still evident both above and below water: the fauna is returning as are the fish, the coral has a lot of sand on it, but it is coming back. Dive paradise now offers a boat ride to dive the shore of the mainland and the area is a turtle lovers paradise. I plan to go back as soon as my schedule allows.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Yucatan, Carribean.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth, time, equipment (no gloves or dive knives)
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	We spent most of our time on the fast boats (6 pax) and no facilities other than a rinse bucket were avaiable, but not needed as I was using a digital camera.

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Dive Review of Dive Paradise/Hotel Barracuda in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Dive Paradise/Hotel Barracuda, Sep, 2006,

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Dive Review of Dive Paradise/Hotel Barracuda in
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