Western Caribbean!!

jp30338 · Apr 3, 2010

Hitting Cozumel, Belize, Costa Maya, and Santo Thomas de Castilla in November!

Cant wait to hit the reefs!!

Anyone have any good suggestions? Im going on NCL, so debating to book with them or a local Co. for dive/snorkeling. I believe I can just snorkel on my own from the shores though, correct me if Im wrong.

jesspete · Apr 3, 2010

Tip: If you see a giant grouper, do NOT put your head in his mouth.

spartan · Apr 3, 2010

I have been to Cozumel. You can snorkel along the shore; however, taking a snorkel excursion is much better. I saw a lot of cool stuff along the beach, but the excursion was pretty awesome... way better. It has been a few years, but I think our excursion was 2 hours. Have fun...

jp30338 · Apr 3, 2010

JessPete;491482 wrote: Tip: If you see a giant grouper, do NOT put your head in his mouth.

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corigan · Apr 3, 2010

I love Belize! Turnafee atoll is awesome.

tgawa · Apr 3, 2010

I did the exact same trip one of my favorites defiantly visit one of the private islands at belize and you can almost walk to a smaller but still considered big reef it was awesome and then get a t-shirt that says " I bielize in it"

Oh and at the stop in cozumel don't let the army looking guys freak you out and don't intimidate them either they don't like smart fellows :thumbs:

jp30338 · Apr 3, 2010

tgawa;491542 wrote: I did the exact same trip one of my favorites defiantly visit one of the private islands at belize and you can almost walk to a smaller but still considered big reef it was awesome and then get a t-shirt that says " I bielize in it"

Oh and at the stop in cozumel don't let the army looking guys freak you out and don't intimidate them either they don't like smart fellows :thumbs:

Thanks!

skybird · Apr 3, 2010

Blue XT Sea Diving, is who i dive with when i go to cozumel. Great people, Christy is a great person, she owns it, and has awsome captains/guides.

corigan · Apr 3, 2010

skybird;492721 wrote: Blue XT Sea Diving, is who i dive with when i go to cozumel. Great people, Christy is a great person, she owns it, and has awsome captains/guides.

+1. Been out with Christy and she runs a stand up op.

landon · Apr 3, 2010

You going to take pictures of your dives??

jp30338 · Apr 3, 2010

I only went snorkeling, but did get some pics! Ill post em soon.

I did get a sweet pic of a turtle our guide took when he had to freedive about 35ft. to retrieve the camera laying on the ocean floor that I had dropped. :doh:

patrick · Apr 3, 2010

Scuba is awesome, but you can see all you probably want to snorkeling.

landonl · Apr 3, 2010

BigJohn;586262 wrote: holy smokes! he actually swam that deep? i think my ears would explode! so do you have any sweet pics from the trip or did they get ruined?

I have done about 40 feet before free diving to get dropped weights/items/etc. I don't think it is really that uncommon. You equalize on the way down if you need to. It isn't like you can hang out there long, or at least I can't.

jp30338 · Apr 3, 2010

He was down there long enough to get my camera and take 2 pics of the turtle. Ill get them loaded on here in a few hours!
The camers is a waterproof one, but only to 10ft., so I guess I lucked out it didnt get messed up goin down that far and staying down at that depth for about 10mins.

jp30338 · Apr 3, 2010

some pics. Not the best as I trying to figure out the underwater mode on the camera lol. It was bought just for this cruise...
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jp30338 · Apr 3, 2010

more pics, the second one I was able to catch a pair of butterfly fish!!
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jp30338 · Apr 3, 2010

Pics of the turtle the guide got for me and a bird that they rescued on the boat. lol As you see in the previous pics the water was wayy deep.
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