diversmith
Contributor
Hello all...
I'm starting to research a family style dive trip for my wife's 40th B-day and we will have our two younger boys and possibly my Mom along as well. This will be for the very end of May after school lets out. My wife and I were in Coz about 12 years ago as a couple and had a fantastic trip once we bailed on the terrible Park Royal and got to Occidental for the second week of our trip. Occidental was just what we were looking for and had a great experience with Pro Dive and we were totally content. 12 years is a lot of time, but the reviews on the Occidental seem to still be good but the only issue is it sounds like the beach has been pretty hammered by hurricanes and isn't what it used to be.
To set this up a bit more, we want all inclusive to make things easy as a family. If my Mom comes along, both my wife and I will plan on diving as we will have the kids covered, but I will probably dive a bit more than her. We like all the spots we hit that were close to the Occidental. Sounds like ProDive are still there and would go with them more than likely. We would like to have shorter boat rides preferably.
MOST IMPORTANTLY...we do not want to be in or near town...we want to be away from city things and noise.
My questions are these:
Has anyone here had any recent experiences with Occidental and diving out of there?
Any other AI resorts that are kid/family friendly that you would recommend in the southern area?
Are there any places north of town that you would recommend and how would the diving be in that area? (I don't recall how the northern diving is regarded)
Thanks for any insight and help you can offer!
I'm starting to research a family style dive trip for my wife's 40th B-day and we will have our two younger boys and possibly my Mom along as well. This will be for the very end of May after school lets out. My wife and I were in Coz about 12 years ago as a couple and had a fantastic trip once we bailed on the terrible Park Royal and got to Occidental for the second week of our trip. Occidental was just what we were looking for and had a great experience with Pro Dive and we were totally content. 12 years is a lot of time, but the reviews on the Occidental seem to still be good but the only issue is it sounds like the beach has been pretty hammered by hurricanes and isn't what it used to be.
To set this up a bit more, we want all inclusive to make things easy as a family. If my Mom comes along, both my wife and I will plan on diving as we will have the kids covered, but I will probably dive a bit more than her. We like all the spots we hit that were close to the Occidental. Sounds like ProDive are still there and would go with them more than likely. We would like to have shorter boat rides preferably.
MOST IMPORTANTLY...we do not want to be in or near town...we want to be away from city things and noise.
My questions are these:
Has anyone here had any recent experiences with Occidental and diving out of there?
Any other AI resorts that are kid/family friendly that you would recommend in the southern area?
Are there any places north of town that you would recommend and how would the diving be in that area? (I don't recall how the northern diving is regarded)
Thanks for any insight and help you can offer!