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Dive with Martin/Cozumel Palace: "Longtime hotel turns unfriendly to divers", May, 2022, by JIM SQUIRES, GA, US ( 1 report). Report 11934.
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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	First, Dive With Martin is one of the best "fast boat" operations I've experienced in Cozumel over 35 years with generally top flight divemasters and captains/crew. No problem giving the highest ranking, esp. for experienced divers. BUT I am very dismayed by Cozumel Palace (formerly Plaza Las Glorious) policy now preventing other dive operators such as DWM from picking up and dropping off divers at their dock. Selfish and stupid policy. It was, in my opinion, one of the best hotels catering to mixed travelers (diver with non-diver) but no longer. Only Aqua Safari is supposedly allowed to use the dock (AS is fine but more expensive; good for newer divers who want to go only a couple days). They changed the policy midweek during our stay with no prior communication and they were cowardly hiding behind "corporate policy" which was infuriating. We had to lug our gear to Hotel Barracuda 1/4 mile away which was better than grabbing a cab to DWM boat at the marina. Advice- Avoid Cozumel Palace until they change this policy if like variety in small group diving.
Websites	Dive with Martin
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	40 years in Caribbean, Pacific, Asia, Europe
Closest Airport	CZM	Getting There	Most major US airlines
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	90', 60 minutes, computer limits apply
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	DWM uses fast boats without the luxury of a camera table but it works out fine if not everybody has a big camera setup. Crew very careful with photo gear and accommodating to make sure divers get the shot they want while keeping group safety the number one concern.

Subscriber's Comments

By kathleen lynch in galveston, US at Jun 07, 2022 13:05 EST

You might consider asking El Cantil ,next door, if they would let you use their pier

By kathleen lynch in galveston, US at Jun 07, 2022 13:08 EST

You might consider asking El Cantil ,next door, if they would let you use their pier

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Dive Review of Dive with Martin/Cozumel Palace in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Dive with Martin/Cozumel Palace: "Longtime hotel turns unfriendly to divers", May, 2022,

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Dive Review of Dive with Martin/Cozumel Palace in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan