Dive News
Reef reports, dive-site deep dives, course comparisons and practical island advice.
Cozumel DivingMost of the air you waste goes on two things: fighting your own buoyancy, and finning when you don't need to. Fix those and your air consumption drops further than any clever breathing pattern will move it.
Carmen Novelo · April 3, 2026 · 16 min read
Cozumel DivingA crowded Cozumel dive boat means 16 to 24 divers, two or three pickups before the reef, and a guide watching eight people at once. But small is not automatically better, and the guide-to-diver ratio matters more than the length of the hull.
Carmen Novelo · April 2, 2026 · 19 min read
Dive SafetyDive Cozumel the way most people do, several dives a day over several days, and the minimum wait before boarding a plane is 18 hours from your last surfacing. The 12-hour figure applies only to one single no-decompression dive.
Carmen Novelo · March 31, 2026 · 3 min read
Trip PlanningLosing the plastic does not cancel your certification, which never expires. Open the free PADI or MySSI app and show the digital card at check-in, or have the dive center look you up by full legal name and date of birth. No card number needed.
Carmen Novelo · March 29, 2026 · 17 min read
Cozumel DivingSnorkeling in Cozumel is genuinely excellent, but it shows you a different reef. The buttresses and swim-throughs of Palancar and Santa Rosa start at 30 to 50 feet, out of reach from the surface, so snorkellers get the shallow end of the same system.
Carmen Novelo · March 29, 2026 · 15 min read
Courses & TrainingDoing the theory before you travel converts two days of classroom into two days of diving. How PADI and SSI eLearning work, what they cost, and what still has to happen on the island.
Carmen Novelo · March 25, 2026 · 8 min read
Cozumel DivingDrift diving in Cozumel is easier than the diving most people were certified in, not braver or more advanced. Nobody navigates, nobody budgets air for a return swim, and nobody kicks. The current does the three jobs you trained to do.
Carmen Novelo · March 24, 2026 · 7 min read
Dive SitesToadfish, hawksbills and eagle rays are not spread evenly across Cozumel dive sites or across the calendar. This guide matches species to specific reefs and months, with an honest read on how likely each encounter really is.
Carmen Novelo · March 22, 2026 · 18 min read
Dive SafetyAtlantic hurricane season runs 1 June to 30 November, and for divers the honest risk in those months is disruption, not danger. The port closes to small craft, the boats stay tied up, and you lose a day or two of diving.
Carmen Novelo · March 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Dive SitesCozumel reefs are tiered rather than one depth. Reef tops run from 5 ft at El Cielo to 90 ft at Punta Sur, and 25 of the 43 catalogued sites crest at 40 ft or shallower. The reef top decides your dive, not the maximum depth.
Carmen Novelo · March 19, 2026 · 5 min read
Courses & TrainingUsually yes — warm clear water, competitive prices and forgiving training reefs. But there are three situations where certifying in Cozumel is the wrong call.
Carmen Novelo · March 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Courses & TrainingClear water and shallow reefs make Cozumel forgiving for underwater photography. What the courses actually teach, why buoyancy matters more than the camera, and how to book a boat that lets you shoot.
Carmen Novelo · March 17, 2026 · 10 min read
