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Agojo - 7/15/2014 3:45 AM 
Try cozumel-diving.net/luis/ for more of a personalized trip. Cost of transportation in 2013 was $8 each way. By getting with 3 other divers the cost of dive with nitrox was same as dive with air from ship. Easy together taxi at cruise terminal and Luis will call for taxi for you when you get back in. I went with Luis and 3.other advanced divers in last October, depths of 115’ on the wall with monster lobsters, turtles, rays, just about everything. Don’t forget that port arrival/departure times are based on ship time which doesn’t change from you port of origin time, Cozumel is on Central Time.
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Greg - 7/15/2014 7:39 AM
I’ve always worked out plans ahead of time with a charter on the island, rather than using the shore excursion people on Carnival. The dive boat I always used is Sea Robin Cozumel and they are on DiveBuddy: divebuddy.com/profile.aspx?MemID=21388
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A good shallow shore dive is at Chakanaub. They also have wimming with Dolphins, for your girlfriend. It’s a $10 taxi ride, plus there is the park admission and equipment/tank rentals. Beautiful dive down to about 45 feet max.
I have also used Pepe’s Scuba at the Coral Princess hotel. You still have to take a Taxi to the hotel, but they will drop you off at a pier by the cruise ship terminal. Fast, small boats. Perssonalized service. I would definately recommend. They always responded to e-mails within 24 hours while working out the details.
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I appreciate everybody getting back to me so promptly, I’ll follow some leads here & do a lot more research and anticipate doing a really great dive or two.
Thanks
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drsch - 8/05/2014 3:06 PM
Probably late to the party, but we do dives with shops off the ships all the time. Probably the best one that I have used for a cruise visit is Blue Project Diving. Blanca is one of the best instructors I have met in many of my travels, and you will enjoy the valet diving experience they offer. Plenty of time to get off the ship, take a quick cab down to La Caleta, and meet up with your dive shop.
Please support the local dive shops rather than Carnival. Carnival is now ripping up one of the best night dive areas to put in a larger dock area. Carnival will also charge you an arm and a leg, and then pay the local company a small amount of it, which leads to a not so happy dive master.. which means not a great dive for you.
On another note, if you can be convinced to use a different cruise line, we are doing a dive cruise in February, with stops in Cozumel, Roatan and Belize, with dives set up at each port.
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