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Cozumel DivingThree rules catch out most visiting divers: the park fee is charged per person per day in pesos and is rarely in the price you paid online, gloves are not allowed, and you cannot dive the reefs without an authorised boat and guide.
Luisa Carmona · March 13, 2026 · 20 min read
Cozumel DivingSeasickness on a Cozumel dive boat is prevented, not treated: stay on deck with the horizon in view, rig your gear before the boat leaves, sit mid-hull, and ask to get in early. Mid-island reefs also cut a 40-minute crossing to about 12.
Luisa Carmona · March 12, 2026 · 20 min read
Cozumel DivingAlmost every Cozumel all-inclusive sits on one road, and the kilometre marker outside the lobby predicts your dive week better than the star rating does. Km 17 to 17.8 puts you minutes from Palancar; downtown puts you minutes from dinner.
Luisa Carmona · March 8, 2026 · 21 min read
Cozumel DivingCozumel works for beginners with one qualification: every dive here is a drift dive, not most of them. The conditions are forgiving, warm and clear with no surf on the leeward side, but the technique is not what you practised in a quarry.
Luisa Carmona · March 2, 2026 · 17 min read
Cozumel DivingYes, a non-swimmer can do Discover Scuba Diving in Cozumel: no swim test, direct instructor supervision, 12 metres maximum. Certifying is a different standard, requiring a 200 metre swim and 10 minutes of treading water with no aids.
Luisa Carmona · February 21, 2026 · 15 min read
Cozumel DivingOne animal justifies a Cozumel night dive: the splendid toadfish, sitting back under a ledge with yellow fin margins your torch catches first. Basket stars, reef octopus and lobsters out walking in the open come with it.
Luisa Carmona · February 21, 2026 · 15 min read
Cozumel DivingPacking for Cozumel is mostly an exercise in bringing less. A 3mm wetsuit is the thickest thing most divers need, tanks and weights are always included in a boat dive, and gloves, knives and reef pointers are prohibited in the national park.
Luisa Carmona · February 8, 2026 · 16 min read
Cozumel DivingWater between 26 and 29C all year, visibility of 30 metres or more, and shallow sheltered mid-island reefs make scuba diving Cozumel unusually forgiving for beginners. The one thing that catches people out is that nearly every dive is a drift.
Luisa Carmona · January 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Cozumel DivingNearly every dive in Cozumel is a drift dive: you get in, the current carries you south to north along the reef, and the boat follows your bubbles. There is nothing to swim back to, and that water movement is why the reefs stay healthy.
Luisa Carmona · January 20, 2026 · 5 min read
