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I will be returning to AKR at the end of this week. I was there a year ago and enjoyed myself thoroughly. I liked the people and the diving very much.
I have only stayed at one other resort, Sunscape Sabor on Cozumel (twice), so I can't make a comparison to CCV.
I have a pretty hearty appetite, but I never felt underfed at AKR. I did feel that they were kind of chintzy when it came to booze, and their selection of beer and ale was poor. More varied food choices and free booze gives Sunscape an edge.
I am mildly disabled and climbing the stairs to the restaurant wasn't easy for me, but I really liked being outdoors with the view so it was worth it. I had to do a lot more walking at Sunscape.
My accommodations at AKR were far superior to those at Sunscape. I loved my bungalow at AKR, loved being over the water, loved lazing in the hammock.
I was very happy with the 3 dives/day schedule at AKR, and the two night dives. The pace was good and after returning from the third dive I usually just wanted to relax until dinner. At Sunscape, afternoon dives and night dives were extra.
I never left AKR last year, mostly because I didn't feel like I had the time. Most of my last day last year was taken up with getting the required covid test and results. I'm hoping to take a cab into West End on this coming trip because I would like to see a bit more of the island. I rented a car for the entire week of my last trip to Cozumel. Because I didn't pay extra for the afternoon dives I had the opportunity to get out and explore. I am a birder, so it was fun.
The trip to Maya Key was kind of meh, IMO.
Of course, the diving is what it is all about. I felt that the dive ops at both AKR and SS were very good, and much better than some that I have gone with in Florida and Turks and Caicos. I like to poke along and get close to things and I could do that easily at AKR. And the guides were really good at finding things and pointing them out. The same was true of SS. The Palancar area of Cozumel was closed the last time I was there, but some of the sites at AKR were close to as impressive. I found myself doing a lot of comparison and my feeling, at the end of the week, was AKR diving had a bit of an edge over SS, though I would return to Cozumel in a New York minute.
I have only stayed at one other resort, Sunscape Sabor on Cozumel (twice), so I can't make a comparison to CCV.
I have a pretty hearty appetite, but I never felt underfed at AKR. I did feel that they were kind of chintzy when it came to booze, and their selection of beer and ale was poor. More varied food choices and free booze gives Sunscape an edge.
I am mildly disabled and climbing the stairs to the restaurant wasn't easy for me, but I really liked being outdoors with the view so it was worth it. I had to do a lot more walking at Sunscape.
My accommodations at AKR were far superior to those at Sunscape. I loved my bungalow at AKR, loved being over the water, loved lazing in the hammock.
I was very happy with the 3 dives/day schedule at AKR, and the two night dives. The pace was good and after returning from the third dive I usually just wanted to relax until dinner. At Sunscape, afternoon dives and night dives were extra.
I never left AKR last year, mostly because I didn't feel like I had the time. Most of my last day last year was taken up with getting the required covid test and results. I'm hoping to take a cab into West End on this coming trip because I would like to see a bit more of the island. I rented a car for the entire week of my last trip to Cozumel. Because I didn't pay extra for the afternoon dives I had the opportunity to get out and explore. I am a birder, so it was fun.
The trip to Maya Key was kind of meh, IMO.
Of course, the diving is what it is all about. I felt that the dive ops at both AKR and SS were very good, and much better than some that I have gone with in Florida and Turks and Caicos. I like to poke along and get close to things and I could do that easily at AKR. And the guides were really good at finding things and pointing them out. The same was true of SS. The Palancar area of Cozumel was closed the last time I was there, but some of the sites at AKR were close to as impressive. I found myself doing a lot of comparison and my feeling, at the end of the week, was AKR diving had a bit of an edge over SS, though I would return to Cozumel in a New York minute.