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We just got back from CoCoView today. This was our third trip to CCV, however, we are not so biased for or against CCV that we cannot give an accurate report.
Sickness - We had no problems and nobody got sick to our knowledge this past week. According to CCV staff this makes four or five weeks without a person getting sick (except those that drank too much the night before). We did take Pepto Bismol the first few days as protection, but quit this about halfway through to see if anything would happen, which it didn't.
Food - CCV staff told me all of their food now comes from the US. We did not notice any difference between previous trips and this trip regarding food. In all honesty, there is some food served at CCV that we do not find appetizing, however, there is always something at every meal that we find appealing to eat and we have never gone hungry at any meal. CCV is not five star cuisine, however, in our opinion, there is not a place in CA or the Carribean that has food as good as the US. We rate the food as average. Honestly, food seemed identical to previous trips.
Diving Operation - Addressing some issues seen in previous posts, the night strobe was always available and working, the tanks were full, nitrox was available, and we were constantly asked if we needed anything and staff was very flexible about us switching boats if we wanted to go on specific dives. Staff was friendly and always available. All in all, the diving was as good as always and this, in our opinion, is what CCV is all about. We love the freedom to dive when we want and the many good options available as shore dives. Our one observation is that some of the boats and faciliities are starting to show a little wear and tear and need some minor repair. No big deal, and nothing worse than you would see anywhere else, but CCV dive boats and facilities were always pristine in our prior visits and they we more "normal" now. What we are really saying here is that we are comparing CCV now to CCV past and not other facilities. They are still just as good as other facilities we have been to in the past.
Diving - good visibility and good diving. We did get sick of watching amatuer photographers beat the crap out of the reefs trying to get pictures. The divemasters tried their best to control this, but we had a lot of shutterbugs on our boat and it was impossible to control them all.
Facilities - same as always. We did like having the internet cafe, so we could communicate with the homefront via e-mail.
We had a great week of diving at CCV. We guess if you are looking for a total vacation experience of dining, drinking, partying, and diving you could probably do better elsewhere (in fact, you would be better off at Cozomel vs. Roatan). However, if you love to dive and want to get in a lot of high quality diving, CCV is about the best we have seen. Understand, however, that we do not consider a morning and afternoon boat dive with an occasional night dive to be a great diving vacation.
Hope this helps someone.....
Sickness - We had no problems and nobody got sick to our knowledge this past week. According to CCV staff this makes four or five weeks without a person getting sick (except those that drank too much the night before). We did take Pepto Bismol the first few days as protection, but quit this about halfway through to see if anything would happen, which it didn't.
Food - CCV staff told me all of their food now comes from the US. We did not notice any difference between previous trips and this trip regarding food. In all honesty, there is some food served at CCV that we do not find appetizing, however, there is always something at every meal that we find appealing to eat and we have never gone hungry at any meal. CCV is not five star cuisine, however, in our opinion, there is not a place in CA or the Carribean that has food as good as the US. We rate the food as average. Honestly, food seemed identical to previous trips.
Diving Operation - Addressing some issues seen in previous posts, the night strobe was always available and working, the tanks were full, nitrox was available, and we were constantly asked if we needed anything and staff was very flexible about us switching boats if we wanted to go on specific dives. Staff was friendly and always available. All in all, the diving was as good as always and this, in our opinion, is what CCV is all about. We love the freedom to dive when we want and the many good options available as shore dives. Our one observation is that some of the boats and faciliities are starting to show a little wear and tear and need some minor repair. No big deal, and nothing worse than you would see anywhere else, but CCV dive boats and facilities were always pristine in our prior visits and they we more "normal" now. What we are really saying here is that we are comparing CCV now to CCV past and not other facilities. They are still just as good as other facilities we have been to in the past.
Diving - good visibility and good diving. We did get sick of watching amatuer photographers beat the crap out of the reefs trying to get pictures. The divemasters tried their best to control this, but we had a lot of shutterbugs on our boat and it was impossible to control them all.
Facilities - same as always. We did like having the internet cafe, so we could communicate with the homefront via e-mail.
We had a great week of diving at CCV. We guess if you are looking for a total vacation experience of dining, drinking, partying, and diving you could probably do better elsewhere (in fact, you would be better off at Cozomel vs. Roatan). However, if you love to dive and want to get in a lot of high quality diving, CCV is about the best we have seen. Understand, however, that we do not consider a morning and afternoon boat dive with an occasional night dive to be a great diving vacation.
Hope this helps someone.....
