lessphp fatal error: load error: failed to find /home4/undersea/public_html/blog/wp-content/themes/Underseas/style.less{"id":1417,"date":"2019-06-11T07:32:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T12:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/?p=1417"},"modified":"2019-06-11T07:32:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T12:32:57","slug":"why-we-love-going-back-to-cozumel-time-time-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/why-we-love-going-back-to-cozumel-time-time-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Love Going Back To Cozumel Time &#038; Time Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><g class=\"gr_ gr_15 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"15\" data-gr-id=\"15\">Ah<\/g> Cozumel.....that little divers paradise sitting just off the Yucatan Penninsula of Mexico. It calls avid divers back to it time and time again, and with good reason. The island itself has become a major cruise ship port-of-call, however, the little town of San Miguel has still kept its small island charm. And with crystal clear reefs, easy drift dives, and wall drop-offs that are the stuff of dreams, how can any diver come here and not want to return as soon as they leave? Here are the top 5 reasons why we schedule multiple group\u00a0trips to this world-class dive location every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 Reasons why we love diving Cozumel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason #1: The Reef<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61764473_2191518527562318_5160107918552465408_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61764473_2191518527562318_5160107918552465408_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61764473_2191518527562318_5160107918552465408_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61764473_2191518527562318_5160107918552465408_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/61764473_2191518527562318_5160107918552465408_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Cozumel sits right on the second largest barrier reef in the world!  \u00a0The only next largest is the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. \u00a0This reef runs from Cozumel, down to Belize and Honduras. \u00a0It is the Caribbean's best-kept secret....or at least it used to be. \u00a0Thousands of divers now flock here every year to dive in some of the clearest\u00a0and most colorful diving in the world! But it's not only the warm clear water and amazing marine life,  the reef structure itself makes the diving amazing. You'll dive over sheer walls dropping off into the deep blue, explore amazing, large caverns, and tons of fun swim-throughs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason #2: The People<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25073266_1505453916168786_1998431811940261668_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25073266_1505453916168786_1998431811940261668_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25073266_1505453916168786_1998431811940261668_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25073266_1505453916168786_1998431811940261668_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/25073266_1505453916168786_1998431811940261668_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The locals here\u00a0are mostly of Mayan descent and are some of the nicest folks you will every find. \u00a0They crew the boats, they lead the dives, they run the restaurants (of which the food is a-mazing) and they try to sell you all kinds of trinkets on the streets. \u00a0Although the island becomes busy with flocks of cruise ship tourists during the day, at night it's back to its small island feel. They are genuinely\u00a0kind and welcoming to their small island home!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason #3: The Diving<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-3-e1485787542573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-813\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Cozumel's diving truly rivals anything you will find on both Cayman and Bonaire. You\u2019ll find\u00a0breathtaking walls, beautiful shallow, medium, and deep reefs, a wide assortment of colorful fish and coral, heart-pounding drift dives, and relaxing shallow reef dives. \u00a0It's also one of the wall diving capitals of the world. There are more amazing dive sites here than there is time to dive them. \u00a0And when the boats drop you back at the dock, you have unlimited shore diving right off of your hotel!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason #4: The Commute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wherever you live in the US, the commute to Cozumel is relatively easy compared to getting to some locations in the Caribbean. Some states offer direct flights straight into San Miguel while a single stopover is all it takes from the rest of the US to get you to Cozumel quickly, and it's not that far south of our border. \u00a0By going over a weekend, you could even get away with only taking a couple of days off work to get away to this divers paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason #5: The \"other side\" of the island<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 38%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-4-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1-4-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Some divers who come to Cozumel completely miss the most beautiful top-side part of the island. The locals call it \"the other side\" of the island. While all of the diving, hotels and the town of San Miguel sit on the western side, the eastern (or windward) side of the island is mostly uninhabited but utterly beautiful. It is full of soft, white sandy beaches, azure blue water, and tons of waves. Between dives, it's fun to rent a little scooter and cruise over to relax on this side of the island at one of the handful of beach bars along the road.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what drives you to dive, be it the serenity found beneath the surface, the thrill of drifting along plunging walls of coral, the awe of observing amazing sea life, or the desire to see the world and do something fun along the way;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmexico.com\/en\/cozumel\">Cozumel<\/a>\u00a0is where you can come to fulfill all of those desires, and then some. \u00a0With three trips remaining this year, you're sure to find a time to fit a trip to Cozumel into your busy life. So, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/index.php\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"come with us to Cozumel! (opens in a new tab)\">come with us to Cozumel!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah Cozumel.....that little divers paradise sitting just off the Yucatan Penninsula of Mexico. It calls avid divers back to it time and time again, and with good reason. The island itself has become a major cruise ship port-of-call, however, the little town of San Miguel has still kept its small island charm. 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