Cozumel Marine World

Set right on the water's edge, Cozumel Marine World is one of Cozumel's only waterfront dive centres with its own house reef. The surrounding waters stay warm year-round at 25°C+, with consistently high visibility of 30m+, and the region serves up coral reefs, walls, canyons and caverns to explore.

Training and dive sites

As a PADI 5 Star IDC Resort with 7 PADI instructors, the centre suits both first-timers and seasoned divers, offering the full range of PADI recreational, professional and technical training, plus First Aid EFR. Courses are taught in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Daily morning trips run as two-tank dives out to more than 20 local sites, including Palancar, Palancar Gardens, Paso de Cedral, Chankanaab Shallows, Maracaibo, Casa Blanca, Barracuda and a twin wreck, with afternoon and night diving too.

Boats are spacious and shaded, carrying first aid kits, emergency oxygen and VHF radios. Onshore you'll find a classroom, gear storage, rental equipment including dive computers, a fish ID library, Nitrox fills and free WiFi, along with a dive concierge service. Divers may spot sharks, rays, turtles, eels and ocean fish along the reefs.