one day stop in cozumel and belize city

Ok folks,
I'm new to this newsgroup so bear with me. My wife and I are experienced
divers. Dive every week (primarily drift dives), full cave and trimix
certified.
We're doing a cruise in early November that includes one day stops in
Cozumel and Belize City. I've already made plans for when we get to Grand
Cayman as I have a friend that runs a dive operation there. What we're
looking for is the name of dive operations that we can contact ahead of time
to set up a two tank dive at each location. We'll have our own gear other
than tanks and weights. Nitrox preferred if available.
The question for each location is:
Dive operations that will allow us interesting diving once they're
comfortable with our diving experience. Don't want any sort of cattle or
tourist boat. Appreciate any suggestions

1. Belize City

2. Cozumel

Thank in advance
Tom Hanaway
tomhanaway@spininternet.com

Tom Hanaway inquired:

>What we're
>looking for is the name of dive operations that we can contact ahead of time
>to set up a two tank dive at each location. We'll have our own gear other
>than tanks and weights. Nitrox preferred if available.
>The question for each location is:
>Dive operations that will allow us interesting diving once they're
>comfortable with our diving experience. Don't want any sort of cattle or
>tourist boat. Appreciate any suggestions
>
>1. Belize City
>
>2. Cozumel
>
>Thank in advance

Tom,

In Cozumel, you may want to try Dive Cozumel/Yellow Rose
(http://www.divecozumel.net/scubarecreati.html). They are cruiser friendly,
but essentially a tech/DIR operation (though they are not aggressive about it).
For the type of diver you are and what you want to do, that would be my first
stop.

As for Belize, due to the logistics, both of tendering in and the distance to
the good diving, your options are fairly limited. We've had some good
discussions over on the Scuba board in Cruise Critic (www.cruisecritic.com). I
believe there's a pretty good concensus there about who to try. Bruce there
has recently been out with Yellow Rose, so he can give you more information as
well.

Amber

Amber,
Thanks so much for your lead (pun intended), I have the impression that your
tag line means you get cruises in exchange for bridge instruction? If not,
ignore the reference :^)
Looks like we'll set up something for Cozumel and take a complete pass on
diving Belize. I'm not that excited about setting up extensive travel
arrangements for two open water dives. Caves back in Akumal's jungles-yes,
cruise ship-nope.
The cruise ship scuba forum was really helpful.
Thanks again,
Tom Hanaway

> Tom Hanaway inquired:
>
> >What we're
> >looking for is the name of dive operations that we can contact ahead of
time
> >to set up a two tank dive at each location. We'll have our own gear other
> >than tanks and weights. Nitrox preferred if available.
> >The question for each location is:
> >Dive operations that will allow us interesting diving once they're
> >comfortable with our diving experience. Don't want any sort of cattle or
> >tourist boat. Appreciate any suggestions
> >
> >1. Belize City
> >
> >2. Cozumel
> >
> >Thank in advance
>
> Tom,
>
> In Cozumel, you may want to try Dive Cozumel/Yellow Rose
> (http://www.divecozumel.net/scubarecreati.html). They are cruiser
friendly,
> but essentially a tech/DIR operation (though they are not aggressive about
it).
> For the type of diver you are and what you want to do, that would be my
first
> stop.
>
> As for Belize, due to the logistics, both of tendering in and the distance
to
> the good diving, your options are fairly limited. We've had some good
> discussions over on the Scuba board in Cruise Critic
(www.cruisecritic.com). I
> believe there's a pretty good concensus there about who to try. Bruce
there
> has recently been out with Yellow Rose, so he can give you more
information as
> well.
>
> Amber
>

"

Tom surmised:

>Thanks so much for your lead (pun intended), I have the impression that your
>tag line means you get cruises in exchange for bridge instruction? If not,
>ignore the reference :^)

LOL Tom - actually it has nothing to do with bridge play. BiddingFun.com is a
web site designed to help cruisers with Priceline/Hotwire, while
BiddingHELP.com is my business providing Priceline/Hotwire assistance and
services. :)

Back to diving... Hopefully some entrepreneur will set up a business to
reliably get cruise divers from the ship to Ambergris and back again in
allotted time. Until then, the boat rides are long to get to the better reefs.
Too bad.

Amber

"Amber" <burbunny@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031018204004.23891.00000401@mb-m20.aol.com...

> Back to diving... Hopefully some entrepreneur will set up a business to
> reliably get cruise divers from the ship to Ambergris and back again in
> allotted time. Until then, the boat rides are long to get to the better
reefs.
> Too bad.

Hopefully the country will smarten up and ban cruise ships period.

Greg Mossman wrote:
> "Amber" <burbunny@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20031018204004.23891.00000401@mb-m20.aol.com...
>
>
>>Back to diving... Hopefully some entrepreneur will set up a business to
>>reliably get cruise divers from the ship to Ambergris and back again in
>>allotted time. Until then, the boat rides are long to get to the better
>
> reefs.
>
>> Too bad.
>
>
> Hopefully the country will smarten up and ban cruise ships period.
>
>


No shit.

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In <vp5g8e9b6sla21@corp.supernews.com> "Greg Mossman" wrote:
> "Amber" <burbunny@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20031018204004.23891.00000401@mb-m20.aol.com...
>
> > Back to diving... Hopefully some entrepreneur will set up a business
to
> > reliably get cruise divers from the ship to Ambergris and back again
in
> > allotted time. Until then, the boat rides are long to get to the
better
> reefs.
> > Too bad.
>
> Hopefully the country will smarten up and ban cruise ships period.

It will never happen.

"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
news:vp5g8e9b6sla21@corp.supernews.com...
> "Amber" <burbunny@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20031018204004.23891.00000401@mb-m20.aol.com...
>
> > Back to diving... Hopefully some entrepreneur will set up a business to
> > reliably get cruise divers from the ship to Ambergris and back again in
> > allotted time. Until then, the boat rides are long to get to the better
> reefs.
> > Too bad.
>
> Hopefully the country will smarten up and ban cruise ships period.

Sadly, this will never happen.

There is already so much pressure from the increase in traffick to Shark/ray
Alley, that the nurse sharks have almost disappeared from that site.

Day trippers . . .