Name: December Certification Weekend in Cozumel
Start: 2023-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
Location: San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Blue Planet Scuba

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155 reviews

Dec 2 - 6, 2023

Group size: 7 - 20

December Certification Weekend in Cozumel

San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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Blue Planet Scuba

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155 reviews

Dec 2 - 6, 2023

Group size: 7 - 20

Escape the cold and join Blue Planet for a long weekend of diving in Cozumel! The island offers big reefs, warm water, great viz and a guaranteed good time. Complete your eLearning at home and then jet off to Mexico to finish your pool work and certification dives in the clear waters of the Caribbean. Our instructors will be with you every step of the way! Certified divers are welcome too. Stick around afterwards and explore the beautiful cenotes with us!

Cozumel

Cozumel is one of the most popular dive destinations in the Caribbean. With world-class drift diving and abundant marine life, beginners and advanced divers alike will delight in the underwater exploration with our expert dive guide. The choice of activities are boundless in Cozumel: golden beaches, turquoise waters, friendly people, festivals, scattered Mayan ruins, great restaurants, a myriad of stores, diving, golfing, romance, and a whole new world where everybody has a place under the sun. But the diving takes center stage...

The Diving

Minimum dive certification/experience: Perfect for beginners. A great spot to complete your Open Water Diver certification, Advanced Open Water Diver and more.

Most dive sites are found within the boundaries of the Cozumel Reefs National Marine Park, which protects 29,000 acres of the Meso-American reef system – the second largest barrier reef system in the world. Created in 1996, the park is home to some 26 types of corals with more than 100 subspecies and more than 500 fish species, including the endemic splendid toadfish. Divers often encounter sea turtles, sharks, moray eels and other critters while drift diving on the currents Cozumel is famous for.

Cozumel Hotel & Resort

Cozumel Hotel & Resort is an all-inclusive resort perfectly set up for divers. It's a short walk from downtown Cozumel and right on the water front. With 3 restaurants on site plus a beach club, a huge pool and jacuzzi as well as dive lockers, rinse tanks, shore diving and a private pier, it's the perfect place for a quick dive getaway.

We've reserved Standard rooms furnished with either one king size bed or two double beds, a private balcony or terrace, flat screen TV, a direct dial telephone, radio/alarm-clock, safety deposit box, iron, and ironing board. All bathrooms are marble finish with shower and bathtub, hairdryer and toiletries.

Travel

Round-trip flights to Cozumel (CZM) are around $500 and go up from there. You can also fly into Cancun (CUN) and either take a local flight to Cozumel on Maya Air OR take the ferry to Cozumel from Playa del Carmen. You should plan to arrive at Hotel Cozumel on December 2nd. If you get in early, you can get a shore dive in at the hotel! When leaving, choose any flight that leaves after 1 PM on the 6th. Please contact the shop before booking your flights.

Interested in extending your trip? Let us know!

Upon cancellation of a reservation for any reason, the refund of the deposit and payments made or due will be contingent upon Blue Planet reselling the participant's reservation. Any refund may also be subject to a cancellation fee of $250 and payment of any non-refundable fees imposed by the tour company, dive operator or any other contractor associated with the trip.

Dive accident insurance is required for all divers on this trip. We strongly recommend travel insurance to protect your vacation investment. Contact us if you need more information.

Flights
International flights to Cozumel or Cancun.
Scuba equipment
Only tanks and weights included. Rental gear available
Marine Park Fee
$5 USD per day to be paid to the dive shop in cash
Airport transfers
The hotel is a short taxi ride away from the airport.
Tips
Tips for the boat's excellent crew and your instructors.
Dive Insurance
Open Water Students will be covered for their training dives under DAN, but all other divers need to have their own policy.
Travel Insurance
More important these days than ever! We cannot recommend having dive specific travel insurance highly enough!
PADI eLearning
You must complete the eLearning prior to any in-water training. Please select Blue Planet LLC as the associated shop.

Certified Diver, Double Occ.

Includes 3 days of 2-tank morning boat dives.

Double occupancy in a Standard room with two double beds, bathroom, air conditioning, television, etc. Bringing a non-diving companion? Or someone who is already certified? Contact us for pricing!

$915

Deposit:$500

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Certified Diver, Single Occ.

Includes 3 days of 2-tank morning boat dives.

Single occupancy in a Standard room with one king bed, bathroom, air conditioning, television, etc.

