Damselfish
Contributor
Curacao can be a laid back remote Caribbean Island, or someplace with city stuff - it depends where you choose to stay. Travel really depends where you're traveling from - Curacao is generally easier and cheaper travel for us than Coz, though if it were not I'd still pick Curacao.I have been to both Cozumel and Curacao, and my opinion is a week for a brand new diver is better spent in Cozumel. Curacao isn't worth the extra travel time. It's a big place, with highways and city stuff. Scuba is a small part of it. Cozumel can still feel like a relatively laid-back Mexican town if you avoid the main drag. And scuba diving is a big part of it.