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The list BTravlin gave you is a good one. Palancar Gardens is also another very nice shallow dive with lots of color. When I get asked this question I also suggest San Francisco Wall as an excellent introduction to wall drift diving for inexperienced divers. You can drop down on a nice sandy...

This thread is one I could spend hours responding to. We've been regular visitors to Cozumel for the past 25-years and consider finding the best food (regardless of the decor) as our contribution to humanity. And coincidentally, I booked tickets yesterday for our next trip down in a few weeks...

IMHO, San Francisco Wall is a great introduction to drifting down a wall for novice divers. This wall tops out at about 50 feet and the best coral is at 65 feet and above. There is good and varied fish life available and while there is a current, it is usually gentle. JK...

I have a discussion of some of the advanced dives in Cozumel at: http://www.mxtravel.com/cozumel/cozumel_diving.html#exotic%20dives JK http://www.mxtravel.com/cozumel/santa_fe.html

They are moving but haven't re-opened yet. If you go to their web page they say they will be in our new location on Calle 8 in Dec and will be open for lunch and dinner. JK http://www.mxtravel.com/cozumel/santa_fe.html

We’re just back from a quick trip down to get our place ready for the rental season. On many of our trips, we find that our eating pattern follows a theme. One trip turned into the search for the best fajitas on the island. On another, it was the quest for the perfect flan. This trip might...

You will have to clear immigration and customs in Cancun. Are you flying a charter or a regular airline? The charters often use a different terminal than the regular airlines which could add a little time to the process. I would allow at least an hour and if you happen to hit immigration at...

Christi is spot on in her note. Good descriptions. Good advice. I would add a couple sites to your list. One is what I know as Columbia South which is just north of Punta Sur. Another is Islelotti (Little Island). You actually go past the south end of the island and follow the coast...

Since we own it, you could reasonably say we are biased but we feel like we're going home when we stay at Casa Santa Fe. We'll be going down ourselves in a couple weeks. Can't wait. http://www.mxtravel.com/cozumel/santa_fe.html

Two thoughts...In reality, with arrival and departure times considered, your meal budget will probably be closer to 5-1/2 to 6 days than 7 so your cost per day calculation may be a little low. And more importantly, if you eat all your meals at the hotel, you will have missed what I think is a...

You might consider renting a house. We rent out our place when we aren't able to use it ourselves (which is most of the time.) Out of respect for the board I won't go into a big sales pitch but it meets most of your criteria including daily maid service for no more than most ocean front hotel...

A few years ago there was some talk about Continental beginning service to Chetumal but I don't think that ever happened. I know you can fly from Cancun to Chetumal but once you get there, you still have a couple hours drive to get to Xcalak. You can also charter a small plane to fly directly...

What the cruise ships call "Costa Maya" is actually the village of Majahual. It's about 4-1/2 hours drive south of Cancun and way far from Akumal. If you look at a map of Quintana Roo you will see a peninsula just north of the border with Belize. Xcalak is near the southern tip of the...

That's great Christi. So glad to hear everything worked out for Cozumel. Hope the US Gulf Coast doesn't suffer too badly from this one either. JK http://www.mxtravel.com/cozumel.html

Living in North Carolina (and not to mention the one I went through in Xcalak a few years ago) I have been through my share of hurricanes as well. Not meaning to minimize the impact of this storm but the worst it will do to the diving is throw up some sand which will settle on the more...

Louise- As noted by another poster, just make sure the dive master and dive shop know your experience level and you should be fine. There are lots of really good dives for newly certified divers. Some you might ask your dive master about are: Columbia Shallows, Palancar Gardens, Paradise...

Some of our favorites - Great local taco place: El Serra located on Ave 30 not too far (and across the street) from Ace Hardware. The food is good and very inexpensive. Only open for dinner. Great local seafood place:Santa Carlos on Ave. 50B between A.R. Salas and Calle 3. A few tables...

I have to agree with the advice given above. I am built like a good sea mammal and I am comfortable diving year round in Cozumel in a skin only. In winter months, my wife will sometimes wear a full body 3 mil with a shorty on top of that and a vest on top of that and top it off with a hood and...

Christi- Which Raul from Blue Bubble used to work with Dive Paradise years ago? Very nice guy...excellent calm dive master. Kind of tall for a Mexican national. JK http://www.mxtravel.com/cozumel/santa_fe.html

My wife has bought quite a few small purses in Cozumel. Friends seem to love them when she gives them as gifts. On some trips, we have bought them from some girls from Chiapas that walk around the square selling them. We've also picked them up at a shop on the left as you walk from the square...