Dive News
Reef reports, dive-site deep dives, course comparisons and practical island advice.
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.
Luisa Carmona · 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.
Luisa Carmona · 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.
Luisa Carmona · March 17, 2026 · 10 min read
Cozumel DivingCozumel is a boat-diving island, and shore diving here serves three people: the diver with a free afternoon, the photographer who wants ninety unhurried minutes, and anyone on a rest day who does not want to give up a whole morning to a boat.
Luisa Carmona · March 15, 2026 · 20 min read
Trip PlanningFull rental scuba gear in Cozumel runs about US$25 to US$40 a day in 2026, with most shops near US$30. Per item it is roughly $10 to $16 for a BCD or regulator and $10 to $18 for a computer, which cheap sets almost never include.
Luisa Carmona · March 14, 2026 · 19 min read
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
Courses & TrainingThe course is the easy part. What almost nobody tells you about a Cozumel divemaster internship is the immigration position — you cannot legally work on a tourist entry permit.
Luisa Carmona · March 11, 2026 · 11 min read
Dive SitesThree prerequisites get you onto a PADI Rescue Diver course in Cozumel, and a logged-dive count is not one of them: you need to be 15, hold Advanced Open Water or Adventure Diver with navigation, and have EFR training under 24 months old.
Luisa Carmona · March 10, 2026 · 18 min read
Dive SitesA scuba certification does not expire. PADI and SSI both certify for life, so what fades is your currency, not the card, and a refresher restores it in two or three hours of shallow water. The requirement comes from the shop, not the agency.
Luisa Carmona · March 9, 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
Gear & EquipmentThe splendid toadfish is not scarce, just cryptic: flat-headed, motionless and wedged under coral overhangs between 8 and 25 metres, most often at 10 to 15. You identify it by the yellow fin margins and the stripes across its head.
Luisa Carmona · March 7, 2026 · 21 min read
