Scuba Diving in Cancun

Hello,

I am going to Cancun in about a week (hopefully no Hurricanes by
then). I have never gone snorkeing or scuba diving before, so I am
exicited about it. I will be staying at the Bahia Principe Tulum in
the Mayan Riviera.

I have some questions..

- Is diving in Cenotes different from diving in the Ocean? How does
the experience differ? Just wondering which one to pick, if I could
only afford to do one.

- Which dive shops would you recommend?

Thx in advance.

Bijoy

On 16 Sep 2004 08:49:09 -0700, b_naick@yahoo.ca (Bijoy Naick) wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I am going to Cancun in about a week (hopefully no Hurricanes by
>then). I have never gone snorkeing or scuba diving before, so I am
>exicited about it. I will be staying at the Bahia Principe Tulum in
>the Mayan Riviera.
>
>I have some questions..
>
>- Is diving in Cenotes different from diving in the Ocean? How does
>the experience differ? Just wondering which one to pick, if I could
>only afford to do one.

In the ocean, you fuck up, you die. In Cenotes, there are more ways
to fuck up.

Don't worry, though. All you'll get will be a discover scuba type
"experience". They'll teach you "just enough" and put you in the
water for 20 minutes at 20 feet.

>
>- Which dive shops would you recommend?
>
>Thx in advance.
>
>Bijoy

--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

Dillon Pyron wrote:

> Don't worry, though. All you'll get will be a discover scuba type
> "experience". They'll teach you "just enough" and put you in the
> water for 20 minutes at 20 feet.

But they'll take the client to places that are 60' for 30 minutes -
which is absofuckinglutely enough to be not only dangerous to the
newbie, but even more so for everyone around him/her. Even better, they
manage to get their clients to actually pay for their own demise. <giggle>

--
jer email reply - I am not a 'ten'
"All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of
what we know." -- Richard Wilbur

In article <e3c37c4b.0409160749.2d2b233f@posting.google.com >,
b_naick@yahoo.ca (Bijoy Naick) writes:

>- Is diving in Cenotes different from diving in the Ocean? How does
>the experience differ? Just wondering which one to pick, if I could
>only afford to do one.

Diving in the Cenotes is cave/cavern diving. Yes it is different.

The first difference is that you cannot return directly to the surface
in an emergency; you must deal with the emergency underwater and the
swim back to the entrance.

The second difference is that the only light you have comes from the
lights you bring with you -- and they can fail -- and the backup lights
can fail too. The third difference is that even if you have light, silty
conditions can result in zero visibility. In eather case, you need
to be able to get out without being able to see.


Before you do this, get training that will teach you how to reduce
the chances of an emergency, and also how to deal with one when it
does occur.

Cave diving is much more dangerous than open water diving. Those
who dive in cars without the required training have a suprisingly
good chance of becoming statistics.

No amount of Open Water training and experience can prepare you for
the very different dangers of cave diving.

Never dive beyond the limits of your training and experience.
(Except under the supervision of an appropriate instructor.)


--
Charlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA
(hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com -- remove "@not" when replying)
All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's.

In article <Rkm2d.10922$OC6.2707@news.cpqcorp.net>, hammond@not says...
> Diving in the Cenotes is cave/cavern diving. Yes it is different.

There are operations that take people snorkeling in the cenotes. There
is no penetration of the overhead.

To the OP, scuba in the cenotes is for more experienced divers. For
snorkeling or a "discover scuba" experience, there is way more to see in
the ocean. The dive shops on the beach in Akumal are ok. I don't know
any of the others down there.

al

Xel-ha is great for snorkeling as well.

"Al Wells" <fossuldiver@seatypsy.us> wrote in message
news:MPG.1bb3c29f35474e689896fa@news.verizon.net.. .
> In article <Rkm2d.10922$OC6.2707@news.cpqcorp.net>, hammond@not says...
>> Diving in the Cenotes is cave/cavern diving. Yes it is different.
>
> There are operations that take people snorkeling in the cenotes. There
> is no penetration of the overhead.
>
> To the OP, scuba in the cenotes is for more experienced divers. For
> snorkeling or a "discover scuba" experience, there is way more to see in
> the ocean. The dive shops on the beach in Akumal are ok. I don't know
> any of the others down there.
>
> al

"Daniel J. Matz" <dmatz@portereng.com> wrote in message
news:10kk5qnhdba6j4e@corp.supernews.com...
> Xel-ha is great for snorkeling as well.

I'll second that.

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:13:05 GMT, Dillon Pyron
<dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote:

>On 16 Sep 2004 08:49:09 -0700, b_naick@yahoo.ca (Bijoy Naick) wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I am going to Cancun in about a week (hopefully no Hurricanes by
>>then). I have never gone snorkeing or scuba diving before, so I am
>>exicited about it. I will be staying at the Bahia Principe Tulum in
>>the Mayan Riviera.
>>
>>I have some questions..
>>
>>- Is diving in Cenotes different from diving in the Ocean? How does
>>the experience differ? Just wondering which one to pick, if I could
>>only afford to do one.
>
>In the ocean, you fuck up, you die. In Cenotes, there are more ways
>to fuck up.
>
>Don't worry, though. All you'll get will be a discover scuba type
>"experience". They'll teach you "just enough" and put you in the
>water for 20 minutes at 20 feet.
>

it's more than 20 feet and can be longer than 20 min.

Black Dahlia Murder <duh@home.com> wrote:
>>Don't worry, though. All you'll get will be a discover scuba type
>>"experience". They'll teach you "just enough" and put you in the
>>water for 20 minutes at 20 feet.
>
>it's more than 20 feet and can be longer than 20 min.

In Mexico it could be 80ft on a sharply descending wall!

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

"Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
news:cicllf$1v0@library1.airnews.net...

> But they'll take the client to places that are 60' for 30 minutes - which
> is absofuckinglutely enough to be not only dangerous to the newbie, but
> even more so for everyone around him/her. Even better, they manage to get
> their clients to actually pay for their own demise. <giggle>

If they're that deadly, their clients must be dying all the time. When was
the last resort course death you can remember?