I completed my open water certification with Javi and he did an amazing job at making sure I got…read moresigned off on everything I needed while keeping the dives fun. My family came along and the rest of the crew was amazing at guiding them too. All of the equipment worked well and they made sure to adjust to everyone's individual needs. I would be thrilled to dive with this team again in the future

I had the most amazing single-day dive trip with ScubaLife! For context, I only just became…read morecertified a few months ago, and the only dives I had completed were my checkout dives for that certification (in cold water, and shore entry!). This was my first time with boat entry, open water warm dives, and I had the best time! The entire experience was great. Service: As this was part of a solo travel for me, I was in communication with the dive shop via WhatsApp to make sure that I was fully prepared. I felt very comfortable the entire time, and everything was explained clearly. All materials and great were prepped and ready for me upon arrival, and all staff members that I was interacting with were kind and welcoming. Experience: We did two dives, and had some discussion on the boat as to what we most wanted to see, to help determine the locations that we would travel to. We settled on Palancar Bricks for the first dive, and La Francesa for the second. There were 7 divers with 3 dive masters, so despite being a solo traveler, I felt like I had a ton of support. The overview of the dive sites before entry was great, because it primed me for some of the aquatic life that we would see. As my first warm water and coral reef dive, I can say that scuba diving is one of the great privileges of my life--I was overcome with emotion at seeing so much! Schools of small (young) fishes, corals, large organisms, sponges, nurse sharks, barracuda, a seahorse, a cozumel toad fish, giant parrot fish, and so many more! Special thanks to Captain Mono, Jorge, Juan, and Javi who led our trip. If I ever have the fortune of returning to Cozumel, I will absolutely return for more trips!

Best dive operation in Cozumel, full stop. The boats are spotless, the rental gear is top quality…read moreand well maintained, and they picked us up right at our hotel pier with everything already rigged and ready. We dove steel 120s, so barely any weights needed and incredible bottom times -- every single dive was over an hour. Sea turtles, eagle rays, moray eels, tons of fish -- the marine life was unreal. Our divemaster Roberto was the absolute MVP. The airline lost our luggage with all our gear, and Roberto went so far above and beyond to get us fitted in rentals, even bringing a whole selection of masks and fins on our next dive when ours weren't a perfect fit. He cared about getting every detail right. Genuinely the best divemaster I've ever dived with. Do yourself a favor and book with Aldora. Ask for Roberto!

We had a great dive with Aldora Divers. The y picked us up by boat at our hotel. They were on time,…read morehelpful and accommodating. Our group had several different diving levels from very experienced, nervous and 2 checkout divers. They fully accommodated our needs and took us on 2 amazing dives. They also brought us to a nice rest area in about 3 feet of water where we could paddle around and eat fruit and cookies and watch the sting rays. Our equipment was new and in good condition. We used steel tanks which was a new experience and they talked us through using it..The staff was knowledgeable and fun. Can't ask for more.

Best memory to date in the ocean. Omg how can I describe how…read moregreat of a scuba company this is! We loved our PADI class with Cris and Scuba Tony as a whole. Excellent communication from the team. They are top notch in safety and take scuba very seriously. The front desk folks helped us way before arriving in Mexico with lots of planning. The boat team made us feel safe with their dive sites. Overall, you can't ask for a better team. We will be back! Worth the $ for a professional company!

Shout out to Moi! He was a great divemaster for my wife and I who were on our first recreational…read moredive since getting certified. He reviewed all of the diving fundamentals on our way to the site and made us feel confident before getting into the water. During the dive, he was always pointing out interesting things that we would have missed on our own. Between dives, he took us to a sandbar to relax and have some snacks/drinks during our surface interval. We actually saw a huge ray while we were hanging out there. For our second dive, Moi adjusted our weights a bit and got our buoyancy just perfect. Thank you Scuba Tony for a great dive outing.

Just left Cozumel and had the best 2 tank dive with GG and Artie . The drift dive was AWESOME the…read moredive masters were so patient and helpful We just sat and they really catered to us switching tanks adding weight during dive Pointing out numerous marine life GG 500+ dives on the reef and Artie knows ever over hang out cropping lobster eel swim thru location Deep blue and all the staff From my initial booking was so impressed with the details of trip location cost boat what to expect how to get there everything was so laid out Thank you thank you You guys will always be our go too It was awesome

This was one of the best dives we've ever done. This company was great. They supplied some fresh…read morefruit as a snack afterwards, mangoes and pineapple, along with water and some type of punch. It was the three in our family and three other people so a nice small group. my daughter decided to have a private guide underwater for the scuba diving. Hearst private guides name was Batman. He was amazing. The one thing I will say is depending on which port your ship comes in if you were on a cruise ship like we were depends on whether you even need a taxi to get to them. We happen to be at the close report, but didn't realize it because we didn't bother googling directions. They were literally like four blocks from the ship port for Norwegian, but there is another port further down. That might be a 10 minute drive. They're located right downtown near a lot of coffee, shops, and restaurants. Great walking.

