How many dive ops and divers per day?

[mmmbelows]

Many use the ships' dive ops, but many also use outside vendors.

Aren't all the divers from cruise ships using dive local dive operators?

 

[Altamira]

Yes, of course all the divers are using local dive operators. I was just differentiating divers that are using the cruise lines contracted dive vendor from those that arrived on the cruise ship but elected to dive with a different op than the one that supplies the ship's excursion. It would be interesting to know how many divers actually arrive/depart by ship on a one day stop verses those that stay for a more extended period. Not trying to make a point, other than "guessing" how many divers of each category visit Coz on an annual basis.

 

[mediumone]

I think it's safe to say there are "enough" dive ops and "more than enough" divers. However, there's always room for quality dive ops and more experienced, respectful divers... Never forget watching a group of resort divers from the Coz Palace rocket like corks to the surface or fall like rocks to the bottom while grabbing ahold of or standing on every coral structure they could reach. That and those annoying selfie sticks! Nothing like watching a solo Palace diver grab ahold of the flipper of a sea turtle resting under a ledge and drag it out thrashing while he tries to hug it with one arm and his record it with his selfie stick in the other. Where do they hatch those people?

I would not have been able to watch that. I hope you did more than just watch.