$1,140

Deposit:$500

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Open Water Diver Student, Double Occ.

Includes 5 confined water dives and 4 open water shore dives for the Open Water Diver certification, plus a 2-tank boat dive. Also includes use of rental BCDs, regulators, dive computers and wetsuits. Students must have their own mask, fins, dive booties and snorkel.

Double occupancy in a Standard room with two double beds, bathroom, air conditioning, television, etc. Bringing a non-diving companion? Or someone who is already certified? Contact us for pricing!

$1,115

Deposit:$500

Past Trip

Open Water Diver student, Single Occ.

Single occupancy in a Standard room with one king bed, bathroom, air conditioning, television, etc.

$1,340

Deposit:$500

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Extra night, single occupancy

$120

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Saturday
Saturday
Arrival in Cozumel
Arrive in Cozumel and check in at Hotel Cozumel Check in with the dive shop and jump in for a shake-out dive right off shore!
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Sunday-Tuesday
Sunday-Tuesday
Dive, dive, dive!
Our Open Water Diver students will start training Sunday right off shore and then head out for 2 ocean dives after lunch. We'll follow the same schedule on Monday and hopefully complete your certification! We'll head out for a 2-tank boat dive on Tuesday morning.

Certified divers will start each day with a 2-tank boat dive and then head back to the hotel for lunch. Add an afternoon shore dive or more boat dives before coming back to enjoy the sunset and dinner.
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Wednesday
Wednesday
Time to head home
Enjoy the morning on the beach, by the pool or exploring downtown Cozumel before flying home. Interested in extending your vacation? Let us know!
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Saturday

Arrival in Cozumel

Arrive in Cozumel and check in at Hotel Cozumel Check in with the dive shop and jump in for a shake-out dive right off shore!

This was our fourth trip with Blue Planet and it was another great one! They do such a wonderful job of handling all the trip logistics and picking out excellent dive shops. The local St. Lucian dive crew was one of the best we've had!

By Alan W for St Lucia: Coral Spawning Magic on Sep 06, 2024

Had a great time diving with Blue Planet and Anse Chastanet dive crew. First time night diving and seeing 🐙!

By Jennifer R for St Lucia: Coral Spawning Magic on Sep 03, 2024

Another great trip with Blue Planet! BP worked with the Aggressor office and the boat staff to ensure our safety during Hurricane Beryl. All guests were safe and we had a great time inland. Anthony provided a clear outline of next steps and options.

By Andy M for July 4th on the Belize Aggressor III on Jul 08, 2024

This was my first livaboard experience, and the crew of the Aggressor III went above and beyond all expectations to ensure we had a great time in spite of having to put us ashore early on account of Hurricane Beryl. The diving was moderately challenging for me, forcing me to contend with some surface current, without seeming overwhelming. It forced me be more thoughtful and aware of what was happening, in order to anticipate the movement of the boat and get back aboard smoothly. After three days of excellent diving, including the Great Blue Hole, and other dive sites, during which I completed my Deep Specialty Certification, and encountered sharks for the first time, the captain was compelled to take us to shore by the Belizian government. There they set us up to shelter in a hotel in the Belizian highlands, along with two excellent crewmembers, Terrilyn and Ruth as well as a tour bus driver who proved the be especially knowledgeable about Mayan archeology. Our dive trip transformed into a jungle exploration trip! With the plan having been rendered irrelevant by present circumstances, the ship's crew members and the driver became not just staff taking care of us, but valuable team members for helping us navigate Belize. Ruth in particular proved excellent having grown up in the area where we sheltered. As the weather situation evolved, we set out into the jungle and went zip lining, explored the ecological richness of the Belizian wetlands and rivers, and admired Mayan ruins from afar. Adventures often do not go according to plan and the crew of the Aggressor III proved to be exceptional in their ability to adapt to uncertain and rapidly changing circumstances. In the course of doing so they provided us with what I would argue was a more rich experience than I suspect we'd have had if we'd only dove the whole time. Future liveaboard crews will have a difficult time exceeding the adaptability demonstrated by the Aggressor III's crew on this trip. I will miss them.

By Sarah F for July 4th on the Belize Aggressor III on Jul 08, 2024

This trip was nothing but amazing! From the dive sites, the crew, and the fellow travel mates. Everything was well executed and such a seamless process. Definitely looking forward to my next trip with Blue Planet.