Cozumel diving is such a difference. The waters are so…read moreclean, compared to Cancun. Lots of fish. We did Santa Rosa and Paradiso. Just beautiful. Our Dive master - Louis, was just great. Will definitely recommend to dive here.

Blue Magic is the only dive shop I'd consider in Cozumel, wish they were international! Everyone is…read moreso friendly and provides clear instruction and support to ensure each diver is safe. Bonus for the boat crew with providing individualized support depending on each divers level, and guides for providing feedback to improve each dive experience. Guides go out of their way to point out hidden treasures of sealife and making adjustments to divers to maximize the quality of their dive. Boat captains locate divers within 5 minutes or less when they surface, always with a smile on their face. abundancia de Tortugas, eels, sharks, and barracudas! 10/10 and then some!

Stayed at Allegro in Cozumel for a week. Did the two dive/day package for our stay. I see some…read moreother reviews that mention that the boats at Allegro pick up passengers from another hotel, however the other dock is near by and costs very little in time. The boat can feel a bit cramped with other divers, however the boat rides are short from the south shore, less than 15-20 minutes, so not too much trouble to pick up others and head to the dive site. Beautiful dive sites each day with Martin and Mario dive guides, as well as all the on shore staff at Allegro. Top Notch. The highlight of our trip was a trip to Cenotes. Alan, our dive master was a true Gem. This was an additional side trip that we paid for as an extra and it was worth it. We had an easy time traveling to Playa del Carmen, and were met by Alan promptly at the appointed spot. Alan guided us through the Cenotes with absolute expertise. He was so knowledgeable about the culture, geography, and history, and is clearly a master of his trade. I can not say enough about Alan and Pro Dive International, the dive company that operated that tour that was booked through the Allegro Dive company. Great vacation at Allegro!

Stayed at the allegro absolutely the worst dive company they smoke on the boat always late run away…read morewhile you can...

Been doving for 15 years and this store has an amazing business plan. Will take your money, not…read moreshow up to pick you up, and get mad about it. Fortunately there are many more store on the island to accommodate you.

I'm not sure how they are rated this high…read more Equipment was old and had faults, their attention to detail was non-excising, the instructor pays no attention to you on your dive and took us way too far down - also, they didn't even look at whether we had our PADI certificates. The master diver also left us while diving and never checked in with us. I'm beyond shocked by this place - wouldn't take the risk with them.

Exceeded my expectations in every way! Staff was amazing to work with - Pamela, Rima, Willy and…read moreJuan made this an unforgettable experience and I cannot wait to come back again!!

After doing extensive research into the best dive shop on Cozumel, my husband and I chose Dressel…read moreDiving. We stayed at the Iberostar, which is not a dive resort, rather it is a resort which offers diving (what I mean by that is that the resort is not geared towards divers, there are no hooks or hangers to dry gear on your balcony, the restaurants allow people in bathing suits but not folded down wetsuits, there is no individual gear storage other than a small cubby and no provided locks). Anyway, on to the diving. Booking was very easy, I worked with a gal (who happened to be stationed in Spain) who helped me set up a package of dives, cenote excursions, and night dives. So everything was paid for when we arrived. Pros: - Almost all of the dive masters were awesome. Ricky was fantastic and so was Tania. We were always happy when we saw Ricky was our DM. He was the right amount of chill, knowledge, safety, and fun. -The dives were really fantastic. We only repeated one dive in 6 days of diving. - Water and fruit were available on the boat. -My husbands inflator hose malfunctioned and a guy in the dive shop fixed it for him with a spare part he had so my husband could use his equipment until we got home and get it serviced. -The boat staff were all very competent and helpful. -Free nitrox with your package. -Plentiful defogger on board -Short boat rides to amazing dive sites. Cons: - Before booking I asked if they had gear lockers. I hate toting all of our gear back and forth to a hotel room. I was told yes. When we arrived, we saw that there were not individual gear lockers, rather, small individual cubbies that would fit a few things but there were no locks. In additional, several of the cubbies didn't have chains on them to hold them secure even if you did have a lock. I asked if they had locks and they said they didn't. This meant we had to lug our gear back and forth to our hotel room and the dock, which sucked as the resort is expansive. I noticed not many people left there gear there. A few people hung up older wetsuits but I didnt see many BCDS in the room. - The gal checking us in was very aloof and not real friendly. I don't need butt kissing but she acted put out to be helping us and answering questions. - We didn't know where we were diving until we left on the boat. Even though they have a calendar of dives, they did not follow it (which I do understand if there are current or changing conditions, but everything seemed chill and there were no weather related issues). We were fine with the dives but if someone wanted to do a particular dive they might be disappointed with the scheduling. - The boats get crowded and more than once our tanks were not full and we had to swap them out for full tanks. One time it was 7 divers who were short on air in their tanks and several of us had to swap tanks 2-3 times. - They only book 2 tank dive packages so if you want to to break up your day of diving and don't want to do back to back dives, they charge you 10.00 per tank to break it up. We came to dive and dive we did, but if you are a diver who just likes one or two and have a big surface interval this system may not be the best for you. - On our last two dives we were placed in a group of brand new open water divers. I get it, we have all been there, but our dives were cut very short because of it (one dive ended at 39 minutes) which really sucked. The dm apologized to us privately but we weren't offered any discount or another dive to make up for it. -There is no retail dive shop to speak of, as far as gear to buy or incidentals you may need. No tshirts or any of the usual dive gear stuff us divers love to buy.

Let's start here: Maple Leaf Scuba is incredible…read more From the quality of their instruction to the professionalism and care of all of their employees, diving with Maple Leaf has been one of the best experiences we've ever had on vacation. They were so communicative before and during our trip, including accommodating schedule changes caused by an illness. Their employees are fun and positive and yet also reliable, consummate professionals, who helped me earn an open water certification and my girlfriend Wei earn her advanced diver certification. Wei has dived in a number of different countries with a number of different instructors, and assures me Maple Leaf's quality is well above the norm for the industry. Mariana was a phenomenal instructor for me personally, but everyone at Maple Leaf has been such a delight; I would leap at ... or dive into ... the opportunity to dive with them in the future. From me and Wei to everyone at Maple Leaf Scuba, thank you so much for making our trip so special, we deeply appreciate it.

My wife and I dove two days with Maple leaf and the experience was outstanding. Each dive site was…read moreexcellent and interesting - try to get to the Palancar Caves! Team boat crew and dive teams were very professional and made each diver comfortable regardless of their dive experience. A big thank you to Maria for her caring and expertise! All the best for a continued excellent operation and we hope to see you again soon. Larry & Erica

We had a wonderful time with Aqua Safari! We did a Discover scuba experience. My daughter is…read morecertified, myself and her friend were not. Be sure to fill out the medical paperwork long before you come! If you check yes to anything you will need to have your dr sign off on your paperwork! The staff was friendly! The fee for the day is $8 per person for the place where we were going (that is in addition to the fee that you pay for the excursion) Be sure to bring cash for that and if you want to tip your guide. They can not run credit card tips..... For Discover Scuba they will start you off with getting fitted for gear, and then a talk over how everything works. It was a little overwhelming but once you get in it will all make sense. Then after that you will need to go and do a skills test of sorts to make sure you are going to be okay with everything under water. Once that is successfully completed, then you will head out on the boat, most likely with other groups. The overall experience was around 4 hours and very much worth it! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Our guide was super patient with us! Would highly recommend this company and experience if in cozumel area!

I spent 10 dives in 5 days last week with mostly dive masters Pablo, Luis, Jose, Mariano and mate…read moreRaphael. Certainly a few more people involved but I made special effort to take note of their names. I'm advanced open water with now 62 dives. I'm comfortable and don't need help with much but definitely learning and advancing myself with each dive. This outfit and, in particular, these people stand out with their very friendly approach and helpfulness. Not a lot of fluff but very competent. They know their sites, pay attention and take good and safe care of the divers. There were very seasoned divers and relative newbies. Pablo probably gave the most attention and concern to the briefs and the newbies. Colors are amazing. Don't forget your torch. Huge spiny lobsters and crabs. Nurse sharks. No shortage of barracudas. I was initially concerned about "mostly drift dives" but all were easily done. I had a few faster currents in Fiji from 2 years ago so it was not an issue. Definitely a consideration to return to this area and this outfit. Hope they get the licensing on their new boats. The current ones are very nice but a little slow so the transit times to the sites were a little long.